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If you haven't already done so, please read the Millbrae  section on the Camera Towns page

This table made by highwayrobbery.net, using official documents obtained under the California Public Records Act.
[  ] indicates a footnote.
[1]  Totals are as provided by the City, except for Jul. 2009 to Mar. 2010, which are hand totals by highwayrobbery.net.
[2]  YTD = Year-to-date total.
[3]  Un-used columns are to allow for later expansion of City's system.
[4]  Any figures in red type (or, if you are looking at this table in black and white, the upper figure when there are two or more figures in a cell) are what ATS calls Total Events, or all incidents recorded by the cameras, and due to time limitations may have been posted here only for selected months or locations.  If there is sufficient public interest, the remaining months will be posted.  The figures in black type are what ATS calls Citations Issued, and may represent the sum of genuine citations issued (those filed with the court) plus any Nominations mailed (not filed with the court, a.k.a. Snitch Tickets).
[5]  Data has been requested but has not yet been received.
[6]  The camera enforcement is believed to be on traffic on the first-named street, but the direction of enforcement (north, south, east, west, thru, left, right) is not yet available.
[7]  Includes enforcement of posted "no turn on red" signs.
[8]  The figures in the row near the bottom of the table are totals for the 30 months 10-1-06 to 3-31-09, from a table provided by the City.
[9]  The report for this month was generated just a few days after the end of the month, so it is likely that not all tickets (for violations which occurred during the month) had been approved and counted by that time.

The table on this page was made by highwayrobbery.net, using the following official monthly reports provided by the City:

2005 - June 2009 Reports
Reports received May 3, 2010:
Jun. 2009
Jul. 2009
Aug. 2009
Sep. 2009
Oct. 2009
Nov. 2009
Dec. 2009
Jan. 2010
Feb. 2010
Mar. 2010
Reports received Aug. 2010:
Mar. 2010 - July 2010
Reports received Dec. 2012:
July 2010 - Nov. 2012

City of Millbrae Docs Set # 2
Revenue Report

The City provided this report of ticket revenue received from the court.  The figures are "gross," before any City payments to the camera company.

Sum of Amount     Year Month Total 2006 November 1,381.20   December 11,191.42 2006 Total   $12,572.62 2007 January 12,364.65   February 25,123.67   March 28,698.77   April 23,386.17   May 20,861.10   June 23,748.24   July 25,829.13   August 16,996.39   September 12,457.05   October 15,312.87   November 10,724.99   December 11,276.89 2007 Total   $226,779.92 2008 January 17,081.15   February 14,319.51   March 20,183.19   April 41,992.63   May 35,160.32   June 37,892.69   July 42,803.29   August 39,392.19   September 36,456.10   October 36,934.11   November 30,207.38   December 34,532.00 2008 Total   $386,954.56 2009 January 33,048.21   February 28,537.84 2009 Total   $61,586.05 Grand Total   $687,893.15

To see the Court's report of how much fine money the Court sends to the City, go to Docs Set # 4 on the San Mateo Docs page.




Millbrae Docs Set # 3
Encroachment Permits

Some of the City's cameras are located on CalTrans right-of-ways, so are operated under an encroachment permit obtained from CalTrans.  HighwayRobbery.net obtained these documents from CalTrans, via a public records request.

Permit Application, May 2007
Justification Correspondence
Issued Permit, Sep. 2009

Some other cities operate cameras under encroachment permits.  For more information about those cities and about CalTrans' criteria for the issuance of an encroachment permit, see the CalTrans section on the Links page.



Millbrae Docs Set # 4
The Contract

2006 Contract
2009/2010 Amendment

On March 14, 2006 the city council approved the implementation of a red light camera system, and also the police department's selection of American Traffic Solutions ("ATS") to be the supplier of the system.  The staff report did not reveal why there was no competitive bidding.

On June 13, 2006 the city council held the public hearing required by CVC 21455.6.  A contract was approved by unanimous vote, as Mayor Gottschalk had predicted in his June 8 State of the City address:  "On June 13, the City Council again will approve a proposal to install red light traffic cameras at Rollins Road and Millbrae Avenue, which could generate additional revenue for the City (but more importantly improve traffic safety)."

Millbrae's system began issuing real tickets on Oct. 18, 2006, so the first two-year extension of the initial five-year term will end on Oct. 18, 2013 and be followed by another two-year extension unless, 120 days before that date, the City notifies ATS of its desire to terminate.
  
Until the 2009/2010 amendment, Millbrae's contract included an illegal "cost neutrality" clause, whereby the city did not have to pay ATS the full rent if the City's fine revenues were insufficient to cover the rent.  See Subsection B. of Defect # 10.  (The effective date of the amendment is believed to be Feb. 4, 2010, but it could be as early as Dec. 31, 2009 or as late as Feb. 18.  See the amendment.)

Some of the "tickets" mailed may be "Snitch Tickets," which you can ignore.  A Snitch Ticket will not have the Court's name and address on it.  For more details, see the Snitch Ticket section on the Your Ticket page.

This list of contracts and amendments was up-to-date as of Dec. 4, 2012





City of Millbrae Docs Set # 5
Cameras at Risk?

In June 2012 it was reported that thieves stole components of the camera systems in Cerritos, another ATS customer.





City of Millbrae Docs Set # 6
More Coming

There may be some more Millbrae information posted in the next few weeks.  Mark your calendar to remind you to come back here and look!




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