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City of San Bernardino Documents (City is Bankrupt, Program is Closed)
(and Information)
Info about the closing of the program and the status of outstanding tickets is in Set # 5, below.

San Bernardino, pop. 184,000, is 55 miles east of downtown Los Angeles.

The City's initial system, installed by Nestor, began operation on Aug. 1, 2005, with a month of warning tickets.
In late 2011 or early 2012 the City installed some new cameras provided by ATS.[10]


Docs Set # 1
Ticket Counts

Violations Recorded, Citations Issued

New 8-21-11, updated 2-28-13


[7]
 High-
land
EB@
Arden


 High-
land
WB@
Arden


 High-
land
WB@
Water-
man
[13]


 Water-
man
SB@
High-
land
[13]


 High-
land
EB@
Water-
man


 Water-
man
NB@
High-
land


 Ken-
dall
WB@
Univ-
ersity
 Univ-
ersity
SB@
Ken-
dall
 Mt.
Vernon
NB@
9th

 Mt.
Vernon
SB@
9th
 Ken-
dall
EB@
Univ-
ersity


 Univ-
ersity
NB@
Ken-
dall		 Water-
man
SB@
30th
 Water-
man
WB@
30th
 Water-
man
NB@
40th
 Water-
man
SB@
40th
 Water-
man
NB@
Hospi-
tality
 Water-
man
SB@
Hospi-
tality
Total
Viola-
tions
Record-
ed/
Citations
Issued
[1] [4]
(Nestor
cameras)
Water-
man
SB@
High-
land
[13]
[10]
 High-
land
WB@
Water-
man
[13]
[10]
 Pepper
NB@
Mill
[10]
 Pepper
SB@
Mill
[10]
 Base-
line
EB@
Mt.
Vernon
[10]
 Base-
line
WB@
Mt.
Vernon
[10]
 Water-
Man
NB@
Base-
line
[10]
 Base-
line
WB@
Water-
man
[10]
 [3]
 [3]
Total
Citations
Issued
(ATS
cameras)
 Tot
O/A
(Nestor
and
ATS
cameras)


T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R


1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5




Jul05













































































































J
Aug05















































364
167
 141
14
 1053
390
 104
26
 181
50
 195
53
2038
700





















































A
Sep05















































571
388
 142
5
 772
374
 123
63
 162
52
 110
52
1880
934





















































S
Oct05















































438
276
 97
6
 726
327
 119
57
 121
30
 89
46
1590
742





















































O
Nov05















































500
358
 115
3
 707
247
 77
35
 91
17
 57
20
1547
680





















































N
Dec05















































544
347
 81
1
 637
309
 76
45
 83
9
 56
26
1477
737





















































D
2005













































































































2005
Jan06















































466
295
 76
12
 742
336
 67
40
 65
12
 69
23
1485
718





















































J
Jul06















































22
3
 83
19
 965
497
 17
7
 61
14
 108
53
1256
593





















































J
2006













































































































2006
Jan07
 206
60
 163
12
 771
172
 214
69
 17
0
 127
34



































27
5
 245
78
 1
0
 19
7
 0
0
 34
11
 31
17
 62
26
 856
300
 14
3
 66
16
 103
26
2956
836





















































J
Jul07
 165
46
 42
11
 456
146
 296
28
 173
22
 202
40



































15
3
 305
137
 8
3
 10
2
 1
0
 80
12
 30
10
 56
19
 856
428
 24
8
 71
21
 125
69
2915
1005





















































J
2007













































































































2007
Jan08
 108
55
 14
5
 269
122
 165
47
 104
26
 53
10





























45
10
 9
0
 123
12
 12
4
 1
0
 33
5
 5
1
 133
74
 1
0
 3
1
 0
0
 26
6
 5
0
 24
7
 398
204
 5
1
 27
0
 44
19
1607
609





















































J
Jul08
  104
52
2
0
 295
131
 203
41
 125
30
 72
11





























115
44
 14
3
 1851
575
 39
17
 2
0
 27
8
 13
4
 182
90
 9
1
 1
0
 0
0
 22
12
 5
1
 23
2
 524
287
 20
4
 44
12
 76
25
3768
1350





















































J
2008













































































































2008
Jan09
 110
60
 133
46
 415
155
 140
70
 162
93
 9
3











9
1
 4
1
 8
4
 3
1
 1
0
 19
3
 85
33
 7
1
 67
36
 59
34
 17
2
 27
16
 5
2
 0
0
 17
4
 12
4
 3
0
 217
115
 45
16
 13
1
 569
80
 55
11
 0
0
 40
19
 3
0
 122
27
 3
0
 7
1
 0
0
 17
8
 8
4
 0
0
 593
348
 12
6
 41
14
 113
56
3170
1275





















































J
Jul09
 127
39
 138
56
 178
32
 188
84
 159
89
 26
6
 23
11
 47
32
 48
24
 43
25
 51
25
 77
39
 57
18
 17
8
 98
31
 29
21
 58
40
 196
86
 0
0
 0
0
 0
0
 2
1
 2
0
 83
42
 92
47
 3
0
 100
59
 69
43
 9
5
 37
26
 0
0
 0
0
 0
0
 8
3
 1
1
 50
15
 23
7
 1
1
 185
26
 0
0
 0
0
 0
0
 10
4
 161
34
 3
2
 0
0
 0
0
 0
0
 6
3
 0
0
 655
327
 15
8
 19
5
 155
74
3249
1399





















































J
2009













































































































2009
Jan10
 74
28
 141
38
 213
56
 120
56
 126
76
 27
2
 20
6
 24
15
 15
7
 45
16
 31
19
 39
23
 34
2
 8
3
 36
6
 20
6
 49
27
 62
40


10
3
 0
0
 23
13
 30
16
 2
0
 9
5
 49
23
 1
1
 21
14


8
1
 0
0
 5
1
 6
0
 0
0
 115
33


9
1
 69
26
 0
0
 0
0
 0
0
 0
0
 6
2
 0
0
 292
47
 10
4
 13
7
 68
46
1830
672





















































J
Jul10
 74
26
 127
22
 130
39
 123
39
 174
86
 47
3
 35
18
 56
32
 62
23
 49
17
 36
21
 69
33
 103
16
 20
4
 107
29
 26
13
 83
33
 158
98





55
15
 5
1
 15
7
 52
25
 11
3
 22
11





11
2
 0
0
 218
60


7
6
 135
20
 0
0
 0
0
 0
0
 0
0
 6
1
 0
0
 424
287
 11
1
 31
16
 118
80
2600
1087





















































J
Dec10
 66
19
 127
22
 174
51
 104
42
 162
73
 15
0
 39
6
 66
22
 36
13
 54
16
 36
12
 33
9
 43
4
 22
3
 63
17
 43
17
 52
2
 82
20





46
24
 2
0
 12
6
 75
41
 4
0
 16
9





5
2
 3
0
 151
27


7
2
 142
22
 0
0
 0
0
 0
0
 0
0
 2
0
 0
0
 338
147
 10
0
 17
2
 51
20
2098
650





















































D
2010













































































































2010
Jan11
 [9]





















































2020
667





















































J
Feb11
 [9]





















































2178
857





















































F
Mar11
 [9]





















































1832
729





















































M
Apr11
 67
24
 103
24
 208
42
 116
53
 146
53
 21
2
 21
6
 36
11
 10
4
 27
8
 13
3
 52
13
 17
3
 41
3
 92
45
 47
13
 26
8
 54
28





68
30
 5
0
 32
7
 78
28
 18
3
 21
11





12
6
 1
0
 159
75


8
2
 128
21
 3
0


0
0
 0
0
 232
119
 1
0
 3
0
 55
29
1921
674





















































A
May11
[12]
 99
44
 177
45
 270
69
 143
48
 187
53
 27
3
 27
4
 49
17
 40
18
 96
37
 36
9
 60
25
 61
9
 24
6
 126
37
 31
14
 11
1
 12
41





42
18
 2
0
 47
13
 83
53
 8
1
 25
14





20
11
 0
0
 152
68


9
3
 135
14
 1
0


3
0
 0
0
 518
244
 12
1
 2
0
 131
65
2779
985





















































M
Jun11
 [9]





















































2394
733





















































J
Jul11
 75
28
 80
18
 122
33
 130
50
 138
66
 20
0
 34
6
 43
10
 55
22
 79
20
 25
11
 89
37
 50
13
 40
11
 108
26
 54
13
 6
0
 138
70





64
27
 9
1
 33
3
 81
36
 4
1
 21
10





10
3
 0
0
 180
12


15
6
 108
11
 2
0


1
0
 0
0
 381
145
 7
0
 1
0
 76
30
2279
719





















































J
Aug11
 [9]





















































2550
806





















































A
Sep11
 [9]





















































2172
825





















































S
Oct11
 51
21
 122
30
 124
39
 161
68
 153
76
 19
2
 21
2
 8
0
 31
8
 59
18
 39
15
 54
21
 51
20
 22
3
 69
17
 49
19
 9
1
 89
43





61
20
 3
0
 31
7
 92
44
 14
3
 13
5





14
8
 2
0
 197
101


4
0
 123
21
 0
0


1
0
 0
0
 330
167
 16
2
 1
0
 68
28
2101
809





















































O
Nov11
 104
37
 34
0
 221
52
 121
55
 151
59
 26
3
 25
8
 46
15
 53
22
 79
21
 15
2
 40
20
 65
15
 38
6
 49
8
 35
15
 8
0
 118
57





56
22
 2
0
 28
9
 95
47
 9
3
 17
9





13
7
 2
0
 138
71


3
0
 126
23
 0
0









1717
586





















































N
Dec11
 59
23
 68
16
 87
22
 94
49
 152
82
 14
0
 42
7
 41
14
 37
10
 57
31
 25
6
 43
26
 51
10
 26
2
 89
28
 31
16
 7
0
 101
46





36
20
 3
0
 24
7
 79
47
 13
2
 19
9





16
4
 0
0
 142
83


3
1
 115
20
 0
0









1474
581





















































D
2011
 [9]





















































25462
9086





















































2011
Jan12
[10][12]
 106
45
 99
27
 332
116
 130
63
 143
52
 23
5
 35
17
 43
20
 48
23
 71
20
 57
14
 56
28
 65
17
 31
5
 109
31
 36
16
 13
1
 95
44





64
25
 6
1
 26
8
 104
59
 10
1
 13
7





12
6
 5
0
 134
84


8
4
 145
18
 3
0









2022
757





















































J
Feb12
[10]
 101
36
 88
20
 197
69
 161
79
 167
77
 38
4
 21
6
 40
25
 32
19
 32
9
 17
13
 35
16
 29
12
 13
3
 72
24
 37
16
 9
3
 109
53





64
26
 7
1
 37
12
 96
45
 11
4
 13
7





16
10
 1
1
 131
64


1
0
 112
23
 1
1









1688
678
[13]



[13]














































F
Mar12
[10][12]
 216
34
 59
6
 519
37
 305
115
 215
83
 70
4
 [13]

[13]

113
10
 16
5
 148
29
 0
0
 76
20
 1
1





90
31
 1
0
 51
7
 126
43
 12
3
 26
10





15
7
 0
0
 144
61


6
0
 116
15
 2
0









2327
521



















































13
M
Apr12
[10]
 176
40
 78
12
 457
45
 357
84
 232
67
 87
1
 [13]

[13]

62
7
 16
4
 121
20
 14
3
 30
6
 55
19





91
18
 8
1
 50
8
 108
45
 6
0
 24
6





18
10
 0
0
 215
81


12
1
 83
5
 1
0









2301
483



















































534
A
May12
[10][12]
 96
37
 90
15
 276
27
 367
50
 278
82
 102
3
 [13]

[13]

120
29
 9
1
 71
18
 161
59
 17
2
 28
8





19
7
 3
0
 188
73
 25
4
 187
9
 1
0





57
19
 16
4
 148
19


35
10
 16
1
 177
53









2487
530
76



26



102



34



264



243



82



100














927
 1457
 M
Jun12
[11]
 61
 5
 34
 26
 48
 4
 [13]

[13]

31
 1
 12
 64
 0
 11





11
 0
 107
 4
 22
 2





9
 5
 15


9
 1
 53









535
64



29



89



36



136



121



64



67














606
 1141
 J
Jul12
[10][12]
 248
83
 70
11
 415
77
 360
49
 204
64
 65
3
 [13]

[13]

65
17
 23
9
 118
39
 42
18
 24
1
 150
71





105
31
 14
7
 54
12
 104
34
 9
2
 19
7





32
13
 0
0
 231
108


15
1
 174
21
 1
0









2542
678
85



17



101



51



119



134



74



84














665
 1343
 J
Aug12
[10][12]
 320
94
 97
11
 502
93
 459
98
 258
52
 82
5
 [13]

[13]

52
13
 32
3
 100
30
 44
10
 2
0
 180
83





69
22
 5
3
 66
13
 138
56
 8
2
 31
9





32
16
 1
0
 339
155


11
2
 188
25
 3
1









3018
786
105



29



121



42



129



155



61



74














716
 1502
 A
Sep12
























































66



31



108



52



88



181



52



78














656
S
Oct12
























































49



55



131



61



163



189



69



71














788
O
Nov12











































































































330
N
Dec12




P
 R
 O
 G
 R
 A
 M
C
 L
 O
 S
 E
 D
















































P
 R
 O
 G
 R
 A
 M
C
 L
 O
 S
 E
 D

























0
D
2012













































































































2012
[7]
 High-
land
EB@
Arden


 High-
land
WB@
Arden


 High-
land
WB@
Water-
man
[13]


 Water-
man
SB@
High-
land
[13]


 High-
land
EB@
Water-
man


 Water-
man
NB@
High-
land


 Ken-
dall
WB@
Univ-
ersity
 Univ-
ersity
SB@
Ken-
dall
 Mt.
Vernon
NB@
9th

 Mt.
Vernon
SB@
9th
 Ken-
dall
EB@
Univ-
ersity


 Univ-
ersity
NB@
Ken-
dall		 Water-
man
SB@
30th
 Water-
man
WB@
30th
 Water-
man
NB@
40th
 Water-
man
SB@
40th
 Water-
man
NB@
Hospi-
tality
 Water-
man
SB@
Hospi-
tality
Total
Viola-
tions
Record-
ed/
Citations
Issued
[1] [4]
(Nestor
cameras)
Water-
man
SB@
High-
land
[13]
[10]
 High-
land
WB@
Water-
man
[13]
[10]
 Pepper
NB@
Mill
[10]
 Pepper
SB@
Mill
[10]
 Base-
line
EB@
Mt.
Vernon
[10]
 Base-
line
WB@
Mt.
Vernon
[10]
 Water-
Man
NB@
Base-
line
[10]
 Base-
line
WB@
Water-
man
[10]
 [3]
 [3]
Total
Citations
Issued
(ATS
cameras)
 Tot
O/A
(Nestor
and
ATS
cameras)


T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R
 T
 L
 R


1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5





This table made by highwayrobbery.net, using official monthly tabulations of citations actually issued. 

Source data:  Official tabulations for 2005-2010
Source data:  Official tabulations for 2011
Source data:  Official tabulations for Jan. - Aug. 2012 (Nestor cameras only)
Source data:  Official tabulation for May 2012 (ATS cameras only) [10]
Source data:  Official tabulation for June 2012 (ATS cameras only) [10]
Source data:  Official tabulation for July 2012 (ATS cameras only) [10]
Source data:  Official tabulation for Aug. 2012 (ATS cameras only)[10]
Source data:  Official tabulation for Sep. & Oct. 2012 (ATS cameras only)[14]
All City of San Bernardino red light cameras were operated by ATS.

L = Ticket for left turn
R = Ticket for right turn
T = Ticket for straight-through movement
[  ] indicates a footnote.
[1]  Totals are as provided by the City.
[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 Nestor
 calls Violations Recorded and ATS calls Violation Events, and represent all incidents recorded by the cameras.  The figures in black type are
what both companies call Citations Issued, and may be 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)..
[6]  Intersection-by-intersection data for these months has not yet been requested.
[7]  The info about the direction of enforcement (north, south, east, west, and right or left) was provided by the City.
[8]  The title bar has been repeated solely for the convenience of the reader - there is no difference between it and the one at the top of the table.
[9]  Due to time limitations, intersection-by-intersection data for this month or year has not yet been posted in the table, but is available
at one of the links just below the table.
[10]  Data for the new cameras installed in late 2011 or early 2012 (and operated under ATS software) was received 9-27-12. 
The reports received did not break out the violations lane-by-lane.  A lane-by-lane break out was requested
on 10-4-12. (See the South San Francisco page for an example of a lane-by-lane break out.)  On Dec. 19
 the City responded:  "The City of San Bernardino’s red light camera program has been terminated, and therefore
we no longer have access to the same information that ATS
 used to provide to us.  Therefore, the City does not have any additional documents/information to provide in response to your request."
For more info about the closing of the program, see Set # 5, below.
[11]  The official Nestor tabulation for Jan. - Aug. 2012 included a tab labeled "Jun 2012" but the spreadsheet found
under that tab was labeled "Report Covers Violation Dates 7/1/2012 through 7/31/2012." 
As a result, full data from that spreadsheet will not be posted to the table above until verification has been received from the City.
[12]  In the 2011 and 2012 portion of the table above, large changes in Violations Recorded and/or Citations Issued have been set in bold type.
[13]  SB Waterman/Highland and WB Highland/Waterman data  is located in two places in the table above.
[14]  This data was obtained as part the City's Feb 25, 2013 response to a request for all post-May 1 correspondence between the City and ATS.  It was attached to
a Nov. 27, 2012 email from ATS to the City.

  Docs Set # 2
Electronic Document

On Dec. 3, 2005 I received a CD with a court-generated spreadsheet showing the number of tickets filed
with the court, and the number of cases closed, each month.  Be sure to look at the Summary page.
Superior Court report:  Closed Citations (3.4 MB)




Docs Set # 3
Are Late Times Secret?

San Bernardino didn't print the Late Time on their tickets, even though their Nestor system clearly had the capability to do so.


(From sample ticket at the end of a Nestor brochure.)

If you phone the SBPD to ask what your Late Time was, they may insist that you come in to the police station.

Nearly every other city that I know of prints the Late Time somewhere on their tickets (even though it can be hard to read at times -
see the big How to Read Your Late Time box in Defect # 7 on the Home page).   San Bernardino's motive not to display it
could be so that they can cite for very short Late Times (like 0.1 second) without a public uproar (including criticism by judges)
about "Mickey Mouse" tickets.  Another possible motive could be to grind you down, make it harder for you to fight your ticket.

If you want to know what your late time is, I suggest that you call any of the following at the City:
The Mayor (909) 384-5133
The Police Chief (909) 384-5607
The Police Department Non-Emergency Line (909) 384-5742
Alternately, you could submit a Discovery letter to get a copy of the violation video, then review that frame-by-frame, on your home computer. 
See Getting Records for how to do a Discovery.

For info about the closing of the program and the status of outstanding tickets, see Set # 5, below.



San Bernardino Docs Set # 4
"Late Time" Tables

  The City provided tables of Late Times for all  of its cameras.
These tables track violations recorded, and in parentheses, tickets issued.

Example of Nestor late time report - highwayrobbery.net
The picture above is an example of the table, from another city.

San Bernardino, six-month Intervals, 2005 - 2010
San Bernardino, monthly, 2011
San Bernardino, Jan. - Aug. 2012
  Late Time info is available for more than fifty other cities - see the list of cities in the expanded version of Defect # 9.

To see examples of other standard reports generated by Nestor (which could be obtained by making a request to the City),
see the reports received from the City of Fullerton (also a Nestor customer), Set # 4 on the Fullerton Documents page.




San Bernardino Docs Set # 5
The Contract, Attempted Early Termination in 2011, How They Voted, and Termination for Non-Payment

The City signed a contract with Nestor Traffic Systems, on May 4, 2005.
2005 Contract, Signed

The system began operation on Aug. 1, 2005, with a month of warning tickets.

In 2008 the city council voted 4 - 3 to amend the contract, to add more cameras and a collision avoidance feature.
2008 Amendment, Signed

The 2005 contract included an illegal "cost neutrality" clause, whereby the City was not required to pay Nestor the full rent if there wasn't enough fine revenue
 to cover the cost.  On Nov. 21, 2008 an Orange County appellate court found that Nestor's similar "cost neutral" contract
with the City of Fullerton was illegal, so on Jan. 20, 2009 the San Bernardino City Council voted to remove the cost neutral clause
from its contract.  That amendment became effective on Feb. 4.  Also read Defect # 10 - B, on the Home page.
Jan. 2009 Staff Report, and Minutes
Jan. 2009 Amendment, Signed

In late 2009 ATS purchased Nestor out of receivership, so became the vendor to San Bernardino.

On Jan. 24, 2011 the city council considered - but did not accept - the police chief's recommendation to add cameras,
improve the equipment, and extend the term of the contract.
Jan. 2011 Staff Report, with Proposed Resolution
From the minutes of the meeting:
"City Attorney Penman advised... based on what he has heard tonight, the city attorney's office has no choice but to withdraw its support of this program."
"It was the consensus of the council that the City has lost business because of the red light cameras and they're not making the City any safer."
The council did not accept the chief's recommendation.  Instead, it voted, 5-2, to:
"...wind down the current contract and direct the city manager to come back with a set of recommendations
relative to exiting the Red Light Camera Program as soon as possible."
The two "no" votes were by Councilmembers Johnson and McCammack.
Jan. 2011 Minutes
On Mar. 7, 2011 the city council voted to pay an early termination penalty staff told them would be approx. $100,000, and end the program in June 2011.
Mar. 2011 Staff Report, and Minutes

In April and May there was an exchange of letters between the City and ATS.
Chief's Apr. 11 Letter to ATS
ATS' May 4 Reply to Chief

On Jul. 15, 2011 the Press-Enterprise published an article ("Sticker Shock on Red Light Camera Contract") indicating:

"San Bernardino officials are trying to negotiate down a $1.8 million bill
 to get out of a red-light camera contract.
"The figure shocked city council members who had voted [in March] to end the agreement
after being told [by City staff] that the city would be liable for $114,075 at most."

The article also indicated that the cameras still are in operation.

On Aug. 1 the city council held a closed session (non-public) meeting about the camera contract, but took no (reportable) action.

An Aug. 29 Press-Enterprise article discussed blame-shifting and finger-pointing letters by the police chief and city attorney.

On Sept. 5 a PE columnist revealed more details about the infighting at City Hall, and that the police chief filed for retirement,
asking that it be effective immediately.  (He was kept on until the Sept. 14 appointment of new Chief Robert Handy.)

On Sept. 19 a PE article said the city council had voted 5 - 2 to continue the program to 2014, with more cameras to be added.

Sept. 2011 Staff Report


How They Voted - or Not


2005
Approve
New
Contract?
 2008
Expand
Program?
 Jan. 2011
End
Program?
 Mar. 2011
End
Program?
 Sept. 19, 2011
Continue
Program?








Longville
Y




McGinnis
Y




Derry
Y
 N



Estrada
Y
 Y



Baxter

Y



Desjardins


Y


Marquez


Y
 Y
 Y
Shorett


Y
 Y
 Y
Jenkins




Y
Brinker

N
 Y
 Y
 Y
Johnson
Y
 Y
 N
 Y
 Y
Kelley
Y
 N
 Y
 Y
 N
McCammack
Y
 Y
 N
 Abstain* 
 N









*When a councilmember abstains from voting, they are supposed to explain why, on the record.  For the Mar. 2011 council meeting,
neither the official minutes nor the video contains any discussion of why McCammack abstained. 
A Sept. 15, 2011 PE article said:
"[Mayor] Morris said McCammack 'Habitually abstains on difficult decisions. Voters don't elect officials to abstain and complain.'"


Nose to Nose with ATS about Loss of Camera Sites on CalTrans Land

In early 2012 CalTrans told Victorville, Riverside and San Bernardino that they no longer could have red light cameras on CalTrans' right-of-way.
That set off an exchange of letters between lawyers for ATS and San Bernardino.

Bankruptcy

In July 2012 the city council voted to enter Chapter 9 bankruptcy.  Perhaps that bankrupt status will allow the City to escape
from their red light camera contract without having to pay a big cancellation fee.


Termination for Non-Payment

  In a Dec. 19, 2012 email to  me the city attorney wrote that the program has been "terminated." 

That Dec. 19 email appears to be the first disclosure the City made to the public or the press,
even though they had made the decision, and notified ATS about it, more than a month before.

A Dec. 28 PE article said that, according to City Attorney James Penman, all outstanding citations are being dismissed,
and ATS has "pulled" (removed) its equipment.  Because ATS has filed a $1.67 million claim with the bankruptcy court,
we suspect that the cameras could come alive again, as a way for the City to avoid having to pay
all or part of ATS' claim.  (Putting things in perspective, a small fraction of the amount claimed by ATS
would be enough to do the initial earthquake study needed for the City Hall building.  See Set # 7, below.) 
The article also noted that the termination date was Dec 7.


The Tickets Have Not Been Dismissed!

According to a conversation I had on Feb. 20 with Sgt. Vicki Cervantes, the tickets are only being dismissed if you take a day off work
and go to court and appear in front of a judge. 
(Emails received here on Feb. 27 show that the City no longer has the laptop computers necessary to prosecute a case in court.) 
But if you do nothing, the ticket remains on your record.  And if you mail in your fine, they take it.

In my humble opinion, the City - knowing that the police no longer have the access to the evidence necessary
to prosecute any case - should ask the court to wipe all outstanding tickets off the record.  And return any fine money
paid in after the termination date.



San Bernardino Docs Set # 6
Cameras at Risk?

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





San Bernardino Docs Set # 7
Don't Picket City Hall!

San Bernardino City Hall needs earthquake retrofit

The City Hall building might fall on you.  From an engineering consultant's report:

"The building was determined by our project structural engineers to be structurally deficient
and its non-ductile characteristics [concrete columns] may lead
to a probability of extensive structural damage and life-safety hazard during a major seismic event."

Source:  The Sun, Sept. 7, 2011, quoted in inlandpolitics.com blog

The article noted that a further study (costing $50,000 to $100,000) was needed, but as of Dec. 20, 2012 the City Council had not yet funded it.




San Bernardino Docs Set # 8
2008 Mt. Vernon/9th Refund

If you had a 2008 ticket at Mt. Vernon and Ninth - even one that you already have paid - read
this article and please note: On Jan. 7, 2009 city staff told me that
they had asked the court to refund any fines already paid, and to dismiss those tickets not yet paid, for incidents
photographed at Mt. Vernon/Ninth up to 1 p.m. on Nov. 17, 2008, the period during which the yellow was too short.  City staff said that it would take
around a month for refunds to be processed by the court. If you paid a fine on a pre-Nov. 18, 2008 Mt. Vernon/Ninth ticket, and have not received
a refund check, contact the office of the city attorney, at San Bernardino City Hall.





San Bernardino Docs Set # 9
More Coming

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




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