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\"In our initial analysis ... there were 77,000 rolls, and there are certainly some data-cleaning issues,\" said a DOT presenter explaining discrepancies between an initial dataset and a geocoded set that reduced to roughly 44,000 records. DOT said the differences require coordinated data-cleaning and direct access to the coordinates or cleaned addresses for each asset.

DOT estimates 6–9 months to create a unified, public-facing street-lighting service request in 3-1-1 that would route requests to the correct owner or maintainer. That timeline is contingent on assembling a verified, geocoded inventory of streetlight assets and on cooperation from BGE and other owners.

The committee also focused on a long-running shortage of 48-inch bases that are required to replace some 25- and 30-foot metal poles. Victor Booze of DOT maintenance said a prior procurement drew no bids; DOT has pursued vendors directly and explored sole-source or alternative contracting mechanisms but said procurement and solicitation timing has complicated getting quotes into a formal bid process.

\"It might be delayed because we have restarted the bidding process,\" Booze said, describing efforts to bring manufacturers into the solicitation.

DOT has piloted a change to centralize the retrieval of knocked-down poles so the city maintains a single, accurate inventory of missing assets. DOT said, in early pilot operations, only three or four poles had required pickup so far, but the committee raised multiple examples from council districts of poles lying on the ground for extended periods.

Patrick Fleming, chief of staff at DOT, said the department will incorporate inspections tied to the city's Charm City cleanup and expects to have a compiled list for the committee in October with further compilation work into November.

What the committee asked for

- DOT and BGE to connect technical staff so DOT can validate coordinates and clean BGE's asset data.
- A list of known manufacturers and distributors of 48-inch bases, and records of outreach to those suppliers over the past two years.
- Monthly updates on newly identified, previously undocumented knocked-down poles during the Charm City cleanup period (monthly through November).

Why it matters

Discrepancies in the city's streetlight inventory and a shortage of key replacement parts are delaying repairs on arterial and residential streets. Committee members emphasized the public-safety and equity implications of long-standing outages on major thoroughfares.

Speakers

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\"At this point, we believe, yes, that all of the GIS and geofencing issues have been resolved,\" Eric Williams, agency IT portfolio manager for BCIT assigned to DOT, said about recent configuration work. Brian Thompson, division manager of on-street parking at the Parking Authority of Baltimore City, described the effort as an iterative testing process and said the team is in a third round of testing with vendors.

City staff and the Parking Authority said the platform includes a new software layer for RPP checks that differs from the older scofflaw enforcement product. That has required additional configuration and vendor code changes. Eric Williams said the team had received an updated software version but had not yet fielded it for the next round of testing.

\"Provided it does perform as expected and resolves those issues, and nothing else is discovered in the process of that next round of testing, we believe within 4 to 6 weeks, we should have completely, functional platform,\" Williams told the committee, adding that the city would still need to evaluate accuracy and develop manual workflow procedures for operators.

Committee members requested a written follow-up that clarifies whether the same vehicles can scan simultaneously for scofflaw and RPP lists, a clearer launch timeline and a process for residents to dispute virtual-RPP tickets.

What remains to be done

- Final vendor code release installed and field-tested.
- Operational accuracy assessment by BCIT and DOT, including speed and operator workflow impacts.
- Written procedures for residents to dispute virtual RPP citations and for council offices to request abatement in pilot neighborhoods.
- A written follow-up from DOT/BCIT/PA with a clearer schedule for testing and deployment.

Speakers

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\"By and large, the 24 hour operation is going well,\" Tavon Braxton, assistant deputy director of operations for the Department of Transportation, told the committee. He added that enforcement activity overnight has allowed DOT to pursue violations that occur outside daytime hours, but that the number of citations does not always reflect overall level of effort.

The committee pressed DOT for more granular data. Councilman Parker asked whether the department could supply attendance by shift and the number of citations issued specifically for the 12 a.m. to 8 a.m. shift over recent months. Parker followed up on a prior request and asked DOT to provide deployment counts for the four shifts and citation totals for April, May and June.

Dorsey and DOT staff described progress on staffing and workflow. DOT reported a recent hiring wave and said headcount for enforcement officers is approaching roughly 97 personnel, though individual shift attendance can fluctuate because of callouts, planned leave and temporary reassignments for traffic incidents or special events.

Webster, a presenter from DOT and the mayor's office (Mayor's Office of Performance & Innovation), described planned changes to the public and internal workflows: a single, unified parking-service request type in 3-1-1 scheduled to \"go live on the July 25,\" and subsequent improvements to the Salesforce workers app used by traffic enforcement officers. Webster said map- and queue-related features for the worker app are contingent on a software vendor and are expected to be implemented in phases this fall.

Committee members also discussed abandoned-vehicle handling and cross-agency reporting. DOT described a uniform workflow: initial complaint intake under the single parking SR, investigative steps that can convert a SR to an abandoned-vehicle workflow, and a two-day hold window before a towing request is issued when abandonment is confirmed. DOT said granular reporting on abandoned vehicles will be available on Open Baltimore and can be parsed by agencies or council staff.

What the committee asked for

- DOT to provide attendance counts for enforcement officers by shift (12 a.m.–8 a.m., 6 p.m.–2 a.m., etc.) for the last three months (April–June).
- Citation totals specifically for the 12 a.m.–8 a.m. shift for the same period, broken out by violation type where feasible.
- A follow-up on the internal plan to separate traffic enforcement duties from parking enforcement and any resulting staffing requirements.

Why it matters

The committee framed these requests as part of evaluating whether the 24-hour schedule produced additional enforcement capacity or simply redistributed existing staff. The data will show if overnight enforcement increased citation output or if staffing constraints and operational reassignments for special events limited the program's reach.

Speakers

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