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Council endorses sheriff’s intersection camera recordings; staff to clarify program details after public concern about 'red light' enforcement
Summary
The Santee City Council approved a report on the San Diego County Sheriff’s use of intersection camera footage under the sheriff’s Safe Santee program and directed staff to clarify publicly that the footage recording is not an automated red‑light ticketing system.
The City Council accepted a report on the San Diego County Sheriff’s decision to record footage from existing intersection cameras as part of the sheriff‑run Safe Santee program and voted unanimously to approve the report.
Carl Constantino, a resident, said the Facebook reaction to the sheriff’s announcement had many people assuming the city was installing red‑light enforcement cameras; he asked the city to clarify that the sheriff’s use of footage is not an automated red‑light ticketing program and to make the Safe Santee site more visible. “It might be beneficial to throw out some kind of information stating that it’s not a red light camera ticket system,” Constantino said.
City staff and the mayor told the speaker that Safe Santee is a sheriff program and privately operated web resources may not be listed on the city’s official site, but staff committed to working with the sheriff’s office to provide clear information to the public that the program is not an automated citation system and to respond to public questions about traffic signal management.
The council approved the report by motion; staff said additional information will be provided during the public‑information process and at upcoming staff reports as needed.
The motion carried unanimously with councilmembers present.
