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Woodinville council approves school‑zone camera pilot after extensive outreach; vote 6‑1
Summary
The council voted 6‑1 to adopt an ordinance authorizing automated traffic‑safety cameras at designated school zones after staff reported extensive outreach, including 400 mailed postcards, two social posts (1,100 and 4,000 views), 68 QR site visits and 19 in‑person meetings; one councilmember voted no.
City staff presented the second reading and adoption of Ordinance 788, authorizing automated traffic‑safety cameras in specified school zones. The presentation traced the year‑long process: traffic safety and equity analyses, stakeholder meetings with school administrators and students, mailed outreach (about 400 postcards), two social media posts that recorded about 1,100 and 4,000 views, 68 website engagements via QR codes and 19 in‑person household meetings near the affected corridor.
Staff said the ordinance sets hours of operation, location criteria, data‑use and ownership restrictions, infraction processing procedures, and restricted revenue uses, and that, if adopted, the city would begin vendor selection and vet vendor security protocols before returning to council. Installation could occur by the end of the year with a warning period starting early next year.
Councilmembers praised the outreach and emphasized behavior modification as the goal. An unidentified council speaker told the meeting that ‘‘we're not looking to collect tickets’’ but to change driver behavior and that any revenue collected would be used for safety improvements in the school‑zone area. The council voted 6‑1 to adopt the ordinance; Councilmember Taylor cast the lone no vote. Several members urged careful vendor selection and strong data‑security provisions before deployment.
