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Golden Isle board approves upgraded neighborhood cameras and protective bollards
Summary
The Golden Isle Safe Neighborhood District board voted unanimously to replace a decade‑old camera system with about 30 modern multi‑sensor cameras (five‑year warranty) and to install protective elements around gate control boxes to prevent equipment damage.
The Golden Isle Safe Neighborhood District Board of Directors on Wednesday unanimously approved replacing the neighborhood’s decade‑old surveillance system with modern, multi‑sensor street cameras and approved protective bollards for gate control equipment.
Captain Rivera presented the camera proposal, saying the district would move "from 12 to 30 modern cameras" with "high resolution videos" and improved nighttime performance, analytics and license‑plate reading tied to a real‑time crime center. He told directors the installed cost, including five years of warranty/service, is $122,009.15 and noted that current cameras—installed in 2016—have limited fields of view and poor identification capabilities.
The board also discussed recurring damage to gate equipment; one director said recent replacements were expensive. A director offered a motion "that we install some kind of protective element that will help prevent damage to" the control boxes. The motion was seconded, called for roll call and passed 5–0.
After questions about camera placement and privacy—staff cautioned that some approaches would capture private backyards and that pole height and site lines limit coverage—the board moved to approve the FY27 budget request to upgrade cameras as presented. That motion carried 5–0.
Next steps: staff will schedule procurement and installation steps consistent with the approved FY27 request and the board’s direction to protect gate equipment; timeline details and contractor selections were not specified at the meeting.
