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Police present speed‑safety camera equity study, recommend council set thresholds and locations
Summary
Captain Trujillo presented an equity study recommending automated speed‑safety cameras at six Quincy locations and urged council to set enforcement thresholds; council members asked about data collection, directional coverage and how thresholds would work near schools and parks.
Captain Jorge Trujillo presented an equity study and recommended locations for automated speed‑safety cameras around Quincy, saying the technology would supplement limited police staffing.
"The proposed locations are F Street Southwest by the museum, F Street Southeast by the park, 1200 block of Central Avenue South by the fire station, 300 block of Central Avenue North by North Park, Jackrabbit Way by the high school, and 3rd Avenue Northeast by O'Connell Park," Trujillo said. He described the system as "unbiased" and said it routes violations to court according to the program's requirements.
Trujillo recommended that council set the speed threshold for ticketing and suggested 40 mph in a 35‑mph zone as a reasonable starting point, with lower trigger points in school and park zones. "If it's 35, 40, it's a good number," he said, adding that in school zones "you can have less" given pedestrian traffic.
Council members asked technical questions about data collection and directional coverage. One asked how the speed variance would be determined and whether the company surveyed other locations; Trujillo said the vendor conducted weeklong counts at the recommended sites and would provide equipment calibrations and maintenance. Staff confirmed that the vendor would provide hardware, perform calibrations and staff would review images to verify violators before tickets are issued.
Supporters framed the cameras as a force multiplier: Trujillo noted that "we don't have the personnel to have an officer in each of these locations all the time" and that automated enforcement addresses those gaps. Council members requested follow‑up on directional coverage, the precise data collection periods and how a school‑zone threshold would be set.
The council did not take a final vote on establishing camera locations or thresholds at the meeting; Trujillo's presentation will inform future ordinance or implementation decisions.
