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Police back targeted blue‑light emergency call boxes on 41st Street; staff to identify priority locations
Summary
Police and the committee supported piloting emergency call boxes at a handful of high‑need intersections on 41st Street; staff suggested starting with a limited set, consulting neighborhood officers and including an add‑alternate in the 41st Street reconstruction procurement to obtain pricing.
Commissioner Bond asked the committee to explore installing blue‑light emergency call boxes along 41st Street to improve public safety in a corridor where some residents and visitors may be walking without a cell phone. Major Eric Garcia, who leads Police Technical Services, said the police department supports measures that “incrementally increase safety” and recommended selecting a small number of strategic locations rather than installing a unit at every intersection.
Police and public-safety staff recommended consulting longtime neighborhood officers and local captains to identify five priority locations out of the nine candidate intersections discussed. Staff noted 41st Street is poised for a major reconstruction procurement in the coming weeks and suggested including an add‑alternate item in the bid documents so the city can obtain construction pricing and evaluate long‑term installation as part of that contract.
Next steps: Police staff will work with neighborhood officers and CIP procurement to identify priority locations, gather cost estimates (including Surfside’s approach as a reference), and return with a recommendation to the commission that includes permitting considerations and price information.
