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the installation within a timeframe of 3-4 months, pending per year, a camera could be placed on each finger canal
the jurisdiction’s issuance of the required permits. We street. Seems like a bargain.
appreciate your understanding and will keep you informed If you are a business or a group of homeowners interested in
of the status of the permit issuance process.
sponsoring an LPR, please contact Bob Mayo via email to
Here is an overview of the cameras’ features and capabilities: rokema@outlook.com or any other Board member.

• They run on solar power, so there are no utility bills. New Publix at Coral Ridge Mall
• The operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. As detailed in the May issue, we have been working with the
• They automatically notify law enforcement when a wanted developer who has proposed replacing the Coral Ridge Publix
vehicle enters the neighborhood. with a two-story structure with parking at ground level and the
store above to redesign the dangerous intersection of NE 22nd
• They use “Vehicle Fingerprint Technology' to capture images Avenue and NE 33rd Steet, behind the Publix loading dock.
of not just license plates but other identifying characteristics
such as bumper stickers, make/model, decals, roof racks, Currently, traffic from the internal drive between the Coral
scratches and dents, color, missing and covered plates, etc. Ridge Mall and Publix, several parking aisles north of the
mall, and the Publix loading dock all come together at that
• They can chart frequency, e.g., the number of times point. This makes it unsafe for vehicles, pedestrians and
and the exact dates and times the vehicle has entered the bicyclists. Amanda Foor from Commissioner Herbst’s office
neighborhood in the last 30 days. (Commissioner Herbst has been very supportive of our

We recognize that the six cameras won’t cover the entire concerns) and I met with the developer and his engineering
neighborhood. We are being as clever as we can with the consultant in mid-May at Dadeland to discuss design
locations, but we have about 30 ways in and out of the alternatives that would make that intersection safer. We made
neighborhood if you count streets, alleys and parking lot cut- suggestions regarding their latest plans and in June, Amanda,
throughs. And Flock and law enforcement officials recommend CRCCCE Development Committee Chair Bruce Quailey and
an inbound and outbound camera at each location. Ideally I met with the developer and their legal counsel to review
we would be able to cover every way in and out, but the the revised plan. They were very responsive to our concerns
Association does not have the funds to do that. We will be and have made a number of changes to the plan, which we
leasing the cameras on a subscription basis, which includes believe will make this intersection much safer for motorists,
hardware, software, permitting, installation,
maintenance and training for $2500 per year.
Normally there is a $650 per camera installation
fee, which Flock waived due to the fact we are
making a bulk purchase.
We have identified three ways
to get more cameras installed:

1. Ask the City to match our contribution ($15,000
per year). This is a crime fighting tool that helps
the FLPD do their job more efficiently. We have
done this. Hopefully the City sees the benefit. Our
neighborhood pays a lot of money in property taxes.
2. Allow local businesses to sponsor cameras.
We would put up signs that say “LPR sponsored by
Compass” or “Security Camera sponsored
by Fresh Market”, like the clean up signs seen
along highways.

3. Allow residents to pitch in and lease a camera for
their street. A typical finger canal street, for example,
has around 20 homes. So, for about $125 per home

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