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5.2
REQUEST FOR DECISION
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Photo Enforcement Update and Options
Presented by: Aaron Giesbrecht, Manager, Emergency Services - Policing Branch
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RECOMMENDED MOTION(S)
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That the Standing Committee of the Whole recommend to Council that Administration move forward with Option A - Continue Photo Enforcement (to the extent possible), as outlined in the report entitled Photo Enforcement - Background and Service Delivery Options - September 2025, provided as an attachment to the agenda report dated September 9, 2025.
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SUMMARY
The scope of the Photo Enforcement program in Alberta has significantly changed since the Alberta Government introduced new restrictions on its use in December of 2024. As a result, Council direction is required for Administration to make appropriate contract and service delivery changes. Administration is recommending that Photo Enforcement Services continue to be provided to the community (to the extent possible) through an amendment to the service contract with the current vendor, Global Traffic Services. This direction will allow for photo enforcement to be provided:
- in school, playground and constructions zones (for speed and stop sign enforcement),
- in intersections that are not on a Provincial Highway or Connector Roadway (for Red Light enforcement), and
- in locations that are provided a specific exemption from the Province of Alberta to address increased collision frequency.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
On December 5, 2023, Council passed the following motion:
(CA-23-050)
That the recommendations in the following agenda reports be approved: 7.2 Standing Committee of the Whole Item: Automated Enforcement Service Delivery.
On November 14, 2023, the Standing Committee of the Whole passed the following motion:
(AR-23-547)
That the Standing Committee of the Whole recommend to Council that Automated Enforcement Service levels be maintained as outli...
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