Kenmore council to consider 16 photo-enforcement sites and $1.2M camera contract June 23
The Traffic Engineer was scheduled to present recommendations for 16 intermittent photo-enforcement sites and a dynamic deployment procedure for discussion and approval at the June 23, 2025, City Council meeting 1.
What the records say
The June 23, 2025, City Council agenda included an item on the Kenmore Automated Photo Enforcement (KAPE) program, presented by City Traffic Engineer Tobin Bennett-Gold for continued discussion and approval 1. The agenda bill recommends 16 roadway segments for transportable speed safety cameras — including Juanita Drive, Simonds Road, 61st Avenue/Place, 80th Avenue, 170th Street, and 61st Avenue segments — selected based on safety potential and equity analysis 1. Deployment would proceed in two phases: four cameras at eight high-priority sites over eight months, then dynamic relocation every two months to the four sites with the highest travel speeds, with 60-day warning periods at newly initialized sites 1. Two motions were proposed: approving the expanded site list and authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract amendment with Verra Mobility for up to $1.2 million plus per-violation processing fees 1. The available records do not establish the meeting's outcome.
- The June 23, 2025, agenda listed the KAPE item for continued discussion and approval, presented by the City Traffic Engineer 1.
- The recommendation covers 16 roadway segments for transportable speed safety cameras, with four cameras proposed for use across those sites 1.
- Deployment would start with eight high-priority sites over eight months, then shift cameras every two months to the four sites with the highest travel speeds; newly initialized sites begin with a 60-day warning period 1.
- Proposed motions included approving the expanded site list and authorizing a contract amendment with Verra Mobility for up to $1.2 million plus per-violation processing fees 1.
- The KAPE presentation was added to the agenda packet on June 23, 2025 1.
Why it matters
Transportable speed cameras could appear on different Kenmore roadways at different times, with placements shifting every two months based on speed data. Drivers on the listed corridors could face $110 fines once active enforcement begins after warning periods, and the proposed contract amendment commits up to $1.2 million plus per-violation fees for program expansion 1.
What changed / what's next
- If approved, the KAPE program would expand to 16 intermittent enforcement sites with a dynamic deployment procedure that relocates cameras based on bimonthly speed data, and the City Manager would be authorized to amend the Verra Mobility contract by up to $1.2 million plus per-violation fees 1.
- The available records do not establish whether the June 23, 2025, discussion resulted in approval of the site list or the contract amendment 1.