Village trustees weigh one‑year Urban SDK telematics contract to target speeding complaints

The Village of Mamaroneck Board of Trustees on Wednesday reviewed a proposed one‑year contract with Urban SDK, a telematics platform police say can help verify speeding complaints and focus enforcement resources.

Chief Trujillo, who led the presentation, said the village has used a free demo for about four to five months and that the platform aggregates vehicle telemetry to report average speeds and percentile measures. “Every vehicle pretty much after 2012 has an onboard computer that collects data … speed, time of day,” Trujillo said, adding the platform shows an 85th‑percentile speed for a location — a standard traffic engineering metric. He pointed to a sample for Monroe Avenue that produced an average speed of 16 miles per hour and an 85th percentile of 21 miles per hour, and said the tool has already helped police confirm locations that merit enforcement.

Trustees asked how the data would be used and expressed interest in getting reports. The board’s chair asked whether data could be provided to trustees so residents’ claims could be checked against measured averages; Trujillo said the system can produce PDFs and that staff can post regular reports. “I could pull a PDF like I have in front of me from Monroe, and it gives me down the breakdown of the time,” he said.

Trustees queried privacy and identification of drivers. Trujillo said the platform does not provide VINs or license‑plate numbers and that it reports how a vehicle was driven and where, not who the driver is. “It doesn’t say anything about who you are, where you live,” he said.

Board members also discussed whether the village should join as a single jurisdiction or pursue a regional arrangement with neighboring towns. One trustee suggested signing up cooperatively with the town of Mamaroneck or the city of Rye to expand coverage; Trujillo said Urban SDK typically prefers individual contracts and that neighboring municipalities would need to pay for separate access.

The police chief said the tool is meant to improve efficiency and to avoid repeatedly assigning officers to locations that lack a measurable speeding problem. The item will be placed on the board’s Aug. 10 meeting agenda for formal consideration; Trujillo said the contract is structured as a one‑year agreement and can be discontinued if it proves unhelpful.

The work session produced no formal vote on the contract; trustees agreed to schedule the item for the upcoming legislative meeting so it can be considered for the consent agenda or regular agenda.

What’s next: The contract will appear on the Aug. 10 agenda for formal board action and staff expects to provide sample reports that could be posted for resident review.