TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Rick Otto, City Manager
FROM: Dan Adams, Chief of Police
1. Subject
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Agreement with the State of California Office of Traffic Safety for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2021-2022.
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2. Summary
Funding from the Office of Traffic Safety is being provided for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program grant in the amount of $291,000. The funds will be used for overtime costs associated with DUI checkpoints, saturation patrols, motorcycle safety enforcement, distracted driving, know your limit, bike and pedestrian safety, and special enforcement operations with an emphasis on reducing traffic collisions.
3. Recommended Action
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1. Approve grant agreement no. PT22049 with the State of California Office of Traffic Safety in the amount of $291,000 for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program grant and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement on behalf of the City.
2. Accept into the City’s revenue budget a $291,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety into revenue account number 100.4041.45290.30184, General Fund - OTS STEP Grant FY22.
3. Authorize the appropriation of $291,000 into the following Traffic Program expenditure accounts:
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100.4041.50221.30184 |
Overtime - Safety OTS Grant 21-22 |
$240,224 |
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100.4041.50222.30184 |
Overtime - Miscellaneous OTS Grant 21-22 |
21,054 |
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100.4041.51840.30184 |
Local Training OTS Grant 21-22 |
1,509 |
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100.4041.55131.30184 |
Equipment OTS Grant 21-22 |
28,213 |
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Total |
$291,000 |
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4. Fiscal Impact
The total appropriations for this grant are funded by the additional revenue received from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety.
5. Strategic Plan Goals
Goal 1: Provide for a safe community
a: Provide staffing and resources to deliver services that ensure public safety.
6. Discussion and Background
The City of Orange has been selected to receive a $291,000 grant from the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) to implement a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) for Federal Fiscal Year 2021-2022. The funds will be used for overtime costs associated with DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols to apprehend impaired drivers and supplement special enforcement operations with an emphasis on reducing traffic collisions. Law enforcement personnel will conduct specialized traffic safety educational presentations with an effort to reach and inform community members on topics such as distracted driving, DUI, speed, pedestrian and bicycle safety, seatbelts, and child passenger safety. In addition, special patrols will be used to enforce California’s distracted driving laws, speed, aggressive driving, seat belt enforcement, and special enforcement operations encouraging motorcycle safety.
The grant will also provide funding to purchase on-scene DUI checkpoint supplies needed to conduct sobriety checkpoints, light detection and ranging (Lidar) devices used to measure the speed of motor vehicles for speed enforcement, and mobile printers to be used with department issued citation writers for electronic traffic citation issuance.
7. ATTACHMENTS
• OTS STEP Grant Agreement No. PT22049