SR-072308-1PCity Council Meeting: July 23, 2008
Agenda Item: ~-~
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Timothy J. Jackman, Chief of Police
Subject: Approval and Appropriation of $59,500 Grant from the California Office of
Traffic Safety.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to accept $59,500
from the California Office of Traffic Safety in Support of the DUI Enforcement and
Awareness Program and make budgetary changes.
Executive Summary
In support of the City's efforts to reduce the number of deaths and injures in alcohol
involved crashes, the Police Department secured a commitment from the California
Office of Traffic Safety. The funds will be used to operate this one-year DUI
Enforcement and Awareness Program for 'best practice' strategies that will be
conducted on an overtime basis. These strategies are designed to earn media attention
thus enhancing the overall deterrent effect.
Discussion
The City of Santa Monica is approximately eight and one half square miles and is a city
of high density, specifically during day-time hours, where a large number of vehicles,
pedestrians and bicyclists share the roadways. We are also an internationally
recognized destination for tourism.
The program is necessary to enhance our efforts to address and reduce further
incidences of injury and fatal collisions and improve our positioning in the state-wide
Office of Traffic Safety rankings. We have also set a goal to increase our traffic index.
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Some of the programs that would be implemented are as follows:
• DUI/DL Checkpoints
• DUI Saturation Patrols
• Standardized Field Sobriety Testing training for SMPD officers and officers from
allied agencies
Some of the $59,500 in grant funds will be used to purchase supplies to assist us in
making the above referenced operations more efficient and effective.
Financial Impacts & Budget Action
The following FY2008-09 budget changes will be needed to record receipt of the Office
of Traffic Safety grant funding and to make it available for program use:
1. Establish a revenue budget in the amount of $59,500 at account number
20304.403320
2. Appropriate the grant funds to the following accounts:
$11,007.00 OTS Sobriety Checkpoint to 20304.553010
$49,493.00 Personnel Costs to 20306.511490
Prepared By: Lindsey Folsom, Santa Monica Police Department, Staff Assistant III
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Forwarded to Council: