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City Council Meeting: Aug. 10, 2010
Agenda Item: 1 B
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Timothy J. Jackman, Chief of Police
Subject: Grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) authorize the City Manager to accept a no
match grant in the amount of $159,403 from the California Office of Traffic Safety in
Support of the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program; and 2) authorize budgetary
changes as outlined in the Financial Impact & Budget Action section of this report.
Executive Summary
To support the City's efforts in addressing and reducing traffic related incidences and to
improve our City's positioning in the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) rankings,
the Police Department secured a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety. The
funds, which are only available for overtime operations, will be used to operate this one-
year Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) with 'best practice' strategies which
include DUI/driver's license checkpoints, saturation patrols, traffic and motorcycle safety
operations. These strategies are .designed to earn media attention thus enhancing the
overall deterrent effect.
Discussion
This annual grant is necessary to enhance the Police Department's efforts to address
and further reduce the 700 plus annual incidences of injury and fatal collisions and to
generally improve traffic safety within the City of Santa Monica. OTS is the only grantee
of funding specifically directed towards law enforcement conducted traffic safety
operations. The Police Department has been a recipient of such grants for
approximately the last ten (10) years.
The overtime programs that will be renewed or increased this year are as follows:
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• 6 DUI/DL Checkpoints and 10 DUI Saturation Patrols
• 12 Red Light, Intersection and Speed Enforcement Operations
• 2 Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operations
Additionally, some of the $159,403 in grant funds will be used to purchase supplies to
assist in making the above referenced operations more efficient and effective. These
supplies might include a generator and lights for night-time operations, signage for
DUI/DL checkpoints and traffic cones to delineate areas.
Financial Impacts & Budget Action
The following FY2010-11 budget changes will be necessary:
1. Establish a revenue budget, for the amount of $159,403, in account number
20304.408070
2. Appropriate the grant funds to the following accounts:
$5,000.00 Expenditures to 20306.544010
$155,403 Personnel Costs to 20306.511490 93658 W
Prepared By: Kevin McGowan, Assistant to the Chief of Police
Approved:
Timothy ackman
Chief o Police
Forwarded to Council:
Rod Gould
City Manager
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