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City Council Meeting: Aug 27, 2013
Agenda Item: 5-A
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Jacqueline A. Seabrooks, Chief of Police
Subject: California Office of Traffic Safety Grant
Recommended Actions
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to accept a no match grant award in the amount of
$140,000 from the California Office of Traffic Safety in support of the Selective
Traffic Enforcement Program
2. Authorize the budget changes outlined in the Financial Impacts and Budget Actions
section of this report.
Executive Summary
In support of the City's efforts to reduce occurrences of injury and fatal collisions and
improve the City's positioning in the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) rankings,
the Police Department has secured a one year grant in the amount of $140,000 from
the California Office of Traffic Safety. These funds, which are only available for overtime
operations, would be used to operate a one-year Selective Traffic Enforcement Program
(STEP) with best practice strategies which include: DUI saturation patrols, distracted
driving, traffic enforcement and motorcycle safety operations. These strategies are
designed to earn media attention, thus enhancing the overall deterrent effect.
Discussion
One of the Police Department's priorities is to work to reduce the incidences of injury
and fatal collisions in Santa Monica.
The annual STEP grant allows for the enhancement of the Police Department's efforts
to address and further reduce occurrences of these accidents and to generally improve
traffic safety. OTS grants funding is specifically directed towards law enforcement traffic
safety operations. The Police Department has received such grants for over ten years.
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This grant would fund the following overtime operations during the term of October 1,
2013 through September 30, 2014:
® 10 DUI Saturation Patrols
® 8 Distracted Driving Enforcement Operations
® 14 Traffic Enforcement Operations
® 4 Motorcycle Safety Enforcement Operations
Financial Impacts & Budget Actions
Award of a $140,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety in support of
reducing occurrences of injury and fatal collisions requires the following FY 2013-14
budget changes:
1. Establish a revenue budget at account number 20306.406855 in the amount of
$140,000.
2. Appropriate the following expenditures to reflect receipt of the Selective Traffic
Enforcement Program grant:
$3,000 expenditure cost at account number 20306.576513.
$137,000 personnel cost at account number 20306.511490.88999 W.
Prepared by: Lindsey C. Folsom, Staff Assistant III
Approyed: Forwarded to Council:
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Jacquehre . Seabrooks Rod Gould
Chief of �olic City Manager
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Reference:
Award No. 9787 (CCS)