REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 11/02/2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Police Department
SUBJECT:
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Acceptance of the State of California Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Federal Grant Award.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to accept the State of California Office of the Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Federal Grant Award of $170,000 and appropriate the funds for the purchase of a driving under the influence (DUI) trailer along with associated equipment, supplies, and project overtime in support of the program.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Authorize the acceptance of the State of California Office of the Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Federal Award Grant number PT23096 of $170,000 for Local Law Enforcement Agencies.
b. Appropriate $170,000 of one-time money from the unappropriated General Fund Balance to be reimbursed from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety and increase the General Fund estimated revenue by the same amount for the program award.
c. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute any required grant documents that are in compliance with the City Council’s actions hereunder.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program provides grant funding for specific projects that address the priorities of the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program. These priorities include: driving under the influence saturation patrols, sobriety checkpoints, collaborative driving under the influence enforcement, traffic safety education including Know Your Limits, distracted driving enforcement, traffic enforcement, bicycle and pedestrian enforcement, collaborative traffic enforcement, street racing and sideshow enforcement operations, and motorcycle safety enforcement.
The Police Department has successfully applied for funding from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program for Local Law Enforcement Agencies.
ANALYSIS:
This grant will support the Office of Traffic Safety’s priority program areas outlined above. In addition, the City of Corona’s Police Department will participate in and report data for various campaigns, such as the Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April 2023 and participate in the statewide Click It or Ticket mobilization period in May 2023.
Last year’s Office of Traffic Safety agreement awarded additional funding for a fully equipped driving under the influence (DUI) trailer. Due to manufacturing delays, the DUI trailer could not be purchased by the end of the grant period, September 30, 2022. Funding for the DUI trailer was transferred to this new grant award. The trailer will serve as a communication and command post during Office of Traffic Safety operations. The trailer will provide a custom and tailored setup to enhance safety and efficiency in operations. In subsequent budget years, the Police Department will address ongoing motor pool costs during the budget process. Based on the motor pool rate of the current DUI trailer, the recurring costs are anticipated to be between $7,500 - $8,000.
The grant will also provide DUI checkpoint equipment and supplies and cover authorized training costs. The training funding will allow four officers to attend standardized field sobriety testing (SFST) and Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) classes. One officer is authorized to attend the Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) Training, and one officer will attend the DRE Recertification training.
The grant is a one-time award for General Fund reimbursement of equipment, designated training, and project overtime in support of the program. The grant performance period is from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023.
The City Attorney has reviewed and approved, as to form, the proposed Grant Agreement.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Approval of the recommended actions will result in an appropriation of $170,000 from the unappropriated General Fund Balance to be reimbursed from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety and an increase in General Fund estimated revenues by the same amount for the program award. Expenditures will be reimbursed to the General Fund after submitting the quarterly claim amounts in that period. There is no cash match requirement. Any remaining budget from Fiscal Year 2023 will carry forward into Fiscal Year 2024.
Police Department Grant Award
Estimated Overtime Enforcement $117,311
Training 2,750
DUI Trailer 45,000
DUI Equipment and Supplies 4,939
Total $170,000
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:
This action is exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which states that a project is exempt from CEQA if the activity is covered by the common sense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. This action of direct enforcement is minimal and there is no possibility this will have a significant effect on the environment. Therefore, no environmental analysis is required.
PREPARED BY: MICHELLE ADAMS, MANAGEMENT ANALYST II
REVIEWED BY: ROBERT NEWMAN, CHIEF OF POLICE
Attachments:
1. Exhibit 1 - State of California Office of Traffic Safety Grant Agreement PT23096