AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 08/05/2020
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Police Department
SUBJECT:
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City Council consideration of accepting and appropriating $119,000 from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety for the 2020-2021 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Federal Award.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Authorize the acceptance of the State of California Office of Traffic Safety 2020-2021 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Federal Award of $119,000 for Local Law Enforcement Agencies.
b. Appropriate $119,000 of onetime 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 Chief of Police to execute any required grant documents that are in compliance with the City Council’s actions hereunder.
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ANALYSIS:
The Police Department has successfully applied for funding from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) for Local Law Enforcement Agencies.
The goal of the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program is to reduce the number of victims killed and injured by identified traffic safety problems in cities participating in the program.
The Office of Traffic Safety combined various minor grants into the STEP program for program administration ease. Specific projects will address STEP priorities including driving under the influence (DUI) saturation patrols, sobriety checkpoints, traffic safety education, distracted driving enforcement, traffic enforcement, bicycle and pedestrian enforcement, and motorcycle safety enforcement.
The grant will provide support of these activities. 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 2021 and participate in the statewide Click It or Ticket mobilization period in May 2021.
Additionally, funding was awarded for the purchase of DUI checkpoint equipment and supplies as well as for training costs. The approved 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 October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021.
COMMITTEE ACTION:
Not applicable.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
This item supports the City Strategic Plan goal to Promote Public Safety: Protect our Residents and Businesses (a). Ensure adequate funding for police and fire services.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Expenditures will be reimbursed to the General Fund following submission of the quarterly claims as estimated in that period. There is no cash match requirement. Any unused budget from Fiscal Year 2021 will carry forward into Fiscal Year 2022.
Police Department Grant Award
Estimated Overtime Enforcement $107,809
Training 6,173
DUI Equipment and Supplies 5,018
Total $119,000
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:
No environmental review is required because the proposed action is exempt under the California Environment Quality Act.
PREPARED BY: MICHELLE ADAMS, MANAGEMENT ANALYST II
REVIEWED BY: SERGIO BANALES, POLICE CAPTAIN
REVIEWED BY: GEORGE JOHNSTONE, CHIEF OF POLICE
REVIEWED BY: KIM SITTON, ACTING ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR
REVIEWED BY: ROGER BRADLEY, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
SUBMITTED BY: JACOB ELLIS, CITY MANAGER
Attachments:
1. State of California - Office of Traffic Safety Grant Agreement PT21023