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October 3, 2023
ITEM TITLE
Grant Award and Appropriation: Accept Grant Funds from the California Office of Traffic Safety for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program and Amend the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget Therefor Report Number: 23-0263
Location: No specific geographic location
Department: Police
Environmental Notice : The activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) no environmental review is required.
Recommended Action
Adopt a resolution accepting $ 565,000 from the California Office of Traffic Safety and appropriating $428,986 to the Police Grants Section of the Federal Grants Fund for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program. (4/5 Vote Required)
SUMMARY
The California Office of Traffic Safety has awarded $565,000 to the Police Department for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program. The goal of this program is to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in traffic crashes involving alcohol and other primary collisions factors.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Director of Development Services has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines because it will not result in a physical change in the environment; therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, the activity is not subject to CEQA.
Thus, no environmental review is required.
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
Not applicable.
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DISCUSSION
The California Office of Traffic Safety's (OTS) mission is to effectively and efficiently administer traffic safety grant funds to reduce traffic deaths, injuries, and economic losses. The Police Department has been awarded various OTS grants, including the Serious Traffic Offenders Program (STOP), Comprehensive Traffic Safety Program, DUI Enforcement Program, and Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP), which have enhanced the Traffic Unit by funding new positions, traffic enforcement operations and supplies/equipment used during traffic enforcement operations.
The Police Department has received funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program . Throughout the one -year grant period (10/1/202 3 to 9/30/202 4), traffic enforcement operations will be conducted on an overtime basis. Grant-funded operations include DUI/driver license checkpoints, DUI saturation patrols and collaborative DUI enforcement to reduce the number of persons killed or injured in alcohol -involved collisions. Distracted driving operations will focus on drivers using hand -held cell phones and texting . Other traffic enforcement operations include motorcycle safety enforcement operations , along with bicycle and pedestrian enforcement operations . Additionally, traffic safety educational presentations will be conducted throughout the grant period, with a goal to reach out to community members, on the topics of distracted driving, DUI, speed, bicycle and pedestrian safety, seatbelts and child passenger safety.
Funds provided by this grant will also be utilized for training and supplies/equipment used during the traffic operations.
DECISION-MAKER CONFLICT
Staff has reviewed the decision contemplated by this action and has determined that it is not site-specific and consequently, the 500-foot rule found in California Code of Regulations Title 2, section 18702.2(a)(11), is not applicable to this decision for purposes of determining a disqualifying real property-related financial conflict of interest under the Political Reform Act (Cal. Gov't Code § 87100, et seq.).
Staff is not independently aware, and has not been informed by any City Council member, of any other fact that may constitute a basis for a decision maker’s conflict of interest in this matter.
CURRENT-YEAR FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of the resolution will result in the acceptance of $565,000 of grant funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program. Since the grant period crosses between two fiscal years, $ 428,986 will be appropriated to the current fiscal year , amending the fiscal year 2023-24 budget. The remaining $136,014 will be included in the proposed fiscal year 202 4-25 budget. Specifically, for the current year budget, $ 408,041 will be appropriated to the personnel category and $20,945 to the supplies and services category of the Police Grants section of the Federal Grants Fund . The grant funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety will completely offset the costs of this program, resulting in no net fiscal impact.
ONGOING FISCAL IMPACT
There is no ongoing fiscal impact for accepting these grant funds. The remaining $136,014 in grant funds awarded will be included in the proposed fiscal year 2024-25 budget.
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ATTACHMENTS
1. Grant Award
Staff Contact: Chief Roxana Kennedy, Police Department Administrative Services Manager Jonathan Alegre, Police Department