Item 391/2024
Final
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
To:
Lisa L. Kim From: Chief El-Farra
Dept:
City Manager Dept: Police
Date: 9/24/2024
Subject: Authorization to participate in the 2024-25 Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant.
(Grant Amount: $475,000) (Action Item)
OBJECTIVE
To obtain City Council authorization to participate in a Traffic Safety Grant through the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). Through the proposed grant, the City is eligible to receive $475,000.00 in federal funds to purchase equipment, and DUI enforcement vehicles and implement DUI/CDL Checkpoints and Selective Traffic Enforcement Operations.
BACKGROUND
The OTS awards grant funds to local law enforcement agencies for enforcement and education purposes. The mission of OTS through the use of the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program is to effectively administer traffic safety grants that deliver innovative programs and eliminate traffic fatalities and injuries on California roadways. This one -year grant begins October 1, 2024, and ends September 30, 2025. The Garden Grove Police Department has applied for and received similar grants dating back to 1996.
DISCUSSION
The grant that was applied for this year focuses on the reduction of persons killed and injured in alcohol -involved crashes by using “best practice” strategies. These strategies include driving under the influence (DUI)/Driver’s License checkpoints, DUI Saturation Patrols, Know Your Limit Campaigns, Motorcycle Safety operations, Distracted Driving Enforcement, Traffic Safety Education Presentations, Traffic/Bicycle/Pedestrian Enforcement operations, Collaborative DUI and Traffic Enforcement operations, and Street Racing and Sideshow Enforcement. A DUI enforcement vehicle was also requested. The Police and Finance departments will be responsible for providing the necessary reporting to fulfill the goals and objectives of the grant.
Item 391/2024
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The amount of the 2024-25 OTS Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant is $475,000.00. There is no requirement to hire additional personnel, nor other local match to accept this grant. Once received, the grant funding will be recorded in Fund 231, OTS – Police.
Appropriations will be increased for the same amount to allow the Police department to implement i nitiatives including DUI/Driver’s License checkpoints, DUI Saturation Patrols, Know Your Limit Campaigns, Motorcycle Safety operations, Distracted Driving Enforcement, Traffic Safety Education Presentations, Traffic/Bicycle/Pedestrian Enforcement operation s, Collaborative DUI and Traffic Enforcement operations, and Street Racing and Sideshow Enforcement.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
Authorize participation in the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP);
Accept the Office of Traffic Safety Grant Funds in the Amount of $475,000.00 to Fund 231, OTS - Police;
Authorize the Police Chief, Finance Director, and designated personnel to execute the grant agreement on behalf of the City; and
Appropriate the grant fund received in the Selective Traffic Enforcement Operations Division for intended uses.
ATTACHMENT
1. OTS Step Grant Agreement FY2025