DATE: October 8, 2024
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Chief of Police
SUBJECT: Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate $20,000 in Grant Funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety to the Hayward Police Department to Fund No-Cost Motorcycle Training Courses Offered to the Public
RECOMMENDATION
That Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) authorizing the City Manager to accept and appropriate $20,000 in awarded grant funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety for use by the Hayward Police Department to fund no-cost motorcycle training courses offered to the public.
SUMMARY
The Hayward Police Department applied for and was awarded $20,000 in grant funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety for the Hayward Police Department as part of a Motorcyclist Safety Education and Training Program grant. The grant award will be used to fund three “Live to Ride” motorcycle courses offered by Hayward Police Department’s Traffic Unit staff.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Hayward Police Department applied for and was awarded $20,000 in grant funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety for the Hayward Police Department as part of a Motorcyclist Safety Education and Training Program grant. The California Office of Traffic Safety strives to eliminate traffic deaths and injuries by making grants available to local and state public agencies for programs that help them enforce traffic laws, educate the public in traffic safety, and provide varied and effective means of reducing fatalities, injuries, and economic losses from collisions.
The Hayward Police Department plans to use these funds to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in motorcycle collisions. One method to help obtain this goal is through HPD’s no-cost civilian “Live to Ride” motorcycle training program. This program is designed to provide free training to members of our community in an effort to enhance rider safety and the overall safety of motorists on our roadways. This program has become increasingly popular with the community and has helped reduce the number of motorcyclists involved in crashes by increasing rider proficiency, knowledge, and situational awareness. The grant funding provided by the California Office of Traffic Safety will allow HPD staff to hold three “Live to Ride” motorcycle training classes from October 2024 through September 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT
The Motorcyclist Safety Education and Training Program grant funds will not have a negative impact on the General Fund. The awarded grant funds will be used to allocate resources toward efforts to address motorcycle safety within the community that would otherwise be funded by the General Fund.
STRATEGIC ROADMAP
The STEP Grant supports the following Strategic Roadmap priority although it does not fall under a specific project:
Enhance Community Safety and Quality of Life
NEXT STEPS
If the Council authorizes this action, staff will appropriate the funding into the Police Department’s budget and administer the grant per the terms and conditions of the Office of Traffic Safety agreement.
Prepared by: Laura Gomez, Senior Management Analyst
Recommended by: Bryan Matthews, Chief of Police
Approved by:
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Dustin Claussen, Interim City Manager