DATE: September 15, 2026
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Chief of Police
SUBJECT: Adopt a Resolution A uthorizing the City Manager to Accept and Appropriate $215,000 in Grant Funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety for the Hayward Police Department
RECOMMENDATION
That Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) authorizing the City Manager to accept and appropriate $215,000 in awarded grant funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety for the Hayward Police Department (HPD).
SUMMARY
HPD applied for and was awarded $215,000 in grant funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety for HPD as part of a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant. The funds will be used for educational and other programs , including impaired driving enforcement; enforcement focusing on distracted driving; seat belt enforcement; special enforcement encouraging motorcycle safety; enforcement and public education in areas with high bicycle/pedestrian collisions; and media outreach strate gies designed to enhance public awareness.
FISCAL IMPACT
The STEP grant funds will not have an impact on the General Fund. The awarded grant funds will be used to allocate resources toward efforts to address traffic safety within the community.
There is no match for this grant.
BACKGROUND & DISCUSSION
HPD applied for and was awarded $215,000 in grant funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety for HPD as part of a STEP 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.
HPD plans to use these funds to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in collisions involving alcohol and other collision-causing factors. Strategies include the following:
(a) Impaired driving enforcement.
(b) Enforcement focusing on distracted driving.
(c) Seat belt enforcement.
(d) Special enforcement encouraging motorcycle safety.
(e) Enforcement and public education in areas with high bicycle/pedestrian collisions. (f) Media outreach strategies designed to enhance public awareness, educate the public, and deter poor behavior.
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 HPD’s budget and administer the grant according to 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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Jennifer Ott, City Manager