Agenda Item
City Council
Item #: 3.3. 9/26/2023 File #: 23-0582
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Tom Kisela, City Manager
FROM: Dan Adams, Chief of Police
1. SUBJECT
Agreement with the State of California Office of Traffic Safety for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program for Federal Fiscal Year 2023-2024.
2. SUMMARY
Funding from the Office of Traffic Safety is being provided for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program grant in the amount of $330,000. The funds will be used for overtime costs associated with DUI checkpoints, saturation patrols, motorcycle safety enforcement, distracted driving, know your limit, bike and pedestrian safety, and special enforcement operations with an emphasis on reducing traffic collisions.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Approve grant agreement no. PT24138 with the State of California Office of Traffic Safety in the amount of $330,000 for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program grant and authorize the City Manager to execute on behalf of the City.
2. Accept into the City’s revenue budget a $330,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety into revenue account number 100.4041.45290.30231, General Fund - OTS STEP Grant FY24.
3. Authorize the appropriation of $330,000 into the following Traffic Program expenditure accounts:
100.4041.50221.30231 Overtime - Safety OTS Grant 23-24 $271,173 100.4041.50222.30231 Overtime - Miscellaneous OTS Grant 23-24 24,382 100.4041.51840.30231 Local Training OTS Grant 23-24 2,897 100.4041.55131.30231 Equipment OTS Grant 23-24 31,548 Total $330,000
4. FISCAL IMPACT
The total appropriations for this grant are funded by the additional revenue received from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
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Goal 1: Provide for a safe community
a: Provide staffing and resources to deliver services that ensure public safety.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
Through grant funding made available to California by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) grant program provides funds to state and local agencies to eliminate fatalities, injuries, and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes. OTS reviews local, county and state data to understand what is prompting crashes and has identified priority areas, determined to be effective in reducing motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities. The priority areas are listed below. · Alcohol Impaired Driving · Distracted Driving
· Drug Impaired Driving · Emergency Medical Services
· Motorcycle Safety · Occupant Protection
· Police Traffic Services · Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety · Roadway Safety and Traffic Records · Public Relations, Advertising, and Marketing Program An application for funding was submitted in January 2023, and conditionally approved for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) for Federal Fiscal Year 2023-2024 (FFY 23-24) in the amount of $330,000. The OTS STEP grant is a reimbursable grant and will be used to support the OTS mission to eliminate traffic fatalities and injuries on California roadways. Grant funded enforcement activities for FFY 23-24 include the following. · DUI/DL Checkpoints
· DUI Saturation Patrols
· Traffic Enforcement
· Distracted Driving Enforcement
· Motorcycle Safety Enforcement
· Pedestrian and Bicycle Enforcement
· Street Racing and Sideshow Enforcement
· Traffic Safety Education Presentations
· Know Your Limit Campaigns
Grant funds will be used for overtime costs associated with enforcement operations dedicated to stopping and apprehending suspected impaired drivers. Law enforcement personnel will conduct specialized traffic safety education presentations with an effort to reach and inform community members on topics such as distracted driving, DUI, speed, pedestrian and bicycle safety, seatbelts, and child passenger safety. In addition, special patrols will be used to enforce California’sdistracted driving laws, speed, aggressive driving, seat belt enforcement, and special enforcement operations encouraging motorcycle safety.
The grant will also provide funding to purchase on-scene DUI checkpoint supplies needed to conduct sobriety checkpoints, a changeable message sign trailer with radar used to slow down traffic, and light detection and ranging (LIDAR) devices used to measure the speed of motor vehicles for speed City of Orange Printed on 9/21/2023Page 2 of 3
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enforcement.
7. ATTACHMENTS
· OTS STEP Grant Agreement No. PT24138
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