CITY OF POMONA
COUNCIL REPORT
September 18, 2023
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: James Makshanoff, City Manager
Submitted By: Michael Ellis, Chief of Police
SUBJECT: AUTHORIZE THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY (OTS) SELECTIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM (STEP) GRANT RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
1) Adopt the following resolution (Attachment No.1):
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-144 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY SELECTIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $440,000 AND AMENDING THE FY 2023-24 OPERATING BUDGET TO INCREASE REVENUE ESTIMATES AND APPROPRIATIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF $440,000 2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute any and all agreements on behalf of the City, in substantially the form submitted, subject to review and approval as to form by the City Attorney.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Police Department has been awarded a grant from the OTS in the amount of $440,000. These funds will be used for field operations, training and acquiring equipment to reduce the number of persons killed and/or injured in vehicle collisions involving alcohol, speed, red light violations and other driver behaviors.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The fiscal impact is neutral due to an increase in revenue estimates of $440,000 (215-2014-40875-58782) and a corresponding appropriation of $440,000 in the Police Department’s grant fund budget (215-2014-XXXXX-58782). There is no matching requirement for the grant.
PREVIOUS RELATED ACTION:
On October 17, 2022, the City Council accepted an OTS STEP Grant in the amount of $485,000.
DISCUSSION:
The Police Department has been awarded an OTS STEP grant in the amount of $440,000. The grant period begins October 1, 2023, and operates through September 30, 2024 (Attachment No. 2).
The Police Department will use the grant funds to promote national and state campaigns such as National Walk to School Day, National Teen Driver Safety Week, National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, National Child Passenger Safety Week, and California’s Pedestrian Safety Month. Grant funds will also provide ongoing training for police department staff in field sobriety, impaired driving, and drug recognition examinations. In addition, field operations focusing on drunk and impaired driving, speeding, red light violations, distracted driving, and crosswalk pedestrian safety will be funded by this grant.
Objectives will include, but not be limited to, the following:
Conduct (13) DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoints
Conduct (42) DUI Saturation patrol operations
Conduct (22) Know Your Limit operations
Conduct (3) Motorcycle Safety DUI Saturation Patrol operations for incidents resulting from DUI drivers/motorcyclists Conduct (41) Traffic Enforcement operations
Conduct (3) Traffic Safety presentations with an effort to reach community members Conduct (27) pedestrian and/or bicycle enforcement operations in areas of high bicycle and pedestrian Traffic
Conduct (2) Street Racing / Sideshow enforcement operations Traffic
Conduct (5) Distracted Driver operations
Traffic
COUNCIL PRIORITIES & GOALS:
This item supports the 2021-2022 City Council Priority 1: Fiscal and Operational Responsibility – Goal B: Improve efficiency and effectiveness of City services to businesses and residents.
Prepared by:
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Natalie Diaz
Management Analyst, MPA
ATTACHMENT(S):
Attachment No. 1 - Resolution No. 2023-144
Attachment No. 2 - Grant Agreement
Acceptance of OTS STEP grant