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CONSENT CALENDAR
City of San Bernardino
Request for Council Action
Date: October 1, 2025
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Darren Goodman, Chief of Police
Department: Police
Subject: Accept and Administer the FY 25/26 California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) Selective Traffic Enforcement
Program (Step) Grant (PT26189) (All Wards)
Recommendation:
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, Adopt Resolution No. 2025-372:
1. Authorizing the City Manager to accept and administer the FY 2025/26 California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant and;
2. Authorizing the Interim Director of Finance & Management Services to amend the FY 2025/26 Operating Budget by $575,000 in revenues and expenditures.
Executive Summary
The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) has awarded its Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant for Fiscal Year 2025/26 in the amount of $575,000.00. The Department will use grant funding for enforcement efforts staffing to include driving under the influence/California driver’s license (DUI/CDL) checkpoints and DUI saturation patrols, motorcycle safety, and pedestrian/bicycle enforcement.
Staff recommends that the Mayor and City Council accept the Grant Award and amend the FY 25/26 operating budget to receive Grant Funds in the amount of $575,000 in revenues and expenses.
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Background
The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) has awarded its Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant for Fiscal Year 2025/26 to law enforcement agencies in the state that have shown the best practice strategies to reduce traffic collisions and promote traffic safety awareness. The City of San Bernardino has received annual OTS STEP grant funding for well over a decade and has been awarded $575,000 for the Federal Fiscal Year October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026.
Discussion
The OTS STEP grant combines several traffic enforcement programs under a single grant umbrella, which reimburses law enforcement agencies for overtime worked on proven traffic enforcement strategies such as driving under the influence/California driver’s license (DUI/CDL) checkpoints and DUI saturation patrols. In addition to checkpoints and saturation patrols, the Police Department will use grant funds to develop a “Hot Sheet” program to alert patrol and traffic officers to be on the lookout for identified repeat DUI offenders with suspended or revoked licenses as a result of DUI convictions. Using STEP grant funding, the Police Department will also add patrols focused on motorcycle DUI enforcement, traffic enforcement, collaborative DUI enforcement with neighboring agencies, motorcycle safety enforcement, street racing, and bicycle/pedestrian safety enforcement operations. The Grant will also provide funding for one (1) new police motorcycle. Grant funding will provide for supervisors, detectives, officers, and professional staff to accomplish OTS STEP grant objectives.
Staffing levels will vary depending on the enforcement detail being worked. There are no matching funds requirements for this grant.
All grant-funded traffic operations will be conducted to make the streets of San Bernardino safer for all pedestrians and motorists. In addition to enforcement strategies, the STEP program will seek voluntary compliance of traffic laws through public education and safety awareness campaigns throughout the one-year grant period. The grant will reimburse the cost of DUI related training for officers, supplies used at checkpoints, and preliminary alcohol screening (PAS) device/calibration supplies. Staff recommends authorization for the City Manager to accept, execute, and administer the State of California OTS STEP Grant Agreement for Grant Number PT26189 (Attachment 2).
2021-2025 Strategic Targets and Goals
The acceptance and administration of the OTS STEP grant aligns with Key Strategic Target No.1 – Increased Financial & Operational Capacity, by implementing, maintaining, and updating a fiscal accountability plan; Key Strategic Target No. 2:
Focused, Aligned Leadership and Unified Community, by developing and implementing a community engagement plan; and Key Strategic Target No. 3:
Improved Quality of Life, by evaluating the public safety service delivery models to enhance the quality of service.
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Fiscal Impact
There is no impact to the General Fund. This action results in a financial impact of $575,000 in both revenues and expenses to the FY2025/26 Operating Budget’s Federal Grant Fund.
Conclusion
It is recommended that the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino, California, Adopt Resolution No. 2025-372:
1. Authorizing the City Manager to accept and administer the FY 2025/26 California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant and;
2. Authorizing the Interim Director of Finance & Management Services to amend the FY 2025/26 Operating Budget by $575,000 in revenues and expenditures.
Attachments
Attachment 1 Resolution No. 2025-372
Attachment 2 OTS Grant Agreement (PT26189)
Ward:
All Wards
Synopsis of Previous Council Actions:
September 18, 2024 Resolution 2024-0205, California Office of Traffic Safety STEP grant, approved by Council.
October 4, 2023 Resolution 2023-0153, California Office of Traffic Safety STEP grant, approved by Council.
September 21, 2022 Resolution 2022-0645, California Office of Traffic Safety STEP grant, approved by Council.
September 1, 2021 Resolution 2021-218, California Office of Traffic Safety- STEP grant, approved by Council.
September 1, 2021 Resolution 2021-218, California Office of Traffic Safety - STEP grant, approved by Council.
September 2, 2020 Resolution 2021-218, California Office of Traffic Safety - STEP grant, approved by Council.
July 17, 2019 Resolution 2019-264, California Office of Traffic Safety - STEP grant, approved by Council.
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October 3, 2018 Resolution 2018-272, California Office of Traffic Safety - STEP grant, approved by Council.
July 5, 2017 Resolution 2017-126, California Office of Traffic Safety - STEP grant, approved by Council.
October 14, 2016 Resolution 2016-211, California Office of Traffic Safety - STEP grant, approved by Council.
January 23, 2015 Resolution 2015-10, California Office of Traffic Safety - STEP grant, approved by Council.
March 3, 2014 Resolution 2014-49, California Office of Traffic Safety - STEP grant, approved by Council.
January 7, 2013 Resolution 2013-1, California Office of Traffic Safety - STEP grant, approved by Council.
April 10, 2012 Resolution 2012-67, California Office of Traffic Safety – STEP grant, approved by Council.
cc: Eric Levitt, City Manager