For City Council Meeting September 24, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: G. Michael Milhiser, Interim City Manager
AUTHOR: Mark P. Kling, Chief of Police
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Request City Council to: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 8293 Amending the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year Budget; 2) Approve the California Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant Agreement in the Amount of $425,000; and 3) Authorize the Interim City Manager or Designee to Execute All Documents.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Adopt a Resolution No. 8293 amending the 2024-2025 fiscal year budget,
2) Approve the California Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant Agreement in the amount of $425,000, and
3) Authorize the Interim City Manager or designee to execute all documents.
BACKGROUND
The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) has awarded the City of Rialto Police Department $425,000 through the 2025 Selected Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant. There is no match for these grant funds.
For the past several years, the city has pursued and been awarded various grants from OTS to help augment its traffic safety efforts. In recent years, the City Council has dedicated increased funding for staffing to support the Department's efforts in improving the safety of the motoring public. Similarly, OTS has increased their grant funding; from $424,000 in FY2024 to $425,000 in FY2025. The increased grant funding will further the Department's ability to achieve established traffic safety goals.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
The OTS grant allocates funding to address traffic-related concerns through the following enforcement and educational programs:
* DUI/Driver License Checkpoints
* DUI Saturation Patrols
* "Know Your Limit" Education
* Warrant Service Operations
* Collaborative DUI and Traffic Enforcement
* Traffic Enforcement
* Distracted Driving Enforcement
* Motorcycle Safety
* Pedestrian and Bicycle Enfor...
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