For City Council Meeting September 22, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Tanya Williams, City Manager
AUTHOR: Mark P. Kling, Chief of Police
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Request City Council to: (1) Approve the California Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant Agreement No. PT27140 in the Amount of $365,000; (2) Adopt Resolution No. 8577 Amending the 2026-27 Fiscal Year Budget; and (3) Authorize the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute All Related Documents.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Approve the California Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant Agreement No. PT27140 in the amount of $365,000;
2) Adopt Resolution amending the 2026-27 Fiscal Year Budget; and
3) Authorize the City Manager or their designee to execute all related documents.
BACKGROUND
The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) has awarded the City of Rialto Police Department $365,000 through the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant, Grant Agreement No. PT27140, for the grant period of October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027.
For the past several years, the City has pursued and been awarded grants from OTS to augment its traffic safety efforts. The STEP Grant provides supplemental resources for enforcement, traffic safety education, specialized training, and community engagement. The 2026-27 grant will allow the Police Department to continue data-driven strategies intended to reduce fatal and injury traffic crashes involving impaired driving and other primary crash factors.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
Traffic crashes involving alcohol impairment and other primary crash factors remain a significant public safety concern in Rialto. The grant agreement cites OTS 2023 crash rankings showing 97 alcohol-involved crash victims in Rialto, ranking 3rd out of 62 Group B cities, and 468 total fatal and injury victims, ranking 24th out of 62 Group B cities. These conditions support continued...
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