For City Council Meeting April 8, 2025
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) Adopt Resolution No. 8337 Amending the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year Budget; (2) Approve the California Highway Patrol "Every 15 Minutes" Education Grant Agreement in the Amount of $9,999.99 for an Event at Carter High School; and (3) Authorize the City Manager or Designee to Execute All Documents.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
(1) Adopt a Resolution amending the 2024-2025 fiscal year budget,
(2) Approve the California Highway Patrol "Every 15 Minutes" Education Grant Agreement in the amount of $9,999.99 for an event at Carter High School; and
(3) Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents.
BACKGROUND
For the past several years, the city has pursued and been awarded various grants from the California Office of Traffic Safety (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 citizens. The OTS "Every 15 Minutes" Education Grant focuses on high school juniors and seniors. This program challenges these high school juniors and seniors to think about drinking, driving, personal safety, the responsibility of making mature decisions and the impact their decisions have on family, friends and their community. The activities will be on a regular and overtime basis for officers, supervisors, and administrative personnel needed to meet the grant reporting requirements.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
The California Office of Traffic Safety has identified alcohol and drug impairment among teenagers as an increasing cause or contributing factor of fatal traffic collisions. To combat this increase among teenagers, OTS created the "Every 15 Minutes" educational program. The "Every 15 Minutes" program o...
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