REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
September 24, 2015
FROM: JERRY P. DYER, Chief of Police
Police Department
BY: ANDREW HALL, Police Captain
Traffic Bureau
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the 2016 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant
1. Authorize the Chief of Police to accept $700,000 in grant funding for the 2016 STEP grant awarded to the Fresno Police Department from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) through the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)
2. ***RESOLUTION - 11th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2015-104 appropriating $538,300 for the Police Department's STEP grant (Requires 5 affirmative votes)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council authorize acceptance of $700,000 in grant funding from the OTS, allowing the Chief of Police to enter into and execute the agreement and all required documents, and adopt the 11th Amendment to AAR No 2015-104 to appropriate funding into the FY 2016 budget. Funds have been awarded for the 2016 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program grant to the Fresno Police Department's Traffic Bureau.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno has been awarded grant funds of $700,000 from the Office of Traffic Safety to undertake the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP). The grant period is from October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2016. The goal of the STEP program is to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in crashes involving alcohol, speed, distracted driving, and other primary collision factors. Grant funds will be used to fund overtime pay for officers to implement approved best practices strategies. Council approval is needed to authorize the agreement and appropriate $538,300 into the FY 2016 budget. The remaining funds will be budgeted and expended in FY 2017.
BACKGROUND
The OTS grant for the STEP program will pay for overtime to allow the department to employ innovative enforcement str...
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