REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
September 21, 2017
FROM: JERRY P. DYER, Chief of Police
Police Department
BY: Michael Reid, Police Captain
Traffic Bureau
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the 2018 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant
1. Authorize the Chief of Police to accept $690,000 in grant funding for the 2018 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 - 24th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2017-165 appropriating $518,300 for the Police Department's STEP grant (Requires 5 affirmative votes) (Subject to Mayor's veto).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council authorize acceptance of $690,000 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 24th Amendment to AAR No 2017-165 to appropriate $518,300 funding into the FY 2018 budget. The remaining funds will be utilized in FY 2019. Funds have been awarded for the 2017 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 $690,000 from the Office of Traffic Safety to undertake the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP). The grant period is from October 1, 2017, through September 30, 2018. 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 $518,300 into the FY 2018 budget. The remaining funds will be budgeted and expended in FY 2019.
BACKGROUND
The OTS grant for the STEP program will pay for overtime to all...
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