REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
September 20, 2018
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 2019 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant
1. Authorize the Chief of Police to accept $657,015 in grant funding for the 2019 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 - 6th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2018-157 appropriating $543,000 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 $657,015 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 6th Amendment to AAR No 2018-157 to appropriate $543,000 funding into the FY 2019 budget. The remaining funds will be utilized in FY 2020. Funds have been awarded for the 2019 STEP grant to the Fresno Police Department's Traffic Bureau.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno has been awarded grant funds of $657,015 from the Office of Traffic Safety to undertake the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP). The grant period is from October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. 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 and purchase tablets for motor officers assigned to the Traffic Bureau. Council approval is needed to authorize the agreement and appropriate $543,000 into the FY 2019 budget. The remaining funds will be budgeted and expended in FY 2020.
BACKGROUND
The OTS grant for the STEP pro...
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