REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
October 15, 2020
FROM: ANDREW HALL, Chief of Police
Police Department
BY: MICHAEL REID, Deputy Chief
Support Division
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the 2021 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant:
1. Authorize the Chief of Police to accept $725,000 in grant funding for the 2021 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. Authorize the Chief of Police to execute the agreement, extensions and all related documentation applicable to the 2021 STEP grant
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council authorize acceptance of $725,000 in grant funding from the OTS, allowing the Chief of Police to enter into and execute the agreement and all required documents. $546,750 has been budgeted in the FY 21 revised budget. The remaining funds will be utilized in FY 2022. Funds have been awarded for the 2021 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 $725,000 from the Office of Traffic Safety to undertake the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP). The grant period is from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. 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 to purchase checkpoint supplies, Tesla EDR Kit and Vericom V-Sense Brake Meter for motor officers assigned to the Traffic Bureau. Of the awarded amount, $546,750 has been budgeted in the FY 2021 revised budget and the remaining funds will be budgeted and expended in FY 2022. There is no match requirement.
BACKGROUND
The OTS grant for the STEP program will pay for over...
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