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Home My WebLink AboutCalifornia Office of Traffic Safety - One Year Grant - FY 20Council/Agency Meeting Held: Deferred/Continued to: App ved ❑ Conditionally Approved ❑ Denied C Cler s Sig tune Council Meeting Date: August 20, 2012 Department ID Number: PD-12-013 SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members SUBMITTED BY: Fred A. Wilson, City Manager PREPARED BY: Kenneth W. Small, Chief of Police SUBJECT: Approve and authorize execution of one-year grant agreements with the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and Traffic Enforcement Programs FY12/13; and, approve appropriations and establishment of separate business units Statement of Issue: In August 2012, the Police Department received notice from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) that the City of Huntington Beach was tentatively awarded two grants. Grant No. SC13184 was awarded for the "Sobriety Checkpoint Grant Program" in the amount of $107,500.00, and Grant No. PT1368 was awarded for the "Selective Traffic Enforcement Program" in the amount of $90,469.00. The awarded funds are intended to reimburse our costs associated with DUI enforcement and selective traffic enforcement details. These events are designed to earn media attention, thus enhancing the overall deterrent effect. City Council action is required to accept the grant awards and appropriate the funds. Financial Impact: The one year reimbursable grant agreements are funded by the State of California Office of Traffic Safety. The amounts of $107,500.00 and $90,469.00 are for the period of October 1, 2012, through September 30, 2013. The appropriation request is fully offset by the estimated revenues. Recommended Action: Motion to: A) Approve and accept Grant Agreement No. SC13184 (Sobriety Checkpoint Grant Program) between OTS and the City of Huntington Beach for $107,500; and, B) Approve and accept Grant Agreement No. PT1368 (Selective Traffic Enforcement Program) between OTS and the City of Huntington Beach for $90,469; and, C) Authorize the Chief of Police to execute both agreements with OTS; and, D) Approve appropriations and estimated revenue in the total amount of $197,969; and, E) Establish separate business units for these funds and authorize the Chief of Police to expend up to a total of $197,969 plus accrued interest on the Sobriety Checkpoint Grant Program and the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program. HB -459- Item 20. - I REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION MEETING DATE: 8/20/2012 DEPARTMENT ID NUMBER: PD-12-013 Alternative Action(s): Do not approve the grant and direct staff accordingly Analysis: The City of Huntington Beach has traditionally been concerned with the safe and efficient movement of vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic on our highways, streets and bike paths. The City of Huntington Beach is currently going through several redevelopment projects, some of which add to both seasonal and yearlong traffic related issues. Currently, DUI arrest rankings established by California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) indicate out of 53 cities with populations ranging from 100,000 to 250,000, the City of Huntington Beach has the fourth highest arrest rate in the state. Even with this excellent arrest rate, Huntington Beach is still ranked the 5th highest city for alcohol involved traffic collisions. In 2011, the Huntington Beach Police Department arrested over 1200 DUI drivers, and we intend on continuing our aggressive enforcement efforts. The Selective Traffic Enforcement Program and Sobriety Checkpoint Grant Program funded by OTS will allow the Police Department to take a multi -faceted approach. OTS has joined forces with the University of California Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC), who will be administering and handling the grant funds for the Sobriety Checkpoint Grant Program. This particular grant will reimburse the City for expenditures associated with DUI checkpoint operations. OTS will administer and handle the grant funds for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program. This particular grant will reimburse the City for expenditures associated with DUI saturation and selective enforcement details. Environmental Status: Not applicable Strategic Plan Goal: Maintain public safety Attachment(s): Grant Award Letters Item 20. - 2 HB -460- ATTACHMENT #1 HB -461- Item 20. - 3 �?� O CJiLIFO A EDMUND G. BROWN 3R, GOVERNOR OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY 2208 KAUSEN DRIVE, SUfTE 300 r ELK GROVE, CA 95758 g iNww.dfS.C2.90V m� VSe (93 6) 509-3030 (800) 735-M29 (1T/MD-Refenl) 916 509-3055 FAX "� tAIAPORN1A 6F9106 ( ) (FAX) oP TRAFFIC !AP[4Y July 27, 2012 Grant No. PT1368 Jonathan Haught, Sergeant Huntington Beach Police Department 2000 Main -Street Huntington Beach, CA 92648 Dear Sergeant Haught: Congratulations! Through a competitive process, the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) has tentatively approved your funding request for the proposal titled "Selective Traffic Enforcement Program" in the amount of approximately $90,469.00. Your OTS Coordinator will contact -you to discuss your proposal mid explain the Grant Agreement process. It is our goal to have all new grants start no later than October 1, 2012. If approval from your City Council or Board of Supervisors is required, you should begin that process now. Do not incur grant reimbursable costs prior to the receipt of your official approval packet from OTS or before your grant start date OTS will initiate a statewide media news release regarding 2013 proposals selected for funding. Your agency should not publically announce this tentative award until the grant agreement is fully negotiated and signed by-OTS. Again; congratulations on the success of your proposal. If.you have any questions, please contact Julie Schilling, Operations Coordinator, at (91.6) 5097-3018 or a -mail atjulie.schilling@ots-ca.gov. , Sincerely, CHRISTOPHER J. MURPHY Director JS:kn Item 20. - 4 r xs -462- STATE OF CAuFORmA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC. SAFETY 2208 KAUSEN DRNE, SMITE 300 ELK GROVE, CA 95758 W Ww.0tS.Ca.Q0V (916) $09-3030 (800) n35-2929 (MrDD-Referral) (916) 509-3055 (FAX) EDMUND G. BROWN JR , GOVERNOR � % CALIF0t1C1A OFFICi 00 TRAM IC iAFOTY August 3, 2012 Grant No. SC 13184 Jon Haught, Sergeant Huntington Beach Police Department 2000 Main Street Huntington Beach, CA .92648 Dear Sergeant Haught: Congratulations± Through a competitive process, the.Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) has tentatively approved your funding request for the proposal titled "Sobriety Checkpoint Grant Program" for the amount of $107,500.00.:. This award includes. -a maximum of $3,000.00.for the purchase of OTS= approved checkpoint supplies.;' The approval `is for 11 checkpoint operations during the period from `Octobber:l; 2012 to September 30, 2013. The maximum,allowed cost per checkpoint is $9,500.00. The University of California Berkeley. Safe Transportation Research and. Education Center :.(SafeTREC), who is administering the grant.funds for" OTS, will errna�.a grant contract.to the contact listed .on the application. Please -Have the AutYtonzing Officiat and any additignal individuals- auithozized't6 sign claims sign the '"contra t: Senthe contract to; $afeTflEC uo later. than September 5, 2411 It's our gootto have alL new-gtauts start no later than October 1, 2012: The SafeTREC will issue you a copy of the signed, Tally executed •grant contract. If`approval from your City Councilor Board of Supervisors is required, you should begin that process no*. Do not incur casts prior to the date of the signed, fully executed contract from SafeTREC. . . 1 Again; congratulations on the success of your proposal. If you have any questions, please contact Shar Rauch, SafeTREC Program Coordinator at (510)'643-1774 or by e-mail at checkpoint(aberkeley.edu . Sincerely CHRiSTOPHER J. MURPHY Director CM:kn HB -463- Item 20. - 5