TO: LINDA REICH, CITY MANAGER
FROM: KEVIN MENSEN, CHIEF OF POLICE
SUBJECT
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2023 and 2024 State of California Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant.
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RECOMMENDATION
1) Authorize the acceptance of the 2023 and 2024 Office of Traffic Safety STEP Grant in the amount of $220,000; 2) appropriate $220,000 to the General Fund; 3) increase the general fund revenue grant budget by $220,000; and 4) authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all necessary documents related to this grant on behalf of the City.
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FISCAL IMPACT
Appropriate $220,000 to the General Fund with a corresponding increase to the grant revenue. The requested appropriation is fully offset by grant revenue and no local matching funds are requested. The two grant numbers are G4253 in the amount of $140,000 and G4254 in the amount of $80,000, totaling $220,000. These grants are funded with federal funds and passed through the State of California, therefore will be placed on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA).
CITY OF CHINO MISSION / VISION / VALUES / STRATEGIC ISSUES
The recommendation detailed above furthers the City’s values and strategic issues that serve as key pillars on which identified priorities, goals, and action plans are built, by fostering:
• Financial Stability
• Public Service Excellence through Internal and External Partnerships
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Expenditure: 1004000-40010-40010-59500-G4253 $140,000 1004000-40010-59500-G4254 |
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BACKGROUND
The Chino Police Department has been awarded the "2023 and 2024 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant" in the amount of $220,000 from the State of California - Office of Traffic Safety. The grant period is October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025, and will cover the cost of conducting DUI checkpoints, DUI saturation patrols, traffic enforcement, distracted driving, motorcycle safety, night-time Click-It-Or-Ticket operations, along with pedestrian and bicycle enforcement. Additionally, the grant allows for travel expenses for training, other direct costs related to DUI checkpoint supplies, and LIDAR devices.
The federal funds allocated through the state in the amount of $220,000 will be allotted from two different state tracking numbers and the CFDA numbers are as follows: CFDA 20.608 $140,000-City grant #G4253 and CFDA 20.600 $80,000-City grant #G4254.
ISSUES/ANALYSIS
The Chino Police Department will be able to conduct a total of six sobriety checkpoints, 23 traffic enforcement operations, and 33 DUI saturation patrols with the grant funding made available. The State of California Office of Traffic Safety will reimburse the City of Chino for overtime expenditures, travel expenses and other direct costs up to $220,000 to conduct the operations authorized under the STEP Grant.
Attachment: PT25150 Grant Agreement