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DATE: July 30, 2008 CONSENT AGENDA
SUBJECT: Acceptance of an additional $25,000 in funding to the existing $110,000
Office of Traffic Safety DUI Enforcement and Awareness Program Grant
FROM: David Ready, City Manager
BY: Palm Springs Police Department
SUMMARY
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to accept an
additional $25,000 in funding to augment the existing $110,000 DUI Enforcement and
Awareness Program Grant from the California Office of Traffic and Safety (OTS). The
new total grant amount will be $135,000. These additional funds will be used to
purchase additional equipment for the DUI program.
RECOMMENDATION-
1) Accept an additional $25,000 in funding to the existing $110,000 Office of Traffic
Safety DUI Enforcement and Awareness Program Grant, the new grant total will
be $135,000,
2) Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
The Police Department rigorously enforces DUI laws, and some of the tools used are to
conduct DUI checkpoints, saturation patrol and awareness programs. These projects
are labor intensive and thus expensive. The department conducts 24 - 36 of these
enforcement projects each year. The department has been successful in obtaining
grants to pay for the personnel and equipment costs for these programs.
The current OTS grant was previously awarded and approved by Council on July 18,
2007, Minute Order # 8064. This grant period is for DUI enforcement and awareness
between 10/1/07 and 9/30/08.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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ITEM N0. ;
City Council Staff Report
July 30, 2008 -- Page 2
Accept$25,000 OTS Grant
None. No matching funds are required.
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