COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council
FROM: Troy Stirling, Chief of Police
SUBJECT:Title
Adopt Resolution No. 23-3646 Approving the Submission of a Grant Application to the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety for Traffic Enforcement and Fully Outfitted Traffic Vehicle (Chief Stirling)
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FUNDING SOURCE:
Grant
PURPOSE:
To approve the submission of a grant application to the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to fund traffic enforcement overtime and the purchase of a fully outfitted traffic vehicle.
BACKGROUND:
The Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) provides grant funding through the Police Traffic Services (PTS) program to reimburse expenses related to enhanced traffic enforcement and equipment. The Lake Havasu City Police Department desires to submit a grant application seeking funding for reimbursement of personnel services (overtime) and associated employee related expenses to conduct enhanced traffic enforcement throughout the community, as well as purchase a fully outfitted patrol vehicle dedicated to traffic enforcement activites. The grant application deadline is March 3, 2023, and if awarded will be effective for Federal Fiscal Year 2024, which begins October 1, 2023, and ends September 30, 2024.
COMMUNITY IMPACT:
The Lake Havasu City Police Department has been awarded and utilized GOHS grant funding for a number of years for DUI/traffic enforcement and traffic equipment, resulting in increased safety throughout the community while easing the burden on General Fund resources.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Appropriation in the amount of $122,000 will be requested through the Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget process. There is no City match requirement for this grant.
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution No. 23-3646
SUGGESTED MOTION:Recommended Action
I move to adopt Resolution No. 23-3646 approving the submission of a grant application to the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety; and authorize the City Manager to execute the application and grant agreement, deliver all documents necessary to carry out the terms and intent of the grant, and take all steps necessary to implement and complete the activities funded and required by the grant, subject to necessary review and approval by the City Attorney.