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STATEMENT
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CHULA VISTA
12/13/2011 Item j
ITEM TITLE: RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING $119,797 FROM THE
CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY AND
APPROPRIATING $93,797 TO THE POLICE GRANT FUND
FOR THE SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT MINI-GRANT
PROGRAM
SUBMITTED BY: CHIEF OF POLIC~
REVIEWED BY: CITY MANAGER
4/STHS VOTE: YES X NO
SUMMARY
The California Office of Traffic Safety has awarded $119,797 to the Police Department
for the Sobriety Checkpoint Mini-Grant Program. The goal of the Sobriety Checkpoint
Mini-Grant Program is to reduce the number of victims killed and injured in alcohol-
involved crashes.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This proposed activity has been reviewed for compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and it has been determined that the activity is not a
"Project" as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines because it will
not result in a physical change in the environment; therefore, pursuant to Section
15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no
environmental review is necessary.
RECOMMENDATION
Council adopt the resolution.
BOARDS/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Not Applicable.
DISCUSSION
The California Office of Traffic Safety's (OTS) mission is to obtain and effectively
administer traffic safety grant funds to reduce deaths, injuries and economic losses
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resulting from traffic related collisions. The Police Department has been awarded
various OTS grants, including the Serious Traffic Offenders Program (STOP),
Comprehensive Traffic Safety Program, DUI Enforcement Program, and Selective
Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP), which all enhanced the Traffic Unit by funding
new positions. Additionally, OTS administers mini-grants such as the Sobriety
Checkpoint Mini-Grant Program and Click It or Ticket, which fund traffic enforcement
operations on an overtime basis.
The Police Department has received funding in the amount of $119,797 from the
California Office of Traffic Safety for the Sobriety Checkpoint Mini-Grant Program. The
goal of this program is to reduce the number of victims killed and injured in alcohol-
involved crashes. The Department has been approved to conduct a total of 18 sobriety
checkpoints during the period of November 29, 2011 to September 4, 2012. The grant
period encompasses two national mobilization periods. The Winter Holiday mobilization
runs from December 16, 2011 to January 1, 2012, and the Labor Day mobilization runs
from August 17, 2012 to September 3, 2012. Four checkpoints must be conducted during
each of these two mobilization periods and ten checkpoints can be conducted outside of
the mobilization periods. Each sobriety checkpoint will be compensated on an overtime
basis only. Additionally, OTS has approved $2,797 to purchase checkpoint supplies.
DECISION MAKER CONFLICT
Staff has reviewed the decision contemplated by this action and has determined that it is
not site specific and consequently the 500 foot rule found in California Code of
Regulations section 18704.2(a)(1) is not applicable to this decision.
CURRENT YEAR FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of this resolution will result in the acceptance of $119,797 of grant funding
from the California Office of Traffic Safety. Because the grant period crosses between
two fiscal years, $93,797 will be appropriated to the fiscal year 2011/2012 budget of the
Police Grant Fund and $26,000 will be included in the proposed fiscal year 2012/2013
budget. For the current fiscal year, $91,000 will be appropriated to the personnel
category for overtime costs and $2,797 will be appropriated to the supplies and services
category for checkpoint supplies. The funding from the California Office of Traffic
Safety will completely offset the costs incurred for the Sobriety Checkpoint Mini-Grant
Program, resulting in no net fiscal impact.
ONGOING FISCAL IMPACT
There is no ongoing fiscal impact for accepting these grant funds.
ATTACHMENTS
None.
Prepared by: Jonathan Alegre, Principal Management Analyst, Police Department
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RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING $119,797 FROM THE
CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY AND
APPROPRIATING $93,797 TO THE POLICE GRANT FUND
FOR THE SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT MINI-GRANT
PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the California Office of Traffic Safety has awarded $119,797 to the Police
Department for the Sobriety Checkpoint Mini-Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, the goal of the Sobriety Checkpoint Mini-Grant Program is to reduce the
number of victims killed and injured in alcohol-involved crashes; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department has been approved to conduct 18 sobriety
checkpoints during the period of November 29, 2011 to September 4, 2012; and
WHEREAS, each sobriety checkpoint will be compensated on an overtime basis only;
and
WHEREAS, the California Office of Traffic Safety has approved $2,797 to purchase
checkpoint supplies; and
WHEREAS, the grant funds from the California Office of Traffic Safety will offset the
costs of conducting the sobriety checkpoints.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista does hereby accept $119,797 from the California Office of Traffic Safety and appropriate
$91,000 to the personnel category and $2,797 to the supplies and services category of the fiscal
year 2011/2012 Police Grant Fund for the Sobriety Checkpoint Mini-Grant Program.
Presented by: Approved as to form by:
David Bejarano
Police Chief
Glen R. Googins ' S•-~,-, '~ rte?
City Attorney F: C
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