HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2000-102 RESOLUTION NO. 2000-102
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 1999/2000
BUDGET AND APPROPRIATING UNANTICIPATED GRANT
REVENUES IN THE AMOUNT OF $41,120 TO PURCHASE
EIGHT RADAR LASERS, ONE SPEED ENFORCEMENT
TRAILER AND MISCELLANEOUS TRAFFIC-RELATED
EQUIPMENT FOR THE SERIOUS TRAFFIC OFFENDERS
PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) has approved amendments to the Serious
Traffic Offenders Program (STOP) grant in the City of Chula Vista; and
WHEREAS, OTS will fund the City of Chula Vista a total of $41,120 to the Police
Department for the purchase of speed enfomement equipment including eight handheld laser radar
guns, one speed enforcement trailer, and miscellaneous traffic enforcement equipment; and
WHEREAS, the radar lasers will enhance the traffic officers' ability to detect speeding
motorists and to enfome posted speed limits; and
WHEREAS, during a traffic contact officers will be able to determine the driver's license
status to determine whether the license is suspended or revoked, making the vehicle subject to
impound; and
WHEREAS, laser radar holders equipped with a locking mechanism allow the officer the
ability to properly house and secure the laser in order to pursue traffic offenders and will prevent
costly damage to the lasers and theft of the equipment; and
WHEREAS, the speed trailer allows the city to obtain the necessary information required for
speed surveys by parking the trailer in a specific location and allowing the trailer to gather the survey
information instead of utilizing personnel; and
WHEREAS, the trailer also acts as a deterrent to drivers by measuring their speed and
exhibiting it on the trailer display board; and
WHEREAS, the traffic division conducted tests on different handheld lasers and found Pro
Laser III manufactured by Kustom Signal, Inc. had the features necessary for the traffic unit; and
WHEREAS, the issue of the admissibility of the Kustom Pro Laser III was litigated by the
City in the Superior Court where the court held that the laser is generally accepted in the scientific
community to determine vehicle speed and the decision is binding in all judicial districts in San
Diego County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Chula Vista City Council does hereby
amend the Fiscal Year 1999/2000 budget and appropriate unanticipated grant revenues in the amount
of $41,120 to purchase eight radar lasers, one speed enforcement trailer, and miscellaneous
equipment for the Serious Traffic Offenders Program.
Resolution 2000-102 ~
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Presented by Approved as to form by
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PASSED, ~PROVED, ~d ~OPTED by the Ci~ Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 11~ day of April, 2000, by the Bllowing vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Davis, Moot, Padilia, Salas, ~d Ho~on
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
~SENT: Co~cilmembers: None
Shirley Horto~)~ayor _
ATTEST:
Susan Bigelow, City Clerk
STATE OF CALiFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, Califomia, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2000-102 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 11th day of April, 2000.
Executed this 11th day of April, 2000.
Susan Bigelow, City Clerk