Title
Consider/Discuss/ Act on a Resolution Authorizing the Interim City Manager to Apply for and Accept, If Awarded, a Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant for Fiscal Year 2017 from the Texas Department of Transportation
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Safe and Secure Community
MEETING DATE: January 5, 2016
DEPARTMENT: Police Department
CONTACT: Greg Conley, Chief of Police
Janay Tieken, Housing and Community Development Manager
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Approval of Resolution for application submission and acceptance, if awarded, for the FY17 TXDOT Comprehensive STEP grant.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• The FY17 STEP grant application is due January 7, 2016.
• The STEP grant program pays 80% of the overtime cost for traffic officers to increase enforcement and adjudication of traffic related safety laws.
• The City is applying for grant funding to pay 80% of the cost of 1850 hours of overtime for traffic enforcement and 70 hours of administration and public education.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• The grant is funded by the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT).
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• The total amount of the program is $116,056.39. The grant application is for $91,224.96 and the match is $24,831.43, which is the value of the OT benefits provided to the officers by the City.
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
• N/A