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ACCEPTANCE AND ALLOCATION OF THE 2025-26 OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANT FOR THE SELECTIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
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DEPARTMENT: POLICE DEPARTMENT
PRESENTED BY: NICK WILSON, SERGEANT
CONTACT INFORMATION: NICK WILSON (714) 754-4963
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Approve the proposed Resolution No. 2025-XX, which ratifies the application for a grant award from the State of California - Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) and authorize the Interim City Manager or designee to execute the grant documents, including the Grant Agreement, and accept and administer the grant.
2. Approve revenue and expense appropriations in the amount of $280,000, for the Fiscal Year 2025-26 OTS STEP Grant for a grant period from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
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BACKGROUND:
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration distributes federal funding to California through the Office of Traffic Safety. The mission of the Office of Traffic Safety is to effectively administer traffic safety grants that deliver innovative programs and eliminate traffic fatalities and injuries on California roadways. Grants are used to mitigate traffic safety program deficiencies, expand ongoing programs, and/or to develop new programs. Grant funding cannot replace existing program expenditures, nor can traffic safety funds be used for program maintenance, research, rehabilitation, and/or construction.
The Police Department has been awarded similar OTS grants in the past, which have significantly assisted the objectives of the Traffic Safety Bureau and improved traffic safety for residents and visitors in Costa Mesa. Since 2005, the Office of Traffic Safety has awarded the Costa Mesa Police Department nineteen (19) traffic safety related grants. The funds associated with these grants were used to purchase specialized equipment and to fund the costs of personnel wor...
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