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March 10, 2008
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Agenda
Item No. 42 Roll
Call No. 08- Communication No. 08-125
Submitted by: Judy A. Bradshaw, Chief of Police |
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AGENDA
HEADING:
Approval of 2009
Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau Section 402 Grant Application Proposal
SYNOPSIS:
Recommend approval of the 2009 Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau Section
402 Grant Proposal. This grant is a
traffic enforcement grant that the Des Moines Police Department has received
since 1988.
FISCAL
IMPACT:
Amount: $94,961
Funding
Source:
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION:
The grant proposal provides $94,961 for the Police Department to
fund:
- $65,415 to
conduct 1500 hours of overtime for directed traffic enforcement;
- $5,496 to
conduct 126 hours of overtime for educational presentations and child
safety seat demonstrations to schools, employee groups and neighborhood
associations;
- $9,800 for
officer training and educational materials related to child safety;
- $12,000
for three ProLaser Radar Units;
- $2,250 for
five Portable Breath Testers (PBTs).
The police department will be using this funding for the start-up costs
of two new programs. A collision avoidance training program
designed for teenage drivers to enhance a young driver’s awareness of operating
a motor vehicle and to create and practice skills that will prepare them to
anticipate and handle hazards that occur daily in normal driving is the first
program. Our goal is to reduce teen
accidents thereby reducing teenage injuries and deaths. The second program will be directed towards
assisting parents and prospective parents in the correct manner of installing a
child safety seat. In conjunction with
this program, educational materials would be distributed informing parents of
the dangers of leaving children unsupervised in and around motor vehicles.
The grant period is from October 01, 2008 through September 30, 2009. There is no match for this grant.
PREVIOUS
COUNCIL ACTION(S):
Date: September 10, 2007
Roll Call Number: 07-1734
Action: 2008
Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau Grant for traffic enforcement from October 1,
2007 through September 30, 2008, $63,500. (Council Communication No. 07-538)
Moved by Hensley to approve.
Motion Carried 7-0.
Date: September
11, 2006
Roll Call
Number: 06-1784
Action: 2007 grant application with the Governor’s
Traffic Safety Bureau for traffic enforcement from October 1, 2006 through
September 30, 2007, $90,100. (Council
Communication No. 06-552) Moved by
Vlassis to approve. Motion carried 6-0.
Date:
October 10, 2005
Roll Call
Number: 05-2459
Action: 2006 grant application with the Governor’s
Traffic Safety Bureau for traffic enforcement from October 1, 2005 through
September 30, 2006, $22,500. (Council
Communication No. 05-558) Moved by
Hensley to approve. Motion Carried 7-0.
BOARD/COMMISSION
ACTION(S): NONE
ANTICIPATED
ACTIONS AND FUTURE COMMITMENTS: NONE
For more information on this and other agenda items,
please call the City Clerk’s Office at 515-283-4209 or visit the Clerk’s Office
on the second floor of City Hall,