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Chief of Police Floyd Williams addressed the Lodi City Council
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proposing a select traffic enforcement program to enforce
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traffic laws in critical areas identified by analysis of
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accident locations, causes, time and day of the week. The
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program will concentrate on hazardous moving violations and the
drinking driver as they relate to the primary collision factors
in this City.
Chief Williams further advised that the primary purpose of the
program will be in accident prevention through enforcement. A
secondary goal will be educational programs directed to public
awareness. To initiate this program we are proposing the
hiring of three additional full time police officers and
equipping them with standard police motorcycles (including
radar equipment). To help ease the burden of establishing such
a program within our department, we are requesting permission
to apply for a Traffic Safety Grant through the Office of
Traffic Safety, State of California. This grant will provide
one hundred percent personnel cost the first year and fifty per
cent personnel cost for the second year.
The Office of Traffic Safety operates on a fiscal year of
October - October however, the Police Department does not
anticipate initiating this program until January 1986.
Therefore, the following schedule would probably follow this
guideline:
January 1, 1986 - Decembor 31, I986 9 Nbnths 100%
January 1, 1987 - March 31, 1987 3 Months 50$
April 1, 1987 - September 30, 1987 6 6'bnths 50%
Chief Williams apprised the Council that the reason we do not
anticipate staring until January, 1986 is because of some
difficulty we may encounter in scheduling the training courses
necessary to certify our police officers in the use and safety
of motorcycles. If training courses can be foluid sooner, then
we may be able to start the program in October, 1985.
This Grant would not provide for the purchase of motorcycles
and, if awarded the Grant, the Lodi Police Department can
negotiate with the Office of Traffic Safety and might possibly
receive assistance in funding the radar equipment, police
radios for the motorcycles and portable radio units for the
officers as well. If not, there could be an initial
expenditure to the City of approximately $35,000.00.
Chief Williams further presented for Council's perusal
documentation which points to a graving need for a full time
traffic enforcement unit.
Following discussion with questions being directed to Staff,
Council, on motion of Mayor Pro Tempore Hinchman, Olson second,
approved the Lodi Police Department applying for a grant
through the State Office of Traffic Safety which would provide
the City with a select traffic enforcement program to enforce
traffic laws in critical areas identified by analysis of
accident locations, causes, time and &y of week.
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T& THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM. THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
UNCIL CO1tMIUNICATIO
DATE NO.
March 28, 1985
Request for Consideration of Application for Traffic Grant
Lodi Police Department proposes a select traffic enforcement program to enforce
traffic laws in critical areas identified by analysis of accident locations,
causes, time and May of thr .:eek. The program will concentrate on hazardous
movine violations and fhe 'ri;;kin driver as they relate -to the primary collision
factors in this city.
Our primary purpose will be in accident prevention through enforcement. A secondary
goai will be educational programs directed to public awareness. To initiate this
program we are proposing the hiring of three additional full time police officers
and equipping them with standard police motorcycles (including radar equipment).
To help ease the burden of establishing such a program within our department, we
are requesting permission to apply for a Traffic Safety Grant through the Office
of Traffic Safety, State of California. This grant will provide one hundred per-
cent personnel cost the first year and fifty per cent personnel cost for the second
year.
The Office of Traffic Safety operates on a fiscal year of October - October however
we do not anticipate initiating this program until anuary, 1986. Therefore, The
following schedule would probably follow this guideline:
1986 - Dacember 31, 1986
1, 1987 - March 31, 1987
1987 - September 30, 1987
9 months 100 %
3 months 100 %
6 months 50%
The reason we do not anticipate starting until January, 1986 is because of some
difficulty we may encounter in scheduling the training courses necessary to cer-
tify our police officers in the use and safety of motorcycles. If training courses
can be found sooner, then we may be able to start the program in October, 1985.
This Grant would not provide for the purchase of motorcycles and, if awarded the
Grant, we can negotiate with the Office of Traffic Safety and might possibly re-
ceive assistance in funding the radar equipment, police radios for the- motorcycles
and portable radio units for the officers as well. If not, there could be an
initial expenditure to the City of approximately $35,000.00.
We will present for your consideration documentation which points to a growing
need for a full time traffic enforcement unit. In preparation for the meetinq,
please refer to the following addenda, which is the result of research conducted
by Lieutenant Bruce Dick. In his research, Lieutenant Dick contacted the Chamber
of Commerce who, in turn, identified ten cities comparable to Lodi in'population
and typography. These ten cities were then compared -to Lodi in three distinct
categories:
number of accidents
number of injuries
nur,iber of fatalities
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Council Communication
March 28, 1985
Request/Appl Traffic Grant
Lodi Police Department Page 2
The Study shows that Lodi ranked Number I in accidents, Number 4 in injuries
and tied for 6th place in fatalities.
Another survey (Addendum D) identifies the five main causes of accidents in
Lodi, with the two highest primary collision factors being right-of-way
and unsafe speed.
Chief Williams will present further documentation to demonstrate the need for
this additional manpower and a full time selective traffic enforcement unit.
Respectfully submitted,
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Captaain arry O' --Hansen
Patrol Division Commander
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