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TO: THE CITY COUNCIL DATE
FROM: THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
SUBJECT
�►r-PF2C�LI OF CIPFT(E (W TRAFFTr -qPFTv CRANT
June 3, 1987
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council authorize the
acceptance of a Traffic Records Management Grant from the Office
o Traffic Safety in the amount of $34,844.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The City of Lodi received a Grant from
the State's Office of Traffic Safety in 1986 for the purpose of
implementing a Traffic Enforcement Unit consisting Df three
motorcvcle officers. This program has proven to be highly
successful. Overall speed is down and we are starting to see a
decline in accident rates.
The Traffic Records Management Grant is a new Grant and is a
combined effort of the Lodi Police Department and City
Engineering Department; it will provide funds for the following
expenses:
1) One part-time clerk (4 hours a day with
no benefits) for data entry $ 7,344
2) Traffic Records software 7,500
3) Engineering/Traffic Safety software 8,000
4) Cable installation between City Hall
and LPD 2,000
5) Funds for hardware costs 10,000
Total Grant $34,844
City cost for this program could range from 521,988 to $24,988.
The cost to the City is because of the additional funds
necessary to purchase a new System 36 Mini Computer.
This Grant will accomplish several objectives:
1) Provide a means of combining City Engineering and Lodi
Police Department's efforts toward traffic safety.
2) Provide a more effective means of correlating traffic
enforcement with accident locations for effective
manpower deployment.
3) Reduce the cost to the City of' purchasing a larger
computer system wl-:ich is necessary due to our large
growing data base.
Respectfully submitted,
Captain Larry D, t'anser.
Patrol Division Cor^:aian�i(:::
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