HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2013-181RESOLUTION NO. 2013-181
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING LODI POLICE
DEPARTMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A SELECTIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
GRANT AND SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT GRANT FUNDED BY THE OFFICE OF TRAFFIC
SAFETY AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $182,300
WHEREAS, Lodi has a significant problem with alcohol- and speed -related fatal and injury
collisions, including those involving pedestrians, bicyclists, hit-and-run drivers, and motorcyclists;
and
WHEREAS, the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) develops rankings based on the Statewide
Integrated Traffic Records System data for collisions reported by agencies other than the California
Highway Patrol. Lodi is ranked 37th out of 103 California municipalities in the 50,000 to 100,000
population category; and
WHEREAS, by adopting this resolution, the Police Department will receive $182,300 in
grant funding from the OTS to implement a comprehensive traffic safety enforcement program to
reduce fatal and injury collisions where the primary collision factor is driving under the influence
(DUI) or speed. The project will reduce motorcycle -involved fatal and injury collisions and
bicycle/pedestrian-involved collisions; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department deploys existing officers on weekend and holiday
evenings for DUI saturation enforcement and will conduct 12 DUI checkpoints during the grant
period. The grant includes motorcycle saturation enforcement, bicycle/pedestrian enforcement, and
general traffic safety enforcement. To address hit-and-run collisions, the Police Department will
conduct driver's license checkpoints at all DUI checkpoints; and
WHEREAS, with Council approval, the City of Lodi and State of California OTS will enter
into an agreement that provides $182,300 to the City to fund enhanced enforcement, grant required
training, and the purchase of related materials and equipment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby authorize
the Lodi Police Department to participate in a selective traffic enforcement program grant and a
sobriety checkpoint grant funded by the Office of Traffic Safety and appropriate funds in the amount
of $182,300.
Date: October 16, 2013
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2013-181 was passed and adopted by the Lodi City
Council in a regular meeting held October 16, 2013, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hansen, Johnson, and Mounce
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Katzakian and Mayor Nakanishi
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
AL-OLSON
City Clerk
2013-181