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AGENDA TITLE:
MEETING DATE:
PREPARED BY:
Adopt Resolution Authorizing the chief of Police to Execute the AVOID the 10
Grant Funded by the Office of Traffic Safety and Appropriate Funds ($20,000)
November 19,2014
Chief of Police
RECOMMENDED AGTION:
BACKG ROU ND INFORMATION
Adopt resolution authorizing the Chief of Police to execute the
AVOID the 10 Grant funded by the Office of Traffic Safety and
appropriate funds ($20,000).
Lodi has a significant problem with alcoholand speed-related fatal
and injury collisions, including those involving pedestrians,
bicyclists, hitand-run drivers, and motorcyclists (illustrated below)
FiscalYear DU l-Related Traffic Collisions DUlArrests
11t12 71 358
12t13 65 303
13t14 60 281
To address DUl, the Lodi Police Department deploys existing officers on weekend and holiday evenings
for DUI saturation enforcement and DUI checkpoints. This grant will allow for additional saturation patrols
and DUI checkpoints.
By adopting this resolution, the Lodi Police Department will receive $20,000 in grant funding from the
Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), administered by the Stockton Police Department, to augmeni a
comprehensive traffic safety enforcement program to reduce fatal and injury collisions where the primary
collision factor is driving under the influence (DUl). The Lodi Police Department has participated in this
grant in previous years, and would like to continue that partnership.
With Council approval, the City of Lodi and the City of Stockton will enter into an agreement that provides
$20,000 in grant funding to augment enhanced DUI enforcement.
FISCAL IMPACT:This grant will allow the city to conduct needed education and enforcement
without using General Fund dollars.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: 2014115 DUIAVOID Grant (AL1S10) ($20,000)
Deputy City Manager
APPROVED
Manager
alServices Director
Adopt Resolution Authorizing Lodi Police Department to Execute the AVOID the 10 Grant Funded by the
Office of Traffic Safety and Appropriate Funds ($20,000)
November 19,2014
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Mark Helms
Chief of Police
cc: City Attorney
RESOLUTION NO. 201 4-210
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF OF POLICE TO EXECUTE
THE AVOID THE 1O GRANT FUNDED BY THE OFFICE OF TRAFFIC
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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 lntegrated Traffic Records System data for collisions reported by agencies
other than thJ Cal¡fornia Highway Patrol. Lodi is ranked 37th out of 103 California
municipalities in the 50,000 to 100,000 population category; and
WHEREAS, to address driving under the influence (DUl), the Lodi Police
Department deploys existing officers on weekend and holiday evenings for DUI saturation
enforcement and DUI checkpoints; and
WHEREAS, by adopting this resolution, the Lodi Police Department will receive
920,000 in grant funding from the OTS, administered by the Stockton Police Department,
to augmentã comprehensive traffic safety enforcement program to reduce fatal and injury
collisions where the primary collision factor is DUI; and
WHEREAS, with Council approval, the City of Lodi and the City of Stockton will
enter into an agreement that provides $20,000 in grant funding to augment enhanced DUI
enforcement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE lT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
authorize the Chief of Police to execute the AVOID the 10 Grant funded by the Office of
Traffic Safety, and hereby appropriates funds in the amount of $20,000.
Date: November 19,2014
I hereby certify that Resolution No, 2014-210 was passed and adopted by the Lodi
City Council in a regular meeting held November 19, 2014, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Hansen, Johnson, Mounce, Nakanishi,
and Mayor Katzakian
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN
COUNCIL MEMBERS -
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COUNCIL MEMBERS -
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