HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - November 15, 2000 E-22AGENDA TITLE: Authorization for Lodi Police to Participate in an Office of Traffic Safety Grant for an
Automated Collision Records and Analysis System
DATE: November 15, 2000
PREPARED BY: JERRY J. ADAMS, CHIEF OF POLICE
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council adopt a Resolution authorizing the Lodi Police
Department to participate in an Office of Traffic Safety grant for an automated
Collision Records and Analysis System.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: At the present time the Lodi Police Department does not have a
sophisticated automated traffic records management system that can
be effectively utilized for identifying, analyzing and mitigating high
collision locations and correlating these statistics to enforcement
activities, traffic controls or needed traffic safety programs.
Collision statistics are currently compiled manually using SWITRS reports that come to the City quarterly
from the California Highway Patrol. This report merely provides us with quarterly and annual totals of
various collision categories. Information that would be highly desirable, but can seldom be assembled
includes lists of high collision locations, DUI collisions, bicycle and pedestrian concentrations by location
and prevailing collision patterns at intersections and mid -block locations.
An Automated Collision Records and Analysis System will allow the City to develop and implement an
effective Geographic Information System (GIS) based collision records and analysis system that will be
used to identify the location, frequency and severity of traffic collisions. The system will provide the City's
traffic engineers, traffic enforcement personnel and management with timely and accurate information to
serve as the basis for engineering and enforcement decisions and projects. The goal of this project is to
develop a system that will allow the City to identify, analyze and mitigate critical high collision locations.
With Council approval a service contract will be entered into between the City of Lodi and Office of Traffic
Safety to provide funding for the Automated Collision Records and Analysis system. This contract will
provide funding in the amount of $47,000, which will be for computer software, hardware, printing systems
and software consulting.
APPROVED:
H. Don Flynn — City Manager,
Authorization for Lodi Police to Participate in an Office of Traffic Safety
Grant for an Automated Collision Records and Analysis System
November 15, 2000
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FUNDING: $47,000 provided to the Lodi Police Department through the State of California Office of
Traffic Safety. No City contributions/matching funds will be necessary.
Approved by:
Vicky McAthie
Finance Directory
Jerry . Ada s
Chief of Police
cc: City Attorney
RESOLUTION NO. 2000-199
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE LODI
POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN AN OFFICE OF TRAFFIC
SAFETY GRANT FOR AN AUTOMATED COLLISION RECORDS AND
ANALYSIS SYSTEM
WHEREAS, at the present time the Lodi Police Department does not have a sophisticated
automated traffic records management system that can be effectively utilized for identifying,
analyzing and mitigating high collision locations and correlating these statistics to enforcement
activities, traffic controls or needed traffic safety programs; and
WHEREAS, collision statistics are currently compiled manually using SWITRS reports that
come to the City quarterly from the California Highway Patrol, and this report merely provides us
with quarterly and annual totals of various collision categories; and
WHEREAS, information that would be highly desirable includes lists of high collision
locations, DUI collisions, bicycle and pedestrian concentrations by location and prevailing collision
patterns at intersections and mid -block locations; and
WHEREAS, an Automated Collision Records and Analysis System will allow the City to
develop and implement an effective Geographic Information System based collision records and
analysis system that will be used to identify the location, frequency and severity of traffic collisions.
The system will provide the City's traffic engineers, traffic enforcement personnel and management
with timely and accurate information to serve as the basis for engineering and enforcement
decisions and projects; and
WHEREAS, the goal of this project is to develop a system that will allow the City to identify,
analyze and mitigate critical high collision locations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lodi City Council hereby authorizes the
Lodi Police Department to participate in the Office of Traffic Safety Grant, which will provide funding
in the amount of $47,000.00, for an automated Collision Records and Analysis System; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to
execute the Agreement on behalf of the City.
Dated: November 15, 2000
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2000-199 was passed and adopted by the Lodi City
Council in a regular meeting held November 15, 2000 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hitchcock, Land, Nakanishi, Pennino and Mayor Mann
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
SUSAN J. BLACKSTON
City Clerk
2000-199