2014 2:00:00 PM

Monday, January 13, 2014 2:00 PM
City Council Ch;ambers, Legislative Building, 745 Fourth Street, Sparks, NV

General Business: 6.2

Title: Consideration and possible acceptance of a traffic safety grant in the amount of $15,931 to fund the purchase of police traffic radar units.

Petitioner/Presenter: Police Department/Chief Brian Allen

Recommendation: Approve and accept the traffic safety grant in the amount $15,931 to fund the purchase of police traffic radar units

Financial Impact: N/A

Business Impact (Per NRS 237):
A Business Impact Statement is not required because this is not a rule.

Agenda Item Brief: The State of Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety had offered a grant in the amount $15,931 to the Sparks Police Department to fund the purchase of police traffic radar units.

Background: As part of its annual Traffic Safety Plan, the Office of Traffic Safety makes funds available to agencies who work to forward the goals and initiatives of the Office. The Sparks Police Department identified a need to provide a different type of speed measuring radar unit to officers who work traffic enforcement and requested funding from the Office of Traffic Safety to facilitate the purchase. There is a acknowledged link between vehicle speed and crash severity. By reducing vehicle speeds we can reduce the number and severity of injuries sustained in vehicle crashes in our city.

Analysis: The new units will assist officers in identifying speeding vehicles so that enforcement action can be taken.

Alternatives: The City can seek funding from other sources

Recommended Motion: Approve and accept the traffic safety grant from the State of Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety.

Attached Files:

ATP Radars.pdf

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