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Sparks City Council Meeting 10/10/2011 2:00:00 PM
Monday, October 10, 2011 2:00 PMLegislative Building, 745 4th Street, Sparks, NV 89431
General Business: 6.2
Title: Consideration and possible acceptance of a State of Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety grant in the amount of $92,100.00 to fund participation in the 2012 Joining Forces traffic enforcement program.
Petitioner/Presenter: Police Department/Chief Steve Keefer
Recommendation: Accept the State of Nevada Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety grant award in the amount of $92,100.00
Financial Impact: Requires an in-kind City match, from salaries and expenditures already budgeted, of $23,025.
Business Impact (Per NRS 237):
A Business Impact Statement is not required because this is not a rule.
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 has offered the Sparks Police Department a grant in the amount of $92,100.00 to participate in the 2012 Joining Forces traffic enforcement program,which requires an in-kind City match, from salaries and expenditures already budgeted, of $23,025.
Background: The Sparks Police Department has been a participant in the Joining Forces program since its inception in 2002. The Program provides funding to pay officer overtime to conduct specified traffic enforcement activities. There are 15 scheduled events that are conducted by participating agencies statewide. These events include the national Click-it or Ticket campaign, the holiday impaired driving campaign, and the spring speed enforcement campaign. New this year is focused enforcement of distracted driving (cell phone), and intersection enforcement. The Joining Forces program is a national award winning program that has been credited with reducing the injuries and fatalities on Nevada's roadways
Analysis: The grant will fund approximately 1850 hours of officer overtime to participate in these events, which are spread throughout the year. The events include DUI checkpoints and impaired driving saturation patrols, pedestrian enforcement, speed enforcement, occupant restraint enforcement, distracted driving enforcement, and intersection safety enforcement.
Alternatives: The City can elect to decline the grant award and seek funding sources elsewhere.
Recommended Motion: Accept the grant award from the State of Nevada Deparmtent of Public Safety, Office of Traffic safety in the amount of $92,100.00.
Attached Files:
22-JF-1.22 Sparks PD.doc 22-JF-1.22 Sparks PD.pdf
