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Home My WebLink About11 - OTS DUI Enforcement & Awareness Program GrantCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT Agenda Item No. 11 August 10, 2010 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: Police Department Jay R. Johnson, Chief of Police, 644- 3701, JJohnson @nbpd.org Steve Koudelka, Lieutenant, 644 -3740, SKoudelka @nbpd.org SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE OF 2010 -2011 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY (OTS), DUI ENFORCEMENT AND AWARENESS PROGRAM GRANT (AL1155) ISSUE: Accept grant funding for DUI Enforcement and Awareness Program. RECOMMENDATION: 1. "Accept grant funding from the Office of :Traffic Safety (OTS) in the amount of : $222,355 to fund a Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Enforcement and Awareness Program; as outlined in grant number AL1155. 2. Approve a Budget Amendment in the amount of $222,355 for the Police Department Budget for Fiscal Year 2010/2011 to fund the OTS, DUI Enforcement and Awareness Program grant. 3. Authorize the Administrative. Services' Director to establish revenue and expenditure accounts to facilitate the administration of these grant funds. DISCUSSION: Background: The City of Newport Beach has been awarded 6 grant from the State.of California, OTS, to increase DUI Enforcement <and. Awareness, in the City of Newport Beach. Grant AL11.1.55 will become.. effective .October .1, 2010, and expire September 30, 2011. . This $222,355 grant will pay for overtime costs for officers specifically assigned to DUI enforcement and awareness. OTS Grant August 10, 2010 Page 2 In 2008, OTS rated 103 California cities with population in the 50,000 to 100,000 range. At that time Newport Beach ranked as follows: Category Rankin Persons killed or injured in alcohol- involved collisions 6 Total alcohol - involved collisions 3 Alcohol - involved collisions with drivers between the ages of 21 and 34 3 Alcohol - involved collision with drivers under 21 53 The Police Department, in an effort to improve our DUI programs, applied for and was awarded an OTS grant in the amount of $222,355, pending approval of the City Council. The grant commences October 1, 2010, and ends September 30, 2011. This is a reimbursable grant, in that funds are repaid after the City incurs the overtime expense. Claims for reimbursement are made quarterly, and payments are processed by the State thereafter. This grant allows for the funding of overtime associated with six DUI checkpoints, 150 DUI saturation patrols, and two DUI "Court Sting" operations, which focus on offenders who drive after having their drivers license suspended or revoked by the Court. There are also provisions for two warrant services on offenders who do not respond to their DUI charges or observe the terms of their probation based on their DUI charges. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: None. PUBLIC NOTICE: None:. FUNDING AVAILABILITY: State of California, OTS, DUI Enforcement and Awareness Program grant up to $222,355. No matching funds are required for this grant. Prepared by: Submitted' by: Steve Koudelka, Lieutenant Johnson Traffic Services Division Commander CHIEF OF POLICE Attachment: OTS Approval Letter STATE OF CAJ.IFORNIA BUSINESS, TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AGENCY OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY 2298 KAUSEN DRIVE, SUITE 300 ELK GROVE, CA 96758 www.ots.ca.gov (916) 509 -3030 (600) 7354929 (ITrOD- Referral) (916) 509 -3055 (FAX) - June 25, 2010 John Hougan, Sergeant Newport Beach Police Department 870 Santa Barbara Drive Newport Beach, CA 92660 Dear Sergeant Hougan: ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, GOVERNOR DALE E. BONNER, SECRETARY t;. CALIFORNIA OFFICl OF TRAFCli fatltr, Grant No. AL1155. Congratulations! Through a competitive process, the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) has tentatively approved your funding request for the proposal titled "DUI Enforcement and Awareness Program" in the amount of approximately $222;355.00. Your OTS Coordinator will contact you, to discuss your proposal and explain the Grant Agreement process, including a possible "Pre- Funding Assessment" meeting. In preparation, please visit our website, www.ots.ca.gov, at Grants and Programs, to view the Grant Program Manual, which gives instructions for completing a Grant Agreement. The following are timelines for development of your Grant Agreement: Final Deadline for Draft Grant Agreement submitted to OTS July 30, 2010 Final Deadline for Final Grant Agreement submitted to OTS August 31, 2010 It is our goal to have all new grants start no later than October 1, 2010. Failure to meet these deadlines will jeopardize your funding. If approval from a City Council or the Board of Supervisors is required; you should begin that process now. Do not incur grant reimbursable costs prior to the receipt of your official approval packet from OTS or before your grant start date: OTS will initiate a statewide media news release regarding 2011 proposals selected for funding. Your agency should not publically announce this tentative award until the grant agreement is fatly negotiated and signed by OTS. Again, congratulations on the success of your proposal. If you have any questions, please contact Tony Sordello, Regional Coordinator, at (916) 509 -3019 or, e-mail at tsordello@ots.ca.gov. Sincerely, p c� 1M / CHRISTOPHER J. MURPHY Director TS:kn City of Newport Beachl� L AO�z by-AO. BA- 11BA -002 BUDGET AMENDMENT 2010 -11 EFFECT ON BUDGETARY FUND BALANCE: X 1272 Increase Revenue Estimates X 1272 Increase Expenditure Appropriations AND OTS Grants Fund - Medicare Fringes 1272 Transfer Budget Appropriations SOURCE: 1272 8250 OTS Grants Fund - Special Department Expense NOC from existing budget appropriations X from additional estimated revenues from unappropriated fund balance EXPLANATION: This budget amendment is requested to provide for the following: AMOUNT: $222,355.00 Increase in Budgetary Fund Balance Decrease in Budgetary Fund Balance qX No effect on Budgetary Fund Balance To increase revenue estimates and expenditure appropriations to accpet the 2010 -11 State of California, Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), DUI Enforcement and Awareness Program Grant to fund a driving under the influence enforcement/awareness program as outlined in Grant # AL1155. ACCOUNTING ENTRY: BUDGETARY FUND BALANCE Fund Account REVENUE ESTIMATES (3601) Fund /Division Account 127 4922 OTS Grants Fund - FY11 OTS DUI Enforce & Aware 1820 5137 PD: Support Services - OTS City Staff Services EXPENDITURE APPROPRIATIONS (3603) Division Account Description 1272 7041 OTS Grants Fund - Overtime Safety & 1/2 Time 1272 7425 OTS Grants Fund - Medicare Fringes 1272 8100 OTS Grants Fund - Travel & Meetings NOC 1272 8250 OTS Grants Fund - Special Department Expense NOC 1840 7041 PD: Traffic - Overtime Safety & 1/2 Time Signed: n � Fina cial Ap I. Abrihinistrative Services Director Signed: Signed: Approval: City City Council Approval: City Clerk Amount Debit Credit $222,355.00 $217,864.00 $214,750.00 $3,114.00 $4,000.00 $491.00 217,864.00 Date Date Date