HomeMy WebLinkAbout11 - BA-062 - DUI Enforcement Team & CheckpointsCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. 11
April 8, 2003
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Lieutenant Andy Gonis, Traffic Services Commander
Chief Bob McDonell, NBPD
SUBJECT: Budget Amendment— DUI Enforcement Team/Checkpoints-
Fiscal Year 2003/2004 & 2004/2005
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve a Budget Amendment of $78,098 for the Police Department Budget to fund
additional drunk - driving (DUI) enforcement measures, as a result of a two -year grant
awarded by the State of California Office of Traffic Safety. The two -year grant award
overlaps three of the City's fiscal years and the appropriation will be allocated between
the three fiscal years as detailed on the attached budget amendment.
DISCUSSION:
Background:
The Police Department was awarded a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety
to conduct sobriety checkpoints and field a weekend night enforcement team, with a
goal of reducing the number of DUI - related traffic collisions by making more arrests for
DUI.
The Police Department will be fielding a two - Officer DUI team for 16 weeks of the year
on Friday and Saturday evenings. The DUI Team program is scheduled to begin May
1, 2003, and run until September 30, 2003. The DUI Team program will restart on
November 20, 2003, and run until January 1, 2004. The DUI program will continue into
calendar year (CY) 2004, the second year of the grant award, and run the same May
through September and November until January time frames.
The second component of this grant award is a commitment by the Department to staff
a total of eight DUI checkpoints over the course of CY's 2003 & 2004. The first of these
checkpoints is scheduled to occur on April 25, 2003. Our Department has conducted
sobriety checkpoints for a number of years now. Checkpoints are an excellent way to
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publicize the Police Department's DUI enforcement efforts and obtain voluntary
compliance from citizens to not drink and drive.
Environmental Review: Not Applicable
Funding Availability: Funding will be provided from increased grant revenue estimates
with no adverse impact on the General Fund balance. See attached budget
amendment for account details.
Alternatives: This recommendation is referred to the City Council for approval.
Prepared by:
Andy Goni ieutenant
Attachments: Budget Amendment
Approved by:
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Bob McDonell, Chief of Police
City of Newport Beach NO. BA- 062
BUDGET AMENDMENT
2002 -03 AMOUNT: $7a,osa.00
EFFECT ON BUDGETARY FUND BALANCE:
X Increase Revenue Estimates Increase in Budgetary Fund Balance
X Increase Expenditure Appropriations AND Decrease in Budgetary Fund Balance
Transfer Budget Appropriations X No effect on Budgetary Fund Balance
SOURCE:
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EXPLANATION:
from existing budget appropriations
from additional estimated revenues
from unappropriated fund balance
This budget amendment is requested to provide for the following:
To increase revenue estimates and expenditure appropriations due to receipt of a State of California Office of Traffic Safety
grant to be used for DUI Enforcement Team Checkpoints.
ACCOUNTING ENTRY:
BUDGETARY FUND BALANCE
Fund Account
REVENUE ESTIMATES (3601)
Fund /Division Account
Description
Description
FY 02 -03
1820
4865
OTS Grant - DUI Checkpoints
FY 03-04
1820
4865
OTS Grant - DUI Checkpoints
FY 04 -05
1820
4865
OTS Grant - DUI Checkpoints
EXPENDITURE APPROPRIATIONS (3603)
Division Number
Account Number
Account Number
Account Number
Signed
Signed:
1840
Police - Traffic
Description
Division Number
1830
Police - Patrol
Account Number
FY 02 -03 7041
Overtime - Safety
Account Number
FY 03 -04 7041
Overtime - Safety
Account Number
FY 04 -05 7041
Overtime - Safety
Division Number
Account Number
Account Number
Account Number
Signed
Signed:
1840
Police - Traffic
FY 02 -03 7041
Overtime - Safety
FY 03 -04 7041
Overtime - Safety
FY 04 -05 7041
Overtime - Safety
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Approval: Administrative Services Director
Administrative Approval: City Manager
Amount
Debit Credit
$12,551.33
$39,049.08
$26,497.59
$8,366.74
$26,030.12
$17,663.29
$4,184.59
$13,018.96
$8,834.30
Date
Date
Signed:
City Council Approval: City Clerk Date