HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-04-24; City Council; 20871; Authorization to Apply for Office of Traffic Safety Sobriety Checkpoint GrantCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL
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20,871
4-24-12
POLICE
AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR
OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT GRANT
DEPT. HEAD
CITY ATTY.
CITY MGR.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council adopt Resolufion No. 2012-088 authorizing the City Manager or designee to
execute, in the name of the City of Carisbad Police Department, all necessary forms for the
purpose of applying for grant funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety to conduct two
sobriety checkpoints.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
The California Office of Traffic Safety is accepfing applicafions for their Sobriety Checkpoint Grant
Program for Local Law Enforcement Agencies. The goal of this competitive grant is to reduce the
number of people killed statewide in alcohol-related crashes. The grant is available for overtime
costs associated with conducted sobriety checkpoints during the two Nafional Impaired Driving
Campaign mobilizafion fime periods: December 2012 and late Summer 2013. ff approved, this
would be the fourth time the City of Carisbad Police Department has received this grant.
FISCAL IMPACT:
If approved, the City of Carisbad Police Department will apply for all allowable overtime costs
associated with conducfing two sobriety checkpoints, ff the grant is awarded to the police
department, all allowable costs are fully reimbursable.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
Pursuant to Public Resources Code secfion 21065, this action does not constitute a "project"
within the meaning of CEQA in that it has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in
the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and
therefore does not require environmental review.
EXHIBITS:
1. Resolufion No. 2012-088 authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute, in the
name of the City of Carisbad Police Department, all necessary forms for the purpose of
applying for grant funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety to conduct two
sobriety checkpoints.
DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Fiona Everett 760-931-2279 fiona.everett(S)carisbadca.gov
FOR CITY CLERKS USE ONLY. X COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED X CONTINUED TO DATE SPECIFIC •
DENIED CONTINUED TO DATE UNKNOWN •
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REPORT/PRESENTATION
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1 RESOLUTION NO. 2012-088
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2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE, IN THE NAME
4 OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD POLICE DEPARTMENT,
ALL NECESSARY FORMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF
5 APPLYING FOR GRANT FUNDING FROM THE
CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY, TO
6 CONDUCT TWO SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS.
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WHEREAS, the California Office of Traffic Safety is accepfing applicafions for
their Sobriety Checkpoint Grant Program for Local Law Enforcement Agencies; and
WHEREAS, the goal of this competitive grant is to reduce the number of people
killed statewide in alcohol-related crashes; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of City of Carisbad Police Department to participate in
this program to help reduce drunk driving locally;
15 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
16 Carlsbad, California, as follows:
1^ 1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That Council authorizes the submittal of this grant application.
3. That the City Manager or designee is authorized to execute, in the name of
the City of Carisbad Police Department, all necessary forms for the purpose
of applying for grant funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety to
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AYES: Council Members Hall, Kulchin, Blackburn and Packard.
NOES: None.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meefing of the City Council
2 of the City of Carisbad on the 24*^ day of April, 2012. by the following vote to wit:
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ABSENT: Council Member Douglas.
ORRAINE'^^^OOD, City Clerk
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