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FROM :Steve Gesell, Chief of Polic e
Prepared By : Melissa Ellsworth, Senior Administrative Analys t
SUBJECT :FY 2013-14 CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY "AVOI D
THE 14" GRANT APPLICATIO N
RECOMMENDATIO N
1.Approve the submittal of a grant application to the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS )
for an Avoid the 14 grant in an amount not to exceed $160,000 .
2.If a grant is awarded, authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary grant documents .
DISCUSSIO N
Grant Program Information
The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) offers grant funds to local law enforcemen t
agencies to mitigate traffic safety program deficiencies, expand ongoing activities, or develop•
new programs .
The Avoid DUI Program was launched in 1973 to bring law enforcement agencies together i n
countywide clusters to crack down on the drinking driver and reduce the number of deaths and
injuries caused by alcohol related crashes . Funding provided by OTS grants allows counties t o
add overtime hours to deploy officers in areas with high occurrences of DUI related traffi c
collisions and conduct public awareness media campaigns during the increased enforcemen t
periods .
The overall goal of this awareness campaign is to let drivers know about the countywid e
increased enforcement periods and warn drivers that the only way to "Avoid" the county's law
enforcement officers is to drive sober . Increased enforcement periods are planned during hig h
traffic holiday periods, and additional funding is available for other special events as well wit h
identified DUI problems where media campaigns with heavy enforcement can reduce deaths an d
injuries caused by drunk drivers .
The San Luis Obispo Police Department has participated in the countywide Avoid grant sinc e
2006 and was the host agency for this collaborative grant during the FY 2012-13 grant period .
The Department has once again elected to act as the "host agency" for this regional effort . The
grant period will be from October 1, 2013 until September 30, 2014 .
As the host agency, the Department will work closely with other law enforcement agencies in th e
county to fulfill the goals and objectives set forth in the grant . Participating agencies wil l
include : Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Mono Bay, Paso Robles, Pismo Beach, the Sheriff s
•Department, and other allied agencies . Per grant guidelines, other participating agencies mus t
enter into an agreement with the San Luis Obispo Police Department agreeing to assist wit h
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project related enforcement activities, attend project related meetings, submit invoices to th e
Department for overtime hours worked associated with the Avoid grant activities, collect an d
submit statistics .
Grant Applicatio n
Staff has included the following objectives as part of the Avoid the 14 grant application ; these
objectives will be accomplished by the Department along with other agencies involved in thi s
regional grant program . The enforcement efforts will be conducted at locations throughout th e
county, and will be staffed by the various participating agencies . OTS will reimburse agencie s
for overtime worked on grant related activities .
1.Conduct 5 DUI checkpoint s
2.Conduct over 60 saturation patrol s
3.Conduct 2 court sting s
4.Create a multi-agency DUI Task Forc e
5.Conduct 2 warrant sweep s
6.Conduct 3 DUI Task Force event s
7.Purchase various educational materials for traffic safety purpose s
8.Purchase traffic related equipment such as supplies for DUI checkpoints .
CONCURRENCE S
The Director of Finance & Information Technology concurs with this recommendation .
FISCAL IMPAC T
City matching funds are not required for this grant and all grant-related activities will be conducte d
using existing personnel on overtime . As the host agency, the Department will be responsible fo r
requesting and collecting reimbursement claims from other agencies as well as our own .
Reimbursement claims will be processed and paid from the City of San Luis Obispo using fund s
received by the Office of Traffic Safety for the Avoid grant .
ALTERNATIVE S
Council may direct staff to withdraw the application from OTS and cancel the request for funding .
Staff does not recommend this alternative as funding will enhance the Department's current effort s
in addressing traffic safety throughout the county. The objectives of the grant are to reduce th e
number of deaths and injuries caused by alcohol related crashes and raise public awarenes s
regarding the problems associated with drinking and driving .
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