HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Application for Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau Enforcement Grant Program RESOLUTION NO. 21-081
RESOLUTION APPROVING APPLICATION FOR GOVERNOR'S TRAFFIC SAFETY
BUREAU ENFORCEMENT GRANT PROGRAM
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, the Police Department is requesting permission to apply for funding from the
Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau to support additional overtime traffic enforcement and to
participate in the project should funding be awarded; and,
WHEREAS, this program is conducted through the Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau in
cooperation with local and county law enforcement agencies; and,
WHEREAS, its purpose is to address traffic safety problems, including alcohol, excessive
speed,pedestrian and bicycle safety, and vehicle occupant protection; and,
WHEREAS, the program is designed with both enforcement and educational components
to improve driver safety and protection, to reduce impaired driving, and to enhance overall traffic
safety; the Ames Police Department has participated in similar annual programs in the past; and,
WHEREAS, this Grant will support additional enforcement during periods of high risk for
impaired driving, excessive speed, and crashes with the officers conducting this intensified traffic
enforcement; and,
WHEREAS,additional enforcement will be added to the normal staffing levels for the Police
Department and will work on an overtime basis; and,
WHEREAS, the areas in which these officers work will be selected on the basis of citizen
complaints, officer observations, and traffic incident data; and,
WHEREAS,the Grant application would request$36,950 in funding for the following uses;
1)to pay officers at an overtime rate,2)to replace an in-car mobile radar unit, 3)to fund acquisition
of a preliminary breath test service, and 4) to send an officer to an annual National Traffic Safety
conference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the application for and participation in the Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau Enforcement Grant
program by the Ames Police Department is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 23rd day of February, 2021.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
Seconded by: Corrieri
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Martin
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 23' day of February, 2021.