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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEMO |
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| | | | | | | | | MEETING DATE: | 9/11/2023 | | DEPARTMENT: | Police | | DIRECTOR: | Ed Drain, Chief of Police | | AGENDA ITEM: | Matching Funds for FY 2023/24 TxDot Traffic Safety Grant | | RECOMMENDED ACTION: | Adoption of Resolutions |
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| | | | | | | | ITEM SUMMARY To authorize the City of Plano to participate in and receive funding through the Texas Highway Traffic Safety Program for the Intersection Traffic Control Project, PIN 17560006409000, targeting intersections regulated by a signal light; authorizing the City Manager or his authorized designee to execute the grant agreement and any other documents necessary to effectuate the action taken; and providing an effective date. Adopted Resolution No. 2023-9-2(R) |
| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND In 2002, we applied to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for grant funds to place additional enforcement at several problem intersections where red light crashes were resulting in injuries and deaths.
We are requesting approval to accept the FY 23/24 grant of $138,862.20 for traffic enforcement, $30,933 of which will be the required City match ($107,930 in federal funds and $30,933 in local funds). This grant is a 77.72% / 22.28% matching grant.
We are requesting the match in hard dollars for salaries and benefits in the amount of $30,933 be funded from the Traffic Safety Fund
The grant will fund added speed and intersection enforcement at documented high crash locations throughout the City.
Traffic safety is one of our four Performance Measures. If funding is not approved, the Police Department’s traffic enforcement activities will be adversely impacted and the state’s matching funds will be forfeited.
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| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL SUMMARY/STRATEGIC GOALS The grant contract, if approved, provides a 77.72% STEP Grant reimbursement, in the estimated annual amount of $107,930 from TXDOT to reimburse Police Officer overtime expenditures, benefits, operating expenditures, and administrative support related to enforcing traffic intersection laws during FY 2023-24. The required City "match" of 2023-24 expenditures, at 22.28%, totals approximately $30,933, which will be included within the 2023-24 Traffic Safety Fund Budget.
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Approval of this item will support the City's Strategic Plan Critical Success Factors of being an Excellent, Innovative, and Accountable City Government that supports Safe, Vibrant Neighborhoods. |
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