SUBJECT
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A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Laredo, Texas authorizing the City Manager to ratify the acceptance of a grant in the amount of $29,999.96 from the Texas Department of Transportation for the enforcement of speed violations during the “Be Safe. Drive Smart. - Drive a Safe Speed” Operation Slowdown Campaign. The grant period for FY2026 Operation Slowdown will begin July 15, 2026 through August 05, 2026. This grant is to pay overtime salaries and fringe benefits for officers to conduct intense speed limit enforcement in efforts to decrease traffic fatalities involving speed. The city will be responsible for a required match of $9,229.95, from the General Fund, for a project total of $39,299.95. Funding is available in the Special Police Fund.
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Resolution 2026-R-69 to submit grant application was approved by Council on March 16, 2026.
BACKGROUND
The Texas Department of Transportation has made a grant entitled Operation Slowdown available to the Laredo Police Department. These grant funds will intensify enforcement through overtime that places primary emphasis on speed limits during the annual Safe. Drive a Safe Campaign. The objective of this collaborative project is to remind motorists that speeding increases the risk of death and serious injury in a collision in efforts to decrease fatalities involving speed.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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Recommends that Council approves this resolution.
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Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Year: 2026
Budgeted Y/N?: Y
Source of Funds: Special Police
Account #: 229-2313
Change Order: Exceeds 25% Y/N: N/A
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The Texas Department of Transportation Operation Slowdown grant will be in the amount of $29,999.96 with a required match $9,299.99 for a total project amount of $39,299.95.
Funding is available in the Special Police Fund 229.