SUBJECT
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Authorizing the City Manager to accept 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 FY2024 Operation Slowdown will begin July 16, 2024 through August 07, 2024. This grant funding is to pay overtime salaries for officers to conduct intense speed limit enforcement in efforts to decrease traffic fatalities involving speed. The City of Laredo will be responsible for a required match of $9,299.99, available in the total project funds from General Fund, for a total amount of $39,299.95. Funding is available in the Special Police Fund.
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Resolution 2024-R-144 to submit grant application was approved by Council on May 06, 2024.
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 “Be Safe. Drive Safe. - Drive a Safe Speed” 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: 2024
Budgeted Y/N?: Y
Source of Funds: Special Police
Account #: 229-2316-524-9900
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 of $9,299.99 for a total project amount of $39,299.95.
Funding is available in the Special Police Fund 229-2316.