SUBJECT
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A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Laredo, Texas authorizing the City Manager to submit a grant application in the estimated amount of $152,000.00 to the Texas Department of Transportation for the Comprehensive Selective Traffic Enforcement Program. The grant period will begin October 01, 2025 through September 30, 2026; this grant is for overtime salaries. The city will be responsible for a required match of approximately $36,000.00, from General Fund. Funding will be available in the Special Police Fund.
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
None.
BACKGROUND
The Department of Transportation had made a grant entitled Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) available to the Laredo Police Department. STEP grant funding assists in paying for overtime activities by local law enforcement and should focus on reducing the incidence of speeding, driving while intoxicated, failure to use restraint systems, intersection traffic control violations and enforcement of state and local ordinances on cellular and texting devices. Officers conducting enforcement on a STEP-Comprehensive grant will make enforcement of Impaired Driving, Occupant Protection, Speed, Intersection Traffic Control, Distracted Driving their top priority during enforcement.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
recommendation
Recommends that Council approves the resolution.
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Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Year: 2026
Budgeted Y/N?: Y
Source of Funds: Special Police
Account #: 229-2307
Change Order: Exceeds 25% Y/N: N/A
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
No financial impact until grant is awarded.