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 $109,500.00 from the Texas Department of Transportation for enforcement of Commercial Motor Vehicle 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 $33,945.00, from General Fund, for a project total of $143,445.00. Funding is available in the Special Police Fund.
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Resolution 2025-R-128 to submit grant application was approved by Council on May 19, 2025.
BACKGROUND
The Texas Department of Transportation has made a grant titled 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 incidences 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-Commercial Motor Vehicle grant should make enforcement of Impaired Driving, Occupant Protection, Speed, Hazardous Moving Violations and Distracted Driving their priority during enforcement.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
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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 #: 229-2306
Change Order: Exceeds 25% Y/N: N/A
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The Texas Department of Transportation grant will be in the amount of $109,500.00 with a required match of $33,945.00 for a total project amount of $143,445.00.
Funding is available in the Special Police Fund 229-2306 (CMV26).