Purpose:

To request City Council approval of a proposed resolution that authorizes the City Manager to accept a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for the 2005 California Seat Belt Compliance Campaign.

Background/Analysis:

The goal of the California Seat Belt Compliance Campaign is to increase seat belt use statewide to 92% by July 2005.  Through the combined efforts of state and local enforcement, a seat belt enforcement campaign was conducted for a twenty one day period in May and June 2005 in support of the Click It or Ticket national mobilization.  Burbank Officers participated in this enforcement campaign and wrote a total of 1,784 seat belt citations over the three week period.

The funds provided from this OTS grant will provide reimbursement for enforcement hours on an overtime basis for first line supervisors, officers, and administrative time to meet grant reporting requirements.  The City of Burbank has been approved for $38,830 in grant funding. 

Fiscal Impact:

This is a reimbursement grant.  The revenue anticipated from this grant will cover the overtime costs of officers who participated in the seat belt enforcement campaign.  Accepting the grant funds amends the City�s budget by increasing Fund 121�s revenue estimate by $38,830 in account 121-ND000-48010-1022 (OTS Safety Grant).

Recommendation:

Staff recommends City Council adoption of a proposed resolution entitled:

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT FROM THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY FOR THE 2005 CALIFORNIA SEAT BELT COMPLIANCE CAMPAIGN.

THOMAS HOEFEL

Chief of Police

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