REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 25, 2020
FROM
JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator
SUBJECT
Title v
Accept Grant Agreement with the State of California - Office of Traffic Safety for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve Grant Agreement with the State of California - Office of Traffic Safety (State Grant Number PT21048) in an amount not to exceed $466,000, for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program for the period of October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
2. Authorize the Chair of the Board of Supervisors, and the Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator, as required by the State of California Office of Traffic Safety, to execute and submit the grant award documents and any non-substantive amendments necessary on behalf of the County, subject to review by County Counsel.
3. Direct the Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator to transmit all documents and amendments in relation to this grant award to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within 30 days of execution.
(Presenter: John Ades, Captain, 387-0640)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator (Department) will receive reimbursement in an amount not to exceed $466,000 from the State of California, Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP). No matching funds are required and the grant funding will be used in the cities of Chino Hills, Hesperia, Highland, Loma Linda, Rancho Cucamonga, Victorville, Yucaipa, and the Town of Apple Valley to perform specific program-related activities. Sufficient appropriation and revenue were not included in the Department’s 2020-21 budget, but will be included on a future quarterly countywide budget report presented to the Board of Supervisors (Board) for approval, if necessary.
STEP expenses include personnel overtime, travel expenses, equipment, and other direct costs as listed in the table below for saturation patrols, and other grant operations. Saturation patrol is a tactic wherein a large number of officers are concentrated into a small geographic area, commonly used for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) checkpoints. Other grant operations include various enforcement activities such as traffic, distracted driving, motorcycle safety, “Click It or Ticket” and traffic safety educational presentations.
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Expenses |
Amount Awarded |
|
Saturation Patrols (101) - Overtime |
$254,520 |
|
Other Grant Operations - Overtime |
$197,136 |
|
Total Personnel Expenses |
$451,656 |
|
In-State Travel |
$2,990 |
|
Lidar Device (used to track speed of vehicles) |
$5,680 |
|
PAS Device/Calibration |
$5,674 |
|
Total Travel & Other Expenses |
$14,344 |
|
Grand Total |
$466,000 |
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The State of California OTS provides funding to local law enforcement agencies through STEP for activities aimed to reduce the number of persons killed or injured in crashes involving alcohol and other primary collision factors.
On January 24, 2020, the County Chief Executive Officer approved the submission of the electronic grant application to OTS in the amount of $836,182. The County’s application was tentatively accepted, subject to Board approval. The grant award notice, in the amount of $466,000, was received by the Department on July 21, 2020, and is being submitted to the Board for approval on the first available meeting date upon completion of the review process.
Through STEP, 101 saturation patrols will be conducted in the cities of Chino Hills, Hesperia, Highland, Loma Linda, Rancho Cucamonga, Victorville, Yucaipa, and the Town of Apple Valley. The goals of STEP are to reduce the number of victims killed or injured in alcohol-involved crashes in the participating cities and to highly publicize the Program’s enforcement efforts during the following National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)-specified periods:
- Winter Holiday Mobilization - December 16, 2020 - January 1, 2021
- Summer Mobilization - August 18 - September 6, 2021
Additional saturation patrols (as allowed by grant budget) outside the mobilization periods may include: Super Bowl Sunday, St. Patrick’s Day, Cinco de Mayo, and Halloween.
Other grant operations will include specific program activities aimed at providing six services including: 40 traffic enforcement operations, 35 distracted driving enforcement operations, 10 motorcycle safety enforcement operations, 4 night-time “Click It or Ticket” enforcement operations, 15 publicized operations in areas where high numbers of bicycle and pedestrian collisions occur, and 5 traffic safety educational presentations.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Richard D. Luczak, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on July 30, 2020; Finance (Carolina Mendoza, Administrative Analyst, 387-0294) on July 30, 2020; and County Finance and Administration (Kelly Welty, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on July 31, 2020.