Title
Consider a memorandum/resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a grant agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the purpose of a STEP grant.
Summary
DATE: February 7, 2023
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Charles Kimble, Chief of Police
SUBJECT: FY 2023 TXDOT IDM STEP Grant
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The Police Department has applied for and received funds to conduct traffic safety education and enforcement through the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) with its Special Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant in past years. This year, the department applied for funding and was offered an Impaired Driving Mobilization (IDM) STEP grant in the amount of $16,972.50 with a matching requirement of $4,268.59, for a total grant project amount of $21,241.09.
The grant period is for FY2023, ending September 30, 2023. The grant funds will be utilized for additional focused traffic enforcement on an overtime basis; the additional STEP officers will not respond to routine calls for service and will concentrate on concerns of impaired driving within the City of Killeen during holiday periods.
The matching funds will be provided by in-kind match. The grant allows for matching funds to be calculated based on vehicle mileage, a portion of the salary for the person managing the program and certain fringe benefits.
If approved, the grant would be accepted via digital signature through the eGrants system.
THE ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
1.) Decline the grant offer and seek another source of funding to provide these services
2.) Decline the grant offer and do not provide these services
3.) Accept the grant to allow the police department to provide additional traffic safety
enforcement
Which alternative is recommended? Why?
Staff recommends accepting the grant, in order to have additional resources to promote the traffic safety mission and improve safety and quality of life for the citizens ...
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