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Re: Office of Traffic Safety Grant Page 2 The second program is an impaired driver program, which is aimed at permanently changing the attitudes and behaviors concerning drinking and driving and targets habitual and repeat DUI offenders. These strategies include DUI/Drivers License Checkpoints and targeting habitual DUI offenders and drivers with multiple license revocations. Officers assigned will conduct public service programs and training at the high school level, encouraging reduction of impaired driving. The third program is the seatbelt and child/passenger safety restraint programs, which strive to increase seatbelt and child safety seat usage and decrease child safety seat misuse. The program stresses education, training and enforcement and includes increased enforcement, highly publicized child safety seat check-ups and education programs. ALTERNATIVES: Other than applying for this grant to provide the salary and benefits of one sworn and one non -sworn position, the alternative is to maintain the number of staff allocated within the approved budget. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: None FISCAL IMPACT: The California State Office of Traffic Safety Grant will provide a total of $214,123.20 for pay benefits and equipment, during the grant Twenty-seven month period. The city must match the second year funds for salary and benefits for a total of $54,464.40. Acceptance of this grant would require the city to set up a separate account in which to place the administrative tow fees separate from the General Fund. The purpose of this would be to use those funds to continue the level of deployment required in this grant after grant funds expire. The loss of the funds for the city from the General Fund for administrative fees should be offset by the increase of the city's franchise tow fees because of the increased number of vehicles towed and stored under the 30 day impound program. A j rauicx ki. urerwe, timer or rouce RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval to submit the grant application, authorize recruitment and appointment of one full-time position of police officer and one full- time position of community service officer upon awarding of the grant. Attachments: Grant Application Prepared by: Frank Sullivan, Lieutenant otcgrant /rw