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PALM DESERT POLICE
DEPARTMENT
Served by the Riverside Counry Sheriffs Department
Stanley Sniff, Sheriff- Coroner
TO: Recommendation to the City Council to Accept Office of Traffic Safety
Click It or Ticket grant
DATE: February 19, 2008
REQUEST: Ratification of"Click It or Ticket" min-grant funding supplied by the
California Office of Traffic Safety
SUBMITTED BY: Lieutenant Frank Taylor, ACOP Palm Desert Police Department
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council review and ratify funding supplied by the California
Office of Traffic Safety, specifically earmarked for implementation of the "Click It or Ticket"
seat belt compliance program. Funding has been authorized for the City of Palm Desert's part in
this statewide program in the amount of$7,000.00.
SUMMARY:
Every year, the California Office of Traffic Safety promotes the statewide program "Click It or
Ticket," to increase the usage of seat belts through out local jurisdictions. The goal is to generate
a statewide 93.7% seat belt usage compliance by drivers, using funded overtime for law
enforcement officers to enforce violations and educate the public in the proper use of seat belt
restraint devices. Funding for the program has already been authorized by OTS, specifically for
the Palm Desert Police Department, to the tune of$7,000.00. The funds will be utilized by first
line supervisors and officers on an overtime basis, coupled with administrative time to meet the
grant reporting requirements. This mini-grant uses a six phase set of project objectives to
accomplish this task which include:
1. Preparation of an Operational Plan
2. Conduct Preoperational Seat Belt Surveys
3. Conduct Overtime Enforcement Operations
4. Conduct Post Operation Seat Belt Surveys
5. Preparation and Submission of a Mobilization Report
6. Preparation and Submission of the Project Claim Invoice and Project Claim Details
Reports
The expected time period for this program to run is May ls`through June 30�' of 200$.
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COST ANALYSIS:
This program is being implemented with funding supplied by a mini-grant from the California
Office of Traffic Safety. The costs incurred by the city of Palm Desert for overtime during the
implementation of this program will be reimbursed by OTS, to the city, in the amount of
$7,000.00. Reimbursement covers actual costs to the city, not to exceed the total amount of the
grant.No additional operational costs are expected to be incurred by the city of Palm Desert.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Copy of"Click It or Ticket"mini-grant proposal and funding authorization. (2/16/2008)
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February 16, 2008 Grant No. CT08302
Frank Taylor
Palm Desert Police Department/ Riverside SherifPs Department
73520 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Subject: 2008 Click It or Ticket
Dear Lieutenant Taylor,
The UC Berkeley (UCB) Traffic Safety Center (TSC) is very pleased to inform you that a
grant of$7,000.00 has been approved for a seat beit enforcement operation in Palm Desert.
The grant funds are being provided by the California Office of Traffic Safety(OTS). The TSC
is administering the grant funds for the OTS. The grant period is October 01, 2007 to July
31, 2008.
Please provide us with the information listed below via an on-line form. Your login, password
and a link to the website are listed below. We require the information below by February 22,
2008 to complete a grant document for your signature.
Required Information:
1. The name of the Authorizing Official of the Applicant Agency, where the Applicant
Agency is "Anytown, Ciry of. This individual's signature binds the applicant agency
to the terms of the grant. Only the Authorizing Official may sign claim forms unless
additional individuals are named (see item# 5 below).
2. The title, address, phone number and fax number of the Authorizing Official of the
Applicant Agency.
3. The name of the Office Authorized to Receive Payments, the office's address, phone
and fax numbers, a contact person name and email.
4. The Applicant Agency's Tax I.D. number.
5. The names and titles of any individuals who are authorized to sign claims (in
addition to Authorizing Official).
Please go to www.tsc.berkeley.edu/seatbeltminigrants for the link to the on-line form.
University of California Berkeley Traffic Safety Center
2614 Dwight Way, MC#7374
Berkeley, CA 94720-7374
(T) 510/642-0566 (F) 510/643-9922
www.tsc.berkeley.edu
UUhen all the above information has been received,the TSC will email (or send via mail if a
UCB-signed document is needed to seek city council approval) a grant document to you
for the signature(s) of the Authorizing Official and any additional individuals authorized to
sign claims.
For your reference, the Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number is
20.600.
The TSC wili be conducting pre-operational training in March/April to review the grant
requirements and answer any questions you may have. You are strongly encouraged to
attend training (this is a grant objective).
Please reference your grant number, CT08302, in your correspondence regarding this
project. If you have any questions, please contact me at 510 643-1775 or by email at
clickit@lists.berkeley.edu.
Sincerely,
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Akilah Cadet
Program Coordinator
Click It or Ticket
University of Califomia Berkeley Traffic Safety Center
2614 Dwight Way, MC#7374
Berkeley, CA 94720-7374
(T)510/642-0566 (F) 510/643-9922
www.tsc.be rkeley.ed u