R-2021-43 Step Click It or Ticket Grant

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RESOLUTION NO.2021-43 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AND EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE STEP CLICK IT OR TICKET GRANT, THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTION, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2021 WHEREAS, injuries and deaths from traffic crashes bring loss and suffering to the citizens of this community; and WHEREAS, the cost of such injuries brings economic hardship to families WHEREAS, the community's health care system and emergency response resources are significantly impacted by injuries of traffic crashes; and WHEREAS, research shows that using safety belts and child safety seats is still the single most effective way to reduce injuries and save lives in traffic crashes; and WHEREAS, research shows that when a driver is unbuckled, 70 percent of the time children in that vehicle are also unbuckled; and WHEREAS, when the Click it or Ticket campaign began in 2002, Texas was currently ranked seventh in the nation for the highest seat belt usage according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Click It or Ticket initiative in Texas is estimated to have saved more than 14,955 lives, and prevented more than 100,000 serious injuries. Today nearly 92 percent of Texans buckle up but eight percent still don't and that number doubles to 16 percent at night when more fatalities occur (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 2021). WHEREAS, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that in 2017 seat belts in Texas saved 14,955 lives and if each passenger or occupant involved in a crash would had worn their seat belts it could have prevented an additional 2,549 lives. In Texas, seat belt laws are primary. They cover drivers, passengers age 8 and older, and children younger than 8 years old have to ride in a child safety seat or booster seat unless they are 4 feet 9 inches tall. WHEREAS, the "Click It or Ticket Texas" campaign includes intensified law enforcement and public education to get everyone in the community into the safety belt habit; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that The City of La Porte approves the City Manager to execute all documents for the "Click it or Ticket Texas" campaign, May 21 through June 6, 2021; joining public and private sector leaders across Texas supporting the campaign and do urge all residents and visitors of La Porte to buckle up themselves and buckle up their children to protect life and the quality of life in this community. Section 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas authorizes the City Manager to submit and execute all documents pertaining to the STEP Click it or Ticket