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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br />Appropriation <br />Agenda Date Requested:October 23, 2023 <br />Requested By:Doug Ditrich, Chiefof Police <br /> 001 General Fund <br />Source of Funds:032 -Grant Fund <br />Department:PoliceDepartment <br />001-5253-521-XXXX <br />Account Number:032-5253-521-1020 <br />ReportResolutionOrdinance <br />$1,693.57 <br />Amount Budgeted:$5,988.58 <br />Exhibits:Resolution2024-02-STEP IDMGrantand <br />Amount Requested:$7,682.15 <br />Texas Traffic Safety Program Grant Agreement <br />Budgeted Item:YesNo <br />SUMMARY& RECOMMENDATION <br />The La Porte Police Department has made its annual application for the TXDOT Impaired <br />Driving Mobilization (IDM), STEP grant concerning overtime reimbursement for the fiscal year <br />2023-24. This will mark the fifthyear for which the Department has applied for the grant. Officers <br />working the grant are assigned to specific areas where motor vehicle crashes are historically <br />high and where significant injury and sometime fatal injuries occur.Officers working the IDM <br />grant have performed more than150traffic stops in the last two (2)years and have made 1 <br />arrest for DWI.The enforcement periods coincide with holidays and spring break and run from <br />6:00pm to 6:00am. TXDOT has preliminarily approved the award and forwarded the attached <br />grant agreement forthe <br />The grant will reimburse the City up to $5,988.58, with matching contributions for the City of <br />$1,693.57 The available hours are posted and can only be filled by staff members during hours <br />that they are not working a regular shift. Although the grant pays only overtime, as in past <br />years, the Police Department will continue to meet the match through administrative costs and <br />employee benefits. <br />Staff recommends City Council adopt Resolution2024-02to move forward with the TXDOT <br />IDM grant. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN STRATEGY AND GOAL <br />Participation in the 2024 STEP Impaired Driving Mobilization Grant supports the following of <br />by building better relationships with our <br />TXDOT partner (Governance 1.1) : <br />Governance: The City of La Porte is governed in a transparent, efficient, accountable and <br />responsive manner on behalf of its citizens that actively promotes citizen involvement. <br />ACTION REQUIRED BY CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />