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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Requested By: Kenith R. Adcox
4-27-09
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Click It or Ticket Resolution
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SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION
Consider for action a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute documents accepting a " Click
It or Ticket" Enforcement Grant for Fiscal Year 2009 for approximately $12,000.00 for overtime from the
Texas Department of Transportation, for enforcement of the program from May 11 through May 31, 2009.
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RESOLUTI~
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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; and
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, in 2007 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated that
when safety belt use in Texas reaches 85 percent, each year 241 lives will be saved, 5,275
nonfatal injuries will be prevented and $392 million in economic savings to society will
result; and
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 Ticket Texas" campaign, May 11
through May 31, 2009; 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.
ATTEST:
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Mayor, City of La Porte