HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-2009-09 “Click it or Ticket Teen Enforcement Project” Grant for Fiscal Year 2010
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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Agenda Date Requested:
09-28-09
Budl!et
Requested By: I(pn Adroy
Source of Funds:
Department: PQIi~\l
Account Number:
Report:
Resolution: X Ordinance:
Amount Budgeted:
Exhibits:
Click it or Ticket Texas Teen Enforcement
Project, FY 2010 Resolution
Amount Requested:
Budgeted Item: YES NO
Exhibits:
Exhibits
SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION
Consider for action a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute documents accepting a " Click It or
Ticket Teen Enforcement Project" Grant for Fiscal Year 2010 for approximately $15,000.00 for overtime from the
Texas Department of Transportation, for enforcement of the program for the periods of October 19th - 25th, 2009,
February 22nd - 28th and May 17th - June 6, 2010.
Action Reauired bv Council:
olution authorizing City Manager to sign grant and other documents for "Click It or Ticket Teen
orce nt Project" Grant for Fiscal Year 2010.
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RESOLUTION
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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 from 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 designed to encourage and enhance the habitual use of
safety belts within the community.
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City Secretary