HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-2021-43 Step Click It or Ticket GrantRESOLUTION 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
Grant, through the Texas Department of Transportation, for the Fiscal Year
2021.
Section 2. All ordinances or parts of resolutions of the City of La Porte, Texas, in conflict
with any provision contained herein is hereby repealed to the extent of any
conflict.
Section 3. If any section, sentence, phrase, clause, or any part of any section, sentence,
phrase, or clause, of this Ordinance shall, for any reason, be held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this Ordinance; and it is
hereby declared to be the intention of this City Council to have passed each
section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part thereof, irrespective of the fact that
any other section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part thereof, may be declared
invalid.
Section 4. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites, and declares that a
sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of
the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall
of the City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by
the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code; and that this
meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which
this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and
formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms
such written notice and the contents and posting thereof.
Section 5. This resolution shall be in effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this, the 10" day of M CU 1 2021.
ATTEST:
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CITY OF LA PQRTE, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Clark T. Askins, Assistant City Attorney