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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
VIA: SERGIO GONZALEZ, CITY MANAGER
FROM: ROCKY WENRICK, CHIEF OF POLICE
DATE: NOVEMBER 6, 2023
SUBJECT: APPROVE GRANT AGREEMENT FROM CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC
SAFETY FOR THE “TRAFFIC RECORDS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT” (TRIP)
2023-2024, GRANT NUMBER TR24004
BACKGROUND:
Through a competitive process, the Office of Traffic Safety provides grant funding to selected
police departments to assist in timely, accurate, complete, accessible, and uniform traffic records
to identify and prioritize traffic safety issues, choose appropriate safety countermeasures and
evaluate their effectiveness. Traffic records improvement grants provide traffic safety stakeholders
with the ability to plan and initiate traffic records improvement projects such as the purchase and
implementation of traffic crash reporting systems as well as electronic citation equipment and
software. The city has been awarded $60,000.00 of grant funding to continue traffic safety efforts
with the implementation of traffic reporting software.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends the City Council take the following actions:
1)Accept a grant in the amount of $60,000 (for software) from the California Office of Traffic
Safety (OTS) and;
2)Authorize the Mayor to execute the grant agreement.
Approved
City Council
November 6, 2023
OTS TRIP 2023-2024
November 6, 2023
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ANALYSIS:
The Azusa Police Department Traffic Division has applied for and was awarded a grant from the
California Office of Traffic Safety. The Project title is “Traffic Records Improvement Project”
(TRIP) and the Grant number is TR24004. The Grant obligates the Police Department to Purchase
and integrate a traffic reporting software. The goal of the Traffic Records Improvement Project is
to equip state and local agencies with appropriate safety reporting systems in the City of Azusa.
This will be accomplished through a reporting software. The Grant is worth up to $60,000 and
reimburses the City for software purchases. The Grant period will run from October 1, 2023 to
September 30, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This is a reimbursement grant in the amount of $60,000 from the California Office of Traffic
Safety. Quarterly returns will be administered and filed by the police department on a schedule set
by OTS. Upon council approval and once the agreement is executed, Staff will prepare a budget
amendment for the TRIP 2023-2024 grant.
Prepared by: Reviewed by:
Jennifer Wu Rocky Wenrick
Emergency Services Coordinator Chief of Police
Fiscal Review by: Reviewed and Approved by:
Talika M. Johnson Sergio Gonzalez
Director of Administrative Services City Manager
Attachments:
1) Traffic Records Improvement Project (TRIP) Grant Agreement
Attachment 1