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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 4, 2024
SUBJECT: APPROVE GRANT AGREEMENT FROM CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC
SAFETY FOR THE “TRAFFIC RECORDS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT” (TRIP)
2024-2025, GRANT NUMBER TR25035
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 electronic citation equipment and software. The city has been awarded
$71,000.00 of grant funding to continue traffic safety efforts with the implementation of electronic
citation equipment and software.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff recommends the City Council take the following actions:
1)Accept a grant in the amount of $71,000 (for software/equipment) from the California
Office of Traffic Safety (OTS); and
2) Authorize staff to execute the grant agreement.
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 TR25035. The Grant obligates the Police Department to
Approved
City Council
November 4, 2024
OTS TRIP 2024-2025
November 4, 2024
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Purchase and integrate an electronic citation 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 $71,000 and reimburses the City for software purchases. The Grant period will run from
October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This is a reimbursement grant in the amount of $71,000 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 City Council approval and once the agreement is executed, Staff will prepare a
budget amendment and increase the budget consist with the TRIP 2024-2025 grant award amount
under account 28-20-310-112.
Prepared by: Reviewed by:
Jennifer Wu Rocky Wenrick
Emergency Services Coordinator Chief of Police
Reviewed and Approved by:
Sergio Gonzalez
City Manager
Attachment:
1)Traffic Records Improvement Project (TRIP) Grant Agreement