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Home My WebLink About11619RESOLUTION NO. 11619 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FOR THE 2009 JUNE DUI CHECKPOINT PROJECT, ESTABLISHING PROJECT NUMBER PD0904, AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS THEREFORE WHEREAS, the City Council of Pueblo has the authority on behalf of the City of Pueblo, including its Police Department, to accept funding from the State of Colorado for public and municipal purposes, and WHEREAS, the Colorado Department of Transportation has tendered 2009 June DUI Checkpoint Project funding that will not exceed the amount of $6,000.00, and WHEREAS, acceptance of the funding for the purposes for which it has been made is in the best interest of the City and will benefit the health, welfare and safety of the citizens of the City; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: SECTION 1. The Award of the 2009 June DUI Checkpoint Project funding to the City of Pueblo is hereby accepted and is approved effective as of May 26, 2009. SECTION 2. Project Number PD0904, 2009 June DUI Checkpoint, is hereby established in the Police Grants Fund. SECTION 3. The amount of $6,000.00 is hereby authorized for transfer from the Projects to be Determined Account in the Police Grants Fund to Project Number PD0904. Said funds shall only be expended and used for this Project. INTRODUCED: May 26, 2009 BY: Judy Weaver COUNCILPERSON APPR D' } �- PRESIDENTaf Cfty Council A77TSTED DY: CITY CLERK L) 4 Background Paper for Proposed RESOLUTION AGENDA ITEM # 4 DATE: MAY 26, 2009 DEPARTMENT: POLICE DEPARTMENT CHIEF JAMES W. BILLINGS, JR. TITLE A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FOR THE 2009 JUNE DUI CHECKPOINT PROJECT, ESTABLISHING PROJECT NUMBER PD0904, AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS THEREFORE ISSUE Should the City of Pueblo accept Colorado Department of Transportation 2009 June DUI Checkpoint Project funding on behalf of the Police Department not to exceed the amount of $6,000.00? Approval of the Resolution. BACKGROUND This funding will allow the Police Department to increase its efforts in DUI enforcement with weekend DUI checkpoints over a three -week period between June 5 and June 22 This funding will allow the Police department to participate in joint projects with Local Law Enforcement Agencies involving enforcement operations and community awareness campaigns. FINANCIAL IMPACT There is a 25% match required for this funding which will be met though an in -kind commitment of on -duty personnel, vehicle usage, and on -duty administrative services. Steven Zittel Thank you for applying for funds for the first June Checkpoint Campaign. We have had an overwhelming response to this new high visibility enforcement campaign, and with the restricted amount of funds for this first year, we were not able to fund all agencies 1000. The Pueblo Police Department has been all otted $6,000.00 for the June Checkpoint campaign. Please let me know if you will be able to accept these funds or not. Captain Bruce W. Sheetz CSP /CDOT LEC 303 - 757 -9463 office 303 - 229 - 7364 cell 1 INIZA 11" .�E a - Funding : CDOT's Office of Transportation Safety will provide funding for overtime enforcement on DUI, checkpoints to be held on the first 3 weekends in June (5th - 8th, 12 - 15 and 19 -22 nd) , between 6:00 PM on Fridays to 3:00 AM on Mondays. In the 2008 legislative session, House Bill 1194 was passed which, among other things, requires CDOT to "increase the episodes of high- visibility drunk driving law enforcement." Impaired driving enforcement during Super Bowl weekend was the first of these episodes. This second enforcement period will be followed by a third one in October and. the fourth in November. Details on these enforcement campaigns will be coming out in the near future. TO JOIN THE CAMPAIGN The agency agrees to 1. provide overtime enforcement of Colorado's impaired driving laws at DUI checkpoints established according to current procedures in compliance with the Attorney General's legal opinion, 2. utilize only officers who are currently SFST certified to conduct roadside maneuvers; 3. report all checkpoint enforcement activity between the hours of 6:00 PM Friday to 3:00 AM Monday on the first 3 weekends in June to the CDOT traffic safety website by the specified deadline; 4. submit allowable claims on CDOT forms by the established deadline. Allowable charges i. Overtime pay for enforcement activities directly related to checkpoint operations at agency overtime rate. There is a 25% match required for this funding, which can be made up from vehicle costs, administrative costs of scheduling and setting up checkpoints, non -grant funded officer hours at the checkpoints, or anything else directly related to checkpoint operations. The match will have to be indicated on your claim for reimbursement and detailed on your backup documentation that accompanies the claim. To receive a mini- grant, please return this form via email by 05/18/09 at 8:00 AM to: Captain Bruce Sheetz Phone: (303)757 -9463 Email: bruce.sheetz(a,dot.state.co.us Agency: Pueblo Police Department Agency Head and Project Coordinator: Chief James Billings /Sgt. Steve Zittel Direct Phone Number: 719 - 553 -2595 E -mail address: szittel(&,pueblo.us NUMBER OF CHECKPOINTS 1 WHICH WEEKEND(S) 1 2 X 3 AMOUNT REQUESTED $2000.00 ♦ 1 t A ' J ff Q g* D A , LAW & Funding CDOT's Office of Transportation Safety will provide funding for overtime enforcement on DUI checkpoints to be held on the first 3 weekends `in June (5th _ 8 th , 12 th _ 15 and 19th -22 nd) . between 6:00 PM on Fridays to 3:00 AM on Mondays. In the 2008 legislative session, House Bill 1194 was passed which, among other things, requires CDOT to "increase the episodes of high- visibility drunk driving law enforcement." Impaired driving enforcement during Super Bowl weekend was the first of these episodes. This second enforcement period will be followed by a third one in October and the fourth in November. Details on these enforcement campaigns will be coming out in the near future. TO JOIN THE CAMPAIGN The_ agency agrees to 1. provide overtime enforcement of Colorado's impaired driving laws at DUI checkpoints established according to current procedures` in compliance with the Attorney General's legal opinion, 2. utilize only officers who are currently SFST certified to conduct roadside maneuvers; 3. report all checkpoint enforcement activity between the hours of 6:00 PM Friday to 3:00 AM Monday on the first 3 weekends in June to the CDOT traffic safety website by the specified deadline; 4. submit allowable claims on CDOT forms by the established deadline. Allowable charges t. Overtime pay for enforcement activities directly related to checkpoint operations at agency overtime rate. There is a 25% match required for this funding, which can be made up from vehicle costs, administrative costs of scheduling and setting up checkpoints, non -grant funded officer hours at the checkpoints, or anything else directly related to checkpoint operations. The match will have to be indicated on your claim for reimbursement and detailed on your backup documentation that accompanies the claim. To receive a mini- grant, please return this form via email by 05/18/09 at 8:00 AM to: Captain Bruce Sheetz Phone (303)757 -9463 Email: bruce.sheetz(a,dot.state.co.us Agency: Pueblo Police Department Agency Head and Project Coordinator: Chief James Billings / Sergeant Steve Zittel Direct Phone Number: (719) 553 -2595 E -mail address: szittel(a)pueblo.us NUMBER OF CHECKPOINTS 1 WHICH WEEKEND(S) 1 ST 2 ND 3 RD X AMOUNT REQUESTED $5,100.00