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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07485ORDINANCE NO. 7485 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ACCEPTING COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FOR THE 2006 "CLICK IT OR TICKET' CAMPAIGN, AND APPLICABLE CONDITIONS PERTAINING THERETO, ESTABLISHING PROJECT NUMBER PD0605, BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF $4500.00, AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME 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 to enter into agreements relating thereto, and WHEREAS, the Colorado Department of Transportation has tendered a 2006 "Click it or Ticket' funding Award (the "Award ") that will not exceed the amount of $4500.00 upon conditions recited therein or incorporated therein by reference; and WHEREAS, acceptance of the Award 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 ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO. that: SECTION 1. The Awarding of the "Click it or Ticket' funding to the City of Pueblo is hereby accepted and is approved effective as of May 22, 2006. SECTION 2. Funds not to exceed the amount of $4500 are hereby budgeted and appropriated in Project Number PD0605 and shall only be expended and used for this Project. INTRODUCED: June 26, 2006 BY: Randy Thurston COUNCILPERSON APPROVED: President of City Council ATTESTED BY: CITY CLERK PASSED AND APPROVED: July 10, 2006 Background Paper for Proposed ORDINANCE C�_d - *r?qgs AGENDA ITEM # X Z5 DATE: JUNE 26, 2006 DEPARTMENT: POLICE DEPARTMENT CHIEF JAMES W. BILLINGS, JR. TITLE AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ACCEPTING COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FOR THE 2006 "CLICK IT OR TICKET" CAMPAIGN, AND APPLICABLE CONDITIONS PERTAINING THERETO, ESTABLISHING PROJECT NUMBER PD0605, BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF $4500.00, AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME ISSUE Should the City of Pueblo accept 2006 Colorado Department of Transportation "Click it or Ticket" funding on behalf of the Police Department not to exceed the amount of $4500.00? RECOMMENDATION The Department recommends acceptance of this funding to enhance efforts in traffic safety and seatbelt usage. BACKGROUND This funding will allow the Police Department to increase its efforts in traffic safety and seatbelt usage from May 22, 2006 through June 4, 2006. Community awareness efforts will continue through continued collaboration with CDOT and the statewide media campaign during the mobilization period. We anticipate that a continued education and enforcement presence will be needed to have a long lasting impact on the problem of seatbelt usage with a goal to increase seatbelt usage to 82.5% statewide FINANCIAL IMPACT There is no match required for this grant. Fundinq Letter Funding in the amount not to exceed $4,500.00 has been allocated to Pueblo Police Department to conduct aggressive enforcement of Colorado's child passenger safety laws; and concerted enforcement of Colorado's secondary seat belt laws, through contacts involving speeding and /or other aggressive /hazardous driving offenses during the 2006 May Mobilization "Click it or Ticket" campaign. Enforcement activities are to be conducted during the period May 22nd through June 0 2006. 04/12/06