HomeMy WebLinkAbout07577ORDINANCE NO. 7577
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION 2007 LEAF GRANT, AND APPLICABLE CONDITIONS
PERTAINING THERETO, ESTABLISHING PROJECT NUMBER PD0701, BUDGETING
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF $18,625.00, 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 2007 LEAF
Grant Award (the "Award ") that will not exceed the amount of $18,625.00 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:
SFOTinN 1
The Inter - Governmental Contract ( "Contract') awarding of a LEAF Grant to the City
of Pueblo, a copy of which is attached hereto, is hereby accepted and approved. The
President of the City Council is authorized to execute the Contract in the name of the City.
SECTION 2.
Funds not to exceed the amount of $18,625.00 are hereby budgeted and
appropriated in Project Number PD0701 and shall only be expended and used for this
Project.
INTRODUCED March 12, 2007
BY Randy Thurston
Councilperson ,
APPROVED: Q i;� &P °eatx f L j
ESID NTof City Council
ATTESTED BY:
CITY CLERK
PASSED AND APPROVED: March 26, 2007
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Background Paper for Proposed
ORDINANCE
AGENDA ITEM # � A O
DATE: MARCH 12, 2007
DEPARTMENT: POLICE DEPARTMENT
CHIEF JAMES W. BILLINGS, JR.
TITLE
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ACCEPTING THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION 2007 LEAF GRANT, AND APPLICABLE CONDITIONS
PERTAINING THERETO, ESTABLISHING PROJECT NUMBER PD0701, BUDGETING
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS NOT TO EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF $18,625.00,
AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME
ISSUE
Should the City of Pueblo accept 2007 CDOT LEAF Grant on behalf of the Police
Department not to exceed the amount of $18,625.00?
The Department recommends approval to continue DUI enforcement efforts.
This grant award will allow the Police Department to increase its efforts in DUI
enforcement throughout the 2007 grant year. Community awareness efforts will
continue through continued collaboration with the Pueblo DriveSmart coalition, and the
Traffic Safety for Youth task force. Additionally, the Minnequa Merchants Association
voiced concerns over alcohol related problems in the Bessemer area. We anticipate
that a continued enforcement presence will be needed to have a long lasting impact on
these problems, and LEAF funding will allow the dedication of full time officers to DUI
enforcement in the Bessemer area.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no financial impact to the City of Pueblo, as no match is required for this grant.