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CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA
City Council Meeting
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ACTION:
CITY OF MOORPARK
AGENDA REPORT
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TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: John E. Nowak, Assistant City Manager
DATE: November 6, 1998 (CC Meeting of 11/18/98)
SUBJECT: CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 98- AUTHORIZING THE
CITY OF MOORPARK TO PARTICIPATE IN A MULTI- AGENCY
TRAFFIC SAFETY /ENFORCEMENT GRANT.
BACKGROUND: The regional office of the California Highway
Patrol applied for a grant through the California Office of
Traffic Safety for additional enforcement efforts along
State Route 118. The City of Moorpark is requested to be
part of a multi - agency effort to implement the grant.
DISCUSSION: The regional office of the California Highway
Patrol had applied for a grant to the State Office of
Traffic Safety for enforcement assistance along State Route
118. The City of Moorpark is scheduled to receive
$16,198.00 from that grant. The funds may be used for
equipment, additional overtime, additional truck
enforcement, or other law enforcement efforts on SR 118.
The City determines how the funds are to be expended,
provided they fall within the general guidelines of traffic
safety and enforcement.
The attached resolution authorizes the City's participation
in the grant and authorizes the City Manager to sign any
related documents and to designate the grant administrator
for the City. A contract between the City and the CHP will
be executed to cover the grant reimbursement procedures. At
that time the City will need to identify how it has decided
the funds are to be expended.
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CHP Grant
Meeting of 18 November 1998
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City
Council adopt Resolution No. 98- authorizing the City's
participation in a multi - agency traffic safety /enforcement
grant.
Attached: Resolution
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RESOLUTION NO. 98-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA
AUTHORIZING THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN A MULTI -
AGENCY TRAFFIC SAFETY /ENFORCEMENT GRANT
WHEREAS, the California Highway Patrol has received grant
funds for the creation of a multi - agency SR 118 Safety Task
Force; and
WHEREAS, State Route 118, portion of which is within
the corporate boundaries of the City of Moorpark, has been
identified as the corridor for which a Safety Action Plan
is to be developed; and
WHEREAS, the grant allows funds for law enforcement;
and
WHEREAS, increasing law enforcement is an important
element in approving traffic safety on the corridor;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City of Moorpark is herewith
authorized to participate in the multi- agency Traffic
Safety /Enforcement Grant through the California Highway
Patrol.
SECTION 2. That the City Manager is authorized to
sign any necessary documentation including participation
contracts to effectuate this grant and to designate the
grant administrator.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of November 1998.
ATTEST:
Deborah S. Traffenstedt, City Clerk
Patrick Hunter, Mayor
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