City Council
MEETING DATE: 4/8/2015
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Grant from the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians for Police Motors Unit - $25,000
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FROM:
George Crum, Chief of Police
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council approve accepting a $25,000 grant from the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians to pay for major service on four police motorcycles making them safe and roadworthy and to buy safety equipment for the two newly appointed Motor Officers.
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BACKGROUND:
The Police Department was contacted by Betty Callies, who is the Executive Director for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. The Police Department was invited to submit a $25,000 grant request for specific needs that might not otherwise be funded in the budget. The Police Department submitted the application on February 10, 2015 for approval of the major service on the four police motorcycles and the safety equipment. On March 18, Ms. Callies notified Police Administration that our grant request was approved.
DISCUSSION:
The Police Department will benefit greatly with the approval of these requested expenditures for the Police Motors Program. The funds requested for the major service of the four police motorcycles and purchasing the needed safety equipment for the two officers was not budgeted.
The objective of the Motorcycle Program will be to address community traffic complaints, strict enforcement of speeding and other moving violations, while concentrating on reducing pedestrian and bicycle related violations, targeting driving under the influence of alcohol and or drugs, employing collision-reduction enforcement activities, and providing escorts and special event traffic control within the City.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The $25,000 in grant funds will be used to conduct the major service on the four police motorcycles making them safe for operation by our Motor Officers, as well as, purchasing the needed safety eq...
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