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Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Lodi Police Department to Participate in the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant Funded by the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), Approving the Execution of the Grant Documents by the City Manager on Behalf of the City of Lodi and Appropriating Funds ($110,000) (PD)
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MEETING DATE:
November 4, 2026
PREPARED BY:
Candice Alaniz, Management Analyst
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a resolution authorizing the Lodi Police Department to participate in the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant (STEP) funded by the Office of Traffic Safety, approving the execution of the grant documents by the City Manager on behalf of the City of Lodi and appropriating funds in the amount of $110,000.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
With OTS grant funding, the Lodi Police Department deploys existing officers on weekend and holiday evenings for driving under the influence (DUI) saturation enforcement and will conduct five DUI checkpoints during the grant period. The grant also funds motorcycle safety enforcement, bicycle/pedestrian enforcement, distracted driving enforcement, and general traffic safety enforcement. To address hit-and-run collisions, the Lodi Police Department will conduct driver’s license checkpoints at all DUI checkpoints. As part of this year’s grant award, the Department received funding to send law enforcement personnel to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) and Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE), as well as Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) training and recertification.
By adopting this resolution, the Lodi Police Department will receive $110,000 in grant funding from OTS to implement a comprehensive traffic safety enforcement program to reduce fatal and injury collisions where DUI or speed is the primary collision factor. The project will strive to reduce motorcycle-involved fatal and injury collisions and bicycle/pedestrian-involved collisions.
With the Council’s approval, the City of Lodi and the OTS will enter into an agreement that provides $110,000 to the City to fund enhanced enforcement, grant-required training, and the purchase of related materials. Staff further requests authorization for the City Manager to execute the grant documents on behalf of the City of Lodi.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds in the amount of $110,000 to be appropriated as follows:
|
State Special Grants |
21400000 |
56421 |
$ 110,000.00 |
Revenue |
|
Overtime |
21499000 |
71002 |
$ 103,567.00 |
Expense |
|
Medicare Insurance |
21499000 |
71015 |
$ 1,554.00 |
Expense |
|
Special Dept Materials |
21499000 |
72352 |
$ 1,156.00 |
Expense |
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Training and Education |
21499000 |
72358 |
$ 3,723.00 |
Expense |
FUNDING AVAILABLE:
Not applicable.