HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 11-299 RESOLUTION NO. 11-299
WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont has been notified by the Texas Department of
Transportation that it is eligible to receive funding to assist in highway safety enforcement;
and,
WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont recognizes that the safety and security of the
motoring public is of paramount concern to the City; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont strives to enhance the safety of the motoring
public; and,
WHEREAS, grant funding through the Texas Department of Transportation would
assist in enhancing the safety of the motoring public and reducing motor vehicle crashes
which often result in loss of life or personal injury; and,
WHEREAS,traffic safety enforcement and encouragement of safe driving habits are
a significant goal of the Beaumont Police Department; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont has been notified by the Texas Department of
Transportation that it is eligible for federal reimbursement funding in an amount not to
exceed Seventeen Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Two and 00/100 Dollars ($17,552.00)
pursuant to the project titled "Step Single Year 2012 Wave Comprehensive"for occupant
protection enforcement, education of the public and speeding enforcement; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont has agreed to contribute Eighteen Thousand
Eight Hundred Twenty-Three and 44/100 Dollars ($18,823.44) as its portion of the costs
for the project titled "Step Single Year 2012 Wave Comprehensive" which are for the
holidays Thanksgiving 2011, Valentine's Day 2012, Memorial Day 2012, and Labor Day
2012.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the statements and findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are
hereby, in all things, approved and adopted, and,
THAT the City Manager of the City of Beaumont be, and is hereby, authorized to
execute all documents necessary to accept the project "Step Single Year 2012 Wave
Comprehensive"and'take such action as necessary to implement the project which occurs
between October 1, 2011 and September 30, 2012.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City Manager is authorized to accept and
disburse the federal reimbursement grant funding in an amount not to exceed Seventeen
Thousand Five Hundred Fifty-Two and 00/100 Dollars ($17,552.00) and take such other
actions and execute such documents as may be necessary and appropriate to implement
the purpose and objectives of the"Step Single Year 2012 Wave Comprehensive" project.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 18th day of
October, 2011.
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