HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 14-162RESOLUTION NO.14 -162
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 importance 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 to participate in a Texas Traffic Safety Program and receive
federal reimbursement grant funding in an amount not to exceed Seventy -Five Thousand
Four Hundred Seventy and 94/100 Dollars ($75,470.94) pursuant to the project titled
"STEP -2015 Comprehensive" for occupant protection enforcement, reduction of alcohol
and drug related driving incidents, speeding enforcement, and speeding related crashes;
WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont has agreed to contribute Twenty -Five Thousand
One Hundred Forty -Nine and 48/100 Dollars ($25,149.48) as its portion of the costs for the
project titled "STEP -2015 Comprehensive" which is for the period of October 1, 2014 to
September 30, 2015;
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 apply for and receive funding for the project "STEP-
2015 Comprehensive" and take such action as necessary to implement the project which
occurs between October 1, 2014 and September 30, 2015; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the City Manager is authorized to accept and
disburse the federal reimbursement grantfunding in an amount notto exceed Seventy -Five
Thousand Four Hundred Seventy and 94/100 Dollars ($75,470.94) and take such other
actions and execute such documents as may be necessary and appropriate to implement
the purpose and objectives of the "STEP -2015 Comprehensive" project recognizing the
City's contribution match of Twenty -Five Thousand One Hundred Forty -Nine and 48/100
($25,149.48).
2014.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 22nd day of July,
MOM
- ayor Becky Kmes -