HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 15-180RESOLUTION NO. 15-180
WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont has been notified by the Texas Department of
Transportation that Jt 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 Eighty -Two
Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty -Three and 75/100 Dollars ($82,953.75) pursuant to the
project titled "STEP -2016 Comprehensive" for occupant protection enforcement,
reduction of alcohol and drug related driving incidents, speeding enforcement, and
speeding related crashes; and,,
WHEREAS, the City of Beaumont has agreed to contribute Forty -Three
Thousand One Hundred Twenty -Two and 25/100 Dollars ($43,122.25) as its portion of
the costs for the project titled "STEP -2016 Comprehensive" which is for the period of
October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016;
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 he is hereby, authorized
to execute all documents. necessary to apply for and receive funding for the project
"STEP- 2016 Comprehensive" and take such action as necessary to implement the
project which occurs between October 1, 2015 and September 30, 2016; and,
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
Eight -Two Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty -Three and 75/100 Dollars ($82,953.75) and
take such other actions and execute such documents as may be necessary and
appropriate to implement the purpose and objectives of the "STEP -2016
Comprehensive" project recognizing the City's contribution match of Forty -Three
Thousand One Hundred Twenty -Two and 25/100 ($43,122.25).
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 25th day of
August, 2015.
- Mayor Becky Ames -'