HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 16-167RESOLUTION NO. 16-167
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 Eighty -Seven
Thousand Four Hundred Eighty -Four and 83/100 Dollars ($87,484.83) pursuant to the
project titled "STEP Comprehensive Fiscal Year 2017" 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 Thirty -Nine Thousand
Five Hundred Eighty and 79/100 Dollars ($39,580.79) as its portion of the costs for the
project titled "STEP Comprehensive Fiscal Year 2017" which is for the period of
October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017;
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 Comprehensive Fiscal Year 2017" and take such action as necessary to
implement the project which occurs between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017;
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
Eighty -Seven Thousand Four Hundred Eighty -Four and 83/100 Dollars ($87,484.83)
and take such other actions and execute such documents as may be necessary and
appropriate to implement the purpose and objectives of the "STEP Comprehensive
Fiscal Year 2017" project recognizing the City's contribution match of Thirty -Nine
Thousand Five Hundred Eighty and 79/100 ($39,580.79).
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 13th day of
September, 2016.
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