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Home My WebLink AboutRes.3593.01-22-2024 BILL NO. 24-12 RESOLUTION NO. 59 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION TO MODOT FOR A HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM GRANT FOR DWI ENFORCEMENT, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY GRANT DOCUMENTS BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: ARTICLE 1 . The City Manager, for and on behalf of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, is hereby authorized to execute an application to the Missouri Department of Transportation for the Highway Safety Program Grant for DWI enforcement, and is hereby authorized to execute all necessary grant documents . The grant application is attached to this Resolution and made a part hereof. PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS a�r)c� DAY OF jimAarf,{ , 2024 . 1 ....:_p Stacy Kin)e , ayor ATTEST: r4 6-knal Gayl L. Conrad, City Clerk d . 0,..-..,".•,...„tie>, ti • T E tI* • r -r- Highway Safety and Traffic Division Highway Safety and Traffic Division TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT APPLICATION P.O.Box 270 830 MoDOT Drive October 01, 2024 through September 30, 2025 Jefferson City,MO 65102 (Application due by March 01,2024) Agency: Cape Girardeau Police Dept. Agency ORI#: MO0160100 Address: 2530 Maria Louise Lane Federal Tax ID#: 436000593 DUNS#: L1 RQMKMJYF76 City: Cape Girardeau State: MO Zip: 63701 County: Cape Girardeau Phone: 573-335-6621 Fax: 573-335-8571 Contact: Sgt. Brad Neels Email: bneeis@cityofcapegirardeau,org Jurisdiction: Rural Jurisdiction Population: 35,596 Targeted Population: All Drivers Project activity for which your agency is requesting funding: impaired Driving. Project Title: DWI Saturation Patrol Requested Amount: $5,000.00 Brief Description: Impaired driving enforcement patrol Brad Neels Authorizing Official Authorizing Official Signature SGT Authorizing Official Title Page 1 of 11 PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION Substance-impaired drivers contributed to 22%of Missouri's traffic crash fatalities during the past five years.Alcohol remains the primary contributor to substance-impaired driving crashes;however,the number of persons under the influence of prescription medications andtor illicit drugs has increased significantly over the past decade.With recreational marijuana now legal in Missouri,there are concerns this trend will continue. Male drivers were more likely than females to be involved in substance-impaired driving crashes.During the past five years, males were responsible for 81.7%of substance-impaired driving fatalities. Ten percent of the children less than 15 years of age,who were killed in motor vehicle crashes over the last five years,were riding with a substance-impaired driver. Depending on the jurisdiction, impaired driving offenses in Missouri are prosecuted differently.Prosecutors and judges may not always be aware of the severity of the impaired driving problem or how to best provide treatment for an offender. During the calendar year of 2023,there were 1662 motor vehicles crashes in the City of Cape Girardeau.Of those crashes 38 drivers were impaired by alcohol and 5 involved drivers impaired by drugs.The high crash times for the City of Cape Girardeau are Monday through Friday from approximately 7:00 A.M.to 6:00 P.M.There were 1,369 crashes involving property damage, 428 crashes involving injuries,and 7 fatal accidents.This caused an estimated$59,553,400.00 in economic loss to the citizens of Cape Girardeau. In the calendar year of 2023,the Cape Girardeau Police Department made 85 arrests for the offense of driving impaired.Of those 85 arrests,42 were involved in a motor vehicle crash.The Cape Girardeau Police Department also wrote 336 speeding tickets in 2023 which included a total of 1,307 HMV violation citations Page 2 of 11 GOALS/OBJECTIVES Core Performance Measure Goal: Based on a goal of 0 fatalities by 2030, Missouri is setting a five-year average alcohol-involved fatality target of 232.6 by December 31,2026. Reduce drunk and drugged driving in Cape Girardeau, particularly the numa�b�rr of repeat impaired offenders,making our roadways safe.to the raise the perception among impaired drivers that they will be stopped and investigated for impaired driving. Page 3 of 11 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Hdve officer(s)for extra patrol mainly Friday and Saturday(but not limited to these days of the week)nights from 6:00 P.M.to 3:00 A.M.The dates may vary depending on special events or holidays throughout the calendar year. With officers working a minimum of 2 hours and a maximum of 4,5 hours. Dedicated solely to enforcing city and state traffic laws,specifically DWI Page 4 of 11 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION Question Answer You must answer the following questions 1 Does your agency have and enforce an internal safety belt policy for all personnel? Yes 2 Does your agency have and enforce a policy restricting cell phone use while driving? Yes 3 Does your agency report racial profiling data annually? Yes 4 Does your agency report to MOLARS? Yes 5 Does your agency report MIBRS information annually? Yes 6 Please explain any NO answer(s)to questions 1-5: 7 Have any of your officers/personnel been debarred and are therefore not eligible to receive No federal funds for reimbursement of salary,fringe benefits,or overtime? 8 Does your agency have adequate manpower to fully expend the funds requested in this Yes application? 9 If NO,please explain. 10 Have any significant changes occurred with your agency within the last year that would affect No performance,including personnel or system changes? 11 If YES,please explain. 12 Are you aware of any fraud,waste or abuse on grant projects in your office/agency within the No last 5 years? 13 If YES, please explain. 14 If your agency received Highway Safety grant funding in the last three(3)fiscal years and there were unexpended balances,please explain why. Lack of manpower and better paying overtime details. A lot of officers don't prefer to work the DWI patrols as • they are mostly centered on the evening and weekend hours. 15 Did your political entity receive more than 80% of its annual gross revenues in Federal Awards No in your preceding fiscal year? 16 Did your political entity receive$25,000,000 or more in Federal Awards in your preceding fiscal No year? 17 If you answered NO to either question 15 and 16, DO NOT answer this question. If you answered YES to both question 15 and 16,and the public does not have access to this information,list the names and compensation amounts of the five most highly compensated employees in your business or organization(the legal entity to which the UEI number it provided belongs). Page 5 of 11 Please use the most current 12-months of data available for answering questions.18 23 ' INCLUDE ALL OF YOUR AGENCY'S STATISTICS,'NOT JUST THOSE ISSUED DURINGGRANT ACTt1/tTY 18 Total number of DWI violations written by your agency. 85 19 Total number of speeding citations written by your agency. 336 20 Total number of HMV citations written by your agency. 4307 21 Total number of child safety/booster seat citations written by your agency. 1 22 Total number of safety belt citations written by your agency. 18 23 Total number of warnings issued. 0 USa the mkst currentt three years crash data:from the Missouri State Highway Patrol(MSHP) or _oai management;:system for q_ uestlons 24 34_--.. 24 Total number of traffic crashes. 1662 25 Total number of traffic crashes resulting in a fatality. 7 26 Total number of traffic crashes resulting in a serious injury. Z85 27 Total number of speed-related traffic crashes. 14.7 28 Total number of speed-related traffic crashes resulting in a fatality. 2 29 Total number of speed-related traffic crashes resulting in a serious injury. 13 30 Total number of alcohol-related traffic crashes. 38 31 Total number of alcohol-related traffic crashes resulting in a fatality. 0 32 Total number of alcohol-related traffic crashes resulting in a serious injury. 10 33 Total number of unbuckled fatalities. 1 34 Total number of unbuckled serious injuries. 2 Enter your agency's i iformat on below. 35 Total number of commissioned law enforcement officers. 74 36 Total number of commissioned patrol and traffic officers. 41 37 Total number of commissioned law enforcement officers available for overtime enforcement. 71 38 Total number of vehicles available for enforcement. 65 Page 6 of 11 39 Total number of radars/lasers. 40 40 Total number of in-car video cameras. 0 41 Total number of PBTs and/or oral fluid testing devices.Please indicate the number of each type of Instrument. 15 PBTS 42 Total number of Breath Instruments, 2 The following information explains the strategies your agency will use to address the trame crash:problem This Information is considered to be the Protect Description:and should be specific to_the crash roblem.:. . � p 43 Identify primary enforcement locations. any where in the city limits of Cape Girardeau with an emphasis an the downtown area where most of the bars are located. 44 Enter the number of enforcement periods your agency will conduct each month. 16 45 Enter the months in which enforcement will be conducted. October though September 46 Enter the days of the week in which enforcement will be conducted. Primarily(but not limited too)Thursday, Friday,and Saturday,with the exception of some special events periodically throughout the year. 47 Enter the time of day in which enforcement will be conducted. Primarily 10:00 PM until 2,30 AM with the exception of some special events periodically throughout the year. 48 Enter the number of officers assigned during the enforcement period. 1 49 If equipment or supplies are requested to conduct this project,explain below why It Is needed and how it will be used. none Page 7 of 11 PROJECT EVALUATION The MHTC will administratively evaluate this project. Evaluation will be based,at a minimum,upon the following: 1. Law enforcement compliance with state UCR,Racial Profiling,and MOCARS reporting requirements(law enforcement contracts only) 2. Timely submission of monthly reimbursement vouchers and appropriate documentation to support reimbursement for expenditures(i.e.,personal services,equipment,materials) 3. Timely submission of periodic reports(i.e.,monthly,quarterly)as required 4. Timely submission of the Year End Report of activity (due within 30 days after contract completion date) 5.Attaining the Goals set forth in this contract 6.Accomplishing the Objectives*established to meet the project Goals,such as: • Enforcement activities(planned activities compared with actual activities) - Programs(number and success of programs held compared to planned programs,evaluations if available) • Training(actual vs.anticipated enrollment,student evaluations of the class,student test scores on course examinations, location of classes,class cancellation information) • Equipment purchases(timely purchase of equipment utilized to support and enhance the traffic safety effort;documentation of equipment use and frequency of use) • Public awareness activities(media releases,promotion events,or education materials produced or purchased) • Other(any other information or material that supports the Objectives) 7. The project will be evaluated by the Highway Safety and Traffic Division through annual crash analysis Evaluation results will be used to determine: • The success of this type of activity in general and this particular project specifically; • Whether similar activities should be supported in the future;and • Whether grantee will receive funding for future projects Evaluate the total number of DWI arrests before the directed saturation patrol for the past two years.After the saturation patrol, compare the number of arrests for DWI to see if this project has an effect on drinking and driving. Page 8 of 11 ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES Safe Communities/TRACTION Approx.$350,000.00 Oct 1st 2024 to Sept 30 2025 Page 9 of 11 BUDGET Category Item Description Quantity Unit Cost Total Match Total Requested Personnel Overtime hours paid at the 9 $5,000.00 $5,000.00 $0.00 $5,000.00 and/or Fringe double overtime rate $5,000.00 $0.00 $5,000.00 Total Contract $5,000.00 $0.00 $5,000.00 Page 10 of 11 ATTACHMENTS Document Type Description Original File Name Date Added WORD Word NEW DWI HMV STAT SHEET 2.pdf 01/09/2024 • • Page 11 of 11 Highway Safety Traffic Division MoDOT y anP.O.Box 270 Jefferson City,MO 65102 1-800-800-2358 or 573-751-4161 CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION On , 20_the Council of held a meeting and discussed the City's participation in Missouri's Highway Safety Program. • It is agreed by the Council that the City of will participate in Missouri's Highway Safety Program. It is further agreed by the Council that the Chief of Police will investigate the financial assistance available under the Missouri Highway Safety Program for Traffic Enforcement and report back to the Council his/her recommendations. When funding through the Highway Safety Division is no longer available, the local government entity agrees to make a dedicated attempt to continue support for this traffic safety effort. Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Mayor