To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: KEITH KAUFFMAN, CHIEF OF POLICE
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ADOPT BY 4/5 VOTE AND BY TITLE ONLY, RESOLUTION NO CC-2110-092, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZING A FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 BUDGET MODIFICATION TO APPROPRIATE $55,000 IN STATE OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANT FUNDS.
APPROVE A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE SAFETY PROGRAM FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $55,000 FOR THE TERM BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2021 UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2022.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The California Office of Traffic Safety awarded a grant in the amount of $55,000 to the City of Redondo Beach to participate in their "Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program". Officers will schedule and participate in "Bicycle Rodeos" in partnership with the Beach Cities Cycling Collation and the Redondo Unified School District. These "Bicycle Rodeos" educate Redondo Beach school children on the importance of following, the "rules of the road" both as pedestrians and as bicycle riders, how to safely and properly ride their bicycles, and how to perform a safety check on their bicycles before riding them. Additionally, officer will distribute bicycle helmets to children in need of one and educational materials will be distributed to all school children. The grant period begins October 1 2021 and ends September 30, 2022. The award is a reimbursement grant with no matching funds required.
BACKGROUND
The goal of the "Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program" campaign is to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in crashes involving pedestrians and bicyclists. The funded strategies will include classroom education, bicycle rodeos, community events, presentations, and workshops. The grant funds will increase the level of enforcement for these collision factors on an overtime basis for supervisors and officers and for administrative time needed to meet the gra...
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