City of Madison - File #: 24337

• File #: 24337
• Version: 2
• Name: WIDOT Public & Traffic Safety Grants $213,702 for 2011-2012
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/24/2011
• In control: BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)
• On agenda: 11/29/2011
• Final action: 11/29/2011
• Enactment date: 12/2/2011
• Enactment #: RES-11-00961
• Title: SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the Mayor, City Clerk and Chief of Police to accept six (6) public safety grants totaling $213,702 from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the following activities in 2011/2012: Alcohol Enforcement ($45,000), Speed Enforcement ($45,000), Safety Belt Enforcement ($35,000), Pedestrian Safety Enforcement ($4,000). Bicycle Safety Enforcement ($4,000), and Comprehensive Alcohol Risk Reduction (CARD) ($80,702).
• Sponsors: Paul E. Skidmore

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/29/2011	2	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt As Substituted	Pass
11/21/2011	1		RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER
11/21/2011	2	BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
11/1/2011	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Referred	Pass
10/24/2011	1	Police Department	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
The accounting for the $213,702.40 in revenues and expenses will be in a special revenue grant fund. No City matching funds are required.

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SUBSTITUTE Authorizing the Mayor, City Clerk and Chief of Police to accept six (6) public safety grants totaling $213,702 from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for the following activities in 2011/2012: Alcohol Enforcement ($45,000), Speed Enforcement ($45,000), Safety Belt Enforcement ($35,000), Pedestrian Safety Enforcement ($4,000). Bicycle Safety Enforcement ($4,000), and Comprehensive Alcohol Risk Reduction (CARD) ($80,702).

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WHEREAS, each year the Wisconsin Department of Transportation-Bureau of Transportation Safety (WI DOT-BOTS) provides funds to local police agencies for overtime for enforcement of traffic violations; and,

WHEREAS, this year WI DOT-BOTS has offered a total of $213,702.40 for various traffic safety and underage drinking enforcement initiatives; and,

WHEREAS, these initiatives include efforts to reduce the number of impaired motorists,
incidents of excessive vehicle speed, and the incidence of unrestrained operators/passengers on City of Madison roadways so as to contribute to decreasing the number of deaths and/or injuries due to crashes; and,

WHEREAS, these initiatives also enable safer conditions for pedestrians and bicyclists by deploying officers for enhanced enforcement of pedestrian and bicycle laws; and,

WHEREAS, a maximum of $1,950 will be spent from the Alcohol Enforcement Grant towards the purchase of additional portable breath/alcohol testing equipment; and,

WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Alcohol Risk Reduction (CARD) project focuses on the easy access to alcohol and the perception of little risk of being caught procuring or consuming alcohol that contributes to a high level of underage consumption; and,

WHEREAS, the grant funds enable the Police Department’s Traffic and Specialized Services
Section to coordinate additional traffic enforcement activitie...