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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Ratifying The Submission Of An Application To The Florida Department Of Transportation To Receive A Sub-Grant Under The Safety Office Highway Safety Sub-Grant Program To Create An Initiative To Conduct Targeted Enforcement And Education Of Pedestrians And Bicyclists In Order To Reduce Serious Bodily Injuries Or Fatalities Involving Pedestrians And Bicyclists By Conducting Deliberate Enforcement Operations That Target Pedestrian And Bicycle Safety; Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Accept, If Awarded, The Sub-Grant In An Approximate Amount Of $40,000.00; Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute All Applicable Grant Documents And Agreements; And If Awarded, Amending The Fiscal Year 2019 Adopted Operating Budget.
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
FDOT awards sub-grants to traffic safety partners that undertake priority area programs and activities to improve safety and reduce crashes, serious injuries, and fatalities. Sub-grants are awarded to state and local safety-related agencies to assist in the development and implementation of programs in traffic safety priority areas and funding for these sub-grants are apportioned to states annually from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration according to a formula based on population and road miles. If awarded, the Police Department will utilize the sub-grant funds to conduct targeted enforcement and education of pedestrians and bicyclists in order to reduce serious bodily injuries or fatalities involving pedestrians and bicyclists by conducting deliberate enforcement operations which target pedestrian and bicycle safety.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Chris O’Brien, Chief of Police
George R. Keller, Jr., CPPT, Assistant City Manager for Public Safety