Title
AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO GRANT AGREEMENT DUIAC-I-016 WITH THE ARIZONA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY OVERSIGHT COUNCIL ON DRIVING OR OPERATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE ABATEMENT
Staff Contact: Debora Black, Police Chief
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Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation
This is a request for City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into grant agreement DUIAC-I-016 with the Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) Oversight Council on Driving or Operating Under the Influence Abatement, and accept a grant award on behalf of the Glendale Police Department (GPD) in the approximate amount of $40,325 for employee related overtime expenses and materials and supplies to enhance Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Innovative programs and education throughout the City of Glendale. body
Background
Since 1995, the GPD has been receiving Arizona GOHS grant funds for use in the enforcement of traffic, seatbelt, and DUI violations, along with the purchase of equipment and training. Past grant funding has allowed GPD to increase the number of hours officers dedicate specifically to DUI enforcement and education. The GPD seeks to reduce impaired driving violations not only through enforcement, but also by promoting public awareness to the dangers of drinking and driving.
The City of Glendale is the fifth largest city in Arizona with an ever-growing population and expanding entertainment district. To combat DUI violations and alcohol impaired drivers, the GPD implemented a full-time DUI enforcement squad, resulting in increased DUI arrests over the last seven years. With the addition of a mobile DUI van to aid in faster processing of impaired drivers, the officers are also able to return to the field in a timelier manner. The GPD is dedicated to increasing the efforts to curb impaired driving, in order to maintain Glendale as a safe city to travel in, to, and from, and co...
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