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RESOLUTION 5090: AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT A GOOD NEIGHBOR CITIZENSHIP COMPANY GRANT FROM STATE FARM
Staff Contact: Debora Black, Police Chief
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Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation [enter the recommendation here]
This is a request for City Council to waive reading beyond the title and adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a Good Neighbor Citizenship Company Grant on behalf of the Glendale Police Department (GPD) in the approximate amount of $13,500 for use with teen driver safety education in support of GPD's "It Can Wait" program.
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Background
State Farm offers Good Neighbor Citizenship Company Grants to help to build safer, stronger, and better educated communities across the United States through social investments and countrywide relationships. State Farm Company Grants focus on three areas: safety, education, and community development. Government entities are eligible to apply for and receive charitable contributions from State Farm. The State Farm grant application cycle for 2016 opened in September 2015.
GPD submitted an application to State Farm for funding to focus on the area of safety, developing a program for teen driver education to correspond with the national "It Can Wait" campaign and pledge. The "It Can Wait" campaign was launched in 2010 and shares a simple message, "Keep your eyes on the road, not on your phone." Distracted driving is closely associated with cell phone usage, but there are other contributing factors. Through teen driver safety education, GPD's intended outcome is to create a population of safer, more attentive drivers. In March 2016, the City was notified by State Farm that the grant application request had been approved and GPD would receive $13,500.
Analysis
The grant performance period is January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. If approved, the grant funds will be used to purchase equipment to create teen driver safety education messages. The vide...
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