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Page 2 of 3 hosting agency's jurisdiction and address primary collision factors, in an effort to reduce collisions. DISCUSSION The OTS STEP grant application, included as Attachment 1, focuses on a comprehensive approach to enforce and encourage compliance with seat belt use, impaired driving, speed limit, and other traffic laws. As education and enforcement are two important components of collision reduction, the City will use the grant funding to augment Police Department enforcement to lower the number of injury collisions, bicycle/pedestrian collisions, and reduce distracted divers by concentrating on roadway violations and to purchase equipment to assist with enforcement. As well, the grant funding will provide educational programs for bicycle/pedestrian safety focused on school-aged bicyclists. The City will communicate with the community via social and local media, sign boards and the City’s website to increase community awareness and attention to specific traffic related issues that are contributing to collisions, thereby assisting in reducing the number of collisions within the city. In addition, efforts will be made to train more officers on techniques and equipment that will help reduce the number of injury collisions. EQUITY AND SUSTAINABILITY As a full-service municipality, the City provides a wide range of services and programs to meet the needs of all members of the community. OUTREACH No outreach was conducted, as this item is a routine matter of City business. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT This action is aligned with the ONE Pleasanton Strategic Plan goals of Funding Our Future, which supports financial health and sound fiscal policies through long-term planning, cost recovery, increased revenue, and cost containment, and Safeguarding Our City, which prioritizes community safety. FISCAL IMPACT The OTS STEP grant will provide funding to augment the City’s expenditures for the enforcement of persons driving under the influence and through enforcement operations focusing on primary collision factors. This grant may be used to fund overtime, benefits, and equipment, thereby reducing General Fund expenditures. No City matching funds are required to accept this grant award. Awarded grants will be appropriated to the Operations Grant Fund in FY 2024-25 and FY 2025-26 as stated above. Prepared by: Submitted by: Approved by: Heather DeQuincy, Management Analyst Gina Anderson, Interim Police Chief Gerry Beaudin, City Manager Page 201 of 782