From
Fred Bates, Jr.
Title
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to accept a Selective Traffic Enforcement (STEP) grant from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the enforcement of safety belt, speed, intersection traffic control, distracted driving and DWI laws primarily related to commercial motor vehicles in the amount of $61,700.30
Presenter
Steve Dye, Chief of Police/Deputy City Manager, and Ryan Simpson, Support Services Division Manager
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The City of Grand Prairie covers 81.4 square miles, is the 5th largest city in the Metroplex in land mass, and is situated in three counties (Dallas, Tarrant, and Ellis). The City has a growing population of over 180,000 residents and provides emergency response service for two major Interstate Highways (I-20 and I-30), three State Highways (SH 360, SH 180, and SH 161), US Hwy 287, and Spur Hwy 303. Grand Prairie is a central and connecting City facilitating millions of large commercial vehicles each year. The City's industrial districts house some of the largest distributors in the country. Approximately 30 percent of the City's property tax value is industrial and commercial.
The results of special statewide traffic enforcement efforts in Texas and other states confirm that coordinated programs, such as the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP), are highly effective in reducing traffic-related fatalities, injuries and costs.
The Grand Prairie Police Department has participated in the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program for 28 years. The total grant money addresses primarily seatbelt, speeding, intersection traffic control, and DWI laws. New for fiscal year 2019 is a STEP grant that is intended to focus on the same violations, as they pertain to commercial motor vehicles.
From October 2016 through September 2017, the TxDOT STEP Grant has resulted in the following grant-related citation totals: speeding violations (2,242); seatbelt use violatio...
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