Consideration and Approval of Grant Application and Acceptance upon Award:  Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) Federal Fiscal Year 2018 for Police Department Applications grant funding for DUI Task Force, Youth Alcohol Prevention and Interdiction, Reflective Traffic Cones, Privacy Security Barrier, and Patrol Motorcycle.

This Staff Summary seeks approval of the grant applications and approval upon award to GOHS for the Flagstaff Police Department. We are requesting grant funds in the amount of $56,550 for the DUI Task Force, $55,200 for Youth Alcohol and Prevention and Interdiction, $4,466 for Reflective Traffic Cones, $5,635.33 for a Privacy Security Screen Barrier, and $29,416.40 for a Harley Davidson Motorcycle. Grant funds allocated by the FY 2018 grant to the Flagstaff Police Department, will assist in funding scheduled overtime for DUI enforcement, overtime for officers to assist in alcohol related crimes in the City. These funds may not otherwise be available in our budget. There is no match requirement for this grant.

There is no significant financial impact to the Flagstaff Police Department in terms of costs. The expenditures will be budgeted in FY 2018 in 001-04-062-6069 with 100% offset in grant revenue.

No policy Impact

Effective governance

Yes, Council has accepted prior funded GOHS grants for the Police Department.

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    The Flagstaff Police Department considers any loss of life or limb to a drug or alcohol related, motor vehicle accident unacceptable. We have conducted both in-service and advanced officer training in D.U.I. detection. We have a longstanding tradition of aggressive D.U.I. interdiction and enforcement. Every officer in our organization is held accountable to D.U.I. enforcement. This is done in the interest of protecting life and property through collision reduction. Our interdiction efforts have further been supported with D.U.I. overtime operations such as task force patrols, and directed patrols on weekends and holidays. These additional efforts are staffed by officers on overtime to enhance effectiveness. Without the financial resources provided for by the DUI Task Force grant application, it is difficult, if not impossible, to staff these operations with on-duty officers as they have primary responsibility to respond to all manner of calls for service during their shift.
    The Youth Alcohol Prevention and Interdiction grant application fits in with our mission to protect and preserve life and property. The Flagstaff Police Department has a zero tolerance policy towards alcohol-related crimes including: driving under the influence, minor consumption, misrepresentation of age to purchase alcohol, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Related to these ends, the FPD expects each of its patrol officers to proactively engage in the arrest of liquor violations. Flagstaff Police Department officers are typically attached to patrol squads that work during the evening and night time hours. During their shift, these officers are responsible for answering calls for service while remaining vigilant for alcohol violations. However, we feel that we have the potential to be even more effective and have a greater impact in the area of underage drinking enforcement during known times and locations when these types of violations are more likely to occur. Our proposal would provide overtime reimbursement funds for directed patrol efforts for the enforcement of underage drinking laws, as well as an educational component.
     The Flagstaff Police Departments grant application includes funding for the purchase of 200 Reflective Traffic Cones which will assist our officers in achieving our mission of keeping our streets safe. These traffic tools designate critical safety parameters for officers conducting accident investigations. The cones will be used to help redirect traffic and prevent any additional traffic accidents or injury to emergency first responders. They are extremely useful on accident scenes, as well as any major events that cause traffic delays.
     The Flagstaff Police Departments grant application includes the purchase one Harley Davidson motorcycle.  The Traffic Squad is an integral part of Flagstaff Police Department's traffic enforcement efforts. Officers on the Traffic Squad are primarily designated to perform traffic related functions. These functions include: collision investigations, apprehension of the impaired driver, giving presentations, and training to community groups on traffic related topics. They also provide funeral escorts, and enforcement of traffic laws with an emphasis on citizen complaint zones, school zones, and dangerous intersections. Officers working on police motorcycles have proven to be very successful performing these traffic functions.
     The Flagstaff Police Departments grant application includes the purchase of one Privacy Screen Barrier.  The Flagstaff Police Department is requesting an additional Security, Safety and Privacy Barrier for use during major accidents in and around the City of Flagstaff. These instruments will be used to provide the necessary privacy to law enforcement to protect the public from viewing traumatic and upsetting scenes. If awarded the grant, we will place in our existing motor fleet and move an older motorcycle will be assigned as a training motorcycle. The Portable Barrier Systems will provide privacy to victims and families of a major incident from the public and media while protecting the integrity of the scenes from adverse weather condition. We have received funds previously to purchase two of these barriers. They have been extremely useful on accident scenes and helps to protect the victims to provide privacy during the investigation. We would benefit by adding this additional barrier because it would allow us to use the existing barriers and connect them to make a barrier around the victim in its entirety. We have noticed that with two barriers we are not able to make a circle and this added barrier would allow for it.  These barriers are portable screens or walls that are six feet tall and 8 feet long to create a shield from the public to help protect the scene and victims behind the barrier.

The law-abiding citizens of our community expect and deserve our streets and neighborhoods to be places where they feel safe. The approval of these grant applications allow us to seek additional resources to help us reduce collisions by removing impaired drivers, conducting underage alcohol prevention/education, providing motor officers to enforce speeding violations, appropriate signage and barriers to shield our public from scenes that may be upsetting. The numerous letters and comments the Police Department receives from citizens reinforce this goal.

The Police Department grant applications will assist the Flagstaff Police Department to prevent and control crime, administer justice, and assist crime victims.

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