Consideration and Approval of Grant Application and Acceptance upon Award: Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) Federal Fiscal Year 2017 for Police Department Applications for DUI Task Force, Youth Alcohol Prevention and Traffic Safety Grants.

This Staff Summary seeks approval and acceptance of the grant applications to GOHS for the Flagstaff Police Department. We are seeking grant funds in the amount of of $56,550.00 for DUI Task Force overtime, $59,029.00 for a Youth Alcohol Prevention and Interdiction task force, and $58,094.00 for Traffic Safety Equipment (2 fully equipped police motorcycles). Without monies allocated by the FY 2017 grant to the Flagstaff Police Department, monies needed to pay scheduled overtime for activities to prevent and control crime may not be available in the City’s annual budget. There is no match requirement for this grant.

There is no significant financial impact to the Flagstaff Police Department in terms of expenditures. The expenditures will be budgeted in FY 2017 in 001-04-062-6069 with 100% offset in grant revenue.

Develop and implement guiding principles that address public safety service levels through appropriate staffing levels.

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

* Approve the Grant Application(s) * Disapprove the Grant Applications(s), and police staff shall attempt to locate funding through other services.

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. 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 efforts are staffed by officers on overtime to enhance effectiveness. Without the financial resources provided for by 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 concerns the granting of 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 the purchase of two police motorcycles and six modular helmets. Studies of accident causes within the City of Flagstaff have historically shown speed not reasonable and prudent as the most frequent causal factor of collisions. Increased enforcement of speed statutes benefits the public by directly addressing the primary cause of accidents within our community. The most efficient way to enforce these statutes is through the use of a designated traffic enforcement program; these police motorcycles will directly assist the officers in lowering the number of speed related accidents. This in turn would result in better protection of life as well as a reduction of injuries and property damage from speed related collisions.

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 will allow us to seek additional resources to help us reduce collisions through removing impaired drivers, underage alcohol prevention/education, and reduce speed related collisions with the use of the traffic enforcement unit. 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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