| Item Title: | SO - TxDOT Comp. STEP Grant | | Submitted By: | Sheriff Richard D. Wiles, El Paso County Sheriff's Office (915) 546-2000 x4105 | | Subject: | Approve and authorize the County Judge to execute the electronic submission of the 2018/2019 TxDOT Comprehensive STEP grant award for the El Paso County Sheriff's Office for the grant period beginning October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. This grant award is for $85,999.56, with a 25% match of $28,673.80 for a total project of $114,673.36. (Contract No. 2018-0507) | | Background: | Provide enhanced sustained enforcement covering multiple offenses, focusing on two or more of the following: Speed, DWI, Intersection Traffic Control (ITC), Occupant Protection (OP) or Distracted Driving (DD) violations. All STEP Comprehensive agencies that have an occupant protection and/or DWI component will participate in the national enforcement mobilizations.
Enforcement activities under this grant may be conducted on any day at any time of day the agency deems appropriate between date of execution and midnight, September 30, 2019. However, subgrantee must document performing some enforcement activities during each of the following six holiday mobilization periods:
1. Thanksgiving (November 15, 2018 - November 27, 2018)
2. Christmas/New Year’s (December 15, 2018 - December 31, 2018)
3. Spring Break (March 8, 2019 - March 25, 2019)
4. Memorial Day (May 20, 2019 - June 2, 2019)
5. Independence Day (June 27, 2019 - July 14, 2019)
6. Labor Day (August 17, 2019 - September 3, 2019) | | Fiscal Impact: | $85,999.56 in overtime funds from the TxDOT
$28,673.80 in matching funds from the County
Matching funds include:
- indirect cost rate: $11,964.20
- fuel expenses: $7,040.00
- Misc. (volunteer/intern hours): $4,300.65
- required presentations (PI&E): $3,429.05
- supplies: $1,939.90
An account will be set up at the time the acceptance of the grant award is approved by Commissioners Court. | | Recommendation: | Approve and authorize the County Judge to execute the electronic submission of the 2018/2019 TxDOT Comprehensive STEP grant award for the El Paso County Sheriff's Office for the grant period beginning October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. This grant award is for $85,999.56, with a 25% match of $28,673.80 for a total project of $114,673.36. (Contract No. 2018-0507) | | Prior Action: | Grant application approved by CC on 12/11/2017, item 15 (2017-0946)
2017 – 2017-0504 – Grant Award = $94,884.02 – Match = $31,674.48
2016 – 2016-0721 – Grant Award = $94,976.90 – Match = $31,973.15
2015 – 2015-0414 – Grant Award = $91,574.69 – Match = $32,820.39
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