The Chief of Police for the Houston Police Department (HPD) recommends that City Council approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2024-119 for acceptance of grant funds from the Texas Department of Transportation, FY2025 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Commercial Motor Vehicle Traffic Safety Grant and approving a required Cash Match.
As background, City Council passed Ordinance 2024-119 on March 5, 2024 authorizing the Chief of Police of the Houston Police Department to apply for, accept and expend grant funds from the Texas Department of Transportation FY 2025 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY GRANT in the amount of $494,918.56. The Grantor, Texas Department of Transportation has allocated $271,341.44 additional funds to the Houston Police Department for a total of $766,260.00 in awarded grant funds. The original grant request required a cash match in the amount of $24,760.77 and an In-Kind Contribution of $76,626.00. The increased grant amount now requires an increased cash match in the amount of $38,310.00. In-Kind Contribution is now $164,372.27. The grant period is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This will be the 30th year of funding for the Houston Police Department.
HPD will utilize the grant to fund overtime for personnel over the 12-month period to reduce the amount of dangerous commercial motor vehicles through inspections, to enforce commercial motor vehicle speeding, as well as increase and sustain high visibility enforcement of traffic safety-related laws. The City's in-kind contribution consists of the associate costs for using HPD vehicles for the grant program (maintenance, gas, mileage) and the fringe benefit costs of HPD classified personnel working under the grant program.
Fiscal Note:
Funding for this item is included in the FY 2025 Adopted Budget. Therefore, no Fiscal Note is required as stated in the Financial Policies.
No Fiscal Note is required on grant items.
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J. Noe Diaz, Jr.
Chief of Police