Department: Sheriff
Department Head/Elected Official: Ed Gonzalez
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable):
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Texas Department of Transportation
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Sheriff’s Office for approval to submit an application to the Texas Department of Transportation for grant funds in the amount of $110,019, with a cash match of $27,530, for the FY 2025 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Program.
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Background and Discussion:
The overall goal of this program is to reduce commercial motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving vehicles with a vehicle body type of “Semi-Trailer” or “Truck-Tractor” on Harris County roads and increase public information and education on sharing the road with commercial motor vehicles.
Expected Impact:
Reduction of automobile crashes, injuries, and fatalities in Harris County.
Alternative Options:
If we do not accept this grant award, the Sheriff’s Office will forfeit the opportunity to receive funding to protect citizens on Harris County roads.
Alignment with Goal(s):
Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
X Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Location:
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
FY 2025 STEP CMV |
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FY 24 |
FY 25 |
Next 3 FYs |
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Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
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Labor Expenditures |
$ |
$137,549.02 |
$ |
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Non-Labor Expenditures |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Incremental Expenditures |
$ |
$137,549.02 |
$ |
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Funding Sources (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
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Existing Budget |
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1000 - General Fund |
$ |
$27,530.23 |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Current Budget |
$ |
$27,530.23 |
$ |
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Additional Budget Requested |
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Grant |
$ |
$110,018.79 |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Requested |
$ |
$110,018.79 |
$ |
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Total Funding Sources |
$ |
$137,549.02 |
$ |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
- |
- |
- |
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Additional Positions Requested |
- |
- |
- |
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Total Personnel |
- |
- |
- |
Anticipated Court Date: January 30, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): N/A
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Danielle Ordoñez, Grant Analyst, Sheriff’s Office
Attachments (if applicable): Grant application