File #: RES 2022-023    Name: AAA Grant-Move Over Law
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 1/18/2022 In control: City Commission
On agenda: 2/10/2022 Final action: 2/10/2022
Title: A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE 2021 AAA FLORIDA TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANT TO AID IN THE SLOW DOWN, MOVE OVER EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE, TO USE THIS GRANT TO HELP PROTECT THE LIVES OF FIRST RESPONDERS.
Indexes: Grant, Police, Resolution, Traffic Enforcement
Attachments: 1. RESOLUTION 2022-023-AAA Grant-Move Over Law, 2. BACKUP-AAA Traffic Safety Grant Application, 3. BACKUP-AAA Traffic Safety Grant Acceptance

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A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE 2021 AAA FLORIDA TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANT TO AID IN THE SLOW DOWN, MOVE OVER EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE, TO USE THIS GRANT TO HELP PROTECT THE LIVES OF FIRST RESPONDERS.

 

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BACKGROUND:

The AAA Traffic Safety Grant provides law enforcement agencies, public safety organizations, and fire departments with grant funds for the purchase of traffic safety equipment.                                          

DISCUSSION:

The City applied for the 2021 AAA Florida Traffic Safety Grant in the amount of $3,000 and was awarded the requested grant funding to create signage and banners that convey the important message about the “Slow Down, Move Over” law, which requires drivers to move over, as soon as it is safe to do so, for any authorized vehicles displaying visible signals while stopped on the roadside to aid motorists. The materials will be distributed strategically throughout the City to disseminate the message effectively to the public. 

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends approval of this resolution.

FISCAL IMPACT:

REVENUES:                                          $ 3,000

EXPENDITURES:                     $ 3,000

BUDGETED?                                          No

NOTES:                     The grant provides for both the acceptance of the grant and the expenditure of funds.