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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2003-144
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT A GRANT
IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,000.00 FROM THE ALASKA HIGHWAY SAFETY
OFFICE FOR 200312004 IMPAIRED DRIVING SUSTAINED ENFORCE-
MENT AND BLITZ CAMPAIGN.
WHEREAS, 2001 statistics showed that Alaska's alcohol related fatality rate of 50%
exceeded the national average by 9%; and
WHEREAS, Alaska is one of thirteen states that has received additional advertising and
promotional support because of our high alcohol related fatality numbers or crash rates; and
WHEREAS, the City of Seward has been offered a $4,000.00 grant from the Alaska
Highway Safety Office for the purpose of providing overtime saturation patrols by the Seward Police
Department during selected holidays and the blitz campaign for the enforcement of impaired driving;
and
WHEREAS, this grant is fully fund by AHSO.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, that:
Section 1. The City Council authorizes the City Manager to accept the Alaska Highway
Safety Office grant in the amount of $4,000.00 for overtime saturation patrols during selected
holidays and the blitz campaign to account number 653-6530-4680-0100.
Section 2. The amount of $2,000.00 is hereby appropriated to the FY03 budget, account
number 653-6530-5010.
Section 3. The amount of $2,000.00 is hereby appropriated to the FY04 budget, account
number 653-6530-5010, to be effective on January 1, 2004.
Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION 2003-144
PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Seward, Alaska, this 24th
day of November, 2003.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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Agenda Statement
Meeting Date: November 24, 2002
To: Honorable Mayor and Council
Thru: Phil Shealy, City Manager
From: Thomas Clemons, Chief of Police
Agenda Item: Acceptance of AHSO Traffic Safety Grant (2003/2004 Impaired Driving Sustained
Enforcement and Blitz Campaign)
BACKGROUND & JUSTIFICATION:
Alaska is one of thirteen states that have been identified to receive additional advertising and promotional
support because of our high alcohol related fatality numbers or crash rates. In 2001, statistics showed that
Alaska’s alcohol related fatality rate of 50% exceeded the national average by 9%. This is a distinction we do
not want.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Alaska Highway Safety Office (AHSO) are
committed to intensifying the emphasis on impaired driving in 2003/2004. This years campaign will be carried
out by tens of thousands of officers from law enforcement agencies in all 50 states. The goal of this campaign
is to save lives by arresting and punishing alcohol and drug impaired drivers.
The AHSO has requested that the City of Seward participate in the campaign by providing overtime saturation
patrols by the Seward Police Department during selected holidays and the blitz campaign. AHSO has awarded
a grant in the amount of $4,000.00 for Federal FY 2004 of which $2,000.00 is budgeted for October 1, 2003
through January 4, 2004 and $2,000.00 is budgeted for January 5, 2004 through September 30, 2004.
This is a 100 percent funded grant.
The AHSO recognizes the importance of impaired driving enforcement and that the City of Seward is located on
the highway system with an increased seasonal traffic and enforcement problems with a limited budget.
The terms of the grant and the grant budget are attached.
CONSISTENCY CHECKLIST: Yes No NA
1. Comprehensive Plan ___ __
2. Strategic Plan X ___ __
3. Other
Fiscal Note:
The City must appropriate and spend $2,000.00 by December 31, 2003, and an additional $2,000.00 is
available for the calendar year 2004, so there will be two separate appropriations in this resolution, impacting
two fiscal years.
Approved by Finance Department:__________________________
RECOMMENDATION:
City Council approve Resolution 2003-144, accepting the grant from the Alaska Highway Safety Office in the
amount of $4,000.00 to account number 653-6530-4680-0100, and authorize expenditures totaling $2,000.00 in
the FY2003 budget to account number 653-6530-5010, and $2,000.00 in the FY2004 budget, also to account
number 653-6530-5010, per the attached budget.