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The Florida Department of Transportation's Safety Office Subgrant Funding for the City Of Gainesville Motorcycle/Scooter Safety and Education Program, Gainesville Police Department (GPD) Occupant Protection Enforcement Program and the City Of Gainesville Safe Gator Program (NB)
This is a request for City Commission’s approval to accept a grant through the Florida Department of Transportation Safety Office.
Explanation
The Florida Department of Transportation's Safety Office is sponsoring the City of Gainesville Motorcycle/ Scooter Safety and Education Program and GPD Occupant Protection Enforcement Program and the City of Gainesville Safe Gator Program. The City Of Gainesville Motorcycle/Scooter Safety and Education Program is overtime-only for proactive traffic enforcement projects with a focus on motorcycle and scooter infractions. The grant also funds a minimum of nine (9), six hour Safe Motorcycle and Rider Techniques (SMART) courses to train civilian riders in real world scenarios. The City Of Gainesville Safe Gator Program is an educational program that interacts with patrons and talks about alcohol awareness and counseling programs available. The GPD Occupant Protection Enforcement Program is a pro-active enforcement program.
All three grant programs are overtime-only education and proactive traffic enforcement projects with funding provided by the Florida Department of Transportation. No associated costs will be incurred by the City Of Gainesville.
The amount requested through the grant application is as follows:
Motorcycle/Scooter Safety and Education Program_$50,000
Occupant Protection Enforcement Program_ $10,000
Safe Gator Program_$10,500
Total requested from the Florida Department of Transportation Safety - $70,500
Fiscal Note
The total grant award to the City is $70,500.
Recommendation
The City Commission authorize the City Manager to accept, and execute the grant awards subject to approval by the City Attorney as to form an...
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