TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve the Application to the State of Florida Department of Transportation Highway Safety Concept Paper Grant for Work Zone Enforcement in the Amount of $100,000, and Authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as Applicable Under the City Charter, to Execute all Funding Documents After Legal Review, Should the Grant be Awarded to the City
Recommended Action
Approve the application to the State of Florida Department of Transportation Highway Safety Concept Paper Grant for work zone enforcement in the amount of $100,000, and authorize the City Manager or the Mayor, as applicable under the City Charter, to execute all funding documents after legal review, should the grant be awarded to the City.
Background Information
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) State Safety Office awards subgrant opportunities to traffic safety partners that undertake priority area programs and activities to improve traffic safety and reduce crashes, serious injuries, and fatalities. Grants may be awarded to address traffic safety deficiencies, expansion of an ongoing activity, or development of a new program.
The FDOT State Safety Office has identified an excess number of work zone related fatalities and serious injuries on local roadways that run within the City of North Port. According to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Highway Safety Matrix, North Port ranks number twelve (12) out of 37 cities with a population of 75,000 and above, based on actual serious injuries and fatalities during 2018-2022. Special enforcement is needed as well as additional speed measurement devices. The grant application requests funding for overtime and benefits for law enforcement officers and for funding for the purchase of two (2) portable, full size, three-line, DOT approved message boards in order to increase driver awareness and provide speed enforcement in active work zones.
Notification of award is expected in Fall 2024. Matching funds are not required. This is a reimbursable grant, meaning the City will spend first and then request reimbursement from the granting agency.
If awarded, contracts will be reviewed for form and correctness by the City Attorney.
Strategic Plan
Safe Community Pillar
Financial Impact
Potential award of $100,000 to be utilized to fund enforcement overtime and the purchase of two (2) portable full size three-line DOT approved message boards.
Revenue Account
001-0000-331.20-00 - Federal Grants / Federal - Public Safety
Expenditure Accounts
001-2100-521.14-00 - Overtime
001-2100-521.21-00 - FICA
001-2100-521.24-00 - Worker’s Compensation
001-2100-521.64-00 - Capital Expenditures
Procurement
Procurement code, policies and procedures will be followed when the purchase is made.
Attachments:
1. Grant Application
2. FY2025 Highway Safety Matrix
Prepared by: Jennifer Sadonis, Grants Coordinator
Department Director: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager