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 (FDOT) Subgrant for Highway Traffic Safety Funds in the Amount of $100,000 for North Port Police Department Interstate Speed Enforcement, 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
Option 1: Approve the application to the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Subgrant for Highway Traffic Safety Funds in the amount of $100,000 for North Port Police Department Interstate Speed Enforcement, 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.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve the application to the State of Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Subgrant for Highway Traffic Safety Funds in the amount of $100,000 for North Port Police Department Interstate Speed Enforcement, 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.
* Pros: These funds will provide the City with reimbursement of the total cost of North Port Police Department Interstate Speed Enforcement campaigns.
* Cons: There are no foreseeable cons to approving this application.
Option 2: Deny the application to the FDOT Subgrant for Highway Traffic Safety Funds in the amount of $100,000.
* Pros: There are no foreseeable pros to denying this application.
* Cons: The City would not receive reimbursement for the cost of the North Port Police Department Interstate Speed Enforcement campaigns.
Background Information
The City of North Port has applied to the State of Florida Depar...
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