UNIVERSITY OF BERKELEY, TRAFFIC SAFETY CENTER

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Santa Ana, City of Schedule A -Description Next Generation -Click It or Ticket Grant No. CT09385 GOAL To increase seat belt use, statewide, to 96% by September 8, 2009. PROJECT OBJECTIVES 1. Conduct a seat belt enforcement campaign during each of the Next Generation mobilization periods November 17 - 30, 2008 and May 18 - 31, 2009. 2. Conduct pre- and post-operational seat belt compliance surveys for each of the Next Generation mobilization periods. Personnel time and any costs required to conduct the surveys will be considered as the agency's contribution to the mini-grant and will not be reimbursed. 3. Conduct a minimum of one and a maximum of four enforcements in each of the remaining months of the grant period, starting December 2008, i.e., December, January, February, March, April, June, July, August,. and September (first week of September only). Some nighttime enforcement is encouraged. 4. Attend apre-operational training conducted by the Traffic Safety Center (TSC) for supervisors, officers and support personnel who will be conducting occupant protection roll call training for the seat belt enforcement operations. A representative(s) from the applicant agency's finance department should attend. 5. Ensure that officers and administrative personnel who participate in the enforcement activities receive occupant protection roll call training (to ensure familiarity with the California Vehicle Code provisions). 6. Report statistics for all enforcements: - Description of the enforcement strategy (i.e., saturation patrol and/or enforcement zone) - Number of overtime hours by personnel classification - Number of seat belt citations for 16 years of age and older -Number of seat belt citations for 15 years of age and younger - Pre- and post-operational seat belt compliance survey results (for mobilizations only) - Number of "other" types of enforcement actions by personnel assigned to the overtime seat belt enforcement operation -Type of roll call training conducted 7. Submit a claim by May 15, 2009 for expenses incurred from November 17, 2008 through March 31, 2009. Submit a complete (with all required supporting documentation) final claim by October 15, 2009. Costs for preparing claims are not reimbursable. 8. Certify by signing the mobilization reports that an occupant protection roll call training session(s) was conducted. MEDIA OBJECTIVES 1. Issue a press release prior to each of the mobilization periods and for each month during which an enforcement is held. 2. Embargo the mobilization press release until the day of the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) press release. 3. If using the OTS press release template provided by TSC, forward press releases, media advisories, alerts and other press materials to TSC concurrently with distribution to the media. If any other press release format or copy is used, submit the press release to the OTS Public Information Officer at pio@ots.ca.gov for review and approval at least 14 days in advance of the mobilization: The approved press releases must be also sent to the TSC. 4. To use the following standard language in all press, media, and printed materials: "Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration." METHOD OF PROCEDURE October 2008 1. The individual(s) responsible for the occupant protection roll call training for officers and staff participating in the enforcement operation attends the TSC pre-operational training (to be held at various locations in the state). The grant does not cover personnel and travel expenses incurred by attending training. page