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Santa Ana, City of Grant No. SC13385 Schedule A - Description (continued) Sobriety Checkpoint Grant Program for 2012-2013 Phase II: Mobilization (December 14, 2012 - January 1, 2013 and August 16, 2013 - September 2, 2013) 7. After the statewide kick-off press event in December, grantee should issue a press release announcing the kick-off of this grant using the OTS kick-off press release template provided by SafeTREC. 8. If an AVOID media campaign is active in the county, grantee should notify the AVOID Coordinator of checkpoint locations, dates and times at least fourteen (14) days in advance of all planned checkpoints. The AVOID Coordinator should issue press releases including checkpoints conducted during the mobilization periods to all major media outlets in the region. 9. For each checkpoint operation grantee should distribute a separate press release using the OTS template provided by SafeTREC unless multiple checkpoints are to be conducted within a seven (7) day period, in which case one press release covering the seven (7 day period that covers all operations will suffice. When using the OTS press release template provided by SafeTREC, grantee should forward press releases, media advisories, alerts, and other press materials to SafeTREC concurrently with distribution to the media. If an other press release format or copy is used, ggrantee should submit the press release to the OTS Public Information icer a io o s.ca. ov or his review. Optimum fead-time would be 10 - 20 days prior to the operation. The approved press releases ou also be sent to the SafeTREC. For post-operational media communications that report the results of checkpoints, grantee does not need to have the release approved by OTS. 10. Use OTS's tagline, "Report Drunk Drivers. Call 911" on all news releases and checkpoint publication materials. 11. Conduct roll call training. Roll call training costs are not reimbursable. 12. To better identify and apprehend drug-impaired drivers in addition to alcohol-impaired drivers, it is highly recommended that all personnel assigned to staff the greeting lane of the checkpoint be Drug Recognition Experts (DRE's) and/or Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) trained sworn officers. At the very minimum, all officers contacting drivers in the greeting lane should be NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST) trained and certified. 13. Begin the checkpoint no earlier than 1800 hours and if possible and practicable, operate the checkpoint until 0300 hours. 14. Conduct the last checkpoint no later than September 30, 2013. Phase III: Post Operational Data Reporting (at the end of each mobilization period and each applicable calendar quarter) 15. Submit post-operational data on-line for checkpoints conducted during the Winter Holiday and Labor Day mobilizations. Submit data by the SafeTREC deadlines. 16. Submit post-operational data on-line for checkpoints conducted outside the mobilization periods. Submit the data by the end of the applicable quarter. If multiple checkpoints are conducted during the quarter, summarize (total) the checkpoint statistics. 17. Issue to the media a post-operational news release reporting the results of the checkpoint. Any drug impaired driving arrests (23152(a)) and other drug arrests (possession, transportation, for sale) made as the resulf of the checkpoint operation should be incorporated into the post-operational media release. Phase IV: Claim Submission (at the end of the applicable calendar quarter) 18. Compile actual overtime and checkpoint supply costs incurred for operating the grant-funded checkpoints. 19. Download the claim form from the SafeTREC web site at: http://www.safetrec.berkeley.edu/checkpointgrants/2012 - 2013checkpoint.html 20. Complete the claim form for the applicable quarter in accordance with Schedule B - Detailed Budget Estimate and Schedule B-1 - Budget Narrative. 21. Mail the claim forms for the quarter, with the required supporting documentation (specified in Schedule B-1) to the SafeTREC following the end of the applicable calendar quarter. Kaye w