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Police Department <br />www.santa-ana.org/pd <br />Item # 14 <br />or City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />November 4, 2025 <br />TOPIC: Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant Funds <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Appropriation Adjustment and Agreement Accepting $702,000 from the State Office of <br />Traffic Safety for Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (Non -General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with the State of California, <br />Office of Traffic Safety for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program for a one- <br />year period beginning October 1, 2025 through September 30 2026, in an <br />amount not to exceed $702,000 (Agreement No. A-2025-XXX). <br />2. Approve an appropriation adjustment accepting $702,000 in the Office of Traffic <br />Safety, Federal Grant -Indirect revenue account and appropriate same to the <br />Selective Traffic Enforcement Program expenditure accounts. (Requires five <br />affirmative votes) <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Santa Ana Police Department has been awarded $702,000 in grant funding from <br />the State of California, Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) under the Selective Traffic <br />Enforcement Program (STEP). This one-year agreement covers the program period <br />from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. The goal of OTS STEP is to reduce <br />the number of fatalities and injuries in crashes involving alcohol, drug, speed, red-light <br />violations, distracted driving, and other primary collision factors. To accomplish these <br />goals, the program will fund both education and enforcement activities. <br />The enforcement activities will follow proven "best practice" strategies and will be <br />conducted on an overtime basis. The funded strategies will include Driving Under the <br />Influence (DUI) checkpoints, DUI saturation patrols, as well as DUI enforcement <br />operations in collaboration with neighboring cities to apprehend impaired drivers. The <br />program will also concentrate on bicycle/pedestrian safety, speed violations, aggressive <br />driving, and seat belt enforcement. <br />