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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE BAKERSFIELD FIRE
DEPARTMENT TO ENTER INTO A GRANT AGREEMENT
WITH THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY TO
PROMOTE TRAFFIC SAFETY.
WHEREAS, the State of California, Office of Traffic Safety ("OTS") operates a grant
program (Project No. EM0005) wherein federal funds are allocated for public education
programs related to traffic safety; and
WHEREAS, OTS offers grants to government agencies to implement programs to
reduce traffic fatalities, injuries, and economic losses from motor vehicle collisions; and
WHEREAS, the Bakersfield Fire Department has requested and has been approved
by OTS for a grant in the amount of Sixty One Thousand Nine Hundred Forty ($61,940.00)
Dollars; and
WHEREAS, the Bakersfield Fire Department will utilize these grant funds to place
three new sets of extrication equipment in service and launch a comprehensive public
education program emphasizing traffic safety; and
WHEREAS, OTS requires the government entity to enter into a project agreement
for receipt of the funds as identified herein; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield and Bakersfield Fire Department desire to
participate in the OTS grant program for the purposes of improving public education as to
traffic safety.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
as follows:
1. The above recitals and findings are true and correct.
City staff is authorized and directed to execute the grant agreement with
OTS for receipt of a grant as aforesaid to launch a comprehensive traffic
safety public education program.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the
Council of the City of Bakemfield at a regular meeting thereof held on MAR 1 [; 2000, by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBER CARSON, DEMOND, MAGGARD, COUCH, ROWLES, SULLIVAN, SALVAGGIO
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER I'JO ~ [
COUNClLMEMBER
MAR 1 5 Z000
APPROVED F,,~
BOB'PRICE
MAYOR of Bakersfield
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio ~rk of the
Council of the City of Bakersffeld
APPROVED as to form:
BART J, THILTGEN
City Attorney
MICHAEL G. ALLFORD/
Deputy City Attorney
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