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MDT-TPL-008 11/14
Police Departemnt
Name/Title
Email
Montana Department of Transportation
Equipment Grant For Step Participants
Executive Summary: In this section include a statement of how this equipment will support your traffic
enforcement program.
attached for complete Executive Summary as submitted to Bozeman City Council for grant approval.
Calendar year 2014 data used for numbers of violations.
Data: Provide the most complete calendar year data available for the number of impaired driving, seatbelt,
occupant protection and speeding violations agency wide (including STEP). Indicate which calendar year is
provided in your executive summary.
Category
Number of Violations
Impaired Driving
356
Seatbelt
254
Occupant Protection
1
Speeding
996
Tota I
1,607
Requested Amount ( Please attach price quote*)
Equipment Requested
Quantity Requested
Cost Per Item
Total Cost
Body -Worn Cameras
In -Car Video Systems
Speed Trailers,
Messaging Boards
1
$15,562.00
$15,562.00
Total Cost For All Items
$15,562.00
All purchases are on a reimbursement basis. Expenditures may not be incurred until a signed contract has
been executed. In accordance with Federal regulation, all purchases must comply with the Buy America
Act*. C Q� Z�
Authorized Signature Date
I certify that the information provided in the application complete and accurate as submitted to the Department of Transportation.
Executive Summary for STEP grant Application
Purchase of Hybrid RADAR trailer and Message Board
The Bozeman Police Department has established a dedicated traffic unit with the goal of reducing the
number of crashes within our jurisdiction. Currently this unit consists of two full time Officers who are
responsible for fielding driving complaints, school bus complaints, traffic enforcement and investigating
crashes.
Crashes have a huge financial impact on our community. According to the most recent data released by
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Americans spent more than one million days in the
hospital in 2012 as a result of motor vehicle crashes. The average cost of a crash -related ER visit was
$3,300, and each hospitalization costs a person $57,000 over their lifetime. In 2013 a summit was held
to develop a Bozeman Community Transportation Safety Plan. Data showed Bozeman had an average of
212 injury crashes between 2009 and 2011; if all of these injuries resulted in a visit to the ER that would
come at a cost of $699,600.
The Bozeman Police Department would like to purchase a hybrid RADAR/Message board mounted to a
trailer that could be deployed anywhere in the city. This purchase would be made using a Montana
Department of Transportation equipment grant. This grant is only open to Selective Traffic Enforcement
Program (STEP) participants, of which we are a member. This piece of equipment would be used as a
"force multiplier" to put our message, education and presence in places we can't, or chose not to, place
a body.
This device has many functions. Its simplest use is as a data collection device. The trailer can be
stationed in an area without activating the message board to collect data on normal traffic flow. This
data can be used to determine if deploying human resources is warranted. This function can be used in
conjunction with other traffic safety studies to assist in traffic/roadway engineering.
When using the onboard computer and accompanying software, the sign can be accessed remotely.
This means we will be able to download traffic speed and volume data or change the messages from
anywhere with cellular coverage. We will also have the ability to allow specific entities (MOOT) read-
only access to the speed data.
We can also use the trailer, with the message board activated, to display speed dependant messages.
Meaning motorist traveling 5 miles an hour over the posted speed limit would see a different message
than those traveling 10 or 15 miles an hour over. This provides instant feedback to motorists and
promotes compliance.
This device can be used as a source of information or education. It could be posted prior to a crash or
crime scene to warn of traffic delays, safety concerns and/or advise motorists to use an alternate route.
It could be used Downtown on a Friday and Saturday night to remind bar patrons, "Don't Drink and
Drive," or a message about the Streamline bus having two pickups after 2:00 am at Rouse and Main. It
could be used at any major event like MSU football games which typically cause traffic congestion and
poor driving behavior as a result of impatience and frustration. Notification of emergencies and Amber
Alerts could also be displayed in our community for the location of endangered individuals and providing
public safety.
BOZ E MANMT
City of Bozeman Grant Routing Cover Sheet
This form is used in conjunction with Administrative Order 2014-01 adopting the Grant Application and Reception
Policy. When a Department Director signs grant documents under this provision, they are certifying that they
understand and will carry out the provisions of the grant and its impact on city operations and finances. All the
required boxes must be initialed by the appropriate departments. Use a separate routing sheet for each phase of the
grant process. Utilize assigned grant number for each phase for tracking purposes.
Grant Document Title: MDT Message/Radar Trailer Grant # (issued by City Clerk):20 1 55-004
CFDA # (applies to Federal grants)
Department: Police
Phase of Process: 1-1 Notice of Intent
Date Document Signed:`o 1 15
Grant Total: 15,562 Grant Match: 0
Grant Project
❑� Application
Rich McLane
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Finance Office
City Manager
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to City Clerk
Does not require approval on
Commission meeting agenda
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For all grants over $20.000 in
Department
Finance Office
City Manager
Original Signed
value.
Director
Grant Documents
to City Clerk
*Department Director initials
verify notification to City
Commission and City Manager
within 30 days of grant
application.
REQUIRES City Commission
Approval
DATE of COMMISSION
MEETING:
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