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LREPORT To the Honorable Mayor and .C..,ty Council <br /> From the City Manager <br /> <br />August 12, 2002 <br /> <br />Subject <br />The purchase of a Ddving Under the Influence (DUI)/Occupant Protection Enforcement <br />Trailer through a Traffic Safety Grant from the State of California Office of Traffic Safety <br /> <br />Recommendation <br />Approve the purchase of a DUI/Occupant Safety Enforcement Trailer from MightyMovers <br />Trailers, Inc., with the cost to be reimbursed through a Traffic Safety Grant f.ro_rn the State <br />of California Office of Traffic Safety. <br /> <br />Background <br />The Redwood City Police Department has been awarded a Traffic Safety Grant from the <br />State of California Office of Traffic Safety in the amount of $81,934 for fiscal 2002-2003. <br />With the funds from the grant, the police department proposes the purchase of a <br />DUi/Occupant Protection Enforcement Trailer to enable the department to conduct <br />DUI/Occupant Protection checkpoints safely, effectively, and efficiently several times per <br />year. <br /> <br />The Redwood City Police Department has a "Zero Tolerance" approach to both driving <br />under the influence of alcohol and drugs and occupant restraint violations. One of the <br />goals of the police department is to reduce the number and severity of injury traffic <br />collisions that occur within the city. Aggressive enforcement of these violations will directly <br />impact the safety of all drivers, pedestrians, and the community. <br /> <br />A DUI/Occupant Protection Enforcement Trailer would allow the police department to <br />consolidate equipment, deploy more efficiently, and conduct checkpoints more often. The <br />checkpoints provide a high profile method for conveying the police department's message <br />of intolerance for drunk driving and unrestrained drivers and passengers as Well as being <br />an effective enforcement tool. <br /> <br />The police department evaluated the requirements for the DUI/Occupant Protection <br />Enforcement Trailer and received bids from the following manufacturers: <br /> <br /> MightyMovers Trailers, Inc. Complete DUI trailer $19,715.00 <br /> Universal Trailers, Inc. Complete DUI trailer $20,875.00 <br /> Action Trailer Sales, Inc. Built-to-order trailer $21,698.00 <br /> <br /> <br />