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Home My WebLink AboutRES 518 Draft 01 2006-2008 ~~tv os N~ki . lug COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 518 U8 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, PURSUANT TO HRS 46-7, FOR A TRAFFIC SAFETY TRAINING PROJECT WHEREAS, the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation's Safe Community Traffic Safety Program has authorized a Highway Safety Project grant to the Hawaii Office of the Prosecuting Attorney aimed at improving enforcement and prosecution of traffic laws; and WHEREAS, the mission/goal of this project is to make our roads safer and improve the performance of the law enforcement system in its efforts to enforce traffic laws by holding inter- agency meetings between police and prosecutors and by training deputy prosecuting attorneys in the conceptual, technical, scientific and trial aspects of these offenses; and WHEREAS, this grant, derived from federal funds, will be used to implement a project that includes: assignment of a deputy prosecuting attorney to be the Statewide Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor, providing statewide training for police and prosecutors, developing modular trial advocacy training for deputies, and participation at monthly statewide traffic commanders meetings; and WHEREAS, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 46-7, requires that county departments obtain the consent of the council to enter into agreements with the federal or state governments respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by law to furnish, expend, and receive any funds or other assistance in connection with projects being or to be undertaken pursuant to those powers. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, in accordance with section 46-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, that the Mayor of the County of Hawaii is authorized to execute, on behalf of the County, an agreement with the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation, to enable the County to implement the Traffic Safety Training Project as described in the application submitted to the Department of Transportation, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit "A". BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor of the County of Hawaii is authorized to sign the above-referenced agreement and any related documents on behalf of the Office of the Mayor and the County of Hawaii pursuant to the Hawaii County Charter. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk of the County of Hawaii shall transmit copies of this resolution to the Office of the Mayor, the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, and the Finance Department. Dated at xona ,Hawaii, this 21st day of February , 2008. INT DUCED BY: \ ` ~ (SV----- l~ COUNCIL MEMBER U Y F HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii AYF,S NOES ABS EX FORD X 1 hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the H~GA X vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of HoFEMAmv X the County of Hawaii on February 21, 2008 IKEDA X ATTEST IACOBSON NAEOLE X PILAGO 7{ YAGONG g YOSHIMOTO 8 0 rt Reference C-984/E'C-242 ~ ( 51 g 0 ~ CORN Y CLERK CH & PRESI ING OFFIC R RESOLUTION NO. APPLICATION FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY PROJECT REIMBURSEMENT GRANT ` STATE OF HAWAII SAFE COMMUNITY PROGRAM -SAFE COMMUNITIES OFFICE PART I FOR SCP-SCO USE ONLY (Applicant to Complete) Project Number: 1. APPLICANT (Name and Address) Title: Prosecutors Training Hawaii County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney 2. AGENCY UNIT (Name and Address) Standazd Area SA Hawaii County Offce of the Prosecuting Attorney Effective Date: 10/1/07 34 Rainbow Drive Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Federa] Funds Obligated $78,032.00 3. DURATION (Month, Day, Yeaz) A. Grant Period B. Project Period FY Funds 08 Addendum _ YES X NO From: Oct. 1, 2007 From: Oct. 1, 2007 To: S t. 30 2008 To: S t. 30 2008 Benefit of X STATE _ COU*ITY 4. LOCATION OF PROJECT 5a. TYPE OF APPLICATION [Check Appropriate Item(s)] _ Initial _ Revision X Continuation Hawaii County (note this is a state-wide project) Sb. REIMBURSEMENT SCHEDULE DESIItED _ Monthly X Quarterly 6. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Schedule A 7. PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND TASKS SUMMARY FROM SCHEDULE A State-wide training and meetings for deputy prosecuting attorneys and police to improve communications between agencies and irnprove the law enforcement system in its efforn to enforce traffic offenses. 8. BUDGET Schedule B 8A. COST CATEGORY Total Grant Period Expenditures Project Period Prior Yeats 1 Personal Services $41 450.00 $41 450.00 2 Consultant Services $23,168.00 $23 168.00 3 Commodities $13 415.00 $13 415.00 4 Other Duect/Induect Costs $0.00 $0.00 TOTAL ESTIMATED COSTS Inc. Non-Fed. Shaze $78 033.00 $78 033.00 8B. SOURCE OF FUNDS 100% G SPECIFY HOW NON-FEDERAL (1) Federa] (100 % of TOTAL) SHARE WII.L BE PROVIDED 2 A licant A e 9. MII.ESTONES Schedule C 10. AGREEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING AND COMPLIANCE See Schedule D attached 11. ACCEPTANCE OF CONDITIONS. It is understood and agreed by the undersigned that a reimbursement grant received as a result ofthis application is subject to Public Law 89-564 (Highway Safety Act of 1966) and all administrative regulations governing grant= established by the U.S. Departrnent of Transportation and the State of Hawaii. It is expressly agreed that this project constitutes an official part of the Hawaii Highway Safety Program and that said applicant agency will meet the requirements as set forth herein, including accompanying schedules.4,B,C & D, which are into orated herein and made a art of this a lication. Authorization to roceed with this Hi hwa Safe Fro'ect is re uested. 11A. PROJECT DIRE TOR 11B. AUTHORIZING O CIAL OF AGENCY UNIT Si afar T r ~ Si tore N Char ene Iboshi ~ Name Ja .Kimura ~ Title First De u Prosecutine Attomec Title Prosecutin Attome Uate Date To be prepared b~ applicant, use separate sheets as required. EXHIBIT "A" Form l== 3-%' Rev. ]0/01 PART II (Safe Community Program- Safe Conununities Office to complete) Project Number: 1. ADDENDUM (For MVSO Use Only) 2. AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED by State Official Responsible to Governor for Administration of the State Highway Safety Program. A. Effective Date B. Federal Funds Obligated C. Approval Date D. Signatwe E. Name Gordon K.K. Hong ~ F. Title Highway Safety Manager EXHIBIT II SCHEDULE A SCHEDULE A (PROSECUTORS TRAINING) (Project Number) MISSION/GOAL The mission/goal of the prosecutor's training project is to make our roads safer and improve the performance of the law enforcement system in its efforts to enforce traffic laws by holding inter-agency meetings between police and prosecutors and training deputy prosecuting attorneys in the conceptual, technical, scientific and trial aspects of these offenses. STRATEGIES • Create a position for a State wide Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor, who will coordinate traffic related training for prosecutors in the State of Hawaii and be available to answer traffic related questions form other deputy prosecutors in the State of Hawaii. • Have the Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor attend every traffic commanders meeting; coordinate a separate prosecutor's meeting to be held in conjunction with the traffic commanders meeting; be responsible for coordinating the agenda for the prosecutor's meeting, to include discussion of traffic enforcement and prosecution issues facing all counties in the State. • Have an Attorney General representative who handles legislation attend one of the traffic commanderlprosecutor quarterly meetings to coordinate to discuss legislative concerns. • Have the Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor and a deputy prosecutor who co-chairs the Governor's Highway Council attend the 2008 Lifesavers Conference in Portland, Oregon in April of 2008 and other traffic related trainings and/or events. • Have the Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor develop, update and arrange modulaz trial advocacy training for deputy prosecutors who will be handling district (traffic) court. • Conduct a "Train the Trainer Training" to facilitate the modulaz trial advocacy training and to offer local prosecutors the opportunity to benefit from the adult teaming model as it applies to trial advocacy. • Conduct one two-day state-wide basic trial advocacy training on Hawaii's DUI traffic laws and contemporary trial techniques. Train and improve the trial advocacy skills of at least 15 deputy prosecutors who handle traffic cases from aoound the state at least two of which would be from each county. SOLUTION/IMPLEMENTATION • Implementation will include flying in at least 2 expert trainer/consultants from the mainland to help in the presentation of the trainings. • Implementation also includes flying in at least 2 experienced local trainers/consultants from the State of Hawaii, to help in the presentation of the training courses. • Implementation also includes flying in and housing at least 10 local deputy prosecutors from around the state to be trained. • Other expenses include flying deputy prosecutors to neighbor islands and the mainland to attend the police commanders meetings and the Lifesavers conference. • Other expenses also include preparation of written materials and training room expenses. EVALUATION • The goal is is train at least 15 Deputy Prosecuting Attome~~s from around the State of Hawaii and make them better preps ed to handle traffic related cases. • Participants will fill out a survey designed to measure the benefits of the training process, the amount of information or knowledge gained as a result of their participation, the usefulness of the material covered, and the likelihood of such being applicable to cases they encounter. Also list the task(s) to be accomplished. E.g. training, enforcement, classes, etc. • A training committee composed of deputy prosecutors and police from each county will be formed to ensure local issues and strategies are addressed. • Create a data base of relevant and new traffic impairment cases and laws. • Prepare basic training "primer" manual for new deputies, and send out to other prosecutor's offices in the State of Hawaii. ~ EXHIBIT III SCHEDULE B SCHEDULE B (1) PERSONAL SERVICES C. Employee Salaries and Benefits Position Title: Salary: $ (Day, Week, Month) Fringe Benefit Rate: Time to be spent on project: hours Total Salaries and Benefits: $ D. Air Travel To: neighbor island From: neighbor island Cost: $ 3150 To: neighbor island From: neighbor island Cost: $ 500 To: neighbor island From: neighbor island Cost: $ 3150 To: neighbor island From: neighbor island Cost: $ 315 To: Lifesavers Conference From: Hile Cost:$ 2000 Intra State - for training and meeting participants Inter State - to attend Lifesavers conference Total Air Travel: $ 9215 E. Surface Travel Car Rental: 18 days @ $50/day $ 900 4 days @ $50/day $ 200 4 days @ $50/day $ 200 2 vehicles for 2 days @ $50/day Other: Shuttle/cab, parking $ 107 Total Surface Travel: $ 1407 F. Per Diem Intra State: 70 days @ $ 90 per day Total: $ 6300 ($50/day lodging + $40/day meals) Intra State: 84 nights @ $100 per night Total: $ 8400 (excess hotel; Intea StatE rc. nays @ $ :0 per dad= Tota'_ $ 10p80~ 111L_G i`.tGte C 111 Bits r-~~' pe- ~ lr+~ ~ TOta_ $ OOIi (ex_cess hcte-~ SCHEDULE B (Continued) Per Diem (continued) Intea State: 48 days @ $ 90 per day Total: $ 4320 Intra State: 32 nights @ $100 per night Total: $ 3200 (excess hotel) Intra State: 36.75 days @ $90 per day Total: $ 3,308 Intra State: 2 days @ $20 per day Total: $ 40 Inter State: 12 days @ $ 145 per day Total: $ 1740 ($80/day lodging + $65/day meals) Intra State: 8 nights @ $80 per night Total: $ 640 (excess hotel) Total Per Diem: $ 29828 G. Tuition, Course, Registration and Misc. Fees Registration Fee: 2 @ $500 $ 1000 Fee: $ Total Tuition and Misc.: $ 1000 TOTAL PERSONAL SERVICES: $ 41450 (2) CONSULTANT SERVICES hours @ $ per hour: $ 14918 Travel: $ 3150 Ground transportation: $ 350 Per diem: $ 4750 Overhead ( % of Total): $ TOTAL CONSULTANT SERVICES: $ 23168 (3) COMMODITIES Office Supplies: $ 3380 (Printing of training manual, conference materials; Other Expendable Materials: $ 10035 (Training room expenses, wireless «ir card) TOTAL COMMODITIES: $ 13415 SCHEDULE B (Continued) (4) OTHER DIRECT/INDIRECT COSTS Office Space ( sq. ft. @ $ per sq. ft.): $ Office Equipment (Attach detailed equipment schedule): $ Puchased: $ Leased: $ g of Shared Equipment: $ Other Equipment (Specify type and cosy on an attached schedule.):$ Utilities ( % used for project): $ Maintenance ( % used for project): $ E.D.F. Services ( hr. @ per hour): $ Printing: $ Communications: $ Project Income: $ TOTAL OTHER DIRECT/INDIRECT COST: $ Indirect costs not exceed 10% of tota_ salaries Federal (Share) Funds Requested* $ Agency (Share) Budget Item $ TOTAL PROJECT COST: $ 78033 Note: Identify all cos h to be reimbu=sed b;~ Federal funds with an asterisk SCHEDULE C Project Number: MILESTONES Month Activity October 2007 Attend Police Commanders meeting in Waikoloa December 2007 Attend Traffic Commanders Meeting in Maui January 2008 Selection of .training location February 2008 Attend Police Commanders meeting in Honolulu April 2008 Attend Lifesavers Conference in Portland June 2008 Attend Police Commanders meeting in Kauai May 2008 Invitations sent out to participants August 2008 Conduct training September 2008 Attend Police Commanders meeting in Kona September 2.008 Complete final report