HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0041.018 2008-2010
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William P. Kenoi Harry S. Kubojiri
,Mayor Police Chief
'rF °VPaul K. Ferreira
Deputy Police Chief
County of Hawaii
POLICE DEPARTMENT
349 Kapiolani Street • Hilo, Hawaii 96720-3998
(808) 935-3311 • Fax (808) 961-8865
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October 27, 2009
TO J YOSHIMOTO, COUNCIL CHAIR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS "
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VIA K OSHIRO, CONTROLLER
FROM S. RI, LICE CHIEF
SUBJECT NO ICATION OF GRANT AWARD
Compliance with Ordinance No. 09-64, Section 7(1)
Name of Grant Program: HCPD Speed Enforcement
Federal or State Grantor: State Department of Transportation Public
Affairs Office-Safe Community Program
County Grantee Department/Agency: County Police Department
Grant No.: SC1 0-06(01 -H-02)
Amount of Grant: $39,216.00
Amount of County Match: None
County Revenue & Expenditures Acct 010.201.5219.44; 3302.03
Grant Period: October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010
Purpose of Grant: To reduce the number of motor vehicle
collisions resulting in injuries and fatalities
caused by speeding drivers.
Is final report required by grantor? yes
Notification Attached: yes Comm. No. LL,
Ref. To:
Ref. naty 1 6 20Q9
"Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer'
STATE OF HAWAII HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE
GRANT AGREEMENT
Grant No: SC10-06 (01-H-02)
Page 1 (To be completed by applicant agency)
1. Grant Title
Hawaii Police Department Speed
2. Name and Address of Applicant Agency 4. Duration
Hawaii Police Department Month - Day - Year
349 Kapiolani St.
Hilo, Hawaii 96720 A. Grant Period
From: 10-01-2009
3. Agency Unit to Handle Grant (Name and Address) To: 09-30-2010
Hawaii Police Department
349 Kapiolani St. B. Project Period
Hilo, Hawaii 96720 From: 10-01-2009
To: 10-01-2010
5. Location of Project 6a. Type of Application
Hawaii Police Department (Check Appropriate Item)
349 Kapiolani St. ?Initial ®Revision ?Continuation
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
6b. Reimbursement Schedule Desired
?Monthly ®Quarterly
Grant Description (Summarize the grant plan covering activities that address the major goals and objectives in
approximately 100 words. Limit to 6 lines.)
he project objectives are to reduce the number of motor vehicle collisions resulting in injuries and fatalities
aused by speeding drivers.
8. Federal funds allocated under this agreement shall not exceed $78,000.00
9. Approval Signatures °
cceptance of Conditions: It is understood and agreed by the undersigned that a reimbursement grant received as a result of this grant agreement is subject to
Public Law 89-564 (Highway Safety Act of 1966) and all administrative regulations governing grants established by the U.S. Department 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 A, B, B-1, C & D, which are incorporated herein and made a part of
his grant agreement. Authorization to proceed with this Highway Safety Project is requested.
9a. Grant Director 9b. Authorizing Official of Agency Unit
ame: Phone: Name: Phone:
itle: Fax: Title: Fax:
ddress: Address:
E-Mail: E-Mail:
(Signature) (Date) (Signature) (Date)
o be prepared by applicant, use separate sheets as required. Form HS 3-71 Rev. 8/6/09
STATE OF HAWAII HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE
GRANT AGREEMENT - PART H
Grant No: SC10-06 (01-H-02)
Page 2 (To be completed by Highway Safety Office)
10. Grantee: Hawai'i Police Department
11. Standard Area: Speed Control 13a. Federal Fiscal Year: 2010
12. Effective Date of Agreement:Oct 1, 2009 - Sep 30, 2010 13b. Addendum: NYes ?No
14. Benefit of : ?State NCounty
15. Action Taken 16. Funding Disposition & Status
Grant agreement approved for $39,216.00. Fiscal Year Amount
We will only be releasing this amount initially. If we
receive further funding from NHTSA then we will 2006 1104364.00
release additional funds. 2007 50,000.00
Revised grant approved for $38,762.00. Addendum 2008 50,000.00
transfers 11,980.00 from the Personnel Costs category to 2009 72,000.00
the Equipment category to purchase four Kustom 2010 38,762.00
Signals Golden Eagle II radars with dual antenna. Total $321,126.00
Present Obligation $38,762.00
"Previously Obligated $282,364.00
TOTAL FUNDS OBLIGATED $321,126.00
17. Budget Summary (From Schedule B - Detailed Budget Estimate) - Fiscal Year Grant Period Ending: 9/30/2010
Cost Category Cost Estimates
A. Personnel Costs 26,782.00
B. Travel Expenses 0.00
C. Contractual/Consultant Services 0.00
D. Equipment
11,980.00
E. Other Direct Costs
0.00
TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDS $ 38,762.00
18. Grant Approval & Authorization to Expend Obligated Funds
A. Approval Recommended By B. Agreement & Funding Authorized By
(Program Area Specialist) (Highway Safe Manager)
Name: Karen Kahikina Name: Lee Nagano
Title: Highway Safety Specialist Title: Highway Safety Manager
Phone/E-Mail:(808)587-2355/ Phone/E-Mail:(808)587-6301/lee.nagano@hawaii.gov
karen. g.kahikina@hawaii : gov
~~(Signature) (Date) (Signature) (Date)
STATE OF HAWAII HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE
GRANT AGREEMENT - PART III
Grant No: SC10-06 (01-H-02)
Page 3 (To be completed b Highway Safety Office)
19. Addendum (For Highway Safety Office Use Only)
This addendum transfers $11,980 from the Personnel Costs category to the Equipment Category. Funds that were originally
slated for overtime speed enforcement will be used to purchase four Kustom Signals Golden Eagle II radars with dual antenna.
The radars will be distributed to districts where speed-related accidents and fatalities have occurred.
I
Schedule A
HPD SPEED
PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION
Speeding is one of the most prevalent factors in motor vehicle crashes. The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) lists speeding as the third leading contributing factor in traffic
fatalities. In 2007 speed was a contributing factor in 31 percent of traffic fatalities nationally and is
estimated to cost $40.4 billion each year.
The perception of risk, i.e. whether the driver perceives that he/she will be caught speeding, is a
factor in how well a posted speed limituis followed. Excessive vehicle speed (speed above that for
which the roadway was designed, exceeding posted limits or speed too fast for conditions) has severe
and often times disastrous effects in a crash, because speed:
¦ Reduces a driver's ability to negotiate curves or maneuver around obstacles in the roadway
¦ Extends the distance necessary for a vehicle to stop
¦ Increases the distance a vehicle travels while the driver reacts to a hazard
¦ Compromises the integrity of the vehicle structure
¦ Decreases the effectiveness of vehicle design features such as airbags and restraint systems
¦ Decrease the ability of roadway hardware such as guardrails, barriers and impact attenuators
to protect occupants
¦ Increases tread wear on tires and wear on braking systems
¦ Increases the risk of crashes because other vehicles and pedestrians may not be able to
judge distance accurately (GHSA, Survey of States Speeding Report).
In Hawai' i, the 2008 data shows that 50 of 157 or 31.8% of the traffic fatalities were speed related.
This is one of highest involvement factors. Hawai' i County shows the 2nd highest speeding related
traffic fatalities in the State and above the national average of 31%. See Table I for 2008 speed
related fatalities by county.
Table I
2008 Speed Related Fatalities
by County
Hawai' i Honolulu Kaua'i Maui Total
Not 15 23 3 16 57
-Speeding
-Speeding 14 20 8 8 50
Total 29 43 11 24 157
Percent 48.3% 46.5% 72.7% [33.3% 31.8%
Speeding
The 2008 speeding involved fatality rate for Hawai' i County was 48.3%. This is higher than the
overall state data which was at 31.8% for 2008. Hawai' i County has shown an improvement from
2007, when we were at 63.2% speed involved fatalities. The Big Island's strong speeding
enforcement program over the past few years has shown that it is necessary to keep the speeding
involved fatalities down. Please see Table II on speed enforcement statistics.
Table II
FFY 2008
Speed Enforcement Statistics
Honolulu Hawai' i Maui County Kaua'i Total
County County
Grant 2,308 1,056 2,087 741 6,192
Funded
County 57,386 11,500 N/A** 1,383 70,269
Funded
Total 59,694 12,556 2,087 2,124 76,461
**Maui county funded speeding citations were not available at this time.
Since speeding is a major factor in traffic fatalities, it is important to continue a strong speeding
enforcement program.
SOLUTION
The Hawaii Police Department will enforce the speeding laws with the use of overtime funds from
this grant. Big Island Police will use crash, fatal and injury data to focus their enforcement in areas
that show a speeding problem.
STRATEGIES
In addition to the above, the Hawai' i Police Department will:
1. Conduct 56 or more checkpoints, specifically in locations known for
excessive speed violations and locations of recent crashes involving serious
injuries or death.
2. Establish operations targeting street or "outlaw" racing that will be conducted
in affected districts and during the late night peak racing times. Enforcement to be
conducted on Route 11, Route 19, Route 130, Route 190, Route 200, Hwy 270, Route 2000
Waikoloa Road and Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway Operations to include enforcement
of regulatory traffic violations often associated with street racing vehicles and speeding.
3. Issue 1,000 or more speeding citations with grant funding.
4. Issue 2,500 or more citations for other violations with grant funding.
5. Effect 20 or more arrests during enforcement efforts for racing on the highways, warrant
violations and other offenses.
6. Conduct Speed Mobilization Periods island wide to promote enforcement and
public awareness.
7. Purchase 4 Kustom Signals Golden Eagle II radar units, for use by patrol officers. This is to
be utilized by officers in areas where speed related accidents and fatalities have occurred.
EVALUATION
Hawai' i Police Department's goal is to decrease the number of speeding involved fatals by 10% from
24 in FFY 2008 to 21 in FFY 2010 and consequently reduce the total number of traffic fatalities by 2
or 5% from 27 in FFY 2008 to 25 FFY 2010:-HPD will also increase the number of citations by 5%
from 12,556 in FFY 2008 to 13,812 in FFY 2010.
SCHEDULE B Exhibit III
Page 1
Detailed Budget Estimate
Grant No: SC10-06 (01-H-02)
COST CATEGORY COST ESTIMATES
A. Personnel Costs
Employee Salaries and Benefits
Position Title(s) and Full,Time/Part-Time Yearly Salary:
Fringe Benefit Rate: %
Time to be spent on project: hours
Position Title(s) and Overtime Hourly Rate(s):
1 Supervisor--$52/per hour
$52 x 2 hours x 56 checkpoints 5,824
3 officers-$48/hour each officer
$48 x 2 hours x 3 officers x 56 checkpoints 16,128
Fringe Benefit Rate: 22 % 4,830
Time to be spent on project: 448 hours
Category Sub-Total $26,782
B. Travel Expenses
In-State
Event/Conference:
Air Travel:
To:
From:
Surface Travel:
Car Rental (daily rate, # of days, fuel, taxes, etc.)
Private Car: ( miles @ per mile)
SCHEDULE B Exhibit III
Page 2
Detailed Budget Estimate
Grant No: SC10-06 (01-H-02)
COST CATEGORY COST ESTIMATES
Per Diem:
days @ $ per day
Baggage Fee:
Tuition, Course, Registration and Miscellaneous Fees:
Individual cost: x No. of attendees:
Out-of-State
Event/Conference:
Air Travel:
To:
From:
Surface Travel:
Car Rental (daily rate, # of days, fuel, taxes, etc.)
Private Car: ( miles @ per mile)
Per Diem:
days @ $ per day
Baggage Fee:
Tuition, Course, Registration and Miscellaneous Fees:
Individual cost: x No. of attendees:
Category Sub-Total
C. Contractual/Consultant Services
Category Sub-Total
SCHEDULE B Exhibit III
Page 3
Detailed Budget Estimate
Grant No: SC10-06 (01-H-02)
COST CATEGORY COST ESTIMATES
D. Equipment
4 Kustom Signals Golden Eagle II Radar w/Dual Antenna $2,995
Category Sub-Total $11,980
E. Other Direct Costs
Category Sub-Total
GRANT TOTAL $38,762
SCHEDULE B-1 Exhibit III
Grant No: SC10-06 (01-H-02)
BUDGET NARRATIVE PAGE #
Personnel Costs
Hawaii Police Department will conduct 56 speed checkpoints throughout the grant period.
These activities will be conducted on an overtime basis. The checkpoint will be staffed with 1 supervisor
and tthree officers. Costs are estimated based on an average overtime hourly rate of $52.00 per hour for
supervisors and $48 per hour for officers. Average hourly rates are used because exact overtime rates vary
within the department depending on rank and years of service.Which personnel will be staffing which
checkpoint is. undeterminded at the outset of the grant period. We also need to note that the officers are
scheduled to receive a 6% pay raise on July 1, 2010 which will add another variable to the cost factor for
these checkpoints. Hourly rates do not include fringe benefits.
Travel Expenses
Contractual/Consultant Services
Equipment
HPD will purchase 4 Kustom Signal Golden Eagle H Radar with Dual Antenna which with cost per unit, tax
and shipping coming to $2,995.00 per unit. These radars will be distributed to our districts on the
island to be utilized by patrol officers. These radars will be utilized by officers in areas where speed related
accidents and fatalities have occurred.
Other Direct Costs
SCHEDULE C Exhibit IV
Grant No: SC10-06 (01-H-02)
MILESTONES PAGE #
Month Activity
October 2009-December 2009 Speed enforcement and projects targeting illegal road
racing and aggressive driving. Purchase radars.
January 2010-March 2010 Speed enforcement and projects targeting illegal road
racing and aggressive driving.
April 2010-June 2010 Speed enforcement and projects targeting illegal road
racing and aggressive driving.
July 2010-September 2010 Speed enforcement and projects targeting illegal road
racing and aggressive driving.