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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Lt. Bill Rowley, Aurora Police Department
DATE: 12/04/2024
SUBJECT:
A Resolution authorizing the City to accept a grant award of $18,503.76 from the FY25 Illinois Department of Transportation State & Community Highway Safety / National Priority Safety Programs Grant.
PURPOSE:
To obtain City Council approval of a grant to be used to allow the Aurora Police Department to participate in the Illinois Department of Transportation - State & Community Highway Safety / National Priority Safety Program.
The focus of this grant is to increase the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists in the Aurora Community through education and targeted enforcement.
BACKGROUND:
The Aurora Police Department has previously participated in various Illinois Department of Transportation grants related to the safety of the motoring public.
This program focuses on pedestrian and bicycle safety, including education and targeted enforcement in areas where pedestrian and bicycle-related injuries are more likely to occur.
This program supports the City of Aurora Comprehensive Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan.
This highway safety program operates on a cost reimbursement basis. The Aurora Police Department is required to pay for project expenses initially, and are then reimbursed by IDOT for approved, documented expenditures.
DISCUSSION:
This grant award allows for reimbursement up to $18,503.76 and may be used to reimburse personnel and indirect costs incurred between October 1, 2024, and September 30, 2025, as allowed by the grant.
The State of Illinois assigned this grant award based upon their own formula and has informed the Aurora Police Department that there will be no penalty for failure to draw down the entire award balance.
Grant revenue will be placed in account 101-3536-334.30-02 and will be moved to the appropriate personnel account where they will be used to reimburse the personnel costs associated with this grant.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
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