REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Travis Hopkins, City Manager
VIA: Eric Parra, Chief of Police
PREPARED BY: Brian Schrieber, Lieutenant, and Ingrid Ono, Sr. Exec. Asst.
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Accept the Fiscal Year 2026/27 California Office of Traffic Safety Child Passenger Safety Program Grant No. OP27013 in the amount of $39,000 and approve the related appropriation
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Statement of Issue:
The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) has awarded the City of Huntington Beach a one-year Child Passenger Safety Program grant, No. OP27013, in the amount of $39,000. The grant period runs from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027.
Grant funds will reimburse the City for overtime associated with child passenger safety check-up events, child safety seat education classes, traffic safety fairs and community events, roll call training on occupant protection, and individual car seat check-ups by appointment, as well as child safety seats and educational materials.
City Council action is requested to accept the grant and to appropriate the grant funds, which are fully offset by reimbursement revenue from OTS.
Financial Impact:
This one-year grant is funded by OTS through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on a reimbursement basis, and no local match is required. The City will incur eligible expenditures and submit quarterly reimbursement claims to OTS.
The total award of $39,000 is to be expended between October 1, 2026, and September 30, 2027, and is allocated as follows: personnel costs of $35,400 for education and outreach overtime; and other direct costs of $3,600, consisting of $2,100 for child safety seats and $1,500 for educational materials.
Recommended Action:
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Accept the Fiscal Year 2026/27 California Office of Traffic Safety Child Passenger Safety Program Grant No. OP27013 in the amount of $39,000 for the grant period of October 1, 2026, thr...
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