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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents and any subsequent amendments, including any amendments to the award amount and term dates, with the California Office of Traffic Safety to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $215,000 for Distracted Driving Education to reduce and mitigate the impacts of distracted driving in Long Beach for a 12-month period estimated to begin October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, with an option to extend the agreement for an additional 36-month period at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into an agreement with the California Office of Traffic Safety (CA OTS) to accept funding to support the continued implementation of the Health and Human Services Department’s (Health Department) distracted driving prevention efforts led by the Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention’s Greenlight Long Beach (GreenlightLB) Initiative.
The Health Department will use CA OTS funding to: 1) provide community-based workshops that utilize local data to address the risks of driving distracted, 2) implement youth-focused education programs with specialized strategies such as on-campus assemblies and youth ambassador programs to ensure that marginalized youth in Long Beach have equitable access to distracted driving education, 3) obtain local data through observational assessments and community surveys to identify health inequities and inform the Safe Streets Long Beach Action Plan, and 4) to increase capacity around traffic safety through train-the-trainer workshops, cross-trainings, and the development of a Traffic Equity Alliance consisting of community members and community groups who can serve as trusted messengers of the community.
This GreenlightLB Initiative is in line with the City’s Health and Human Services Strategic Plan strategies to: develop and implement a citywide distracted driving prevention...
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