City Council

4. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS FOR THE PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS GRANT FUNDS (Police Dept.) Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) Find that the project proposed herein is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3); the “Common Sense” exemption that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment; (2) Modify the prior contract authorization with the State of California Office of Traffic Safety for accepting of the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) and the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Funds to reflect the City Manager’s authority to contract with the San Diego Association of Governments for the Project Safe Neighborhoods grant.