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Authorizing the City on behalf of the Police Department (“SPPD”) to accept and amend the 2024 Grant Fund Budget for the 2025 Enforcement grant, issued by the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS).
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WHEREAS, the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) has awarded a 2025 Enforcement Grant to the SPPD for $969,900; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department will use this grant to work with eight other local law enforcement agencies to prevent injuries, deaths and property damage from crashes and unsafe driving; and
WHEREAS, this grant includes subgrants to eight local law enforcement agencies, and
WHEREAS, the grant has no match requirement although a match is encouraged; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department received approval to apply for this grant through RES 24-804; and
WHEREAS, the 2024 financing and spending plans need to be amended and activity budget added for these funds; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor, pursuant to Section 10.07.1 of the Charter of the City of Saint Paul, does certify that there are available for appropriation funds of $113,291 in excess of those estimated in the 2024 budget; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Saint Paul, upon recommendation of the Mayor to accept the grant from the DPS and the addition of $113,291 as specified on the attached financial analysis and approves the changes to the 2024 budget.