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Amending the grant contracts for two State Auto Theft Prevention Program grants to change agencies from the Minnesota Department of Commerce to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety and adjusting activity for approved grant adjustments and current agency-approved budget.
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WHEREAS, with RES PH 23-269 and RES PH 23-270, the city accepted two Auto Theft Prevention Grants from Minnesota Department of Commerce, for $309,000 and $761,787.05, respectively; and
WHEREAS, the state of Minnesota has moved responsibility for these grants to the Department of Public Safety (DPS), requiring revised agreements; and
WHEREAS, the financing and spending plans need to be amended and activity budget to reflect this change; 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 $1,070,787.05 in excess of those estimated in the city budget; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Saint Paul, upon recommendation of the Mayor, to accept these amended grants from the DPS, and the grant adjustments as specified on the attached financial analysis and approves the changes to the budget.