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Authorizing the City Attorney's Office to pursue an available funding opportunity offered by Otto Bremer Trust.
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WHEREAS, Otto Bremer Trust has released a request for proposals for grant funding for projects that support and strengthen the community in a variety of ways, and
WHEREAS, the deadline for applications under this request for proposals is June 27, 2019, and
WHEREAS, a grant of up to $100,000 will be awarded to the recipient of the Otto Bremer Trust Grant and there is no match requirement, and
WHEREAS, the St. Paul City Attorney’s Office, Criminal Division is in the process of building and implementing innovative initiatives focused on addressing the needs of the St. Paul community through alternatives to traditional prosecution, such as the Neighborhood Justice Program, and require funding to make them possible, and
WHEREAS, we recognize that the initiatives the City Attorney’s Office is advancing greatly benefit the citizens of the City of St. Paul and plays an integral role in the criminal justice system, and
WHEREAS, the St. Paul City Attorney’s Office, Criminal Division wishes to pursue the available funding opportunity offered by the Otto Bremer Trust by applying for its grant,
THEREFORE, be it resolved that the St. Paul City Council authorizes the St. Paul City Attorney, Lyndsey M. Olson, and her designees to apply for funding.