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Authorizing the Police Department to accept $25,000 in additional funds and amend the 2023 Special Fund Budget for an amended award from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Office of Justice Programs, Innovation in Community Safety Grant.
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Whereas, the City of Saint Paul, in RES PH 22-174, accepted an Innovation in Community Safety grant (referred to as SICS or Innovation I) by the State of Minnesota, Department of Public Services (DPS), Office of Justice Programs for the Police Department; and
WHEREAS, DPS has offered to increase the awarded amount by $25,000, to a total of $104,925; and
WHEREAS, this grant will be used to help cover costs of the SPPD’s Community Outreach and Stabilization (COAST) Unit, which pairs specially-trained SPPD officers with specialists in chemical dependency and mental health, providing a broader range of options for law enforcement as they encounter people struggling with these challenges; and
WHEREAS, there is no matching requirement for this grant; and
WHEREAS, the 2023 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 total revenues in excess of those estimated in the budget, additional funds of $25,000 in the Special Fund; now
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Saint Paul, upon recommendation of the Mayor that $25,000 is available for appropriation in the Police Department Special Fund, as heretofore adopted and amended by this Council, be hereby further amended in the particulars as specified in the attached financial analysis.