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Authorizing the Police Department to accept the Auto Theft Prevention grant from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, authorizing execution of a grant agreement, and amending the 2025 grant fund budget and adding the activity budget.
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WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Police Department received approval to apply for the FY 26 Auto Theft Prevention Program grant (RES 25-467), and
WHEREAS, the department has been awarded $204,635 for a grant term from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027; and
WHEREAS, this grant provides funds for costs of an analyst who supports efforts to prevent auto thefts; and
WHEREAS, the 2025 financing and spending plans need to be amended and activity budget added for the new grant award; 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 $52,925 in excess of those estimated in the 2025 budget; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Saint Paul, upon recommendation of the Mayor to accept the Auto Theft Prevention Grant from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety and approves these changes to the 2025 budget as amended on the attached financial analysis.
Financial Analysis
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