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Authorizing the City of Saint Paul to execute a grant contract amendment for a timeline extension with the State of Minnesota for the 2008 Urban Area Security Initiatives (UASI) Grant.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul received a grant of $1,563,780.00 from the State of Minnesota for the 2008 Urban Area Security Initiatives (UASI) Grant to purchase interoperable communications equipment, hazardous materials and bomb squad equipment, shelter infrastructure, regional water infrastructure protection, a UASI planner position, and a Saint Paul Police Department analyst position in the Minnesota Joint Analyst Center (MN-JAC) and
WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota is offering to extend the 2008 UASI Grant to give the City of Saint Paul more time to complete the various purchases and close out the various projects relating to this grant, and
WHEREAS, the original contract was approved on Council Resolutions 09-601 and 09-602, and
RESOLVED, that the proper City officials are hereby authorized and directed to execute a grant contract amendment for a timeline extension with the State of Minnesota, Department of Public Safety as provided by the Department of Emergency Management; a copy of said agreement is to be kept on file and of record in the Office of Financial Services.