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Authorizing the Police Department to accept the Enhanced Model to Combat Human Trafficking grant from the US Department of Justice and amend the 2012 budget for this grant.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, Police Department (SPPD) has been awarded the Enhanced Model to Combat Human Trafficking grant in the amount of $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs with a non-federal match requirement of $190,388; and
WHEREAS, this grant provides funds to enhance the law enforcement task forces and social service fields' response to victims of human trafficking; and
WHEREAS, the SPPD task force goals and key deliverables are to increase the identification of victims of all forms of human trafficking, improve training and education regarding human trafficking, provide comprehensive services to victims of human trafficking and improve collaboration and communication on human trafficking across government agencies; and
WHEREAS, a 2012 financing and spending plan needs to be established 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 funds of $63,937 in excess of those estimated in the 2012 budget; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor recommends that the following addition be made to the 2012 budget; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that council accepts this grant and authorizes the City of Saint Paul to enter into, and Chief Thomas Smith to implement the attached agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council approves these changes to the 2012 budget.
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