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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 2010 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Grant.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has received a grant of $1,487,377.00 from the State of Minnesota for the 2010 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) Grant to purchase hazardous materials, bomb squad, and collapse rescue equipment, to fund a planner position, and to purchase emergency operation center equipment, and
WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota is offering to extend the 2010 UASI Grant to give the City of Saint Paul more time to complete the various projects relating to this grant, and
WHEREAS, the original contract was approved on Council Resolution PH 11-1018, and
WHEREAS, 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.