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Amending the 2020 special fund budget and adding an activity for the 2021 Toward Zero Deaths Enforcement Program grant from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety in the amount of $711,685.
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WHEREAS, The City of Saint Paul, Police Department was awarded the 2021 Toward Zero Death Enforcement Program grant in the amount of $711,685 with the State of Minnesota, Department of Public Safety dated 10/1/2020 to 9/30/2021; and
WHEREAS, this grant provides funds for the costs of personnel and equipment in its effort to increase compliance with traffic safety laws with emphasis on seat belt, child safety and driving while intoxicated and
WHEREAS, the 2020 financing and spending plan needs 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 funds of $711,685 in excess of those estimated in the 2020 budget and recommends the following changes; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the council accepts this grant and authorizes the City of Saint Paul to enter into, and Assistant Chief Robert Thomasser to implement the attached agreement with the State of Minnesota, Department of Public Safety and approves these changes to the 2020 budget.