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Accepting the First Light, Accountability, Response and Enforcement (FLARE-UP) grant and amending the financing and spending plans in the Police Department in the amount of $56,125. (Laid over from October 27)
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, Police Department has been awarded the First Light, Accountability, Response and Enforcement (FLARE-UP) grant and wishes to enter into the grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (Attachment A); and
WHEREAS, the grant funds will be used in collaboration with the St. Paul Domestic Abuse Intervention Project to increase the safety of victims of domestic violence particularly those with increased barriers to accessing help, improve the investigation of domestic violence cases, and increase offender accountability; and
WHEREAS, a 2010 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 $56,125 in excess of those estimated in the 2010 budget; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor recommends that the following addition be made to the 2010 budget:
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 2010 budget.
Financial Analysis
See Attachment