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A CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS SOLID WASTE COMMISSION RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Falcon Heights Solid Waste Commission desires that the city participate in Project Childsafe to assist in the recycling/reuse of safe child car seats and removal and appropriate disposal of unsafe child car seats from the community; and WHEREAS, Project Childsafe is funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and is a project of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety and the Center for Injury Prevention; and WHEREAS, the project is committed to decreasing deaths and injuries suffered by child passengers in motor vehicle crashes, through promoting the proper use of child car seats, compatibility of car seats with seat belts and automatic crash protection systems (air bags and automatic seat belts) and the removal of unsafe car seats from use; and WHEREAS, the project is being conducted with the cooperation of the Ramsey County Department of Public Health and communities within Ramsey County; and WHEREAS, Project Childsafe will train local volunteers to assist in the program and all approved car seats will be inspected and refurbished for distribution to families in need; and WHEREAS, the Commission desires to offer a $3.00 per car seat rebate to encourage participation, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Commission recommends that the City Council consider the following requests: 1. Authorization for the city to participate in Project Childsafe. 2. Permission to conduct the car seat collection in conjunction with the annual Ice Cream Social in July of 1994. 3. Authorization to approach the Falcon Heights/Lauderdale Lions Club for volunteers and for funding to cover the $3.00 per car seat rebate. Martin McC leery, Chair Falcon Heights Solid Waste Commission Adopted this 10th day of March, 1994