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CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM 4A <br /> <br /> <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: John Swenson, Public Safety Director <br /> <br />MEETING DATE: June 13, 2016 <br /> <br />TOPIC: Acceptance of CenterPoint Energy Community Partnership Grant <br /> <br />VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />CenterPoint Energy offers Community Partnership Grants to cities served by the company in <br />Minnesota. The company awards individual grants of up to $3,000 to help cities purchase <br />emergency response equipment. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />Staff researched and applied for the CenterPoint Energy Grant to assist the Lino Lakes Public <br />Safety Department in the purchase of portable 800 MHz radios which are being replaced because <br />our current radios will no longer be supported by the manufacturer by the end of 2017 and <br />ensures inter-operability with other emergency responders. The cost of these portable radios is <br />approximately $20,314.50. On May 13, 2016 CenterPoint Energy informed us that our grant in <br />the amount of $2,500 had been awarded to the City of Lino Lakes. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />Staff recommends that Council accepts the donation of $2,500 toward the purchase of portable <br />800 MHz radios from the CenterPoint Energy Community Partnership. <br />