09-25-2023 Council Meeting Packet

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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING STAFF REPORT AGENDA ITEM 4B STAFF ORIGINATOR: William Owens, Captain MEETING DATE: September 25, 2023 TOPIC: Acceptance of the 2024 TZD Grant VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 ______________________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION The Lino Lakes Public Safety Department is the fiscal administrator of the Anoka County Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) program. Serving in this role, we have applied for the 2023 TZD grant to fund the project and are seeking council authorization to accept it. BACKGROUND TZD is a statewide program that uses a collaborative approach of education, enforcement, engineering, and emergency medical services to work towards the goal of reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries on Minnesota roadways to zero. Members from the Lino Lakes Public Safety Department partner with members of other law enforcement agencies within Anoka County to provide high visibility enforcement efforts, focusing on impaired driving, speed violations, distracted driving, and seatbelt violations. The costs associated with providing Lino Lakes Police Officers to work these high visibility enforcement activities are reimbursed through the TZD grant, awarded by the Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety (OTS). As the fiscal administrator, we report on grant progress to the OTS and distribute reimbursement funds to partner agencies after we receive the funds from the OTS. Lino Lakes is beginning its third year of serving as the administrator of the grant. The Public Safety Department has applied for the grant through the Minnesota OTS and it has been approved. With the approval of Council, Lino Lakes will accept the 2024 TZD grant and begin administering it in October 2023 through September 2024. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends acceptance of the 2024 TZD grant.