10-14-2024 - City Council Agenda Packet

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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING STAFF REPORT AGENDA ITEM 4A STAFF ORIGINATOR: William Owens, Captain MEETING DATE: October 14, 2024 TOPIC: Acceptance of the 2025 TZD Grant VOTE REQUIRED: Simple Majority 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 2025 TZD grant to fund the project and are seeking council authorization to accept it. BACKGROUND TZD is a statewide program that uses a collaborate 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 Lino Lakes Public Safety Department work together with members of other law enforcement agencies within Anoka County to provide high visibility enforcement efforts throughout Anoka County, focusing on impaired driving, speed violations, distracted driving, and seatbelt violations. The costs associated with providing Lino Lakes Police Officers to provide this high visibility enforcement activity 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 fourth year as the administrator of the grant. The Public Safety Department has applied for the grant through the Minnesota OTS, and it has been awarded in the amount of $306,600. With the approval of Council, Lino Lakes will accept the 2025 TZD grant and begin administering it in October 2024 through September 2025. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends acceptance of the 2025 TZD grant.