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Council Member -Gi ne-i -- introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: CITY OF LINO LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 07 -198 Accepting $40,000 grant for assigning police officer to the Metro Gang Strike Force WHEREAS, The Metro Gang Strike Force (MGSF) was established to coordinate efforts to prevent gang activity, investigate, apprehend and prosecute those individuals engaged in such crimes which could be defined as gang related or crimes committed for the benefit of a gang; and WHEREAS, Participation in the MGSF will benefit the Lino Lakes Police Department by providing great exposure and training for officers in areas such as warrants, wire taps, surveillance, narcotics, intelligence gathering and processing as well as apprehending gang members committing crime in Lino Lakes and Anoka County; and WHEREAS, Assigning an officer to the MGSF is in accordance with the LLPD's philosophy of proactive policing. Defining, identifying and responding to the issue of gang related crime before it becomes a problem will assist us in our mission of providing a safe community for the residents in a changing and growing city; and WHEREAS, The Lino Lakes Police Department, as a condition of assigning an officer to the MGSF, will be receiving a grant of $40,000 to assist with the costs associated with this assignment; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Lino Lakes City Council members, do hereby accept the grant of $40,000 and commits to assigning a police officer to the Metro Gang Strike Force. e = artell, Cit Jerk � u nell, Acting Mayor Adopted by the Lino Lakes City Council this 26th day of November, 2007. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Council MemberCar ts0,1 and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: `7 ?e4ierE, Ca, Isco, 110-e11 The following voted against same: « -Be (ties on Whereupon said resolution as declared duly passed and adopted. 3 1ck.