HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-112 Council Resolution• Council Member Gallup introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
CITY OF LINO LAKES
RESOLUTION NO. 11 -112
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING $24,051 GRANT FROM MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR CONTINUED
SUPPORT OF THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY EMERGENCY
RESPONSE TEAM
WHEREAS, The Lino Lakes Police Department has implemented a community
partnership in the form of volunteer programs and a Community
Emergency Response Team; and
WHEREAS, The Minnesota Department of Homeland Security and Emergency
Management has awarded the City of Lino Lakes additional grant funds in
the amount of $24,051.00 in support of advancing this partnership effort;
• NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Lino Lakes City Counc • embers, do
hereby accept the grant of $24,051.00.
Jeff Rei e , Mayor
Adopted by the Lino Lakes City Council this 24th day of October, 2011.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Council
Member Roeser and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor
thereof:
Gallup, Roeser, Rafferty, O'Donnell, Reinert
The following voted against same:
none
Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
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AGENDA ITEM 4B
STAFF ORIGINATOR: John Swenson, Chief of Police
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: October 24, 2011
TOPIC: Resolution No. 11 -112, Authorization
to accept grant funding from Citizen
Corp Program
ACTION REQUIRED: Simple Majority
Last June the Police Department applied for a Citizen Corps grant to promote and
increase the use of volunteers throughout all City departments. On Tuesday afternoon
was notified that Lino Lakes was awarded a one -year grant of $23,381 to increase the
Community Relations Coordinator position and $220 to cover the cost of training
materials for community emergency response training. The total grant award is
$24,051. Typically cities are notified of a grant award by August so that it can be
included in next year's budget. However, the state shutdown delayed award
notifications by two months.
Last year the Police Department was awarded grant funding to increase the Community
Relations Coordinator's hours to 35. The position is budgeted for 30 hours in 2012.
This grant would increase the position to 39.2 hours. The remaining .8 hours not
covered by this grant amounts to $520 in wages and benefits, which can be absorbed in
the 2012 department budget.
As a result of the strategic planning sessions this past May, two of the proposed
strategies are: (1) to increase the use of volunteers (Strategy I — Creative & Innovative
Solutions); and (2) to seek grant funding (Strategy V — Sustainable and Reliable
Financial Plan). With these objectives in mind the Police Department applied for grant
funding.
One of the initiatives in 2012 is to implement a document management software
program, which will involve hundreds of hours of document scanning. The additional
hours will enable the Community Relations Coordinator to coordinate volunteer help in
performing this task.
The outcomes required with the acceptance of this grant funding are as follows:
1. Planning and identification of potential emergency management volunteer
opportunities in other city departments;
2. Planning, organization, and presentation to citizen groups of potential volunteers;
3. Increase areas of volunteer involvement and interoperability with other city
departments;
4. Increase communication between the police department and other city
departments;
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5. Increase the number of volunteers citywide;
6. Increase the Police Department's communication with the community through
social media and enhancements to the Police Department's webpage.
This grant funding is for one year and does not require any matching City funds.
Acceptance of these grant funds does not obligate the City to continue to fund the
Community Relations Coordinator position full -time beyond the prescribed grant
timeline.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends acceptance of $24,051 grant from the Citizen Corps Program.
ATTACHMENT:
Resolution No. 11 -112