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CITY OF LINO LAKES
RESOLUTION NO. 15-11
AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the Lino Lakes Public Safety Department be authorized to enter into a
grant agreement with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. for traffic safety
enforcement projects during the period from October 1. 2014 through September 30,
2016.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Lino Lakes Public Safety
Department is hereby authorized to execute such agreements and amendments as are
necessary to implement the project on behalf of the Lino Lakes Public Safety Department
and to be the fiscal agent and administer the grant.
Adopted b}the Council of the City of Lino Lakes this 26th day of January. 2015.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was introduced by Council
Member
Rafferty and was duly seconded by Council Member Stoesz
upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Rafferty, Stoesz,Kusterman, Roeser, Reinert
The following voted against same:
none
ATTEST:
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Jeff Reinert. Mayor
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CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA ITEM 4A
STAFF ORIGINATOR: Public Safety Director John Swenson
MEETING DATE: January 26, 2015
TOPIC: Approval Resolution 15-11 Accepting Grant Funding for one
Police Officer dedicated to Traffic Safety
VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5
INTRODUCTION
The Lino Lakes Public Safety Department is requesting Council approval to accept grant
funding from the Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety to fund one Police Officer for up to four
years and one squad with equipment.
BACKGROUND
The Public Safety Department has been awarded grant funding to add one police officer for up
to four years and the purchase of one additional squad car for this officer. This grant funding is
narrowly focused on traffic safety programing, specifically DWI prevention and enforcement,
in our community.
The basic requirements of the grant are as follows:
• Officer must work between the hours of 1700 and 0500 hours;
• Officer must work at least two Fridays and two Saturdays per month;
• Officer must work specific holidays outlined in the grant requirements;
• Officer must only work on duties related to traffic safety (any time not related to
traffic safety, such as assisting or responding to 911 calls, that the grant funding
officer spends more than 15 minutes on will not be reimbursed under this grant);
• Court overtime related to DWI offenses will be reimbursed under this grant;
• Officer must attend the Minnesota Towards Zero Death (TZD) annual
conference with all fees and related travel expenses reimbursed under this grant;
• The squad car and equipment purchased under this grant can only be used by the
grant funded police officer.
The primary goal of this grant program is to enhance safety on community roads and freeways
through community outreach and traffic safety education focused on prevention (forums at
local businesses, schools, and social media), analysis of traffic and crash data for targeted
intervention strategies, and enforcement of traffic offenses.
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Below is the forecasted grant funding break down for the four year grant cycle:
2015 Police Officer Salary & Benefits
$ 102,238.61
2015 Vehicle
$ 40,747.06
2015 Enforcement Equipment
$ 4,240.00
2015 Grant Award
$ 147,225.67
2016 Grant Award *
$ 102,238.61
2017 Grant Award *
$ 102, 238.61
2018 Grant Award *
$ 102,238.61
Total 4 Year Grant Award
r$ 453,941.50
* All amounts are based on 2015 numbers, but funding will bases on current labor costs for
2016, 2017, & 2018. The grant awards also include reimbursement for court overtime
stemming from DWI arrests.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of Resolution 15-11 accepting the traffic safety grant from the
Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety for one additional police officer with equipment.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution 15-11