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<br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 7992 <br /> <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />APPROVAL TO ENTER AUTO THEFT PREVENTION GRANT AGREEMENT WITH <br />THE MINNESOTA STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Minnesota State Department of Commerce has focused <br />efforts on reducing motor vehicle theft and its effects on victims in the state of <br />Minnesota; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, funding has been made available to aid in the reduction of <br />vehicle thefts, increase education and awareness of the public, respond to vehicle theft <br />incidents and prosecute offenders; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Mounds View Police Department made application for a grant <br />award to reduce automobile thefts through the acquisition of a automatic license plate <br />reader (ALPR) system; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, by having an automatic license plate reader officers will be able to <br />efficiently and safely collect a large volume of data which will recognize and identify stolen <br />vehicles; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, this ALPR system can also gather valuable information related to <br />outstanding warrants and missing or wanted persons; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, this information can be collected automatically without the <br />requirement of distracting the officer’s attention to manually enter license information; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the device can be deployed by Mounds View officers during the regular <br />Ramsey County Traffic Safety saturation events to effectively assist in the identification <br />and recovery of stolen vehicles in all the cities throughout Ramsey County; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the police department intends to purchase one Elsag ALPR system, for <br />installation on a police squad car, not to exceed $20,500; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the police department is also a recipient of an additional ALPR unit, as <br />a result of a grant awarded to the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department which included the <br />Mounds View Police Department and other suburban agencies within Ramsey County. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of <br />Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota to enter into an auto theft prevention grant <br />agreement with the State Department of Commerce to purchase one automatic license <br />plate recognition (ALPR) system, which includes the installation, training and <br />consultation at a value of $20,500 and to additionally participate with the Ramsey <br />County Sheriff’s Department in their auto theft prevention grant by receiving a second <br />ALPR unit. <br />