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Item No: 08J Meeting Date: September 22, 2008 Type of Business: Council Business City Administrator Review_____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Mike Sommer, Police Chief Item Title/Subject: Authorization to enter into a grant agreement with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety Safe and Sober project Date of Report: September 22, 2008 Background: The Mounds View Police Department in partnership with the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department, the Police Departments of New Brighton, Roseville, Maplewood, St. Anthony Village, North St. Paul and White Bear Lake applied for and have been awarded a grant from the Department of Public Safety for the Safe and Sober project. The purpose of the grant is to allow agencies to conduct highly publicized, overtime enforcement projects addressing traffic safety issues with an emphasis on impaired driving and passenger protection use. The Safe & Sober Grant Program provides funds to law enforcement agencies to conduct stepped-up traffic enforcement and community outreach. Each year, requests for Safe & Sober overtime grants equal about twice the federal funding available. The grant funds are available on a cost reimbursement basis; costs are reimbursed after they are incurred and paid by the grantee agencies. The project year begins on October 1, 2008 and ends on September 30, 2009. The Mounds View Police Department was awarded a Safe and Sober grant in 2008-2009 in partnership with other Ramsey County Law Enforcement Agencies. The Mounds View Police Department will use the funds from the grant to pay officers to work various traffic enforcement projects. The Mound View Police grant award for 2008- 2009 is $9,000. Recommendation: Staff recommends Council authorize acceptance of the grant. _______________________ Respectfully submitted by Mike Sommer, Police Chief