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Item No: 8H <br />Meeting Date: July 14, 2003 <br />Type of Business: CA <br />WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; <br />CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business <br /> <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Mike Sommer, Police Chief <br />Item Title/Subject: Authorization to partner with Ramsey County Sheriffs <br />Department in pursuing a grant for Safe and Sober <br />enforcement efforts <br />Date of Report: July 14, 2003 <br /> <br />Background: The Department of Public Safety is seeking proposals from municipal and <br />county law enforcement agencies to conduct highly publicized, overtime enforcement <br />projects addressing traffic safety issues with an emphasis on impaired driving and <br />passenger protection use. A representative approached the Mounds View Police <br />Department from the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department about partnering with them in <br />pursuing a grant under the safe and sober program. The majority of proposals approved <br />will be $25,000 or less. The size of the community and the number of officers eligible to <br />work the project are considerations in grant awards. The grant funds are available on a <br />cost reimbursement basis; costs are reimbursed after they are incurred and paid by the <br />grantee agencies. In multiple agency grants, the lead agency submits a single invoice for <br />all involved and makes reimbursements to its partners from the check received. <br />Because these are federal funds, the project year begins on October 1, 2003 and ends <br />on September 30, 2004. <br /> <br />Discussion: The Mounds View Police Department has pursued safe and sober grant <br />opportunities in the past, however, were unsuccessful in obtaining an award. By <br />partnering with a larger organization the likelihood of receiving an award is enhanced. <br />Enforcement efforts are usually focused around holiday weekends and other periods of <br />increased traffic volume. Officers interested in participating in these overtime <br />opportunities would do so during normally scheduled time off. <br /> <br />Recommendation: Staff recommends Council authorization to partner with the <br />Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department in pursuing a grand opportunity under the Safe and <br />Sober program. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />_______________________ <br />Respectfully submitted by <br />Mike Sommer, Police Chief <br />