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Item No.7I Type of Business: CA WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Tim Brennan, Deputy Police Chief/Acting Chief Item Title/Subject: Resolution 5684 Authorizing the Application for a Federal Grant for Body Armor Purchase Reimbursement Date of Report: January 7th, 2002 APPLICATION OF A FEDERAL GRANT TO ALLOW FOR UP TO FIFTY-PERCENT REIMBURSEMENT FOR BODY ARMOR PURCHASES: A Federal Grant, through the US Department of Justice, is being made available for 2002. The application window will be open from January 14th, 2002 through April 13th, 2002. The Mounds View Police Department provides and encourages officers to utilize body armor in the performance of their duties. There are currently ten officers who do not have body armor, or whose body armor has exceeded the manufacturers age recommendation of five to six years. The police department has budget $1,950.00 for the replacement of three sets of body armor in 2002. The State of Minnesota also has a program which reimburses law enforcement agencies for fifty percent of the cost of body armor purchases. If successful in pursuing this Federal Grant, the City of Mounds View could conceivably replace all needed body armor in 2002 at no cost to the city. Applying for said Federal Grant requires authorization of the Municipality’s Chief Executive Officer. RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Council approve Resolution 5684 allowing for the application of a Federal Grant, which would provide for reimbursement of up to fifty percent of the cost of police officer body armor replacement. Respectfully Submitted, ___________________________ Tim Brennan Deputy Police Chief/Acting Chief