HomeMy WebLinkAboutREsolution 7992 RESOLUTION NO. 7992
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
APPROVAL TO ENTER AUTO THEFT PREVENTION GRANT AGREEMENT WITH
THE MINNESOTA STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WHEREAS, the Minnesota State Department of Commerce has focused
efforts on reducing motor vehicle theft and its effects on victims in the state of
Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, funding has been made available to aid in the reduction of
vehicle thefts, increase education and awareness of the public, respond to vehicle theft
incidents and prosecute offenders; and
WHEREAS, the Mounds View Police Department made application for a grant
award to reduce automobile thefts through the acquisition of a automatic license plate
reader (ALPR) system; and
WHEREAS, by having an automatic license plate reader officers will be able to
efficiently and safely collect a large volume of data which will recognize and identify stolen
vehicles; and
WHEREAS, this ALPR system can also gather valuable information related to
outstanding warrants and missing or wanted persons; and
WHEREAS, this information can be collected automatically without the
requirement of distracting the officer's attention to manually enter license information;
and
WHEREAS, the device can be deployed by Mounds View officers during the regular
Ramsey County Traffic Safety saturation events to effectively assist in the identification
and recovery of stolen vehicles in all the cities throughout Ramsey County; and
WHEREAS,the police department intends to purchase one Elsag ALPR system,for
installation on a police squad car, not to exceed $20,500; and
WHEREAS,the police department is also a recipient of an additional ALPR unit, as
a result of a grant awarded to the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department which included the
Mounds View Police Department and other suburban agencies within Ramsey County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota to enter into an auto theft prevention grant
agreement with the State Department of Commerce to purchase one automatic license
plate recognition (ALPR) system, which includes the installation, training and
consultation at a value of$20,500 and to additionally participate with the Ramsey
County Sheriff's Department in their auto theft prevention grant by receiving a second
ALPR unit.
Resolution 7992
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Adopted this 24th day of September 2012.
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,doe Flaherty, Mayor
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ATTEST:
Jim Ericson, City Administrator
(seal)