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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date:November 7, 2022 Item No.: 10.e Department Approval City Manager Approval Item Description:Approve Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) Agreementwith City of St. Paul 1 B ACKGROUND 2 Minnesota’s Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) is the state’s cornerstone traffic safety program, 3 employing an interdisciplinary approach to reducing traffic crashes, injuries, and deaths on 4 Minnesota roads. While individual disciplines have a long history of successful traffic safety 5 programs, TZD aims to tie these together with a common vision and mission for even greater 6 success. The TZD program uses data to target areas for improvement and employ proven 7 countermeasures. 8 The TZD program team works in partnership with community and corridor groups to improve 9 the traffic safety of a designated area. TZD provides technical assistance, materials, and 10 guidance to local groups that are committed to reducing crashes and the fatalities and severe 11 injuries that result from them. 12 Individual campaigns known as Click it or Ticket, Safe &Sober, along with others are included 13 in the ongoing TZD program. The Roseville Police Department has a long history participating 14 in these programs to promote traffic safety. 15 The St. Paul Police Department submitted an application to the Minnesota Department of 16 Public Safety to receive funds for the 2022-2023 TZD project. As part of a larger grant 17 awarded to the St. Paul Police Department, the Roseville Police Department (RPD) is eligible 18 to receive up to $36,310.00 in reimbursement for participation in the TZD project beginning 19 October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023 to offset increased personnel overtime cost for 20 traffic enforcement. 21 As an outcome of high productivity, road fatality levels, and interest in enforcement, agencies 22 participating in the Ramsey County Traffic Safety Initiative (RCTSI) were granted increased 23 TZD funding. Particularly due to RPD’s interest to work enforcement details and consistently 24 providing highproductivity, our budgetincreased by 34% over last year, 4.6% of the total 25 Ramsey County budget. 26 The St. Paul Police Department and the Roseville Police Department will enter into a grant 27 agreement with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Office of Traffic Safety for the TZD 28 project during the above stated period. 29 30 Roseville’s Detective Jacob Swanson will continue coordinating the grant activities for 31 Roseville. DetectiveSwanson has extensive experience with coordinating efforts for TZD traffic 32 control details. 33 Page 1 of 2