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Department Approval <br />��� � <br />Item Description: <br />BACKGROUND <br />l�'�, <br />Jy <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />2009 SAFE & SOBER CAMPAIGN FUNDING <br />Date: Feb 9, 2009 <br />Item No.: 7.d <br />City Manager Approval <br />� / <br />The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office (RCSO), along with the New Brighton, Mounds View, St. Anthony, White <br />Bear Lake, Maplewood and Roseville Police Departments submitted an application to the Minnesota Department <br />of Public Safety to receive funds for the 2009 Safe & Sober grant program. It's estimated that the City's portion <br />of grant funds will be approximately $20,000. <br />Roseville's Sergeant Rick Wahtera will be coordinating the grant activities for Roseville. Rick has extensive <br />experience with coordinating efforts for Operation Nite Cap, scheduling traffic control details through the State <br />Patrol, commercial vehicle inspections, and also is the Department's representative for AVCAM (a state-wide <br />auto theft prevention organization) . <br />The funds awarded to the Roseville Police Department will cover officer overtime. <br />POLICY OBJECTIVE <br />Upon approval from the Council to accept the City's portion of the grant funds, Sergeant Wahtera will <br />coordinate scheduling and tracking methods to ensure adequate patrol coverage for all waves of the Safe & <br />Sober Campaign. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACTS <br />None. There is no city match requirement for this funding. <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />The police department is recommending that it be allowed to accept the grant funds to effectively participate in <br />the 2009 Safe & Sober campaign. <br />REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION <br />The police department is requesting that the Council motion to allow acceptance of the grant funds to effectively <br />participate in the 2009 Safe & Sober campaign. <br />Prepared by: <br />Attachments: A: <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />