4.9. SR 09-05-2017Request for Action
To Item Number
Mayor and City Council 4.9
Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by
Consent September 5, 2017 Ron Nierenhausen, Chief of Police
Item Description Reviewed by
Resolution: Authorize Execution of Grant Cal Portner, City Administrator
Agreement
Reviewed by
Action Requested
Adopt, by motion, a resolution authorizing execution of a grant agreement between the Elk River Police
Department and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.
Background/Discussion
The Elk River Police Department has been awarded $83,200 in grant money for Toward Zero Deaths
(TZD) enforcement. The grant requires City Council approval, and signature of the police chief and city
clerk.
The attached resolution will be sent to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety for finalization of the
grant. Once the resolution is signed, the final draft of the grant agreement will be sent to the Elk River
Police Department for signature and finalization.
Financial Impact
N/A
Attachments
Resolution Authorizing Execution of Agreement Document
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City of Elk River
City Council
Resolution 17-____
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Elk River Authorizing
Execution of Agreement
WHEREAS, Be it resolved that the City of Elk River, on behalf of its police department,
enter into a grant agreement with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, for traffic
safety enforcement projects during the period from October 1, 2017 through September 30,
2018; and
WHEREAS, The City of Elk River Police Chief, Ron Nierenhausen, is hereby authorized
to execute such agreements and amendments as are necessary to implement the project on
behalf of the City of Elk River Police Department and to be the fiscal agent and administer
the grant.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Elk
River, Minnesota, as follows: The City of Elk River Police Department enter into a Grant
Agreement with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.
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Passed and adopted this 5 day of September, 2017.
John J. Dietz, Mayor
ATTEST:
Tina Allard, City Clerk