4.8 SR 10-16-2023
Request for Action
To Item Number
Mayor and City Council 4.8
Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by
Consent Agenda October 16, 2023 Ron Nierenhausen, Chief of Police
Item Description Reviewed by
Authorize Execution of Grant Agreement for Toward Cal Portner, City Administrator
Zero Deaths Grant
Reviewed by
Action Requested
Adopt, by motion, a resolution authorizing execution of a grant agreement between the City of Elk River Police
Department and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.
Background/Discussion
The Elk River Police Department has been awarded $88,400 in grant money for Toward Zero Deaths (TZD)
enforcement. The grant requires City Council approval, and signature of the mayor, city clerk and police chief.
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
Mission/Policy/Goal
Elk River Mission Statement
Attachments
Resolution Authorizing Execution of Agreement Document
Minnesota Department of Public Safety Grant Contract Agreement
The Elk River Vision
A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional
service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity.
Updated: January 2023
City of Elk River
City Council
Resolution 23-____
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Elk River Authorizing
Execution of a Grant Agreement for the Toward Zero Death Program
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, 2023, through September 30,
2024; 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: Accepts the Toward Zero Death Program Grant and
authorizes the execution of the agreement
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Passed and adopted this 16 day of October 2023.
John J. Dietz, Mayor
ATTEST:
Tina Allard, City Clerk