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RESOLUTION NO. 09 -08 -35
CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OAK PARK HEIGHTS
POLICE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE APPLICATION IN CONJUCTION
WITH THE WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
TO THE MINNESOTA COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY, OFFICE
OF TRAFFIC SAFETY FOR ENROLLMENT WITHIN THE SAFE AND
SOBER COMMUNITY PROJECT FOR THE PERIOD OF TIME
OF OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
WHEREAS, Safe and Sober is a National Traffic Safety Campaign
designed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration seeking to unite
national, state and local efforts to reduce impaired driving crashes and increase
safety belt and child seat use with enhanced and enforcement efforts in public
information and educational activities; and,
• WHEREAS, the Chief of Police for the City of Oak Park Heights has
recommended to the City Council that the City of Oak Park Heights coordinate
and enter into a Grant application with the Washington County Sheriff's
Department to be submitted to the Minnesota Commissioner of Public Safety,
Office of Traffic Safety for Grant funds, which would enable the City of Oak Park
Heights to enter the Safe and Sober Community's Project for the period of time of
October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2012; and
WHEREAS, the implementation of the Safe and Sober Program within the
Oak Park Heights Community could have a significant effect on public safety by
increasing public awareness of the risks associated with highway travel and
educating the public as to what can be done to manage those risks by use of
seat belts and sober driving and to publicly communicate to the community a
special enforcement efforts that are about to be implemented within the
community effecting the safe and sober program and also providing a report back
to the community with regards to the result achieved through the program; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council for the City of Oak Park Heights feels that
the best interest and public safety of its citizens could be furthered by applying
for the Grant Application in conjunction with the Washington County Sheriff's
Department.
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. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR
THE CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS AS FOLLOWS:
That the Oak Park Heights Police Department enter into a Grant
Agreement with the Minnesota Commissioner of Public Safety, Office of Traffic
Safety for the project entitled "Safe and Sober Communities" during the period of
time from October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2012.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Chief of Police, Brian DeRosier of the
Oak Park Heights Police Department is hereby authorized and directed to
execute such agreements as may be necessary to implement the project on
behalf of the City of Oak Park Heights Police Department.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Washington County Sheriff's
Department is hereby authorized to be the fiscal agent and administer this grant
on behalf of the City of Oak Park Heights Police Department.
Passed by the City Council for the City of Oak Pa eights this 11
of August, 2009.
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VvidBLu�det, Mayor
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City ministrator