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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.o. Receive Grant Funds from AAA Auto Club and Approve Expenditure of Grant Funds EXECUTIVE SUMMARY City Council Meeting: December 15, 2020 AGENDA ITEM: Receive Grant Funds from AAA Auto Club and Approve Expenditure of Grant Funds AGENDA SECTION: Consent PREPARED BY: Mikael Dahlstrom, Chief of Police AGENDA NO. 6.o. ATTACHMENTS: Budget Worksheet APPROVED BY: LJM RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to approve the receipt of $750 from the AAA Minnesota/Iowa Traffic Safety Grant and approve expenditure of those funds on costs on equipment related to commercial vehicle inspection and/or enforcement BACKGROUND In October of this year, the Police Department applied for a traffic safety grant through the American Automobile Association (AAA) to assist with costs relating to commercial vehicle inspection/enforcement. The Department’s application was approved, and AAA awarded $750 to the Department. The Department, along with many other agencies in Dakota County have seen an increase in commercial vehicle-related incidents. Our agency has responded to numerous fatal and serious injury crashes directly related to commercial vehicles. In addition, officers have received complaints regarding other enforceable violations (i.e. engine braking noise, leaky loads, etc.) Due to this increase, Dakota County law enforcement agencies have partnered with other local and state agencies in order to enforce laws related to commercial vehicles. The funds would be used to help with costs (i.e. equipment) associated with starting and maintaining a Commercial Vehicle Inspection program within our agency. It is our goal to reduce the number of Commercial Vehicle incidents within the City of Rosemount and Dakota County. The AAA traffic safety grant program has been a consistent contributor to traffic safety efforts in our City and County. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends Council approve the receipt and expenditure of the $750 received via the AAA Traffic Safety grant. CITY OF ROSEMOUNT DONATION REVENUE WORKSHEET RECEIPT OF DONATION Donation Received On 11/06/2020 Amount Received $ 750.00 Purpose of Donation AAA Traffic Safety Grant – CVI Equipment Account Number for Donation 101-22222 (Must be Liability # Assigned for Each Individual Department) EXPENDITURE OF DONATION Amount to be Spent $ 750.00 To be Spent from Account 101-42110-01-208.02 (Must be Expenditure # Corresponding to Individual Department) Purpose of Expenditure: Assist with purchase of equipment to be used for commercial vehicle enforcement. AMENDMENT OF BUDGETS Amend Donation Revenue Account 101-36230.00 $ 750.00 Amend Expenditure Account 101-42110-01-208.02 $ 750.00 (The Two Dollar Amounts Must be the Same) GENERAL JOURNAL ENTRY TO ADJUST DONATION LIABILITY # Debit (Donation Liability #) 101-22222 $ 750.00 Credit 101-36230.00 $ 750.00 Journal entry to reduce deferred donation revenue account and increase donation revenue account to actual per City Council action on: 12/15/2020