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NEW <br />BRIGHTON <br />building tomorrow today <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION <br />Report Number: 4 <br />Agenda Section: Consent <br />Report Date: 03/10/2021 <br />Council Meeting Date: 03/23/2021 <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION: Consider Approval of Sub -Grant Agreement with City of Saint Paul for Ramsey <br />County Traffic Safety Initiative (RCTSI) Speed and Aggressive Driving Enforcement <br />DEPARTMENT HEAD'S APPROVAL: Anthony S. Paetznick, Director of Public Safety <br />CITY MANAGER'S APPROVAL: <br />No comments to supplement this report Comments attached <br />Recommendation: Approval of sub -grant agreement with City of Saint Paul for Ramsey County <br />Traffic Safety Initiative (RCTSI) speed and aggressive driving enforcement. <br />Legislative History: New Brighton has participated in the RCTSI since its creation in 2009. <br />Financial Impact: New Brighton will be reimbursed for overtime expenditures incurred by Public <br />Safety's participation in RCTSI sub -grant agreement, which is budgeted at $2,590.00. <br />Explanation: The RCTSI consists of every law enforcement agency in Ramsey County. <br />Through grant funding awarded by the Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety (MN OTS), the RCTSI <br />conducts proactive traffic enforcement and public education campaigns to reduce the number of <br />traffic related injuries and deaths on local roadways. Tragically, the number of speed -related traffic <br />fatalities and other serious crashes on Minnesota roadways increased in 2020. <br />According to the MN OTS, preliminary reports indicate 120 motorists died in speed -related accidents <br />in 2020. This is the highest number of speed -related deaths in Minnesota in over 10 years. To combat <br />this rise in fatal crashes, the MN OTS sought to award additional grant funding to law enforcement <br />partners for overtime enforcement to address speed related concerns. The RCTSI was awarded <br />$37,000.00 for this additional enforcement. New Brighton would receive $2,590.00 of this grant <br />award. <br />Matt Farmer <br />Police Officer <br />Attachments: <br />Contract Grant Agreement <br />Total Budget Items <br />Speed and Aggressive Driving Sub -Grant Agreement <br />