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05-257Presented By: Council File # 05' �5� Green Sheet #�-96 RESOLUTION SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA � � Referred To: � Committee:Date: 1 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, Police Department, has received a grant contribution from 2 the Target Corporation; and 3 4 WII�REAS, this grant will help defray the cost of the Global Positioning System (GPS); and 5 6 VVFIEREAS, a 2005 financing and spending plan needs to be established for this grant; and 7 S WHEREAS, the Mayor, pursuant to Section 10.07.1 of the City Charter, does certify that there are funds 9 of $1,000 available for appropriation in excess of t6ose estimated in the 2005 budget; and 10 I1 WHEREAS, the Mayor recommends the following changes to the 2005 budget; 12 13 14 CiJRRENT AMENDED 15 BUDGET CHANGES BUDGET 16 436 - Police - Special Projects 17 FINANCING PLAN: 18 34127 - Narcotics Grant 19 3699 - Other Misc. Grants 75,000 1,000 76,000 20 21 Total Changes to Financing �b0 22 23 SPENDING PLAN: 24 34127 - Narcotics Grant 25 0299 - Other Misc. Services 1,000 1,000 2,000 26 27 Total Changes to Spe�ding 1,0�1 28 29 BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council accepts this grant and approves these changes to the 2005 budget. veas Nays Absent Requested by Department of: Benanav ✓ 6oetrom ✓ Pnli@e � � � � � Adopted by Council:Date:�ni! (p o2DOS BY�_ Adoption Certifiec�� Council Secretary: Form /� �Y� /1�lGr_c. /�J/� cvs�--ic/ . �Y� ��'� v�c � City Target Corp grant.cr.2005 � Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet � I'�L _�.M DepartmenVOffice/councii: Date Initiated; UJ OtJ � PD — PoliceDepartment 77-FEB-O5 Green Sheet NO: 3025290 Contact Person & Phone: Deoartrnent SeM To Person InHiaVDate ChiefJohnFW�ringtop � 0. IiceDe rtment Poli eDe a nt 266-5588 q5gjyn t olice De rtmeut D ar[m nt irec[ur Must Be on Council Agenda by (Datej: Number Z in nci 1 i s Finaac' Services � For � RoutinQ 3 itv Attornev Ci ttoroe Order 4 a or' OiSic Ma or 5 ou cil C' Council 6 i lerk i 1 k 7 oli eDe a nf PoliceD artment Total # of Signature Pages _(Clip Ail Locations for Signature) Action Requested: Signatures requested on the attached council resolution. Recommendations: Approve (A) or Rejed (R): Personal Service Contracts Must Answer the Following Questions: Planning Commission 1 Has this person/firm ever worked under a contract for this departmeni? CIB Committee Yes No Civil Service Commission 2. Has this person/firm ever been a city employee� Yes No 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally possessed by any current city empfoyee? Yes No Explain all yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet Initiating Problem, Issues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why): Target Corporation has awarded a grant to the City of Saint Paul, Police Deparhnent, to help defray cost of the Global Position System (GPS). Need to.establish a 2005 Financing and Spending Plan for t1�e gant. (Attached is a copy of the application). Advantages If Approved: Ability to use funds available to defray cost of the GPS. ����1��� Disadvantages If Approvetl: k , �� `� ;-� y nOtK None. L OJ 4.�@� R /"6���6��� Disadvantages If Not Approved: Lost of grant funding that will assist officers in tracking criminals. ToWI Amount of 1000 CosURevenue Budgeted: Trensaction: Fundinq source: Target Corporation AcGvity Number: 436-34127 Fina ncial Information: (Explain) �{ OS-a51 The City of Saint Paul, like the surrounding communities in the metropolitan area, deals with many types of crime that impact businesses and residents. This can range from identity theft crimes like check forgery and credit card fraud to commercial and residential burglary. A vast majority of these crimes are committed by highly organized groups of criminals who specialize in one type of crime. They go through life committing one type of crime and each time they get caught they learn from their mistake and get better at their crime the next time. We cail these people cazeer criminals. Currently the Saint Paul Police Department attempts to follow these cazeer criminals with vehicles. This technique is becoming more and more difficult as the cazeer criminal gets better spotting the police following them. Unfortunately, this is the oniy technique available to us at this time. One of the newest and best ways to combat the career criminal is to use a GPS (Global Positioning System) tracking system. A GPS tracking system is a device that is placed on the career criminal's vehicle. Every movement of the career criminal's vehicle can be tracked with this device. There are two types of tracks that can be done with the GPS tracking system. The first is a historical track. The histarical track will tell you where the career criminaP s vehicle has been over a period of time. This is important if you aze tracking a career criminal who is traveling around the ciTy using stolen identity to pass bad checks or use stolen credit cards. The second is a live track. The live track will tell you where the career criminal is located at the present time. This is important when tracking the career criminal burglar who has just pulled up to the reaz of a business in the middle of the night and is about to break in and steal tl�e owner's safe. The GPS tracking system made by the Orion Electronics Limited Company will allow the Saint Paui Police Department to conduct an investigation that will lead to the successful prosecution and incarceration of these career criminals. The benefits of the GPS tracking system will be seen to both the Saint Paul business community and the residents of the City of Saint Paul.