HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 048-23 - Resolution - Grant Award - RPD Cops & Kids Community Bike Program
RESOLUTION
Accepting a Grant Award from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA)
and the National Road Safety Foundation (NRSF) for expansion of the Rochester
Police Department’s Cops & Kids Community Bike Program.
WHEREAS, traffic crashes are one of the leading causes of death for young people in the
United States; and
WHEREAS, the Governor's Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and the National Road
Safety Foundation (NRSF) are providing three grants in 2023 for safety and youth mobility;
and
WHEREAS, the Rochester Police Department (RPD) was chosen to receive one of the
grants in the amount of $25,000 to work in partnership with the Minnesota Office of Traffic
Safety in expanding RPD's Cops & Kids Community Bike Program; and
WHEREAS, through this partnership, RPD will train police cadets and explorers to educate
area youth on pedestrian, scooter, bike, and skateboard safety practices.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Rochester,
Minnesota, that the 2023 GHSA/NRSF grant award in the amount of $25,000 is accepted,
and that execution of the grant agreement by the appropriate parties along with any
documents necessary to accept or implement the award is authorized.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2023.
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PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2023.
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MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)