HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-093 CCRMember Butler introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO.2023-93
RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING AWARDED FUNDS FOR HENNEPIN
COUNTY YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION AUTHORIZING AND
ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS FOR YOTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION
WHEREAS the City of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota was a recipient of the 2022
Hennepin County Gun Violence Prevention Grant as determined by Hennepin County and was
therefore eligible to apply for Hennepin County Youth Violence Prevention 2023-2024 funds; and
WHEREAS the City has identified proposed projects within the City that meets
Hennepin County Youth Gun Violence Prevention grant purposes and criteria and is consistent
with and promotes the purposes of the Hennepin County Youth Gun Violence Prevention grant
and the policies of the Hennepin County Youth Gun Violence Prevention grant; and
WHEREAS the City has supported grant applications, agreeing to act as legal
sponsor for the project, recognized by resolution on October 9t", 2023; and,
WHEREAS the City certifies that it will comply with all applicable laws and
regulations as stated in the grant agreement; and
WHEREAS the City acknowledges Hennepin County grants are intended to fund
projects or project components that can serve as models, examples or prototypes for youth violence
prevention, intervention, response and recovery projects elsewhere in the region, and therefore
represents that the proposed project or key components of the proposed project can be replicated
in other metropolitan -area communities; and
WHEREAS only a limited amount of grant funding is available through the
Hennepin County Gun Violence Prevention Grant initiatives during each funding cycle and the
Hennepin County Gun Violence Prevention Grant has determined it is appropriate to allocate those
scarce grant funds only to eligible projects that would not occur without the availability of
Hennepin County Gun Violence Prevention grant funding; and
WHEREAS the City's supported project of Youth Gun Violence Prevention as
awarded $175,000 in Hennepin County Gun Violence Prevention grant funds on September 1st,
2023; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that, after appropriate examination and
due consideration, the governing body of the City: Finds that it is in the best interests of the City's
goals and priorities for the projects to occur at this particular time:
1. Finds that the project components for which Hennepin County Gun Violence
Prevention Grant funding was awarded:
a. Will occur within the term of the grant award expiring December 31,2024.
2. Authorizes its City Manager to accept awarded funds on behalf of the City for the
application for the Fall 2023 funding cycle for Hennepin County Gun Violence
Prevention Grant and to execute such agreements as may be necessary to implement
the project on behalf of the City.
October 9tt' 2023
{ Date
ATTEST: 1
City Clerk
Mayor
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member:
Graves.
and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Butler, Graves, Kragness.
and the following voted against the same:
Jerzak, Lawrence -Anderson.
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.