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GRANT-2024-2 : Police State 911 S&I Grant

Passed · OUGHT TO PASS [8 TO 0] · moved by Christopher Cinella, seconded by Manjula Karamcheti Yes: Leila Migliorelli, Maya Jamaleddine, Shawn M. MacMaster, Christopher Cinella, Jack Eccles, Robb Stewart, Manjula Karamcheti, Ryan Williams. Absent: Mark Garipay, John Obremski, Jen Grigoraitis.

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GRANT-2024-2 Grant Police State 911 S&I Grant Ought to Pass City Council

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▶ 12:27 Leila Migliorelli: That'll go to the next full council meeting with the recommendation for passage. And last is Grant 2024 dash two. Police State 9 1 1 SNI grant.

▶ 12:37 Speaker 4: Yes. SNI stands for a Support and Incentive grant, and that total is $90,505. And what that grant does for us, it offsets, it offsets some of the costs of personnel who work inside 9 1 1. And it also covers any equipment that, uh, gets broken or we need to upgrade, uh, the purchase maintenance of some of our computer hardware and software inside, uh, 9 1 1 Center, our radio consoles, as well as some of the recording systems that we use to record all our 9 1 1 calls.

▶ 13:09 Speaker 3: Any questions? Councilor Stewart?

▶ 13:12 Robb Stewart: Thank you, Madam Chair. And Chief Fowler, I just want to, uh, commend you on, on seeing through on all four of these. This is great. It's $212,000 of basically free money to help better the police department. Also want to, uh, recognize Ms. Upton for the work that she does behind the scenes in terms of getting all this done. Absolutely. Yes. So, just wanna thank both of you.

▶ 13:35 Speaker 4: Thank you. Thank you for bringing that up.

▶ 13:37 Speaker 3: Anyone else? Motion

▶ 13:41 Speaker 4: to recommend to the full board. Second

▶ 13:43 Leila Migliorelli: Motion recommend made by Councillor Ella, seconded by Councillor Car Chatty on discussion. Seeing none, Mr. Clerk,

▶ 13:52 Speaker 1: Vice Chair Aldine? Yes. Councillor McMaster? Yes. Councillor Ella? Yes. Councillor Eccles. Yes. Councillor Stewart? Yes. Councilor Carty? Yes. Councilor Williams? Yes. And Chair Elli? Yes. That's E Yes. Unanimous.

▶ 14:06 Leila Migliorelli: And this order will also be brought to the full council meeting with a recommendation from Passage. Thank you for being here, chief Foliar. Thank

▶ 14:11 Speaker 4: You very much. I want to echo the, the comments of my previous speaker as well, that thank you for the people who I've worked with in my first year here, who are no longer gonna be serving, but in the new term. And congratulations to the new ones coming on and the ones moving into different positions. It's been a great first year. Thank you.

▶ 14:32 Leila Migliorelli: Thank you. Next up is Info 2024 dash three. Information item, updating the city council on solid waste and recycling and disposal contract negotiations. Tonight we have with us Mayor Broder,