HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2004-37RESOLUTION 2004-37
BEING A RESOLUTION TOACCEPT THE GRANT SUPPORTING PARTICIPATION
OF THE COLUMBIA HEIGHTS POLICE DEPARTMENT IN THE CMLIAN
EMERGENCY REPSONSE TEAM PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights Police Department has filed application for the 2004
Citizen Corps Grant Program, and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights Police Department has been granted $13,654.00 from
the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Division of Homeland Security and
Emergency Management for the development of the Civilian Emergency Response Team
(CERT), and
WHEREAS, the funds will be used to train two of our Police Officers to perform the training of
civilians in this program and to purchase equipment for the program, and
WHEREAS, the Columbia Heights Police Department has become more and more dependent on
volunteer civilian assistance, and
WHEREAS this training will allow civilian personnel to assist the Police Department during
natural and manmade disasters including traffic control, crowd control, basic first aid, and
emergency radio use, and will free up our Police Officers to respond to other more severe
or dangerous tasks.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights to
accept this grant and support the efforts of the Columbia Heights Police Department and
the development of the Civilian Emergency Response Team (CERT).
Passed this 26 day of July 2004
Offered by:
Seconded by:
Roll Call:
Nawrocld
Williams
Ayes: Wyckoff, Williams, Nawrocki, Ericson, Kelzenberg
~atricia Muscovitz, CMC [
Deputy City Clerk/Cotmcil Secretary
~ (!)i)~ayor Julienne Wyckoff, / /