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CityCounncilMMemooranddum O: HONORBLE MAOR AND ITY COUCILDTE: Octber 4, 2011 TTAAYYCCNNAAoo ROM:ITM NO: FFPOLICEDDEPARTMMENTEE WRD: AL AALL UBJECT: ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FNDING FOM STAE FARM OMPANIS SSUURRTTCCEE FOUNDAATION – SUUPPLEMENNTAL APPRROPRIATIOON ISUE: SS he Police epartmet requests acceptane of grant funds awrded in th amount f $2,500 TTDnnccaaeeoo frrom the Staate Farm CoompaniesFFoundation.. RRECOMMENNDATIONSS: TThat the Cityy Council: 1.Acceppt grant funnds in the aamount of $$2,500 fromm the State Farm Commpanies Fouundation; and 2.uthrize an increase in ppropriatin in the mount of$2,500 in Police Department Aooaaooaa special departmmental suppplies expennditure accoount #31000000-4268000 and inccrease in estiated reveue in th same aount to miscellanous polic revenueaccount mnneemmeeee #00000101-3411990. ACKGROND: BBUU he State arm Companies Fondation provides grnts that ocus on te areas f safety, TTFFuuaafofhhoo coommunityddevelopment and eduucation. In keeping wwith their addvertisingmmotto, “Likee a good neighbor, State Farm is there,” the organization proides grant funding o help build safer, vvtt sttronger andd better eduucated commmunities accross the UUnited Statees. SState Farm has provideed $2,500 to the Riveerside Policce Departmment (RPD) to support National een Driver Safety Wek. This vent occur October 16 – 22, 211 and is edicatedo raising TTeeeess100ddtt awwareness aand seeking solutionss to unneceessary teenn deaths onn the road. The RPD plans to cnduct a ten-led proect that wil give high schooluniors and sniors the pportunityto create ooeejjlljeeoo and conductt engaging activities to educate their peerss on distraccted drivingg issues.TThe grant fnds will b used to urchase psters, t-shirts, and pomotionalitems that ill help sread the uueeppoorrwwpp mmessage reggarding thee dangers oof distractedd driving.