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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.B.2. Approve Payment to the Scott County Meth Task Force CITY OF SHAKOPEE �� �• . � MEMORANDUM To: Mayor and City Council � ���� Mark McNeill, City Administrator From: Jeff Tate, Chief of Police / Emergency Management Director Meeting Date: August 21, 2012 Subject: Payment to the Scott County Meth Task Force Action Souqht The Council is asked to offer a motion authorizing payment of$1,500.00 from the Shakopee Police Department's drug forfeiture fund to the Meth Task Force for drug prevention presentations in the Shakopee School District. Backqround The Meth Task Force has been committed to educating our youth in areas of drug abuse and prevention. The Meth Task Force continues to provide students with anti- methamphetamine and anti-gateway drug information through presentations of CLIMB Theater. This year, CLIMB Theater has rewritten their presentation to include heroin. The current cost to conduct these presentations in the Shakopee School District is approximately $9,000. The $1,500.00 from the police department's drug forfeiture fund would go to off-set some of those costs. City Council authorized the same contribution in 2009, 2010 and 2011. The Meth Task Force has surveyed teachers after these presentations. Past results show that 97 percent of teachers found this program to be of value to the students. The Shakopee Police Department feels there is significance in these presentations, and we believe they are making a difference. Budqet Impact The funds requested will come from the police departmenYs drug forfeiture fund. Funds exist to support this action. Recommendation Staff recommends approving the requested action. Relationship to Visioninq This supports Goal A (Keep Shakopee a safe and healthy community where residents can pursue active and quality lifestyles). Strategy 2: Enhance physical, mental, spiritual health Strategy 6: Provide high quality services Action Required If the Council concurs, it is asked to offer a motion to authorize the payment of$1,500.00 from the police departmenYs drug forfeiture fund to the Meth Task Force for anti-drug presentations in the Shakopee schools for the 2012-2013 school year.