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THIS GRANT AGREEMENT I 1G0002/605, and amendments and supplements thereto, is between the State of Minnesota. acting through its ,.Minnesota Department of Health (hereinafter "STATE") and Ramsey Police Department. an independent organization, not tin employee or' the State oi: Minnesota. address: 15153 Nt)wthen Boulevard Northwest, Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 (hereinafter" GRANTEE"), witnesseth that: WHEREAS, the STATE, pursuant to Minn. Stat. §[44.05 is empowered to plan. facilitate, coordinate, provide, and support the organization or' services for the prevention and control of illness and. disease and the limitation of disabilities resulting therefrom, and WHEREAS, the STATE, pursuant to Minn. Stat. SS I44.396 is empowered to award competitive grants to eligible applicants for projects and initiatives directed at the prevention of tobacco use by Minnesota youth, and WHEREAS, GRANTEE represents that it is duly qualified and willing to perform the services set forth herein. NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed: GRANTEE'S DUTIES .GRAN:TEE shall work W-ith the.STATE,.concerned community organizations and individuals,:and other . .. grantees who have Minnesota Youth Tobacco Prevention Initiative (INITIATIVE) grant agreements to change, the social environment at the community level to make tobacco use unacceptable and undesirable. These activities are county based and shall be performed in the cities of Ramsey and Anoka (SERVICE AREA). GRANTEE shall focus on enforcement activities and strategies designed to reduce and / or eliminate commercial and / or social youth access to tobacco products. GRANTEE shall attempt to [ink youth access enforcement projects with ongoing,:community-based projects throughout Minnesota. GRANTEE shall work Io integrate individual activities with statewide; local, community-based; and populations-at-risk project opportunities currently under development as well as other appropriate statewide and regional efforts. GRANTEE shall target pOlicies and practices that make tobacco products available and affordable through commercial sources. GRANTEE shall use the Tobacco Complia~ce Cf, eck Mcmual - May 1999 and the data-collection form and protocol included in this manual and developed by the STATE as a guide for local enforcement activities. GRANTEE shall enforce laws prohibiting tobacco sales to m/nors uniformly (using standardized data collection forms, protocols, and the use of trained, consistent-aged buyers). GRANTEE shall identify all retail tobacco outlets within the SERVICE AREA. GRANTEE shall educate merchants and the community about adolescent tobacco use and adolescent access to tobacco. GRA. NTEE shall support and / or strengthen local laws prohibiting tobacco sales to minors by increasing the number of compliance checks from one (1.) per year to one (t) per month and shall work to remove all vending machines in the SERVICE AREA. GRANTEE shall publicly recognize retailers and employees who demonstrate compliance with youth access laws. J. GRANTEE shall publish results of compliance checks by summarizing the results. GRANTEE shall collaborate with law enforcement, public health, human services, judges, and retailers to promote existing education and diversion programs. -310- I I I I I