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' RESOLUTION .
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Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
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2 WHEREAS, for many years, the City of Saint Paul and Ramsey County have sought to
s merge, under one governance and management structure, their respective Departments of Public
4 Health; and
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6 WHEREAS, staff from the City of Saint Paul and Ramsey County have proposed a Joint
� Powers Agreement (JPA) to initiate the merger process via a purchase-of-service contract; and
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9 WHEREAS, The Saint Paul City Council has reviewed and approved the JPA, as amended
lo by its Resolution #96-583, dated July 3, 1996, and forwarded the amended JPA to the Ramsey
�� County Board of Commissioners; and
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ls WHEREAS, The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners held a subsequent policy
i4 discussion on the City's amendments to the JPA at its meeting of August 13, 1996; and
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i6 WI�REAS, The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners approved Resolution #96-354
1� on August 27, 1996, "Bringing together the two Public Health Departments; identifying areas of
1s concern in Governance, Property, Term, Termination, and Personnel; and calling for meetings
�9 between the Board and City Council to form a working committee of elected officials to negotiate
2o the differences on this issue."; and
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22 WHEREAS, To reconcile the two approved JPAs, the City Council and County Board have
23 jointly met on several occasions and discussed the JPA; and
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2s WHEREAS, The main areas of difference between the City and County have included term
26 and termination, service priorities and assurance process, governance, and property; and
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2s WHEREAS, Issues relating to the personnel impacts of the proposed JPA have been
29 discussed by members of the two bodies; and
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31 WHEREAS, City Council and County Board members have reaffirmed their support for the
32 JPA as the method to bring together their respective Departments of Public Health; and
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34 WHEREAS, City Council and County Board members, in setting their 1997 proposed
35 levies, have each agreed to include half-year funding of$1,009,736 for a Joint Powers
36 Agreement, to support the merger under one governance and management structure, their
3� respective Departments of Public Health; and
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4i WHEREAS, City Council and County Board members present at the November 25, 1996,
42 joint meeting directed staffto prepare a resolution outlining areas of compromise and reaffirming
43 their joint commitment to continuing discussions regarding their respective Departments of Public
44 Health; and
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46 WHEREAS, City Council and County Board members further directed staffto prepare this
4� resolution for their review and action prior to their next joint meeting;
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49 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Saint Paul City Council and the
49 Ramsey County Board of Commissioners instruct their respective staffs to continue their work
5o with employee representatives to identify and develop solutions for personnel issues that have
si been identified by employees and their representatives; and
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53 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council and the Ramsey
s4 County Board of Commissioners hereby agree to the following conditions regarding term and
5 5 ternunation:
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s� The initial term of the JPA shall be five years from the date
ss of complete execution of the Agreement. This JPA will
59 automatically renew for additional ten-year terms, unless
6o written notice of intent not to renew is provided by either
6� party to the other, at least one year prior to the end of the
62 term then in effect. In such a case, the agreement shall
63 expire at midnight on the last day of the term then in effect, and
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65 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council and the Ramsey
66 County Board of Commissioners hereby agree to the following conditions regarding service
6� priorities and assurance process:
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69 1) The Saint Paul-Ramsey County Department of Public Health will complete The
�o Community Health Services Monitoring Working Document and present it to the City
�� Council for review and comment in July, 1997, and in March and September of each
�2 subsequent year thereafter.
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�4 2) The 5aint Paul-Ramsey County Department of Public Health will complete the update
�s to the Saint Paul-Ramsey County Community Health Services Plan and present it to
�6 the City Council for review and approval in September, 1997. The revised four-year
�� plan and subsequent updates, along with service priorities identified within the Plan,
�s will be presented to the City Council for review and approval in September, 1999,
�9 2001, 2003, and 2005, and every two years thereafter throughout the term of the JPA.
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81 3) The Saint Paul-Ramsey County Department of Public Health will annually present the
s2 budgets for the operations of the services provided herein to the Saint Paul City
s3 Council for review and comment, no later than the third week in November of the year
s4 prior to the budget.
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s� 4) The Saint Paul-Ramsey County Community Health Services Advisory Committee will
ss monitor the Saint Paul-Ramsey County Community Health Services Plan, Plan
s9 Update, Monitoring Working Document, and annually submit their assessment of the
90 implementation to the County Board and City Council, and
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92 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council and the Ramsey County
93 Board of Commissioners hereby agree to the following conditions regarding governance:
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95 In the event that the City of Saint Paul wishes to increase service levels beyond that called
96 for in the Saint Paul-Ramsey County Community Health Services Plan or the annual budget,
9� the City may purchase an increase in the level of a service by paying the cost for the
98 services to the County. The County shall have the authority to deliver any such increased
99 services on behalf of the City, and.
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ioi BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council and the Ramsey County
�02 Board of Commissioners hereby agree to the following conditions regarding property:
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l04 The City of Saint Paul will convey the City Public Health property (555 Cedar Street) to
�05 Ramsey County. If the County wishes to use the building for a non-County purpose, the
�06 County will present the proposal to the City Council for an advisory vote. If the JPA is not
io� renewed, the County will convey the building back to the City, and the City will
los reimburse the County for its share of any capital improvements. If the JPA is not renewed,
io9 and the 555 Cedar Street property has been sold, conveyed, or devoted to a non-public
�lo health use, the City and County shall then meet and negotiate in good faith to reach a
��i solution regarding property disposition that is equitable for both the City and the
�12 County.
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Mayor Coleman's Office 12-5-96 GREEN SHEET
CONTACT PERSON&PHONE INITIAUDATE INITIAUDATE
�DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR �CITY COUNCIL
Mark Shields (266-8512) ASSIGN �CITYATTORNEY �CITYCLERK
NUMBER FOR
MUST BE ON COUNCIL AOENDA BY(DATE) ROUTING ❑BUD(iET DIRECTOR �FIN.�MQT.SERVICES DIR.
December 11� 199G ORDER (�'�MAYOR(ORA8SISTANn �
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ACTION REOUE3TED:
Approve new policy language for the City-County Public Health Department Joint Powers
Agreement.
RECOMMENDATION&:Approve(A)or Raect(R) PER80NAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWINC3 OUESTIONB:
_PLANNING COMMISSIQN � CIVIL SERVICE COMMIS310N �• Has this person/Firm ever worked under a coMract for this department?
YES NO
_CIB COMMITT�E — 2, Has this person/firm ever been a city employee?
_S7AFF - YES NO
_DISTRICT�qUR7 _._. 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normell
y possessed by any curreM city employee?
SUPPORTS WHIGH COUNCIL OBJECTIVET YES NO
Ezplaln all ysa answars on ssperate thsst end attach to y►ssn sh�st
INITIATINa PRQI�LEM,ISSUE,OPPARTUNITY(Who,Wh�t When,Where,Why):
Differences in the City JPA version and County JPA version led to this comprehensive
language.
ADVANTAOES IF APPROVED:
The Public Health JPA will move forward.
DISADVANTAOES IF APPROVED:
None.
DI3ADVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED:
JPA will not move forward.
TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION S COST/REVENUE BUDGETED(CIRCLE ONE) YES NO
FUNDIW�i SOURCE ACTIVITY NUMBER
FINANCIAL INFORAitATION:(EXPLAIN)