Loading...
03-569RESOLUTION OF SAINT PAUL, NIIIVNESOTA Presented By: Referred To: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3U Committee:Date: WHEREAS, the City of St. Paul, Police Department, is authorized to enter into the attached multi-agency law enforcement agreement, which includes an indemnification clause, with the City of Mankato. The City of Mankato will participate in the St. Paul Police DepartmenYs Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. A copy of said agreement is to be kept on file in the Ofiice of Financial Services. Requested by Department of: Benanav Bastrom Co/eman Halris J Adopted by CounciL• Date: Adoption By: By: Council File # Green Sheet # 03 - SL!� 205034 �� � PO�1CC sy: 6 � P a For�.A�roved b ity Attorney: � DEPARTMENT/OFFICEICOUNCIL DATE INITIATED V � � Police 5/280/03 GREEN S T No.� 205034 CONiACT PFRSON & PHONE INRIALID INmAUDA1E Chief Williant Finney 292-3588 � OEPARTYEMdRECTOR 4 �ouxa� � MUST BE ON COUNCIL AGENDA 8Y (DATE) 'A^ - PIC2S0 prOCCSS ASAP �2 arcnnow�v� �Crtrc�eK ❑F@NNCIFLSERNCESpR �FWNNCIRLSERV/ACC�G � v �owYUR(ORASSFSTAH1) �RIGXiS TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES 1 (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) ACTION REQUESTED Signatures requested on the attached councIl resolution authorizing the City of St. Paul, Police Department, to enter into a mulfl-agency law enforcement agreement with the Ciry of Mankato for participarion in the St Paul Police Department's Intemet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC). RECOMMENDATION AppfoVe (A) Of RejeCL (R) PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1. Has this persoNfirm ever worked under a contract for this department'? PLANNING COMMISSION YES NO CIB COMMITTEE 2. Has this personKrm ever been a city employee? CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION YES NO 3. Does this personffrm possess a skill not normally possessetl by any currerR ary employee� YES NO 4. Is this person/firm a targeted vendoR YES NO Explain all yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet INITIATING PROBLEM ISSUE, OPPORTUNITY (WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY) The ICAC Task Force's mission is to form a multiyurisdictional operarion that investigates crimes ;� q������°a t� �����'� involving child pomography and exploitafion of children online; educates law enforcement on investigaUve techniques and legal issues involving seazch warrants and seizure of evidence; ��,�y�c develops to adhere Yo the same standazds that the task force has agreed to with the Office of ,�#�?�`; ��= �`��� 7uvenile Justice for Delinquency PrevenUon (OJIDP). This memorandum of understanding is a statement that the agencies understand and agree to those standards and that any equipment given to the assisting agency for task force work is to be returned to the task force upon temunation of the task force or their affiliation of the task force. _. _. - -" ADVANTAGESIFAPPROVED Approval of the multi-agency law enforcement agreement assures that the task force is operating per OJJDP guidelines that set uniform operational standazds for participating agencies. DISADVANTAGESIFAPPROVED None. MAY �z t� 2��3 DISADVAN7AGE5 IF NOT APPROVED y '� �°� �% V� � ! 3 ���� ? The work of the task force would be substantially hindered as work with other agencies is an integrat part of the original grant application. TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION S None COS7/REVENUE BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO FUNDING SOURCE FE(IBI21 P.,ffiIlt ACTNITY NUMBER 436-34056 FINANCIAL INFORMATION (EXPLAIN) Mankazo - ICAC agreement.ct.gs.2003 03 -S�� Minnesota Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Multi-Agency La�v Enforcement Agreement This MuIti-Agency Law Enforcement Agraement, and amendments and supplements thereto, (hereinafter "AgreemenY') is behveen the City of Saint Paul, acting through its Poli�e Deparhnent (Grantee) and the City of Mankato, acting through its Department of Publis Safety, 710 South Front Street, Mankato, MN 56001 (hereinafter "Undersigned Law Enfor�ement Agen�y") both whish aze empowered to enter into joint powers agreements pursuant fo Minn. Stat. § 471.59, Subd. 10 & 12, and is further empowered to enter into this Agreement by Minn. Stat. § 626.76; and Whereas, the above subscribed parties have joined together in a multi-agency task for�e intended to investigate and prose�ute �rimes sommitted against �hiidren and the sriminal exploitation of children that is committed and/or £acilitated by or through the use of �omputers, and to disrupt and dismantle organizations engaging in su�h activity; and Whereas, the undersigned agen�ies agree to utilize applisable state and federal laws to prosecute sriminal, civil, and forfeiture actions against identified violators, as appropriate; and Whereas, the Grantee is the resipient of a federal grant disbursed by the Offi�e of Juvenile 7ust and Delinquency Prevention ("OJJDP") in Washington, D.C. to assist law enfor�ement in investigating and �ombating the exploitation of �hildren whi�h o�curs through the use of �omputers by providing funding for equipment, training, and expenses, insluding travel and overtime funding, which are incurred by law enfor�ement as a result of such investigations; and Whereas, the OJJDP Internet Crimes Against Children ("ICAC") a Boazd of Dire�tors has been established representing each of the existing ICAC Task Forces to oversee the operation of the grant and sub-grant resipients. Now Therefore, the parties agree as follows: ► The Undersigned Law Enforcement Agericy approves, authorizes, and enters into this Memorandum of Understanding with the purpose of implementing a three-pronged approach to combat Internet Crimes Against Children: prevention, education and enforcement; and The Undersigned Law Enfarcement Agency sha11 adhere to the 6��II� ICAC Task Force Program Standards (Attached and marked as Appendix A), in addition to state and federal laws, when conducting undercover opexations relative to ICAC; and oz -56q The Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency shall adhere to the Minnesota ICAC Task Force Policy Statement (attached to this Agreement as E�ibit B); and All officers contributed by the Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency to ttte Minnesota ICAC Task Force shall be licensed peace officers or found by the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Tranung to have comparable qualifications; and When a contributed o�cer of the Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency acts on the behalf of the Minnesota ICAC task Force within the scope of this Agreement, the officer's actions are within the officer's line of duty and course of employment to the same as if the officer Irad acted om ---- behalf of the officer's employing Agency; and - The Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency shall indemnify, save and hold hannless the Grantee, its representatives and employees from any and all claims or causes of action, including all reasonable attorney's fees incurred by-the-GranYee, arising. from the pe�for�nance.of this Agreement by the- --.. Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency's officer/s/; and All members of the Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency shall continue to be employed by the same Law Enforcement Agency employer which they were employed before joining the Minnesota ICAC Task Force and all services, duties, acts or omissions performed by the member will be within the course and duty of that employment, and therefore, are covered by the Workers Compensation programs of that employer; will be paid by that employer and entitled to that employer fringe benefits; and The Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency shall submit all requests for undercover ICAC related operations in writing to the Commander of the Minnesota ICAC Task Force for presentation to the OJJDP ICAC Task Force Board of Directors; and � 63 - S�9 ► The Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency must first submit a written request for funds and receive approval for the funds from the Grantee to receive any funds from the Grantee; and ► The Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency must supply original receipts to be reimbursed on pre-approved requests; and ► The Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency shall maintain accurate records peitaining to prevention, education, and enforcement activities, to be collected and forwarded monthly to the Minnesota ICAC Task Farce Commander or his designee for statistical reporting purposes; and ► The Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency shall participate fully in any audits required by the OJJDP; and ► The Undersigned Law Enforc�ment�lgency sl�ai� r�ake a reasor�able good faith attempt to be represented at any scheduled regional meetings in order to share information and resources amongst the multiple entities; and ► The Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency shall be solely responsibie for forwarding information relative to investigative Yargets to the Child Pornography Pointer System (CPPS) pursuant to the OJJDP guidelines; and ► The Undersigned Law Enforcement Agency shall provide the Minnesota ICAC Task Porce Commander in a timely manner all investigative equipment acquired through grant funding as a result of this Agreement in the event that: future federal funding is no longer available, the Agency decides to dissolve its binding relafionship with the Minnesota ICAC Task Force and the Saint Paui Police Department, or the Agency breaches the Agreement. o� •s�� Terms of this agreement: This agreement shall be effective upon signatures. Nothing in this agreement shall otherwise limit the jurisdi�tion, powers, and responsibilities normaily possessed by an employee as a member of the Agen�y. �