05-425AMENDED 5/18/OS
RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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1 WHEREAS, On June 22, 2004, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners authorized
2 the County Manager to proceed with the design and consiruction of a Countywide subsystem
3 backbone to the Metropolitan Radio Board's Public Safety Communication System (PSCS)/800
4 MHz Interoperable Communication System; and
6 WHEREAS, On June 22, 2004, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners authorized
7 the County Manager to develop a preliminary design of a Ramsey County PSCS/800 MHz
8 PSAP/Dispatch Center that would be sized to allow for potential future countywide dispatching;
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WHEREAS, on June 22, 2004, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners authorized
the County Manager to begin negotiations with a11 of the municipalities in Ramsey County
regarding dispatching services throughout the County; and
WHEREAS, The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners has taken a position in
support of exploring consolidation of dispatching services because Commissioners believe that it
provides several advantages to all of the jurisdictions in the County; and
WF3EREAS, On Apri126, 2005, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners approved a
financing option that over an eight-year period clocks down contributions for operating costs by
those cities operating PSAP/Dispatch Centers that choose to join the consolidated Dispatch
Center on the following schedule. This schedule assumes a start-up date of January 1, 2006. If
operations start at a later date, year 1 is twelve months from start-up, and each year thereafter will
refer to the next twelve-month period:
Year 1 (2006) 0% (Base Year)
Year 2 (2007) 10%
Year 3 (2008) 10%
Year 4 (2009) 15%
Year 5 (2010) 15%
Yeaz 6 (2011) 15%
Year 7 (2012) 15%
Year 8 (2013) 20%
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City Responsibility
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County Responsibility
0%
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1 WHEREAS, The Ramsey County Boazd of Commissioners approves payment by Ramsey
2 County of the costs for capital equipment, connections and dispatch center facility construction
3 and site development costs for cities operating independent PSAP/Dispatch Centers that choose
4 to join the consolidated Dispatch Center; and
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WHEREAS, The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners approves the formation of a
Dispatch Policy Committee to provide oversight and morritoring of consolidated dispatch
services that includes elected official representatives from those PSAPlDispatch Centers that join
the consolidated Dispatch Center �_^*� °"'°"'�`Pr�h�r f„r r�,o �.�+ �.,o�m If ail four
PSAP/Dispatch Centers join, the composition of the Dispatch Policy Committee will be:
1 Ramsey County Sheriff,
1 Saint Paul Mayor,
4 Saint Paul City Council members,
1 Maplewood Mayor or City Council member,
1 White Bear Lake Mayor or City Council member, and
2 Suburban elected representatives from cities that contract for dispatching services only
The number of representatives from the Saint Paul City Council will be reduced by one if either
Maplewood or White Bear Lake do not join the consolidated Dispatch Center or by two if both
Maplewood and White Bear Lake do not join the consolidated Dispatch Center; and
WHEREAS, The Saint Paul Mayor will chair the Aispatch Policy Committee for the first
two yeazs; thereafter the Chair will rotate; and now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Saint Paul City Council is interested in participating in the Ramsey
County Consolidated Dispatch Center; and be it
Further Resolved, That the Administrarion is directed to immediately begin negotiations
with the Ramsey County Manager to develop mutual agreements, on terms acceptable to the
City, that would allow Saint Paul to be a part of the consolidated emergency dispatch
communication center; and be it
Further Resolved, That these negotiated agreements be returned to the City Council for final
approval no latter than July 1, 2005; and be it
Finally Resolved, That in the event the Administration does not reach a mutual agreement
with the Ramsey County Manager by July 1, 2005, this authorization expires unless renewed by
Council resolution.
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�� Resolution directing the Adminsharion to immediately begin negotiation with the Ramsey County Managec to devetop mutual
-�� agreement, on terms acceptable to the City, that will allow Sai¢t Paul to be apart of the consolidated emetgency dispatch
. communicarion center (800 MHz).
Wations: Appro�e (A) or Reject (R):
Plamm�g Commission
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Personal Service Contracts MustMswerthe Following Questions:
1. Has Qhis persoNfirtn e�erwotked under a coMract for this departmeM?
Yes No
2. Has this persoNfirm e�er been a city employee?
Yes No
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cuireM city emplqree?
Yes No
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