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<br />.' <br /> <br />.JOINT }lOWERS AGREEMENT BETWEEN RAMSEY COUNTY AND TUE CITY OF <br />SAINT I'AULFOR CONSOLIDATED DISPATCH OPERATIONS <br /> <br />'fhis Joint Powers Agreement is between Ramsey County, a political subdivision of the State of <br />Minnesota ("County") and the City of Saint Paul, a municipality under the laws of the State of <br />Minnesota ("City"), both of which are empowered to enter into joint powers agreements pursuant to <br />Minn. Stat. S 471,59, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The County is in the process of implementing a new 800 MHz radio communication <br />system as a subsystem to the regionwide 800 MHZ system; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The County currently operates a Public Safety Answering Point ("PSAP")/Dispatch <br />Center, from which dispatch services are provided for the Ramsey County Sheriff and the cities of <br />Arden Hills, Gem Lake, Little Canada, Mounds View, New Brighton, North Oaks, Roseville, <br />Shoreview, and Vadnais Heights, and the township of White Bear; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The City also operates an independent PSAP/Dispatch Center from which it provides <br />dispatch services for its residents; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The City and the County have determined that it is in the best public safety interests of <br />all residents served by the City and the County to consolidate the City's PSAP/Dispatch Center with <br />the County's PSAP/Dispatch Center, to form a consolidated dispatch center ("Dispatch Center") to <br />be operated by Ramsey County; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The County is planning the construction of a new facility on the campus of the Ramsey <br />County J "aw Enforcement Center and the Saint Paul Police Department Headquarters to house the <br />Dispatch Center that will use the County's new Public Safety Communication System <br />("PSCS")/800 MHz radio communication subsystem; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The City wishes to have Ramsey County assume the responsibility for dispatch <br />services for the City when the new Dispatch Center becomes operational; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The parties have reached agreement on the terms and'conditions for the consolidation <br />of the City and County PSAP/Dispatch Centers and for the County to provide dispatch services for <br />the City; <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained herein, the <br />parties do hereby agree as follows: <br /> <br />Dispatch Agreement with the City of Saint Paul <br /> <br />J ofl4 <br />