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. . . AGREEMENT BETWEEN RAMSEY COUNTY AND THE CITY OF NEW BRIGHTON FOR DISPATCH SERVICES This Agreement is between Ramsey County, a political subdivision of the State of Minnesota ("County") and the City of New Brighton, a municipality under the laws of the State of Minnesota ("City"). WHEREAS, The County is in the process of implementing a new 800 MHz radio communication system as a subsystem to the regionwide 800 MHZ system; and WHEREAS, The County currently operates a Public Safety Answering Point ("PSAP")/Dispatch Center, from which dispatch services are provided for the Ramsey County Sheriff; the cities of Arden Hills, Gem Lake, Little Canada, Mounds View, New Brighton, North Oaks, Roseville, Shoreview, and Vadnais Heights; and the township of White Bear (collectively, the "Contract Cities"); and WHEREAS, The County has entered into agreements with the City of Saint Paul and the City of Maplewood for consolidated dispatch operations; and WHEREAS, The County is constructing a new facility on the campus ofthe Ramsey County Law Enforcement Center and the Saint Paul Police Department Headquarters to house the new Dispatch Center for the consolidated dispatch operations using the County's new Public Safety Communication System ("PSCS")/800 MHz radio communication subsystem; and WHEREAS, The City, which is one of the Contract Cities, wishes to obtain dispatch services from the County from the new Dispatch Center using the 800 MHz radio communication system; and WHEREAS, The parties have reached agreement on the terms and conditions for the provision of dispatch services for the City by the County; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained herein, the parties do hereby agree as follows: Article I. Purpose The purpose of this agreement is to establish the parameters for the provision of dispatch services by the County for the City from the Consolidated Dispatch Center, and to delineate the terms and conditions under which the County will provide dispatch services. Article II. Definitions 2.01 Additional Member means any public entity or agency or governmental unit that signs an agreement with the County after the Dispatch Center becoming operational, for dispatch services by the County from the Dispatch Center. 2.02 Call for Service means a Computer Aided Dispatch ("CAD") incident number that originates from a 911 call. 2.03 County Manager means the Ramsey County Manager appointed by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners, or the Ramsey County Manager's designee. 2.04 Dispatch Center means the location from which the County will provide emergency 911 communications and dispatching services using its PSCS/800 MHz radio communications Dispatch Agreement with the City of New Brighton Page 1 of9