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AGREEMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES This is an Agreement between the County of Ramsey (hereinafter referred to as the "COUNTY"), and the City of Little Canada (hereinafter referred to as the "MUNICIPALITY"), to provide law enforcement services to the MUNICIPALITY for the period commencing January 1, 2016, WHEREAS, the COUNTY has a statutory obligation to provide police protection within Ramsey County; and WHEREAS, the COUNTY has previously contracted to provide law enforcement services to the cities of Arden IIi11s, Gem Lake, Little Canada, North Oaks, Shoreview, Vadnais Heights, and to White Bear Township (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "MUNICIPALITIES"), and WHEREAS, the MUNICIPALITY has determined that it is in the best interests of the MUNICIPALITY to continue to contract with the COUNTY for law enforcement services, thereby allowing for the allocation of overhead and other administrative costs over a larger population; and WHEREAS, the parties to this Agreement intend to contract for law enforcement functions within the political boundaries of the MUNICIPALITY through the Ramsey County Sheriff; and WHEREAS, the COUNTY is agreeable to rendering such services on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and WHEREAS, such contracts are authorized and provided for by the provisions of Minnesota Statutes Sections 471.59 and 436.05, and Laws 1959, Chapter 372. NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF the mutual undertakings set forth herein, the COUNTY and the MUNICIPALITY agree as follows: A. SCOPE OF SERVICES 1, The COUNTY agrees, through the Ramsey County Sheriffs Office, to provide law enforcement services to the MUNICIPALITY which will include, but not be limited to, the following: a. Patrol services with random patrolling of residential areas, businesses, parks, and other public property areas; b. Enforcement of Minnesota State Statutes and the ordinances of the MUNICIPALITY; c. Traffic enforcement including the regular use of radar or laser as a speed deterrent; d. Crime prevention programs such as Neighborhood Watch, as well as other business and residential crime prevention programs; e. Criminal investigative and crimes lab services; f. Follow up on reported crimes with persons who reported the crime including routine notification by telephone or mail as to the status of the investigation; g. Responses to medical, fire, and other emergencies; h. Coordination of volunteer programs such as the Community Affairs Officer and Reserve Programs;