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JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT BETWEEN RAMSEY COUNTY AND THE CITY OF MAPLEWOOD FOR CONSOLIDATED DISPATCH OPERATIONS This Joint Powers Agreement is between Ramsey County, a political subdivision of the State of Minnesota ( "County") and the City of Maplewood, a municipality under the laws of the State of Minnesota ( "City "), both of which are empowered to enter into joint powers agreements pursuant to Minn. Stat. §471.59. WIIEREAS, 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 and the cities of Arden FIills, Gem Lake, Little Canada, Mounds View, New Brighton, North Oaks, Roseville, Shoreview, and Vadnais Heights, and the township of White Bear; and WIIEREAS, The City also operates an independent PSAP /Dispatch Center from which it provides police, fire, EMS and Emergency Management dispatch services for its residents; and WHEREAS, The City and the County have determined that it is in the best public safety interests of all residents served by the City and the County to consolidate the City's PSAP /Dispatch Center with the County's PSAP/Dispatch Center, to form a consolidated dispatch center ( "Dispatch Center ") to be operated by Ramsey County; and WHEREAS, The County is planning the construction of a new facility on the campus of the Ramsey County Law Enforcement Center and the Saint Paul Police Department Headquarters to house the Dispatch Center that will use the County's new Public Safety Commtmication System ( "PSCS ") /800 MHz radio communication subsystem; and WHEREAS, The City wishes to have Ramsey County assume the responsibility for dispatch services for the City when the new Dispatch Center becomes operational; and WHEREAS, The parties have reached agreement on the terms and conditions for the consolidation of the City and County PSAP/Dispatch Centers and for the County to provide dispatch services for the City; NOW, TI-IEREFORE, 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 consolidation of separate PSAP /Dispatch Centers, to establish a framework for the operation of the Dispatch Center with the participation of the City and other Dispatch Center users, and to delineate the terns 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. Dispatch Agreement with the City of Maplewood 1 of I I 5