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AGREEMENT 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, 2001. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the COUNTY has a historical and legal obligation to provide police protection to the MUNICIPALITIES. WHEREAS, the COUNTY has contracted to provide law enforcement services to the cities of Arden Hills, Gem Lake, North Oaks, Shoreview, Vadnais Heights, and White Bear Township (hereinafter referred to as the "MUNICIPALITIES "), and it would be advantageous to the MUNICIPALITY to also contract with the COUNTY for similar 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 with the COUNTY 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: I. SCOPE OF SERVICES 1. The COUNTY agrees, through the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department, 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; Page 53