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MOUND s ViEw <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />Item No: 5E <br />Meeting Date: May 29, 2018 <br />Type of Business: Council Consent <br />Administrator Review <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Nate Harder, Chief of Police <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8974 approving the Ramsey County <br />Sheriff's Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team <br />Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) <br />Discussion <br />The Mounds View Police Department has been involved in the Ramsey County SWAT <br />Team for several years, with one officer assigned to this team. The team is comprised <br />of agencies throughout Ramsey County. The purpose of the SWAT Team is to provide joint <br />responses to critical incidents such as barricaded suspects, standoffs with armed individuals, <br />hostage situations and high risk entries while serving warrants. Recently, the East Metro <br />SWAT team (comprised of Roseville PD, St. Anthony PD, U of M PD) voted to disband, <br />with the equipment going to Ramsey County SWAT and members allowed to try -out for <br />this team once their respective agencies signed the new JPA. Since there are new <br />agencies joining this team, a new JPA is necessary. The JPA is identical to the JPA the <br />City of Mounds View signed in 2016, with the exception of additional cities added. <br />Recommendation <br />Staff recommends approval of Resolution 8974 approving the Ramsey County Sheriff's <br />Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team Joint Powers Agreement (JPA). <br />Respectfully Submitted, <br />Nate Harder <br />Chief of Police <br />