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(/ E <br /> P-Lt-A)o. 97-,";137e..- <br /> RESOLUTION NO.5134 Y <br /> CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br /> COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> RESOLUTION REGARDING THE SITE SELECTION PROCESS FOR A NEW COUNTY <br /> JAIL FACILITY. <br /> WHERE AS, The Ramsey County Public Works/Maintenance complex <br /> located at the intersection of I-694 and Rice Street in the City <br /> of Shoreview has long been considered for relocation to another <br /> suitable site; and <br /> WHERE AS, Vacation of the Ramsey County Public Works/Maintenance <br /> complex located at the intersection of I-694 and Rice Street will <br /> open opportunities for improved use of this site for other public <br /> purposes; and <br /> WHERE AS, Conversion of the existing Ramsey County Public <br /> Works/Maintenance complex to a suburban Ramsey County <br /> Court/County Services Center campus would realize a long standing <br /> goal of past County Boards and Suburban City Officials; and <br /> WHERE AS, Conversion of the existing Ramsey County Public <br /> Works/Maintenance complex to a Central Suburban Court/County <br /> Services Center remains a high priority with many suburban <br /> • officials; and <br /> WHERE AS, That certain Report Of The Ramsey County Suburban <br /> Courts Study Commission dated November 21, 1991, recommended <br /> development of one centrally located suburban court facility in <br /> the area of Rice St. and I-694 on a site that has potential for <br /> future expansion to accommodate a suburban service center; and <br /> WHERE AS, The Ramsey County Suburban Courts Study Commission <br /> recommended a joint effort by the Ramsey County Sheriff and local <br /> Police Chiefs to explore ways to improve the booking process <br /> including the use of electronic booking; and <br /> WHERE AS, The 1991 Suburban Court Facility Plan included <br /> improved booking and holding facility options for operational <br /> cost containment and efficiencies in a new suburban court; and <br /> WHERE AS, The I-694/Rice Street search area recommended by the <br /> Ramsey County Suburban Courts Study Commission for a Suburban <br /> Court/Central County Service campus is now an included option in <br /> county jail addition plans; and <br /> WHERE AS, A future needs analysis has not been produced to show <br /> whether construction of a county jail would preempt conversion of <br /> the Public Works/Maintenance complex to a Suburban Court/County <br /> 0 Services campus; and <br /> WHERE AS, Additional administration costs in the Ramsey County <br /> Sheriff's Department to support a new jail in Shoreview, will add <br /> approximately four hundred.:.thousand dollars annually to the <br /> countywide property tax levy; and <br />