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Item No: 8B Meeting Date: March 8, 2010 Type of Business: Consent Administrator Review: ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: James Ericson, Clerk - Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 7591 Approving an Amended and restated Joint Powers Agreement with the North Metro mayors Association Introduction: In an effort to help member cities save money on product and service purchases, the North Metro Mayors Association (NMMA) has explored over the past six months the potential of creating a Central Purchasing Program. Discussion: Upon review of the original North Metro Mayors Association Joint Powers Agreement, legal counsel assisting the NMMA has recommended that the organization amend and restate the joint powers agreement to clear up any potential concerns that the current joint powers agreement may be too limiting to allow the NMMA to initiate a central purchasing program. Attached for your review and approval is the new “Amended and Restated Joint Powers Agreement for a Coalition of Metropolitan Communities” that the NMMA Board authorized at its January Board meeting subject to legal review and recommendation to then be circulated to all member cities for approval. Also included for your reference is a summary of the proposed Central Purchasing Program. Recommendation: Staff is recommending approval Resolution 7591, a resolution approving the amended and restated joint powers agreement for a coalition of metropolitan communities, namely, the North Metro Mayors Association. Respectfully submitted, ________________________ James Ericson Clerk - Administrator Attachments 1. Resolution 7591 2. Amended and Restated JPA 3. NMMA Background 4. Central Purchasing Program Summary