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Item No.6G Type of Business: CA WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Tim Brennan, Deputy Police Chief/Acting Chief Item Title/Subject: Resolution 5729 Authorization for the Police Department to Enter into a User Agreement with the DPS for Web-Based Access to MRAP Date of Report: March 25, 2002 NATURE OF REPORT: The Department of Public Safety (DPS), maintains a database of photographs called the Minnesota Repository of Arrest Photos (MRAP). This database is administered through the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA). Participating agencies, mostly county jails and state corrections, regularly forward the photographs of arrested persons to the BCA for posting within this web-based site. Police departments wishing access to this site are required to enter in to a user agreement, which has been drafted by the State’s Attorney General’s Office. The user agreement sets forth guidelines and restrictions an agency must follow to remain in compliance with data practices requirements. Access to this database could be very helpful in investigating crimes where the identification of a possible suspect is at issue. There is no cost to agencies wishing to participate. Upon approval of the City Council, the Chief Law Enforcement Officer for the requesting agency may enter into a user agreement with the DPS, and a user ID and password will be established for any personnel within that agency with an established need to access the site. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends City Council approval authorizing the Acting Police Chief to enter into a User Agreement with the DPS establishing access privileges for the police department to the MRAP Database. Respectfully submitted, _____________________ Tim Brennan Deputy Police Chief/Acting Chief