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Mounds View City Council May 23, 2005 Regular Meeting Page 16 • MOTION/SECOND. Gunn/Stigney. To approve Resolution 6537 Approving the Acquisition of Tax Forfeited Property for Purposes of Stormwater Management. Ayes - 4 Nays-0 Motion carried. E. Response to Innovative Images Letter of may 3, 2005 Mayor Marty stated that he spoke with Jerry Linke briefly about this item and he was not aware that this would be on the agenda. He suggested moving this item to the next City Council agenda. City Administrator Ulrich suggested postponing this item for 30-days to allow the City Attorney time to clarify the issues and place it back on the agenda. Mayor Marty asked how much work would a re-evaluation involve. City Attorney Riggs stated that he is not aware of any major changes in the conditions since the last time this was addressed and assured Council that the re-evaluation would be a very straightforward process. F. Resolution 6534 in support of Consolidation of 911 Dispatch Services in Ramsey County. • Police Chief Sommer stated that Resolution 6534 concerns the 911 Dispatch Services. He explained that currently the City contracts with Ramsey County for the 911 Dispatch Service and budgets approximately $60,000.00 per year for the services. He stated that Ramsey County is currently in the process of consolidating and have proposed to take over the 911 dispatches for all of Ramsey County and assume the costs for the service. He explained that the amount Mounds View would pay for the service would be incremented over an eight year period to zero noting that the City wouldn't have to pay for the 911 services out of the City tax dollars. He stated that the County would charge the City for the usage noting that a formula has not been determined yet to determine how the services would be billed. He explained that this resolution would appoint the City Administrator as the negotiator on behalf of the City of Mounds View with Ramsey County. He stated that the City of St. Paul did approve the consolidation noting that he does not know, at this time, if Maplewood or White Bear Lake plans to join the consolidated center. Mayor Marry asked if they have computed the costs yet noting that it sounds as if it would cost the City more. Police Chief Sommer stated that costs would be covered by County tax dollars not City tax dollars. He indicated that the formula that ultimately would be used could result in more dollars going towards the service. He explained that the costs would shift from the City to the County and confirmed that it could end up costing the Citizens more money. Mayox Marty asked if there would be a fee charged if a citizen calls the 911 services.