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<br />~ <br />- <br /> <br />~ <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO.5134 <br /> <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />RESOLUTION REGARDING THE SITE SELECTION PROCESS FOR A NEW COUNTY <br />JAIL FACILITY. <br /> <br />WHERE AS, The Ramsey County Public Works/Maintenance complex <br />located at the intersection of 1-694 and Rice Street in the City <br />of Shoreview has long been considered for relocation to another <br />suitable site; and <br /> <br />WHERE AS, Vacation of the Ramsey County Public Works/Maintenance <br />complex located at the intersection of 1-694 and Rice Street will <br />open opportunities for improved use of this site for other public <br />purposes; and <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 1-694 on a site that has potential for <br />future expansion to accommodate a suburban service center; and <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <br />WHERE AS, The 1-694/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 /> <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 />Services campus; and <br /> <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 />