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RESOLUTION NO. 6534
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
SUPPORTING THE CONSOLIDATION OF 911 DISPATCH SERVICES IN RAMSEY
COUNTY
WHEREAS, On June 22, 2004, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners
authorized the County Manager to proceed with the design and construction of a
Countywide subsystem backbone to the Metropolitan Radio Board's Public Safety
Communication System (PSCS)/800 MHz Interoperable Communication System; and
WHEREAS, On June 22, 2004, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners
authorized the County Manager to develop a preliminary design of a Ramsey County
PSCS/800 MHz PSAP/Dispatch Center that would be sized to allow for potential future
countywide dispatching; and
WHEREAS, on June 22, 2004, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners
authorized the County Manager to begin negotiations with all of the municipalities in
Ramsey County regarding dispatching services throughout the County; and
WHEREAS, The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners has taken a position
in support of exploring consolidation of dispatching services because Commissioners
believe that it provides several advantages to all of the jurisdictions in the County; and
WHEREAS, On April 26, 2005, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners
approved a financing option that over an eight-year period clocks down contributions for
operating costs by those cities operating PSAP/Dispatch Centers that choose to join the
consolidated Dispatch Center on the following schedule. This schedule assumes a
start-up date of January 1, 2006. If operations start at a later date, year 1 is twelve
months from start-up, and each year thereafter will refer to the next twelve-month
period.
Year 1 (2006) 0% (Base Year)
Year 2 (2007) 10%
Year 3 (2008) 10%
Year 4 (2009) 15%
Year 5 (2010) 15%
Year 6 (2011) 15%
Year 7 (2012) 15%
Year 8 (2013) 20%
City Responsibility
100%
90%
80%
65%
50%
35%
20%
0%
County Responsibility
0%
10%
20%
35%
50%
65%
80%
100%
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WHEREAS, The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners approves payment by
Ramsey County of the costs for capital equipment, connections and dispatch center
facility construction and site development costs for cities operating independent
PSAP/Dispatch Centers that choose to join the consolidated Dispatch Center; and
WHEREAS, The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners approves the
formation of a Dispatch Policy Committee to provide oversight and monitoring of
consolidated dispatch services that includes elected official representatives from those
PSAP/Dispatch Centers that join the consolidated Dispatch Center with a membership
for the first 7 years. If all four PSAP/Dispatch Centers join, the composition of the
Dispatch Policy Committee will be:
. 1 Ramsey County Sheriff
. 1 Saint Paul Mayor
. 4 Saint Paul City Councilmembers
. 1 Maplewood Mayor or City Councilmember
. 1 White Bear Lake Mayor of City Councilmember
. 2 Suburban elected representatives from cities that contract for dispatching
services only
The number of representatives from the Saint Paul City Council will be reduced by one
if either Maplewood or White Bear Lake do not join the consolidated Dispatch Center of
by two if both Maplewood and White Bear Lake do not join the consolidated Dispatch
Center.
The Saint Paul Mayor will chair the Dispatch Policy Committee for the first two years;
thereafter the Chair will rotate; Now, Therefore, Be It
RESOLVED, The Mounds View City Council is interested in participating in the
Ramsey County Consolidated Dispatch Center; and Be It Further
RESOLVED, The Mounds View City Council authorizes City Administrator Kurt
Ulrich to represent the City of Mounds View in formal negotiations with Ramsey County.
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Kurt Ulrich
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