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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 13, 2018 Page 3 1 the northern cities. The metro stores are not losing money on Sundays but they are not getting 2 rich. They are starting to notice people are doing their weekly shopping on Sundays. 3 4 Mayor Faust stated the operation is still profitable and brings cash into the community. He is 5 impressed with the turn- ratio. To recycle 14 tons of cardboard is amazing. Mayor Faust thanked 6 Mr. Larson for his service to the community. 7 8 Councilmember Randle commented $200,000 in revenue at 14% labor is great. 10 B. Resolution 18 -023, a Resolution Authorizing Ramsey County Sheriff s Special Weapons 11 and Tactics Team Joint Powers Agreement. 12 13 Police Chief Jon Mangseth presented a resolution to authorize personnel from the St. Anthony 14 Police Department to join the Ramsey County Sheriff s Special Weapons and Tactics Team 15 ( "RC- SWAT" or "Team "). RC -SWAT will act to coordinate efforts to develop and provide joint 16 responses to critical incidents or high -risk entries where there is a risk of criminal violence, 17 occurring within the St. Anthony Police Departments authorized jurisdiction. 18 19 The East Metro Special Weapons and Tactics Team was originally created to provide this 20 coordinated response to critical incidents. Due to continued struggles to dedicate sufficient 21 numbers of personnel to this team, by current member agencies, the East Metro SWAT Board of 22 Directors elected to contact the Ramsey County Sheriffs Office about the potential to join their 23 SWAT team. This will greatly aid in our ability to coordinate efforts to develop and provide joint 24 responses to critical incidents or high -risk entries where there is a risk of criminal violence in the 25 jurisdictions we serve as well as those jurisdictions that are supported by RC -SWAT. 26 27 The Ramsey County Sheriffs Office ( "RCSO ") shall provide a budget for basic operations of 28 RC -SWAT. Beginning with the 2019 fiscal year, the RCSO will assess each Party an annual fee 29 to cover training and other operational expenses related to the RC -SWAT. These fees will fall in 30 line with fees that have been paid for services received through participation with East Metro 31 SWAT. 32 33 Councilmember Stille stated he recalls one time when the SWAT team was in St. Anthony. Chief 34 Mangseth stated there were six call -outs within the county with none in St. Anthony. 35 36 Councilmember Jenson asked if there is a call -out how many officers does St. Anthony provide. 37 Chief Mangseth stated two operators and one negotiator. When they are off duty they are on -call. 38 39 Councilmember Stille asked if this has any dealings with the collaborative reform and Chief 40 Mangseth stated it is separate. 41 42 Motion by Councilmember Gray, seconded by Councilmember Randle, to approve Resolution 43 18 -023; a Resolution Authorizing Joint Powers Agreement for the Ramsey County Special 44 Weapons and Tactics Team (RC- SWAT). 45 46 Motion Carried 5 -0.