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SIXTH AMENDED RCVCET JPA January 2023 Page 2 of 16 WHEREAS, On January 1, 2023, the Parties amended the JPA for another one-year term, with four automatic one-year renewal terms (Sixth Amended JPA); WHEREAS, this Agreement shall constitute the Sixth Amended JPA; WHEREAS, The RCVCET was formed for the purpose of enforcing controlled substance laws and investigating and prosecuting gang and violent crimes, especially felonies that have the likelihood of being related to the distribution of narcotics and/or other cases that have an impact on all Parties; and THEREFORE, The Parties agree as follows: 1. General Purpose The purpose of this Agreement is to formally create and establish the Ramsey County Violent Crime Enforcement Team (hereinafter “RCVCET”) as an organization to coordinate efforts to investigate, apprehend, and prosecute drug offenders, violent offenders, gang members and career criminals and to define the rights and obligations of the Parties with respect to the duties and activities performed by the RCVCET throughout the term of the Agreement. The RCVCET is a separate and distinct public entity to which the Parties have transferred all responsibility and control for actions taken pursuant to this Agreement. 2. Members The RCVCET is hereby established by the Parties. The RCVCET members are Ramsey County, the City of Maplewood, the City of New Brighton, the City of Roseville, the City of St. Paul, the City of White Bear Lake, and the City of Mounds View. 3. Good Faith The Parties and the Agencies shall cooperate and use their best efforts to ensure that the provisions of this Agreement are fulfilled, and to undertake resolution of disputes, if any, in good faith and in an equitable and timely manner. 4. Term of Agreement/Termination 4.1 The initial term of this Agreement shall be for a one-year period, from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023 (“Initial Term”), effective upon January 1, 2023 (“Effective Date”). 4.2 This Agreement shall automatically renew for additional one-year periods (“Renewal Term”) up to a maximum of four Renewal Terms unless all Parties give written notice to the other Parties of their intent not to renew at least sixty (60) days before the end of the Initial Term or the then-current Renewal Term. 4.3 A Party may withdraw from this Agreement at any time with 30-days written notice to the other Parties. Withdrawal shall not excuse a Party from obligations incurred 19