Res 2005- 32 Authorize Joint Dispatch CenterCity of Mendota Heights
Dakota County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 05-32
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN COUNTY WIDE JOINT
DISPATCH CENTER
WHEREAS, the High Performance Partnership (HiPP) effort of the County and
the cities has identified joint dispatch as one activity to study; and
WHEREAS, a HiPP Joint Dispatch Policy Committee co-chaired by Elizabeth
Kautz, Mayor of Burnsville, and Steve Mielke, Lakeville City Manager, has been
studying joint dispatch for the past four months; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County and its cities are currently cooperating in the design
of a Dakota County 800 MHz public safety radio communications subsystem; and
WHEREAS, an important design consideration is the number and location of
Public Safety Answering Points (dispatch centers); and
WHEREAS, currently there are six dispatch centers in Dakota County serving a
total population of 390,000; and
WHEREAS, one dispatch center can provide more efficient, effective, and
economic dispatch services for the county population (see Attachment 1 - letter
dated May 5, 2005 from Jeff Nelson, PSC Alliance, to Brandt Richardson, County
Administrator); and
WHEREAS, the Legislative Auditor's Report on PSAPs and 911 Service Delivery
encourages PSAP consolidation; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County has agreed to provide the capital cost of one Joint
Dispatch Center to serve all public safety agencies in the county; and
WHEREAS, the HiPP Joint Dispatch Policy Committee recommends that the
County and its cities participate in a Joint Dispatch Center; and
WHEREAS, Dakota County and participating cities will share the annual
operating costs of one joint dispatch center (see Attachment 2 - Cost Model); and
WHEREAS, the City of Mendota Heights will save significant funds by
participating in a Joint Dispatch Center versus providing its own dispatch
services (see Attachment 3 - City/ County Specific Costs of Dispatch Services);
and
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WHEREAS, the management and operation of the Joint Dispatch Center will be
governed by a Joint Powers Agreement that will give all participants a strong
voice in the operations and management of the Center (see Attachment 4 -
Governance Summary and Organizational Structure).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the City of Mendota Heights
hereby agrees A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN COUNTY WIDE
JOINT DISPATCH CENTER to be governed by a Joint Powers Agreement; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the City Manager (Administrator) inform the
County of its decision to participate in the Joint Dispatch Center.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Mendota Heights this 17TH day of
May, 2005.
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA IGHT
By
Joh uber ayor
ATTEST:
By kiriee,„„)
) thleen M. Swanson, City Clerk
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