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Date: Item No.
JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT BETWEEN DAKOTA COUNTY AND CITY OF LAKEVILLE
FOR SENTENCE TO SERVICE PROGRAM WORK CREWS
Proposed Action
Staff recommends adoption of the following motion: Move to approve Joint Powers
Agreement between Dakota County and City of Lakeville for Sentence to Service (STS)
Program Work Crews.
Overview
The cities of Lakeville, Burnsville, Eagan and Apple Valley have utilized STS Program Work
Crews through Dakota County since 1992. Crews are used for unskilled labor such as light
construction, landscaping, debris pick-up, sod installation, rain garden maintenance, etc. The
agreement for 2017 is for a minimum of 42 guaranteed work days with an average crew
consisting of five to 10 members plus a crew leader. The cost of the 2017 crews shall not
exceed $19,152.00. Funds for the STS Crew are budgeted in the 2017 Park Major Maintenance
Fund and Environmental Resources Utilities Fund.
During 2016 the contract crews worked 51 days, averaged 7.3 crew members per day and
logged 2,425 work hours working on a variety of park and City projects.
Primary Issues to Consider
• This program has been beneficial to the City of Lakeville in past years
Supporting Information
• Joint Powers Agreement between Dakota County and the City of Lakeville for
Sentence to Service Program Work Crews
Financial Impact: $ R Budgeted: Y☒ N☐ Source:
Related Documents: (CIP, ERP, etc.):
Envision Lakeville Community Values: Good Value for Public Services
Report Completed by: John Hennen, Parks & Recreation Director
January 17, 2017
19,152/Y
Park Major Maintenance & Environ.
Resources Utility Funds