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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 2019 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 2019 crews shall not exceed
$19,824.00. Funds for the STS Crew are budgeted in the 2019 Park Major Maintenance Fund
and Environmental Resources Fund.
During 2018 the contract crews worked 54 days, averaged 6.2 crew members per day and logged
2,242 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: $19,824/YR Budgeted: Y☒ N☐ Source:
Related Documents: (CIP, ERP, etc.):
Envision Lakeville Community Values: Good Value for Public Services
Report Completed by: Mark Kruse, Parks Superintendent
February 4, 2019
Park Major Maintenance &
Environmental Resources Fund