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RESOLUTION
DATE: SepCember 6, 2005 RESOLUTION NO.: 05-r2~
MOTION BY: Wulff SECONDED BY: Bellows
Reso/ution Approving the Joint Powers Agreement
Estab/fishing the Dakota Communications Center
WHEREAS, the City of Lakeville adopted a resolution on May 16, 2005
authorizing participation in a countywide Joint Dispatch Center to be governed by a
joint powers agreement that will give all participants a strong voice in the operations
and management of the Center; and
WHEREAS, the authorizing resolution directed that the joint powers
agreement be presented to the City Council for approval;. and
• WHEREAS, the High Performance Partnership (HiPP) Joint Dispatch Police
Committee has prepared a joint powers agreement between the Cities of Apple
Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Farmington, Hastings, Inver Grove Heights, Lakeville,
Mendota Heights, Rosemount, South St. Paul, West St. Paul and the County of
Dakota establishing the Dakota Communications Center; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the joint powers agreement is to acquire and
provide the facilities, infrastructure, hardware, software, services and other items
necessary and appropriate for the establishment, operation and maintenance of a
joint law enforcement, fire, EMS, and other emergency communications system for
the mutual benefit of the Members and the people of Dakota County; and
WHEREAS, the joint powers agreement establishes a Board of Directors
made up of an elected official from each Member, an Executive Committee made up
of the chief administrators of each Member, and an Operations Committee made up
of a representative of each law enforcement agency and fire agency of a Member,
and the Dakota County Joint EMS Council; and
WHEREAS, the Members may also designate an alternate to the Board of
Directors, the Executive Committee, and the Operations Committee; and
WHEREAS, the HiPP Joint Dispatch Policy Committee recommends that
the participating members approve the Joint Powers Agreement and name the
officials to serve on the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, and the
Operations Committee.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby
approves the Joint Powers Agreement Establishing the Dakota Communications
Center, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Lakeville hereby names
Council Member Laurie Rieb to serve on the Board of Directors and Council Member
Mark Bellows as the alternate; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Lakeville hereby names
Steven Mielke to serve on the Executive Committee and Steven Strachan as the
alternate; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Lakeville hereby names Tom
Vonhof to serve on the Operations Committee representing law enforcement, Scott
Nelson representing fire, and John Arvidson and Brian Carstensen as alternates
representing law enforcement and fire, respectively.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED b the Lakeville City Council this 6t" da of
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September, 2005.
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
Robert D. Jo son, Mayor
ATTEST.'
Charlene Friedges, City erk