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Department Approval �� �:i � � REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 07/20/15 Item No.: 8.m City Manager Approval Item Description: Approve IT Shared Service Agreement with the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization BACKGROUND Minnesota State Statute 471.59 authorizes political subdivisions of the State to enter into joint powers agreements (JPA) or Shared Services Agreements far the joint exercise of powers that are common to each entity. Over the past several months, the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (MWMO) and the City of Roseville have held on-going discussions in regards to the sharing of IT support services. Specifically, for the support of computers and other network devices. The MWMO generally comprises the Mississippi River basin portion of the cities of Lauderdale, Minneapolis, St. Anthony Village, St. Paul, Fridley, Columbia Heights, and Hilltop. The City of Roseville currently employs fourteen full-time employees to administer the information systems for the City of Roseville and 35 other municipal and governmental agencies. The proposed Agreement with the MWMO is similar to the other agreements in both structure and substance. The attached Agreement has been approved by the MWMO and is awaiting approval from the Roseville City Council. POLICY OBJECTIVE Joint cooperative ventures are consistent with past practices as well as the goals and strategies outlined in � the Imagine Roseville 2025 process. FINANCIAL IMPACTS The proposed Agreement provides non-tax revenues to support City operations. The hourly rates charged to other cities or entities are more than the cost of a City employee; yet substantially lower than could be obtained from private companies — hence the value to other cities is greater. For 2015, it is projected that the services provided to MWMO will include on-going services in the amount of $26,637 annually. Page 1 of 2