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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, December 4,2017 Page 2 cess; with new hiring representing 50% to 60% diversity, and in place to serve Ramsey County, now the most diverse county in the State of Minnesota. Chief Deputy Fraiser further reported on the transfer process to add the City of Falcon Heights to the county's contract cities for police services. Councilmember Willmus arrived in the audience at this time, approximately 6:22 p.m. and took his place at the dais at approximately 6:29 p.m. Councilmember Laliberte asked what would be expected for Ramsey County to provide back-up to Hennepin County during the upcoming Super Bowl Twenty- two events and activities, as well as expectations of municipal emergency service agencies in the area, including that of the City of Roseville. Chief Deputy Fraiser, having previously worked with the City of St. Paul's Police Department, reported on the county's involvement for the last two years in plan- ning for the Super Bowl, with Minneapolis as the lead agencies, and signed Joint Powers Agreements (JPA's) in place with surrounding agencies for support. Chief Deputy Fraiser further advised that the law enforcement contingent was ful- ly staffed out, with the maximum draw from the Ramsey County Sheriff's De- partment at twenty-five deputies. Chief Deputy Fraiser reported that there were three major National Football League (NFL) events planned in St. Paul before or during the event, and advised that St. Paul would be working closely with the City of Minneapolis and the NFL, with the majority of other events scheduled in Hennepin County. In preparation for the Super Bowl, Chief Deputy Fraiser reported that he was among those law enforcement personnel having traveled to the previous Super Bowl in Houston, TX to observe the event from a law enforcement perspective. During that review, Chief Deputy Fraiser noted that other events and activities continued to evolve in surrounding areas and communities as part of the larger event, and preparing of- ficers in Minnesota to allow for a robust accounting for similar occurrences, and ongoing requests for new events being fielded, even up to five days prior to game day in that instance. However, Chief Deputy Fraiser advised that all large ex- pected events had been booked and established and staffed out. Chief Deputy Fraiser recognized that it would be a busy time for area hotels and restaurants, but expressed confidence that the public safety plan in and around the event was well in hand. As a follow-up, Mayor Roe asked if arrangements had been made for reimburse- ment to local communities for eligible expenses incurred for assisting with the event(s), similar to that of the past Republican National Convention (RNC) held in the Twin Cities.