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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, July 21, 2008 Page 10 Captain Mathwig clarified that some officers will be on their normal shift pay rate if scheduled to work, while others may be on overtime rates, depending on the combination of officers available for shifts at the RNC or at the City of Roseville; but noted that the City would be reimbursed at the overtime rate for all personnel hours, which could provide a cost benefit to the City. Councilmember Willmus expressed concern with liability coverage and whether the City needed to seek excess liability coverage from the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT) during this period. City Manager Malinen advised that analysis provided historical evidence that no previous conventions had exceeded that liability coverage currently provided. St. Paul Assistant Chief Matt Bostrum reviewed historical financial information from the conventions held in New York City and Boston, the first conventions immediately following 9-11-2001, advising that combined litigation and damage payouts had not been $600,000; and opined that the $10 million was a safe cover- age amount. Assistant Chief Bostrum further noted that the City of St. Paul was looking to pay salaries first, and was not planning to purchase a substantial amount of equipment, but rather to provide training, existing equipment and sup- plies. Assistant Chief Bostrum noted that the RNC budget was the same as the Democratic National Convention scheduled for Denver. Assistant Chief Bostrum advised that, the concept from a congressional appropriate, was that the RNC was a national event, and should not be borne by local taxpayers, and it behooved and challenged the City of St. Paul to manage that budget and service needs accord- ingly, by leaning heavily on metropolitan area sworn officers, projected at 500, to supplement the City of St. Paul's 120 sworn officers. Assistant Chief Bostrum noted that this was a lot of work for 4-5 days, but the JPA allowed the City of St. Paul to manage the $50 million budget cap by sharing it across the country versus individual cities. Assistant Chief Bostrum advised that the purpose of the Rapid Response Team availability and insurance liability coverage being covered was to avoid splitting hairs under various mutual aid agreements, and allow for seamless support of each other and to avoid any coverage gaps during the RNC and related events and activities. Councilmember Ihlan reiterated risks to the City of Roseville in participating in the JPA if the security subsidy should run out before the City was reimbursed; the City's responsibility to cover the deductible for liability insurance, potentially serving as another mark on the City's record and raising coverage rates; City re- sponsibly to cover any workers compensation injuries that may arise; and noted these impacts to the City of Roseville. Klausing moved, Pust seconded, approval of the Joint Powers Agreement regard- ing Public Safety Related to the 2008 Republican National Convention (RNC), as detailed in the Staff Report dated July 21, 2008, Attachment "A;" and authorizing