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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, July 21, 2008 Page 8 Powers Agreement (JPA) to provide a portion of those services. Captain Math- wig advised that the City of Roseville was proposing to make 20 officers avail- able each day of the RNC, 10 per 12-hour shift, with their main responsibility for security in the Xcel Center and along transit routes to the venue by delegates and others staying throughout the metropolitan area. Captain Mathwig advised that the Minnesota State Fair, always requiring addi- tional staffing for the City of Roseville's Police force, would have its final day on September 1, 2008. Captain Mathwig detailed highlights of the staff report, including portions of the JPA of interest to the City Council and public. Captain Mathwig noted that those law enforcement agencies signing the JPA will have access to Rapid Response Teams established for the sole and exclusive purpose of providing assistance in "extraordinary circumstances," significantly exceeding usual and customary du- ties of municipal departments, and under the command of Chief Sletner, and with the allotted RNC $50 million fund responsible for those expenses, rather than the City through independent mutual aid agreements with other communities. Cap- tain Mathwig noted that the City of Roseville, and the Minnesota State Fair, were considered potential anarchist targets due to the number of people gathering. Captain Mathwig emphasized several times during the discussion that the primary responsibility of the Police Department would be the safety, security and well- being of the City of Roseville. Captain Mathwig recommended participation by the City in this JPA for the benefit of the City, and the experiences the event will provide sworn officers in preparedness training for large scale events. Discussion included insurance liability; staffing resources; and review of the JPA by the League of Minnesota Cities and the City Attorney. The City Attorney's opinion, dated July 16, 2008, was provided as an attachment to the staff report. Councilmember Ihlan questioned several different documents that were refer- enced in the JPA, but were not attached; the identification by the provider of a list of licensed peace officers (page 2, Section 1.1, "Attachment A"); and security subsidy reimbursable costs and expenses, as memorialized in a separate writing attached to the JPA as an addendum (page 7, Section 5.1). Captain Mathwig provided a sample payroll sheet that would be completed and submitted to the City of St. Paul's Finance Department, with the officer's name, pay rate, and applicable benefits, as duty assignments were finalized. Captain Mathwig noted that the City of Roseville would be adequately covered at all times, that all leave and time off requests had been cancelled immediately before and during the State Fair and RNC, and that officers would be assigned as needed, allowing for flexibility and unforeseen events. Captain Mathwig advised that it was not standard procedure to publicly identify the number or location of sworn