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Department Approval: �, .�' � REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Manager Approved: � �i Date: 10/8/2007 Item No: 8.f Agenda Section: �:ani�rni Item Description: Authorization to Enter into a Joint Powers Agreementwith the City of North St. Paul Background Minnesota State Statute 471.59 authorizes political subdivisions of the State to enter into joint powers agreements (JPA) for the joint exercise of powers that are common to each. Over the past few months, the City of North St. Paul and the City of Roseville have held ongoing discussions with regard to the provision of geographic information systems (C��S} services. The City of Roseville currently employs two full-time employees to coordinate and maintain the City's �� data and map products. The City maintains other j oint powers agreements with fifteen (15) surrounding cities to provide telephony, information technology support, and engineering services. The proposed JPA with the City of North St. Paul for x� services is similar to these existing Agreementswith other cities in both structure and substance. Discussion Items In an effort to derive more benefit from the Ramsey County �r�5 data for which it already pays an annual fee, the City of North St. Paul wishes to engage the City of Roseville in a j oint powers agreement. Staff believes that the City of Roseville can provide the �I � support desired by the City of North St. Paul without compromising services to Roseville. The attached JPA has been approved by the City of North St. Paul and is awaiting approval from the Roseville City Council. Budget Impact The proposed JPA provides non-tax revenues to support City operations. The hourly rates charged to the City of North St. Paul would be approximately 1.5 times the total cost of the City employee. (Yet substantially lower than could be obtained from private companies—hence the value to the City of North St. Paul is greater). There is no immediate budget impact. The presence of this JPA along with existing budgeted revenue sources is sufficient to fund the City's personnel and related costs. Council Action Requested Approve the attached Joint Powers Agreement with the City of North St. Paul for the purposes of providing geographic information systems (GI�S) services.