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� Department Approval: �� REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Manager Approved: _ h _ .-.� Date: 4/10/2006 Item No: 3.d Agenda Section: ��4711�CJll Item Description: Consider Approving a Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Lauderdale 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 several months, the City of Lauderdale and the City of Roseville have held on-going discussions in regards to the sharing of telephony services. The City of Lauderdale already contracts with Roseville for IT support, and now desires to contract for phone services. The City of Roseville currently employs six full-time employees to administer the City's information systems. The City maintains joint powers agreements with seventeen (17) municipalities and public agencies to provide similar support. The proposed JPA with the City of Lauderdale is similar to the other Agreements in both structure and substance. Discussion Items In an effort to ensure adequate telephone service, the City of Lauderdale wishes to engage the City of Roseville in a joint powers agreement. Staff believes that the City of Roseville can provide the technical support and telephone service desired by the City of Lauderdale without compromising services to Roseville. The attached JPA has been approved by the Ciiy of Lauderdale and is awaiting approval from the Roseville City Council. �� Budget Impact Both the existing and proposed JPA provide non-tax revenues to support City operations. The hourly rates charged to other cities are approximately twice the total cost of the City employee (yet substantially lower than could be obtained from private companies — hence the value to other cities is greater). There is no immediate budget impact. The presence of these JPA's along with existing budgeted revenue sources is sufficient to fund the City's personnel and related information systems costs. Council Action Requested Approve the attached Joint Powers Agreements with the City of Lauderdale for the purposes of providing information technology support services.