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Department Approval: � �. �� REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Manager Approved: - �,� -, � �� Y� � Date: 5/9/2005 Item No: 3.j Agenda Section: -�� Consent Item Description: Consider Approving Joint Powers Agreements with the City of St. Anthony 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 St. Anthony and the City of Roseville have held on-going discussions in regards to the sharing of information technology and telephony support. The City of Roseville currently employs four full-time employees to administer the City's in�arm�tion systems. The City tnaintair�s joint powers-agreements with thirteen (13) municipalities and public agencies to provide similar support. The proposed JPA's with the City of St. Anthony is similar to the other Agreements in both structure and substance. Discussion Items In an effort to ensure adequate information technology support, the City of St. Anthony wishes to engage the City of Roseville in a joint powers agreement. Staff believes that the City of Roseville can provide the technical support desired by the City of St. Anthony without compromising services to Roseville. The attached JPA's has been approved by the City of St. Anthony and is awaiting approval from the Roseville City CounciL The City of St. Anthony has requested two separate agreements; one for IT support services, and one for telephony services, to allow them the flexibility to track and recover costs with each service. Budget Impact Both the existing and proposed JPA's 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 St. Anthony for the purposes of providing information technology and telephony support.