Title
Authorizing the City of Saint Paul to enter into an agreement with Ramsey County for Geographic Information Systems Support for the Computer Aided Dispatch System.
Body
This is an Agreement between Ramsey County, Minnesota, a political subdivision of the State of Minnesota, on behalf of the Department of Emergency Communications, 388 13th St East, St. Paul, Minnesota (County) and The City of St. Paul, a municipality under the laws of the State of Minnesota (City).
WHEREAS, On November 16, 2005, the County and City entered into a joint powers agreement (JPA) regarding the ownership, use, and operation of a replacement integrated City CAD System to be purchased by the City in conjunction with the Countys operation of the Emergency Communications Center (ECC); and
WHEREAS, under the terms of the JPA, the City is obligated to operate, manage, and maintain the CAD system; and
WHEREAS, The CAD system utilizes Geographic Information System map layers to confirm addresses of 911 callers to the ECC; and
WHEREAS, Staff from the St. Paul Office of Technology possess the knowledge and experience to keep the GIS mapping layers of the CAD system up to date; and
WHEREAS, Updating of the CAD GIS mapping layers is outside the scope of the CAD Joint Powers Agreement;
Please see CAD Agreement attachment for more information.