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Authorizing the Police Department to enter into an agreement with the Saint Paul Public Housing Agency for the collaborative A Community Outreach Program (ACOP) (that includes an indemnification clause).
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WHEREAS, since 1991 the Saint Paul Public Housing Agency (PHA) and the City of Saint Paul Police Department have collaborated to provide the A Community Outreach Program (ACOP) to create a drug and crime free environment and to provide for the safety and protection of residents, employees, and visitors in public housing developments; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department is requesting to continue to participate in the ACOP collaborative program and enter into the attached agreement with the PHA, which includes an indemnification clause and has a term extending from April 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the city council authorized the City of Saint Paul to enter into this agreement, and Assistant Chief Paul Ford to implement the attached agreement with PHA, that includes an indemnification clause.