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<br />RESOLUTION # <br /> <br />Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hastings <br />Authorizing Participation in a Dakota County Joint Dispatch Center <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The High Perfonnance Partnership (HiPP) effort of Dakota County <br />and the Cities has identified joint dispatch as one activity to study; and <br /> <br />WHERES, A HiPP Joint Dispatch Policy Committee, co-chaired by Burnsville <br />Mayor Elizabeth Kautz and Lakeville City Manager, has been studying joint dispatch for <br />the last four months; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Dakota County and all its Cities are currently cooperating in the <br />design of a Dakota County 800 MHZ public safety radio communications sub-system, <br />and an important design consideration is the number and location of Public Safety <br />Answering Points (dispatch centers); and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, One dispatch center can provide more efficient, effective and <br />economic dispatch services throughout the entire County, by providing opportunities to <br />improve services through upgraded technology and equipment, reduced redundant <br />functions, reduced personnel costs and less overhead; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The Legislative Auditor's Report on PSAP's and 991 Service <br />Delivery encourages PSAP consolidation and Dakota County has agreed to provide the <br />capital costs of one Joint Dispatch Center to serve all public safety agencies in the <br />County; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The HiPP Joint Dispatch Policy Committee recommends that the <br />County and its Cities participate in the Joint Dispatch Center, with Dakota County and <br />the Cities sharing in the annual operating expenses associated with the Joint Dispatch <br />Center; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The management and operation of the Joint Dispatch Center will be <br />governed by a Joint Powers Agreement that will provide all participants a strong voice in <br />the operations and management of the Center; and <br />