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JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY RELATED TO 2008 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION THIS JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT REGARDING PUBLIC SAFETY RELATED TO 2008 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement"), is made effective, except as otherwise made operationally effective as set forth in Section 4 herein, on this _ day of _, 2008, by and between the CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA, a municipal corporation, (hereinafter referred to as the "City"), acting through its Police Department (hereinafter referred to as the "SPPD") and the CITY.OF RAMSEY, a municipal corporation, acting through its Police Department (hereinafter referred to as the "Provider"). WHEREAS, the City is a host city for the 2008 National Republican Convention to be held between September 1, 2008 and September 4, 2008. (hereinafter referred to as the "2008 RNC"); and WHEREAS, the City has entered into a "City Service Agreement For The 2008 Republican National Convention" with the Minneapolis Saint Paul 2008 Host Committee, Inc., a Minnesota non-profit corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Host Committee"), whereby the City has agreed to undertake certain public safety and security measures related to the 2008 RNC within . the boundaries of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, and all other special event venues related to the 2008 RNC, and to act as the lead local law enforcement agency to help facilitate the provision of such measures in other locations throughout the greater Saint Paul-Minneapolis metropolitan area to which the RRT (as defined herein) may be deployed, or such other locations that may be subject to a Unified Command (as defined herein) (hereinafter such above-described locations shall be collectively referredto as the "Security Even!"); WHEREAS, the City is in need of procuring additional law enforcement personnel to provide the public. safety and security measures required of an event the size and unique nature of the 2008 RNC; and WHEREAS, the Ramsey Police Department provides law enforcement services to the Provider pursuant to the police powers and law enforcement authority granted under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and WHEREAS, at the request of the City, the Provider is willing to provide the services of the law enforcement personnel identified in this Agreement to the City to assist the SPPD with the Security Event; and WHEREAS, the Provider may also avail itself of a rapid response team (herein referred to as the "RRT"), comprised of licensed peace officers employed by the SPPD and certain other law enforcement organizations, that will be established for the sole and exclusive purpose of 1 -93-