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PREPARED BY: Dwight Johnson, City Administrator
AGENDA NO. 7,..F
ATTACHMENTS: Letter from David McKnight
APPROVED BY:
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RECOMMENDED ACTION: Consider the invitation for a Rosemount council member to
serve on the HiPP Public Safety Facilities Committee
4 ROSEMOUNT
CITY COUNCIL
City Council Work Session: May 11, 2011
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
BACKGROUND
The City Council heard an update on the HiPP (High Potential Project) initiative at the April 13th
workshop meeting. This is a group primarily composed of elected officials and top administrators
throughout the County for the purpose of identifying projects or services that could be more efficiently or
effectively conducted through joint efforts. The major project of the initial HiPP project was the
countywide Dakota Communications Center. After working with a consultant, conducting a survey of
City staff members, facilitating a public process that included focus groups and a town hall meeting, the
HiPP initiative was reset with six new areas designated as worth of further exploration. Subcommittees on
each of the six areas are now being formed.
In the attached letter, a co -chair of the Public Safety Joint Opportunities committee is inviting an elected
official from each City to participate on this subcommittee. Some areas that they may look at include, but
are not limited to, new fire training facilities and a new gun range for police departments. It is not
necessary or even expected that each City will send an elected official to attend this committee, but one of
you would be very welcome to join the committee.
In somewhat related news, I have been designated as one of the co- chairs for the overall county HiPP
project with the departure of current co- chair, Peter Herlofsky of Farmington. The other co -chair is
Mayor Mike McGuire of Eagan.
April 25, 2011
City of Rosemount
Mayor Bill Droste
2875 145 Street West
Rosemount, MN 55068
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
RE: High Performance Partnership Public Safety Joint Opportunities Committee
Dear Mayor Droste:
As you are probably aware by now the High Performance Partnership (HiPP) reset process that
started last fall has now produced six partnership opportunities that are being reviewed. One of
those six committees that has been formed is the Public Safety Joint Opportunities Committee.
Inver Grove Heights Mayor George Tourville and I are the two co- chairs for this committee.
Please let this letter serve as your invitation to place one elected official from your organization
on this committee. The committee will also include representatives from the Dakota County
Sheriff's Office, the police chiefs association and the fire chiefs association. The first meeting of
the committee will be held on Friday, May 20, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the Eagan
Room at Eagan City Hall. We anticipate that this committee could be in place for the remainder
of 2011.
Please let me know who you select to serve on this committee and if they will be in attendance at
the meeting on May 20, 2011.
If you have any questions please let me know. Thank you for your time on this important matter.
Best wishes,
David McKnight
City Administrator
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