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AGENDA ITEM Prepared By: Correy Farniok Reviewed By: DJR Approved By: DJR Purpose. In 2006, six local police departments serving the Lake Minnetonka Area formed the Lake Minnetonka SWAT. At that time the departments saw a need for an emergency response unit to provide a rapid response to emergency events in our communities to protect our citizens from hostile crime of violence. The Lake Minnetonka SWAT team works in conjunction with our Lake Minnetonka Emergency Management plan. The Lake Area SWAT team provides security and support to critical incidents, secures and maintains emergency incident scenes, provides emergency police support for protecting first responders and aids in crime scene preservation. The Lake Minnetonka SWAT team has operated for more than 12 years. In 2018 the League of MN Cities suggested that a more formal agreement be entered into by the departments that are a part of the Lake Minnetonka SWAT team. Agreements were obtained by several other agencies that have a multi- department SWAT team and the Lake Minnetonka SWAT team Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) was developed. The JPA has been reviewed and approved by our city attorney as well at attorneys from other agencies. *Participating agencies: Orono Police Department, Minnetrista Police Department, Wayzata Police Department, South Lake Public Safety Department and West Hennepin Public Safety Department. *Mound Police Department was the sixth agency Staff Recommendation. 1).Motion to approve the Lake Minnetonka SWAT Joint Powers Agreement. 2). Resolution authorizing Orono to enter into a Joint Powers Agreement governing the Lake Minnetonka SWAT team Exhibits A. Joint Powers Agreement B. Resolution Item No.: 6 Date: April 8, 2019 Item Description: Approval of the Lake Minnetonka SWAT Joint Powers Agreement Presenter: Correy Farniok Police Chief Agenda Section: Consent Agenda