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REQUEST OF CITY COUNCIL ACTION
COUNCIL
MEETING
DATE 11 /6/2013
AGENDA
ITEM #
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PREPARED BY: Administration Ryan Schroeder
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT HEAD
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COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST
Consider entering into a letter of intent with Inver Hills Community College for the
establishment of a Health Safety Innovation and Public Safety Training Facility.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Enter into the letter of intent.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ,
� MEMO/LETTER: Memo from Ryan Schroeder dated 10/30/2013.
❑ RESOLUTION:
❑ ORDINANCE:
❑ ENGINEERING RECOMMENDATION:
❑ LEGAL RECOMMENDATION:
❑ OTHER: Letter of Intent; Attachments.
ADMINISTRATORS COMMENTS:
City Administrator Date
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To: Mayor and City Council
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Subject:
Ryan R. Schroeder, City Administrator
October 30, 2013
HERO Center LOI with Inver Hills Community College
On April17, 2013 the City Council authorized pursuit of state funding for a Public Safety
Training Facility. On June 19, 2013 the City Council authorized the submittal of an application
for state bond funds. Enclosed is the application that has been submitted.
On October 29, 2013 the City presented its application to the Minnesota House of
Representatives Capital Investment Committee. Enclosed is the Power Point used for that
presentation.
It has been the City goal that we work with potential partners toward development of a Public
Safety Training Facility. City staff has been in contact with myriad law enforcement agencies
to gauge interest in our project proposal. While there is significant interest within the industry
we have not solicited actual fiduciary partnership with most interested agencies due to the
timeframes required to gain formal relationships as those timeframes relate to the State
bonding process.
The most significant exception to our partnership approach noted above has been with the
Inver Hills Community College. We have determined that Inver Hills has the same/similar
mission and goals as does the City of Cottage Grove toward public safety training needs and
delivery. Enclosed, please find a Letter of Intent approved by the leadership of Inver Hills
regarding a partnership with Cottage Grove in seeking Minnesota financial support through the
state bond fund process. At present, we are requesting state funding for a$20 million training
center.
Our request at this time is for Council affirmation of the enclosed LOI
Options:
1. Approve; this option allows the City to continue to work with Inver Hills toward a
potential project
2. Deny; this option would change our current path from development of a training center
to something much smaller in scope
Council Action: By motion approve the enclosed LOI
LETTER OF INTENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE AND INVER HILLS COMMUNITY
COLLEGE, FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HEALTH SAFETY INNOVATION AND PUBLIC SAFETY
TRAINING FACILITY
1. This memorandum is an expression of mutual interest and intent between the parties to this
document to take actions and to gain such approvals as is necessary to acquire funding toward
completion of a Health Safety Innovation and Public Safety Training Facility to be located on an
eight acre parce) at 12600 Ravine Parkway in Cottage Grove.
2. The parties in interest to the statements within this memorandum include the City of Cottage
Grove Minnesota (Cottage Grove), and Inver Hills Community College on behalf of the
Minnesota State Colleges and University System (Inver Hills), in partnership.
3. The city of Cottage Grove has completed cost estimating for Public Safety Training facilities
comprising of:
A. Office space at 2,690 square feet
B. Meeting and conferencing at 3,124 square feet
C. Lab space at 10,500 square feet
D. Gun Range at 8,640 square feet for 12 lanes at 60 feet
E. Classrooms at 5,700 square feet
To tota) 30,654 square feet
4. Inver Hills completed a programmatic and space needs analysis for facilities dated October 5,
2012 that included emergency medical services (EMS), Law Enforcement, Corrections and
Nursing departments.
5. On April 17, 2013, by motion the City Council of the City of Cottage Grove authorized pursuit of
state funding for a Public Safety Training facility and on June 19, 2013 the City Council of the
City of Cottage Grove, by Resolution 2013-073 authorized the submittal of an application for
state bond funds from the 2014 Legislature on behalf of the city of Cottage Grove for a$10
million Public Safety Training Facility.
6. On June 20, 2013 the City of Cottage Grove submitted required documentation to the State of
Minnesota in preparation for review by the State of Minnesota of the application for state
funding.
7. The City of Cottage Grove has an expressed intent in the funding request to provide a Public
Safety Training facility to the benefit of the Public Safety and Public Safety personnel in the Twin
Cities East Metro following the identification of a significant deficit in such training facilities as
identified in the January 24, 2000 Minnesota Department of Public Safety document titled
"State Wide Plan for Fire and Law Enforcement Training Facilities" and May 2009 Minnesota
Department of Public Safety document titled "Training Facilities Needs Assessment".
Letter of Intent
Inver Hills Community College
City of Cottage Grove
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S. Likewise, Inver Hills also has an expressed intent to provide a Training Facility to the benefit of
the Public Safety and Public Safety personnel in the Twin Cities East Metro pursuant to their
October 5, 2012 needs assessment.
9. It is acknowledged via this document that:
a. One Public Safety Facility constructed collaboratively would meet the needs of the East
Metro and has been identified by the Department of Public Safety as a priority.
b. Such a facility would construct a joint public safety training facility through the state of
Minnesota on behalf of the City of Cottage Grove on city property.
c. Inver Hills would develop and conduct multidisciplinary public safety initial pre-employment
training and in-service training at the joint training facility.
b. Coordination and collaboration between the parties is to the benefit of the parties, the East
Metro Public Safety personnel, the region, and the State of Minnesota.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by Cottage Grove and Inver Hills that the parties will jointly endeavor
to plan for, request funding for, construct and operate a facility to meet the needs identified by the
parties to the benefit of the parties, their Public Safety training needs and the training needs of
Public Safety personnel and aspiring Public Safety personnel from throughout the East Metro and to
the extent necessary and available the greater Twin Cities area and from throughout the State of
Minnesota.
Be it further resolved by the parties that with this agreement the parties jointly agree to work
together toward achievement of state funding for planning, engineering, design, dedication of land
for said purpose and site design for a training facility to be located at 12600 Ravine Parkway South,
Cottage Grove, Minnesota.
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