HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.g. Approve Amendment to the Dakota County Mutual Aid Fire Services AgreementAGENDA ITEM: Approve Amendment to the Dakota
County Mutual Aid Fire Services
Agreement
AGENDA SECTION:
Consent
PREPARED BY: Dawn Weitzel, Assistant City
Administrator
AGENDA NO. 6g
ATTACHMENTS: Resolution
APPROVED BY:
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to adopt the resolution Amendment No.1 to the Dakota
County Mutual Aid Fire Services Agreement.
4 ROSEMOUNT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City Council Meeting: June 6, 2006
CITY COUNCIL
ISSUE
The Cities of West St. Paul and South St. Paul are currendy in the process of consohdating their fire
departments mto the South Metro Fire Department. As such, the individual cities of West St. Paul and
South St. Paul would be terminated as parties to the original Dakota County Mutual Aid Fire Services
Agreement and name /habilities replaced by the South Metro Fire Department. Amendment No. 1 to the
Dakota County Mutual Aid Fin ServacesAgreement clarifies this change do to the merging of the two
departments. The consolidation will have no impact to the overall operation of the mutual aid m its
current form.
SUMMARY
It is requested that Council adopt and sign, Amendment No. 1 to the Dakota Mutual Aid Fire Services Agreement
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO THE DAKOTA COUNTY MUTUAL AID
FIRE SERVICES AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the Cities of West St. Paul and South St. are in the process of consolidating
their fire departments into the South Metro Fire Department; and
WHEREAS, both City Councils of West St Paul and South St. Paul have approved of
the consolidation and are making strides toward a date at which time the South Metro
Fire Department will be fully mtegrated and operational "Operational Date and
WHEREAS, the exact date that the South Metro Fire Department will become
operational is undetermined, however, it is cntical that the Dakota County Mutual Aid
Fire Services Agreement "Agreement seamlessly transfers the liabilities, benefits and
obligations to the South Metro Fire Department as of the Operational Date and that the
cities of West St. Paul and South St. Paul are terminated as parties to the Agreement as of
the Operational Date; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the parties to the Agreement that mutual aid in its
current form and operation continue without interruption; and
WHEREAS, the most efficient way to accomplish a seamless transfer in the Agreement
is to amend the Agreement such that the cities of South St Paul and West St. Paul are
replaced by the South Metro Fire Department, effective as of the Operational Date; and
WHEREAS, the Cities of West St. Paul and South St. Paul accept all liabilities and
obligations accrued by them up to the Operational Date; and
WHEREAS, the South Metro Fire Department is willing to accept all liabilities, benefits
and obligations from the Operational Date forward.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE DAKOTA COUNTY MUTUAL AID FIRE SERVICES
AGREEMENT IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
1. The Cities of West St Paul and South St. Paul are terminated as parties to
the Agreement as of the date that the South Metro Fire Department
becomes operational.
2. The South Metro Fire Department will become a party to the Agreement
as of the date that it becomes operational
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CITY OF APPLE VALLEY
BY:
MAYOR
CITY CLERK/CITY MANAGER/
CITY ADMINISTRATOR
DATE:
CITY OF EAGAN
BY:
MAYOR
CITY CLERK /CITY MANAGER/
CITY ADMINISTRATOR
DATE.
CITY OF HASTINGS
BY:
MAYOR
CITY CLERK/CITY MANAGER/
CITY ADMINISTRATOR
DATE:
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
BY:
DATE:
MAYOR
CITY CLERKICITY MANAGER/
CITY ADMINISTRATOR
CITY OF NORTHFIELD
BY:
MAYOR
CITY CLERK/CITY MANAGER/
CITY ADMINISTRATOR
DATE:
CITY OF SOUTH ST. PAUL
BY:
MAYOR
CITY CLERIC/CITY MANAGER/
CITY ADMINISTRATOR
DATE.
METROPOLITAN AIRPORT COMMISSION
BY:
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BY:
FIRE CHIEF
DATE:
SOUTH METRO FIRE DEPARTMENT
BY:
PRESIDENT
DATE: