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1 2021 FIRE PROTECTION CONTRACT CITY OF LITTLE CANADA RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA WHEREAS, the City of Little Canada is authorized by law to provide fire protection for all of the property in said City, and WHEREAS, the Little Canada Fire Department, Incorporated, is a volunteer fire department, operating as a non-profit association under the laws of the State of Minnesota and owns certain fire equipment, trucks, etc., for fighting fires, NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Little Canada and the Little Canada Fire Department, Incorporated, hereinafter referred to as the City and the Fire Department, respectively, in consideration of the following provisions and covenants, do hereby enter into this contract and agreement on the day and date hereunto subscribed. 1. The City hereby engages the services of the Fire Department to answer fire calls and fight fires, to generally to provide fire protection to public and private property, within the City of Little Canada commencing January 1, 2021 and terminating December 31, 2021. 2. The Fire Department agrees to answer all calls for service directed to it by the public or Ramsey County Dispatch for assistance within the legal limits of the City including those calls involving accidents with injury requiring emergency medical responders. 3. The Fire Department will provide Awareness level services for hazardous materials incidents. Hazardous materials services beyond awareness level will be provided by the State of Minnesota. 4. The City agrees to pay to the Fire Department for its services during the period above specified, and the Fire Department agrees to accept for its services during the said period. Payments shall be made on the following basis: a. $369,688 shall be paid in quarterly installments. The City will issue the first quarterly payment immediately following the first City Council meeting of the contract year. Subsequent quarterly payments will be issued following the Council meetings immediately prior to April 1, July 1, and October 1. b. $32,537 or the “required contribution” as calculated pursuant to statutory requirements for deficit retirement associated with the fire relief association, whichever is greater, shall also be paid in quarterly installments for Little Canada Fire Relief funding. This contribution will be increased on an annual basis according to the Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) increase for staff based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI). c. Within 30 days of receipt, the City shall remit to the Fire Department a lump sum payment in the same amount of Fire State Aid received from the State of Minnesota.