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CONTRACT FOR FIRE PROTECTION 2014 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 for a period of ninety (90) days commencing January 1, 2014 and terminating March 31, 2014. The purpose of the 90 -day contract is to provide additional time to attempt to develop a new funding plan for Fire Relief Association benefits. 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. $317,841.78 shall he paid in quarterly installments. The City will issue the first quarterly check immediately following the first City Council meeting of the contract year. Subsequent quarterly payments will be issued irnrnediately following the Council meetings preceding April 1sr, July 1st, and October 1st. b. Within 30 days of receipt of Fire State Aid from the State of Minnesota, the City shall remit that same amount to the Fire Department together with the required contribution on the schedule form for lump sum pension plans or $15,000; whichever is greater. It is understood that the City and the Fire Department are working on a new 1