03-03-26 City Council Meeting Packet

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LA515\1\1067712.v4 of equipment, personnel, and vehicles. The City may not use or access 2814 Legion Avenue N. for this training exercise, and shall make every effort to impact the occupants of 2814 Legion Avenue N. as minimally as possible. 4. Access for Training Activities at 2814 Legion Avenue N: When the City conducts training exercises at 2814 Legion Avenue N., it may access and use any of the Properties for staging purposes in order to assist with keeping Legion Avenue clear of equipment, personnel, and vehicle; and 5. Supervision and Training. The City agrees that it will monitor and supervise all training activities that occur on the Properties pursuant to this Agreement. The City is responsible for ensuring that the training activities do not extend beyond the Properties the City is authorized to access and use (“Authorized Properties”). In the event training activities extend beyond Authorized Properties, the City will assume all responsibility for damage caused as a result of the City’s activities before, during, or after the training exercise. The City will make reasonable attempts to protect existing mature trees on the Properties from fire damage. 6. Crowd Control and General Safety. The City agrees that it will be responsible for traffic and crowd control before, during, and after the training exercises. The City agrees it will be responsible for the safety of all persons present at the training exercise until the last City personnel has left the Legion Avenue neighborhood when a training exercise has concluded. The City will secure the Property with “Do Not Enter” tape to dissuade entry on to the Property after the training exercise is complete. The City agrees that it will not use chemicals containing PFAS or other known long-term environmentally hazardous chemicals during a training exercise. 7. District Responsibilities. The District shall provide the City with proof of fee ownership of each Property and clear title prior to the City’s use of that particular Property. The District assumes responsibility for cancelling insurance associated with the buildings to be destroyed and providing proper documentation that cancellation has occurred. A complete cancellation of all insurance on the Property will not be required pursuant to this Agreement. Prior to the date of the training exercise, the District must disconnect all utility services to the buildings on 2764 Legion Avenue N. and 2814 Legion Avenue N. including, but not limited to gas, electric, water, telephone, cable television, and satellite and any antennas. The District must remove any fuel oil and other hazardous substances and conditions from 2764 Legion Avenue N. and 2814 Legion Avenue N. The District must also remove from 2764 Legion Avenue N. and 2814 Legion Avenue N. any personal property, fixtures, or materials that the District wishes to preserve prior to the City’s Fire Department undertaking the destruction activities. If the District has not completed these tasks at least 24 hours before the first possible training date, the District shall immediately notify the City of this fact. 8. Date and Time of the Training Exercises. The City will be conducting multiple training activities on the Properties with respect to the buildings that are to be destroyed. The exact dates and times of these activities are dependent on weather conditions, City staff availability and the City’s training schedule. It is expected that the training activities for 2764 Legion Avenue N. will take place during the time frame of late March and early April, 2026, and the training activities for 2814 Legion Avenue N. will take place during the time frame of late July and early August 2026. The City will notify the District at least 24 hours in advance of each training activity and specify the Property upon which the training activity will take place. The