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rg Department Memorandum J 1F'NOUNGZ To: Jim Ericson, Mounds View City Administrator Mounds View City Council From: Chief Zikmund Re: Contract and JPA Amendment Date: November 4, 2013 t k -m Background: The Spring Lake Park Fire Department Inc. has provided fire response and emergency services to the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) specific to their Anoka County Reliever Airport (Jane's Field) since 1952. Similar to the services provided to the city, this has been done on a contractual basis. From 1952 to 1995 MAC paid a monthly stipend to the Fire Department which in turn was used to reduce the overall operating budget. From 1996 to 2012 MAC proposed payment in the form of a fire engine which they specified and purchased and then deeded over to the Joint Powers Agreement. This in effect reduced the cities capital budget. The engine (Engine 5) remains in service, is the reserve engine, and has a useful life in that role for at least another decade. 2012 to Current: Due to several land, recreation and developmental issues with the airport, and given their location is wholly surrounded by the City of Blaine, MAC advocated for a new model when future contract negotiations began back in 2011. MAC was seeking a more global solution that encompassed the land, recreation and development issues with the City of Blaine along with the fire protection services. Upon conclusion of the negotiations, which were formally agreed to via a memorandum of understanding in December2011/January 2012; the fire component of the agreement was settled at $24,000 a year plus service fees if any emergency lasted longer than a stated duration of time. The agreement/contract duration is 10 years; thus runs through 2021, expiring December 31, 2021. This represents approximately a 10% increase over the past contract plus the security of the new provision which allows additional billing for significant events such as large wildland fires. As in the past, this revenue will be used to reduce the overall operating budget of the fire department. Action Needed: The Fire Contract with the cities specifically excluded coverage and response to the Airport as the Fire Department held a separate contract. The new agreement is between MAC and the City of Blaine which requires and compels Blaine to assure and fund the fire protection as part of their global agreement. Thus, the exclusion needs to be removed. Amend the contract to eliminate the exclusion of MAC. Amend the Joint Powers Agreement also as it contains similar exclusionary language.