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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION Agenda Section: 10. 111706 STAFF REPORT Report Number: 94-1059WS G Report Date: 2-3-94 AGENDA SESSION DATE February 7, 1994 DISPOSITION Item Description: Discussion Regarding Fire Contract Administrator's Review/Recommendation: - No comments to supplement this report - Comments attached. Explanation/Summary (attach supplement sheets as necessary.) SUMMARY; The cities of Spring Lake Park, Mounds View and Blaine have completed the draft contract with the Fire Department which turns over the assets and buildings to the City of Blaine who, under the Joint Powers Agreement (Section III E) shall hold the property nominally with each of the cities having a percentage ownership based on the historical share of the capital costs. The basics of the contract call for a 10 year term with the cities owning all property and capital equipment. The Fire Department essentially becomes a department within the jurisdictional authority of all three of the cities. The contract has been in the drafting stages for the past three years with over 7 drafts and numerous meetings with the cities' and fire department representatives as well as general legal counsel. The contract is a sound one - one that will provide security both for the three cities and for a fire department that has had to relinquish a fair amount of control over their organization in exchange for an extended use contract. As I mentioned in the January 21st issue of This Is It, the City of Spring Lake Park has several issues regarding the contract. A copy of the concerns was provided by Don Busch and is attached. It is the SLP Council's intention not to approve the current draft of the contract. They are seeking the support of this Council in their desire to redraft portions of the contract. . . .and possibly a redraft of the Joint Powers Agreement which was adopted in 1990. g7n-elhj/rtea S. mantha •rduno, City Administrator RECOMMENDATION;