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MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT <br />THIS MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT ("Agreement') is made effective as of January 1, <br />2014, by and among the City of Saint Paul, Ramsey County, St. Anthony Village, the City of <br />North Saint Paul, the City of Mounds View, the City of White Bear Lake, the City of Roseville, <br />the City of Maplewood, and the City of New Brighton, all political subdivisions of the State of <br />Minnesota that either constitute, or are located within, Ramsey County, collectively referred to as <br />"Parties", pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes §471.59, the Joint Powers Act <br />("Agreement'). <br />WHEREAS, The Parties desire to be prepared to adequately address fire, flood, natural <br />disaster, civil disturbance, or any other emergency that may occur within the jurisdictions of the <br />Parties; and <br />WHEREAS, In order to protect the public peace and safety, and to preserve the lives and <br />property of people in each jurisdiction, the Parties agree to furnish assistance to one another in <br />the event of said emergencies. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, The Parties hereby agree to furnish assistance to each other upon <br />the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. <br />1. Purpose <br />The general purpose of this Agreement is to enable the Parties and their respective law <br />enforcement personnel to come to the aid of other Parties to this Agreement as permitted in <br />Minnesota Statutes §471.59 and Minnesota Statutes §12.331. This Agreement is limited to <br />the named Parties only and does not extend to the State Department of Public Safety or any <br />other political subdivisions of the State of Minnesota. <br />11. Definitions <br />The capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the following meanings: <br />Emergencv means any disaster including, but not limited to, a multi -alarm fire; casualty <br />involving the damage, collapse or destruction of private or public infrastructure; accident or <br />occurrence involving one or more modes of transportation including, but not limited to air, <br />rail, vehicular or watercraft; civil disorder or disturbance; release of contaminates or <br />pollutants, hazardous substances or hazardous waste that necessitates the evacuation of <br />occupants from structures or some defined geographic area; any quarantine or limitation on <br />the movement of persons due to disease or threat to health and safety of the general <br />population; any threat to national security; "Disaster" and "Emergency" as defined in <br />