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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 05 January 27,2004 Page 5 1 2 Motion by Councilmember Horst, seconded by Councilmember Faust, to adopt Resolution 04- 3 019 to deny a variance and conditional use permit for 3259 Stinson Boulevard. 4 5 Discussion: 6 7 Councilmember Faust explained Council needed to take this formal action, even though the 8 individual asked his requests be withdrawn after they were denied by the Planning Commission. 9 10 Motion carried unanimously. 11 12 VII. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL. 13 A. Resolution 04-018, re: Hennepin County Mutual Aid Agreement for fire services. 14 Fire Chief Hewitt noted the fire service had developed a Mutual Aid Reciprocal Agreement 15 contract to provide resources of time on a no-fee basis;Hodsonver,many contracts were now 16 including the ability to charge after 8 to 12 hours of service because it was discovered FEMA 17 reimbursement was available for services rendered during a disaster. 18 19 Chief Hewitt explained the City's Fire department currently participated in two contract 20 associations: the Capital City, which allowed the City to request assistance from Ramsey 21 _County area departments, and the North Suburban,which allowed the City to request assistance 22 from the northwest suburbs. He added the City also participated in the statewide system,which 23 was a resource that provided assistance of any type from any participating department in the 24 system. 25 26 Chief Hewitt indicated the City currently did not have a formalized agreement to call assistance 27 from across the width and breadth of Hennepin County, which was true of all departments in 28 Hennepin County. He provided copies of a contract written by the Hennepin County Fire Chiefs 29 Association, which allowed County fire departments to request assistance from any fire 30 department located in Hennepin County. 31 32 Chief Hewitt stated he requested Council approve Resolution 04-018 authorizing the City 33 Manager to enter into a Mutual Aid Agreement on behalf of the St. Anthony Fire Department 34 with,the Hennepin County Fire Chiefs Association. 35 36 Councilmember Horst asked if this was a housekeeping item. Chief Hewitt responded it was an 37 extension of agreements that were already in place, as this Agreement would give the City 38 access to resources the width and breadth of the Metro area. 39 40 Councilmember Thuesen asked if this proposal was consistent with what had been presented in 41 the past. Chief Hewitt responded this Agreement was similar to both of the contracts with which 42 the City was already involved. 43 44 Motion by Councilmember Horst, seconded by Councilmember Thuesen, to adopt Resolution 45 04-018 approving the Agreement with the Hennepin County Chiefs Association for joint and 46 cooperative use of fire personnel and equipment.