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i City Council Study Session Meeting Minutes May 22, 2001 Page 2 • 1 IX. GENERAL POLICY BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL. 2 A. Resolution 01-062, Adopt Joint and Cooperative Agreement for Use of Law Enforcement 3 Personnel and Equipment. 4 Mornson stated that this agreement was to replace the former agreement they had with Hennepin 5 County since 1968. Essentially, he stated, it is the same agreement which gives the City of St. 6 Anthony the ability to call other Hennepin County communities for mutual aid, as well as to have 7 other communities call the City of St. Anthony for mutual aid. 8 Mayor Cavanaugh asked Morrison what he had found out with Minneapolis. Morrison responded 9 that he had not heard anything yet. 10 Motion by Councilmember Thuesen to adopt Resolution 01-062, re: Adopt Joint and 11 Cooperative Agreement for Use of Law Enforcement Personnel and Equipment. 12 13 Motion carried unanimously. 14 B. Resolution 01-063, re: Waive monetary limits on tort liability. 15 Mornson stated that the Resolution was one to waive tort liability limits for LMCIT (League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Renewal) Insurance Program. He stated it was an annual resolution 17 done in conjunction with the insurance renewal. 18 Mornson introduced Carl Bennetsen of Gallagher Insurance, who assisted them with the 19 preparation of their insurance renewal with the league, to review the Gallagher Insurance. Mr. 20 Bennetsen indicated that Minnesota statute states that, regarding tort liability, the limits remain 21 $300,000 per an acclaimment, and$1,000,000 per an occurrence, which applies to Minnesota 22 statutes only. 23 Mr. Bennetsen stated that the City if St. Anthony has decided to waive the $300,000 per an 24 acclaimment limit up to the limits of the City's coverage. He indicated that the thought process 25 behind that decision was that, should a member of the community have an injury due to 26 negligence on behalf of the city which would require ongoing treatment, it is expected that 27 person would be a good citizen, by which the City would be able to apply up to $1,000,000 28 limits per that injured party. He stated that the opposite point of view is that, if there were more 29 than one person injured, the City does not have that$300,000 limit. 30 Councilmember Sparks asked how it would work if there were four, or five people injured. Mr. 31 Bennetsen stated that the $1,000,000 would be divided between whoever would receive an award 32 under the policy. He stated that under the $300,000 policy, there would be $300,000 per 33 acclaimment, and up to$1,000,000 per occurrence. 0 Mayor Cavanaugh asked what the cost difference was in the insurance, if they chose to not waive 35 the $300,000 per acclaimment. Mr. Bennetsen stated that the difference was about$2,500.