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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-185 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 2003/12/15RESOLUTION NO. 03-185 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AGREEMENT FOR JOINT AND COOPERATIVE USE OF FIRE PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT WHEREAS, the City of St. Louis Park is a member of the Hennepin County Chiefs Association; and WHEREAS, the Association has adopted an agreement for joint and cooperative use of fire personnel and equipment; and WHEREAS, THE City of St. Louis Park believes the effectiveness of fire protection within the City is improved by adopting this agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the St. Louis Park City Council that the Mayor and City Manager are hereby authorized to execute the Hennepin County Chiefs Association Joint Cooperative Agreement for Use of Fire Personnel and Equipment, as Exhibit A attached, on behalf of the City of St. Louis Park as a participating member. Revi r Administration City Man Attest: ity Cleric • Adopted by the City Council December 15, 2003 Resolution No. 03-185 -2- JOINT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR USE OF FIRE PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT HENNEPIN COUNTY CHIEFS ASSOCIATION August 14, 2003 I. Purpose Exhibit A This agreement is made pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 471.59 which authonzes the joint and cooperative exercise of powers common to contracting parties. The intent of this agreement is to make equipment, personnel and other resources available to political subdivisions from other political subdivisions. II. Definitions • "Party" means a political subdivision. • "Requesting Official" means the person designated by a Party who is responsible for requesting Assistance from other Parties. • "Requesting Party" means a party that requests assistance from other parties. • "Responding Official" means the person designated by a party who is responsible to determine whether and to what extent that party should provide assistance to a Requesting • "Responding Party" means a party that provides assistance to a Requesting Party. • "Assistance" means, fire and/or emergency medical services personnel and/or equipment. • "Specialized Activities" means non -emergency Assistance to include but not be limited to: fire investigators, fire inspectors, fire educators, fire instructors, training personnel and associated equipment and facilities. III. PARTIES The parties of this agreement shall consist of the Active and Affiliate members of the Hennepin County Chiefs Association. Upon the adoption of a resolution by its governing body, an executed copy of this Agreement shall be forwarded by the member party to the Secretary of the Hennepin County Chiefs Association together with a certified copy of the resolution authorizing the agreement. The Secretary of the Hennepin County Chiefs Association shall maintain a current list of the parties to this Agreement and, whenever there is a change in the parties of this Agreement, shall notify the designated responding official of each party of such change. • • Resolution No. 03-185 -3- IV. Procedure Subd. 1. Request for assistance. Whenever, in the opinion of a Requesting Official, there is a need for assistance from other parties, the Requesting Official may call upon the Responding Official of any other party to furnish assistance. Specialized activities of a non -emergency nature may be requested and/or provided by the Parties of this Agreement Subd. 2. Response to request. Upon the request for assistance from a Requesting Party, the Responding Official may authorize and direct his/her party's personnel to provide assistance to the Requesting Party. This decision will be made after considering the needs of the responding party and the availability of resources. Subd. 3. Recall of Assistance. The Responding Official may at any time recall such assistance when in his or her best judgment or by an order from the governing body of the Responding Party, it is considered to be in the best interests of the Responding Party to do so. Subd. 4. Command of Scene. The Requesting Party shall be in command of the mutual aid scene. All mutual aid operations will be carried out according to the Minnesota Incident Management System (MIMS). The personnel and equipment of the Responding Party shall be under the direction and control of the Requesting Party until the Responding Official withdraws assistance. V. Workers' compensation Each party shall be responsible for injuries or death of its own personnel. Each party will maintain workers' compensation insurance or self-insurance coverage, covering its own personnel while they are providing assistance pursuant to this agreement. Each party waives the right to sue any other party for any workers' compensation benefits paid to its own employee or volunteer or their dependants, even if the injuries were caused wholly or partially by the negligence of any other party or its officers, employees, or volunteers. VI. Damage to equipment Each party shall be responsible for damages to or loss of its own equipment. Each party waives the right to sue any other party for any damages to or loss of its equipment, even if the damages or losses were caused wholly or partially by the negligence of any other party or its officers, employees, or volunteers. VII. Liability Subd. 1. For the purposes of the Minnesota Municipal Tort Liability Act (Minn. Stat. 466), the employees and officers of the Responding Party are deemed to be employees (as defined in 0 Minn. Stat. 466.01, subdivision 6) of the Requesting Party. Resolution No. 03-185 -4- Subd. 2. The Requesting Party agrees to defend and indemnify the Responding Party against any claims brought or actions filed against the Responding Party or any officer, employee, or volunteer of the Responding Party for injury to, death of, or damage to the property of any third person or persons, arising from the performance and provision of assistance in responding to a request for assistance by the Requesting Party pursuant to this agreement. Under no circumstances, however, shall a party be required to pay on behalf of itself and other parties, any amounts in excess of the limits on liability established in Minnesota Statutes Chapter 466 applicable to any one party. The limits of liability for some or all of the parties may not be added together to determine the maximum amount of liability for any party. The intent of this subdivision is to impose on each Requesting Party a limited duty to defend and indemnify a Responding Party for claims ansing within the Requesting Party's jurisdiction subject to the limits of liability under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 466. The purpose of creating this duty to defend and indemnify is to simplify the defense of claims by eliminating conflicts among defendants, and to permit liability claims against multiple defendants from a single occurrence to be defended by a single attorney. Subd. 3. No party to this agreement nor any officer of any Party shall be liable to any other Party or to any other person for failure of any party to furmsh assistance to any other party, or for recalling assistance, both as descnbed in this agreement. VIII. Charges to the Requesting Party Subd. 1. A Responding Party to this agreement will levy no charges for assistance rendered to a Requesting Party under the terms of this agreement unless that assistance continues for a period of more than eight (8) hours. The Requesting Party shall regardless to the length of time of the assistance, reimburse the Responding Party for supplies used. If assistance provided under this agreement continues for more than eight (8) hours, the Responding Party will submit to the Requesting Party an itemized bill for the actual cost of any assistance provided after the initial eight (8) hour period, including salaries, overtime, materials and supplies and other necessary expenses; and the Requesting Party will reimburse the party providing the assistance for that amount. Subd. 2. Such charges are not contingent upon the availability of federal or state government funds. IX. Duration This agreement will be in force from the date of execution and notification of the Secretary of the Hennepin County Chiefs Association. Any party may withdraw from this agreement upon thirty (30) days written notice to the other party or parties to the agreement. X. Execution Each party hereto has read, agreed to and executed this Mutual Aid Agreement on the date indicated.