Agenda - Council Work Session - 04/27/2010

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Memo To: Mayor and City Councilmembers From: Jessica Hendricks, Management Intern CC: Heidi, Nelson, Deputy City Administrator /Community Development Director Date: 04/27/2010 Re: Helicopter Rides at Happy Days 2010 In preparation for Happy Days 2010 staff has been in contact with Complete Helicopters to offer Helicopter Rides at the festival. Complete Helicopters, Inc has again agreed to name the City of Ramsey as an additional insured. The policy limits are the same as last year: $100,000 for bodily injury, $100,000 for property damage, and a limit of $1,000,000 per occurrence. Last year, our insurance agent, Mark Lenz of T.C Field & Company, recommended that the City ask Complete Helicopters to provide insurance levels that match the tort immunity law for Minnesota Cities. This level of $500,000 per person and $1,500,000 per occurance, is the level at which the City of Ramsey is currently insured at. Were there to be an incident of some sort, the City could be responsible for any costs that exceeded Complete Helicopters' limits. This information is a recommendation and the Mayor and City Councilmembers could accept the lower coverage. Complete Helicopters has performed at a number of City festivals without incident. Chris Webb, Director of Operations, provided staff with a list of festivals and cities for which they have provided helicopter services. That list is attached for Council review. Should Council wish, staff will prepare a resolution accepting the lower insurance levels from Complete Helicopters for the 2010 Happy Days Festival. Attachments: Helicopter Flight Information from Complete Helicopters, Inc from 2010 and 2009