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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ! I I 5.2 5.3 e County Contract No. 97-2256 JOINT POW'ERS ACTIVITIES Activities authorized by this agreement are: 5.1.1 During Phase I, request consultant qualifications, request consultant proposals, review consultants and proposals, identify wellhead protection needs, develop consultant work plan, prepare a description of the scope of work, prepare the budget for such work, interview consultants, and prepare a recommendation for the hiring of a consultant to perform wellhead protection plan elements identified during Phase I. 5.1.2 During Phase II, administer wellhead protection plan elements identified for Phase II, delineate wellhead protection zones in accordance with Minnesota Rules, conduct related studies and analysis, identify potential contaminant source inventory, management techniques, and education and outreach activities. Prior to commencement of activities in Phase ri, the Group Facilitator will send notice to the Cities of the costs identified for the project. Within thirty days of the receipt of the notice, each city must either send a letter to the Group Facilitator indicating the city's interest in participation or provide the other parties with notice of an intention to withdraw from this agreement in accordance with the requirements of Part 10.1 of this agreement. If one or more of the Cities chooses to withdraw following receipt of notice provided in 5.2, the Group Facilitator will recalculate the costs identified with participation in the project and send notice of the recalculated cost to the remaining cities. If identified costs increase by more than 10%, each of the remaining cities will have ten days from receipt of notice of the recalculated costs to reconsider continued participation. If a city chooses to withdraw, the city must send the Group Facilitator a letter, within the ten day period, indicating the city will be talcing action to withdraw in accordance with the requirements of Part 10.1 of this agreement. If additional city or cities choose to withdraw, the Group will reevaluate the work plan and associated costs before sending out new notices under 5.2. FUNDING Funding of consultant costs under this agreement shall be allocated to each member party based on the proportion that each city's factors represents of the total factors of all participating cities. The factors to be used shall be equally weighted and shall consist of the following: base amount, population (Metro population Council estimate of 4/9G), service connections, water appropriation (~993, 1994, and 1995 ~nnual average), number of wells to be studied, and well risk (1-confined bedrock aquifer; 2-unconfined bedrock; and 3-drift). This initial allocation is set forth as follows: Member Percent Anoka 9.9 Blaine 19.5 Centerville 3.0 Circle Pines 4.1 Coon Rapids 29.0 Fridley 16.3 Lexington 2.7 Lino Lakes 5.2 Ramsey 4.8 Spring Lake Park 5.5 -3-