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Councilmember introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #14-05-088 RESOLUTION TO CONTRACT FOR SPECIFIC WORK FOR SHARED FIRE SERVICES WHEREAS, the Shared Fire Service Study Group, known as the Rum River Regional Fire Study Group, which includes the cities of Bethel, Nowthen, Ramsey, and St Francis has held scheduled meetings on a regular basis since October 2011; and WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey had the following members participate in the Shared Fire Service Study Group; Mayor Strommen, Fire Chief Dean Kapler, City Administrator Kurt Ulrich, and Firefighter Shane Swedeen; and WHEREAS, all cities mutually adopted a resolution to continue efforts towards a shared fire service and WHEREAS, the "Rum River Regional Fire" Study group applied for and received a grant for a feasibility study for shared or cooperative fire and emergency services; and WHEREAS, the feasibility study was completed and the results were presented to a meeting of the five city councils on June 26, 2013, and WHEREAS, the feasibility study and the Fire Service Study Group both acknowledge two main issue to address: creating a draft joint powers agreement (JPA) which would include governance details; and questions relating to consolidation of the relief associations; and WHEREAS, the law firm of Barna Guzy & Steffen, Ltd. has provided a quote in the amount of $8,000 to create a draft JPA; and WHEREAS, the firm of Van Iwaarden Associates has provided a quote of $7,000 to $10,000 to complete an analysis of the financial impact of bringing all three involved relief associations up to the Ramsey model, which is the highest level. WHEREAS, the total of the not to exceed amount of $18,000 will be distributed among the cities using the weighted cost share model that the study group has endorsed, which is as follows: Ramsey 67%, St. Francis 21%, Nowthen 10%, and Bethel 2%. This equates to $12,060 for Ramsey, $3,780 for St. Francis, $1,800 for Nowthen and $360 for Bethel. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: