Agenda - Council - 06/25/1979 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Wt3E}.'.E/~S, Ra~mey desires the seradces of the fire department o£ Elk River in case of fires ocm~rring in the City of Ramsey, located outsfi_de the corporate limits o£ 7~,lk Eib'er, and i',~;.i?j.-~'E~,S, Ra:r, sey desires the set-rices of the fire department consisting of ¥o]unt(:er fire;:.en, at ]cast one (1) p~mv,ping en~ne and miscellaneous ot~er equip;~mnt, which pcrsormel and eq~pment are available, subject on~ Lo the ]imltat~ons herein expressed, for fighting fires in said Ramsey and elsewhere, IT IS T}~E?EFORE AGREKD BY /~'~ BE%'~_~ SAiD PAaRT_TES AS FOLLOWS: 1. That Elk River through its fire department will answer calls to fight fires occurring in-the City of Ramsey in the area designated on schedule A with at least one (1) pub, ping eno~ne and equipment to deliver at least 1,500 gallons of water and such volunteer firemen' as may be designated by the Chief or the Elk Yaiwer Fire Deferment, or YJs Deputy, unless in the judgment of saJd Chalet, or Deputy, such fire can be fought vgth other eq'mipment maintained by Elk River as part of its fire depa~$ent, subject only to the limitations and restrictions hereinafter set fo~h: if road and weather conditions at the time of the call be such that the fire rmm cannot be made ~ith reasonable safety to men and equipment and the decision of the Fire Chief or his Deputy in charge shall be final in such matter, no obligation arises under this agreement on the part of Elk RiYer to answer such call. In the event that a sufficient- amount of the Fire Fighting Equipment and nmmber of volunteer firemen, or both, are co~itted at the time of the fire ca!l, in the sole judgment of the Chief or his Deputy, to fighting pre-existing fire elsewhere, or providing fire protection because of pre- existing fire, so as to render the ~vailable fire~mgnomng~' ~ ~' equipment and volunteer firement inadequate to answer the fire ca!l, in Ramsey and fight the reposed fire, no obligation arises under this agreement to &nswer such call, and no person or party shall have recourse against Elk P~ver for refusal to answer such call. A pre-existing fire for the purposes of this agreement shall be a fire to which the fire department of Elk River is called previous to receiving the call from Ramsey and which fire is still being fought by Elk River fire deparlmont at the time the call from Ramsey was received. In the event the Elk River Fire Depa~ment is fighting a building f{re' in the City/Township of Ramsay and a fire breaks out in the City of Elk River, the Elk River Fire Department will nOt leave the City/Tovmship of Ramsey fire unattended. The Elk PCver Fire Department will et%her remain to fight the fire or ~i]_t provide services from another municipality through ~tual aid agreement. The decision of the Fire ~hief or his Deputy ~ith reference to sending or recalling fire fighting equipment and volunteer fire- men to or from any fire in Pmmsey shall be firml and no person or party shall have reco~se against Elk P~ver for any damages or losses resuZting from such action or decision. 2. That P~msey shall pay to Elk. River each year tb~s agreement is in force and effect, a sum of money equivalent to one mill on the assessed valuation of property in the City of Ramsey, in the area covered by this contract. In addition thereto, Ramsey shall pay to the City of Elk River monthly, d'~ing the term of this agreement, for all fire calls in Ramsey' answered by ELk River Fire Department, on time invoices cer~oified by the Chief or his Deputy, a sum equivalent to $225.00 per run for the first half hour of each call and $75.00 for each subsequent half hour or fraction thereof of each call. 3. The payment specified in paragraph 2, above, shall be made by ~amsey for any fire call in Ramsey answered by Elk River Fire Depa~ment regardless of how the call is received or by whom it is ~de. No payments shall be due for false ala~mms unless the call is made by a resident of Ramsey.