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Motion by Council member Jeffrey, seconded by Councilmember Elvig, to approve and enter into the Joint Powers Fire Protection Agreement with Bums Township with the above amendments, and to authorize the City Attorney and Fire Chief to make such minor amendments to the Agreement as may be necessary in order to accommodate final negotiated details with Bums Township. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Jeffrey, Elvig, Dehen, Look, and Olson. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Strommen. Motion by Mayor Gamec, seconded by Councilmember Jeffrey, to appoint Mayor Gamec and Councilmember Jeffrey to continue on the Fire Board with Bums Township for 2007. Further discussion: Mayor Gamec suggested the appointments can be reviewed again at the beginning of 2008. Council member Jeffrey asked if these appointments meet the requirement for creating this Fire Board, or whether there is something additional needed beyond these appointments. City Attorney Goodrich reviewed Item No.2 C: "The Board shall consist of two voting members of the Town Board and two voting members of the City Council, appointed by their respective Town Board and City Council. Such appointees shall serve on the Board only so long as they hold office on their respective Town Board or City Council. Any member of the Board may be removed from the Board and replaced by the entity (Town Board or City Council) which appointed such member upon a majority vote of such appointing Town Board or City Council. Initial appointments to the Board shall be made within 30 days of the execution of this Agreement by Ramsey and Bums." Councilmember Jeffrey noted Item No.2 D requires two members of the Fire Department to serve on the Board. He asked if these appointments need to be approved by the City Council. Fire Chief Kapler replied these are non-voting members. He would suggest that he bring a name forward to the next meeting. He stated it should be mentioned that Ramsey is currently under contract for fire service in Bums Township. The rates in this Agreement do not become effective until an operational fire station is 9perating, which is projected to be in the second quarter of 2008. Until that point the current contract stays in effect on a prorated basis. City Attorney advised that Council should confirm the two ex-officio members of the Board. Councilmember Jeffrey asked whether the appointment of the Councilmembers to the Board should be approved when the appointments from the Fire Department are presented. Councilmember Elvig commented he does not see any reason to change the current membership on the Board with Mayor Gamec and Councilmember Jeffrey having served on the Board to this point. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Jeffrey, Dehen, Elvig, Look, and Olson. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Strommen. Case #9: Declare Residence Located at 5860 157th Lane Surplus Property Public Works Director Olson reviewed that the City has acquired the residential property located at 5860 15ih Lane for the purpose of establishing a future street connection with the property being developed to the south. There have been numerous requests to begin negotiations for the purchase of the home. One step in the process is to declare this as surplus inventory and City Council / August 14,2007 Page 23 of 32