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<br />----- <br /> <br />i _.- . <br /> <br />MINUTES OF SPECIAL COUNCIL MEET1NG <br />VI!lage of Arden HI~ls <br />Saturday, March 12, 1977 - 9:00 a.m. <br />Village Hall <br /> <br />Call to Order <br />Pursuant" to -i1ue Cll II and not I ce therelJ.f, the meet I ng was ca i I ed to <br />order by Mayor Creps"u at 9: is a.m. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Roll Cat I <br />Present - Mayor Henry J. Crepeau, Jr., Councilmen Ward Hanson, <br />James Wingert. <br />Absent - CounCilmen Charles Crichton, Robert Woodburn. <br />Also Present - North Oaks Mayor Warren Johnson, Councilman Richard <br />lange; Shoreview Mayor James O~son, Councllmembers David <br />McGraw, Mary Newbold, R. A. Wedell and Robert Weyandt; <br />Shor.vlew Attorney Jerome Filla; Shorevlew Civil Defense <br />Director C. J. Michaud. <br /> <br />Report of Attorney Jerome Filla <br />The second dra ft of Jo.lnt Powers Agreement and Proposed Ord I nance <br />incorporate suggestions of the meeting on March 9th; Joint Powers <br />Agreement Includes revisions of North Oaks Attorney. The Joint Powers <br />Agreement establishes relationship of three cities, creates and <br />defines duties of Joint Fire Protection Board, provides formula <br />for cost allocation and purchase or lease of equipment, provides for <br />termination of agreement wIth one year's notice. Filla noted that <br />fire chief Is non-voting member of board; cities' representatives do <br />not have to be Councilmen; board would adopt ordinance establishing <br />volunteer fire department. <br /> <br />Filla advised that legally cities can delegate authority to adopt <br />ordinances etc. to the board or could make it en advisory board. <br />Attorney Gene ra Its opI n Ion states that boa rds can have a II except <br />taxing power. <br /> <br />Revisions - Draft No.2, Joint Powers Agreement <br />it was the consensus of the city representatives that: <br /> <br />I. Fire Chief should be voting member of the board. <br />2. EaCh city Should appoint member and alternate to serve <br />on the board for term designated by each Council. <br />3. Fire Chief should designate his alternate. <br />4. Meetings of the FIre Protection Board shall be held only <br />when ail members and/or alternates .re present. <br />5. Members of Board shell not be compensated for services. <br />6. Rewrite III B. i la) to include mutual aid agreements with <br />Independent or other municipal agencies. . <br />7. Rewrite last sentence of B I (a) and (b) to provide for approval <br />by each of the City Councils of the municipalities. <br />6. Add to III B 4 provision to make recommendations regarding <br />number of personnel necessary to provide adequate protection. <br />9. Reword V to Include operational costs and Fire Protection <br />Board costs. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Proposed Ordinance -Draft 2 <br />FIlla said thet normally Fire Protection Board would have respo~slbi~lty <br />to develop this ordinance, but time factor doesn't permit this. He <br />drafted ordinance which may be in conflict with LJVFD B~aws, Fire <br />Department wi I I have to review. The ordinance should provide gulde- <br />~Ines for the By-Laws. He also noted that there may be a legal prOblem <br />If the name stays LJVFD and that he did not address the problem of equip- <br />ment which the Fire Department presently owns <could be handled later <br />with separate agreement). <br /> <br />In a brief discussion of the Proposed Ordinance following corrections <br />we re noted: <br /> <br />I. First sentence of Section I should be "There Is hereby <br />establ 'shed". <br />2. Minimum number of fire fighters Should be Increased probably. <br />3. Rules, regulations and By-laws Should be subject to approval <br />of Fire Board. <br /> <br />-1- <br />