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, CITY OF ARDEN HILLS . MEMORANDUM DATE: November 25, 1998 TO: Mayor and City C~ FROM: Brian Fritsinger SUBJECT: Renewal of Fire Service A2reement Introdnction As the Council is aware, the City's ten (10) year agreement for fire protection services with the Lake Johanna Volunteer Fire Department (LNFD) expires at the end of 1998, In September of 1997, the Arden Hills City Council held a joint meeting with the North Oaks and Shoreview City Councils, and representatives from the LNFD, to discuss the renewal ofthis agreement. At that meeting, the City Councils indicated that they were generally pleased with the fire protection services provided to the communities, but there was also a strong desire to strengthen communication between the LJVFD and the cities, . Backgronnd During this same time period in 1997, Arden Hills created a Task Force which reviewed the overall operations of the Fire Department. The Task Force completed this work with a series of recommendations which were presented to the City Council and became the basis for Arden Hills negotiations with LJVFD, Over the last year, stafffrom each ofthe cities, along with City Attorney Jerry Filla, have met on several occasions with representatives of the LNFD to develop a new Fire Protection Agreement. There was also another joint meeting held with all parties on August 19, 1998, The renegotiation has gone, for the most part, very smoothly and has resulted in the development of both a Joint Powers Agreement between the three communities, as well as a model Fire Protection Services Agreement. A number of the issues identified by the Task Force have been incorporated into the agreements; Other issues were not incorporated as the other communities and Fire Department did not agree; and other issues are of the nature they should be addressed by the Fire Board after its creation, .Ioint Powers Arreement ~ '. ".- . The Joint Powers Agreement would be entered into by the three cities and creates a Fire Protection Board to enhance communication between the LJVFD and the cities, The Board would consist of a Councilmember and the Chief Administrative Officer from each of the cities and the Fire Chief and one other member of the Fire Department. The Fire Protection Board would serve in an advisory capacity to the City Councils and make recommendations on matters . such as the annual budget and capital improvements program, purchasing of new fire equipment, facility improvements and other issues that impact fire protection services, The Fire Protection Board would meet on a quarterly basis, at a minimum,