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Draft Draft Draft MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT The cities of Centerville, Circle Pines, Columbus, Lino Lakes, Lexington and Hugo are hereinafter referred to as "CITIES." WHEREAS, the Cities have determined that the current practice of using sand and salt mixtures on city roads is not the most effective means to control ice, and WHEREAS, the Cities have recognized that using primarily salt in the correct amounts is a better means of providing safe winter roads, and WHEREAS, transitioning to salt alone, without adopting procedures and training for staff would likely result in excessive use of salt and unnecessarily higher cost, and WHEREAS, deicing salt may accumulate in ponds and lakes, which over time could have an adverse impact on the environment, and WHEREAS, Centerville, on behalf of the cities has secured a grant from Rice Creek Watershed District (grant application attached as Exhibit A) to implement best management practices for use of road deicing salt, and WHEREAS, the Grant Agreement (attached hereto as Exhibit B), among other things, requires documentation and reporting activities for each of the cities. THE CITIES AGREE TO INDIVIDUALLY TAKE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS: 1. Each city council will approve participation in the activities envisioned by the grant application in the same manner as if it were a direct party to the grant agreement. 2. Each city will timely pay to the City of Centerville the local share for the equipment it acquires through the grant. 3. Each city will adopt the Minnesota Snow and Ice Control Handbook as prepared by the Minnesota Department of Transportation and will direct the appropriate city staff to participate in training from the Handbook. 4. Each city will adopt any required policies and procedures to implement the grant program activities. 5. Each city will keep records of snow and ice events and its use of deicing materials as required in the grant agreement. 6. Each city shall be responsible for its own acts and omissions and those of its officers, employees and agents. However, to simplify the defense of any action the parties may consolidate liability in one or more cities. Under no circumstances, however, shall a city be required to pay on behalf of itself and another city, any amount in excess of the limits on liability established in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 466 applicable to any one city. In such cases, the limits of liability for some or all of the cities may not be added together to determine the maximum amount of liability for any city. This agreement will be executed in multiple originals with separate signature page for each city. The balance of this page is intentionally left blank. 1 7