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MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT THIS MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT(“Agreement”) is made effective as of January 1, 2023, by and among the City of Saint Paul, Ramsey County, City of St. Anthony Village, the City of North Saint Paul, the City of Mounds View, the City of White Bear Lake, the City of Roseville, the City of Maplewood, and the City of New Brighton, all political subdivisions of the State of Minnesota, that either constitute, or are located within, Ramsey County, collectively referred to as “Parties”, pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes §471.59, the Joint Powers Act (“Agreement”). WHEREAS, The Parties desire to be prepared to adequately address fire, flood, natural disaster, civildisturbance, or any other Emergency that may occur within the jurisdictions of the Parties; and WHEREAS, In order to protect the public peace and safety, and to preserve the lives and property of people in each jurisdiction, the Partiesagree to furnish Assistance to one another in the event of an Emergency. NO W, THEREFORE, The Parties hereby agree to furnish Assistance to each other upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. I.Purpose The general purpose of this Agreement is to enablethe Parties and their respective law enforcement personnel to come to the aid of each Party to this Agreement as permitted in Minnesota Statutes §471.59 and Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 12. This Agreement is limited to the named Parties. II.Definitions The capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the following meanings: Assistance means the provision of law enforcement personnel, services, equipment, supplies and related resources. Emergency means any disaster or a combination of circumstances that calls for immediate action to prevent a disaster, including, but not limited to, a multi-alarm fire; casualty involving the damage, collapse or destruction of private or public infrastructure; accident or incident involving one or more modes of transportation including, but not limited to air, rail, vehicular or watercraft; civil disorder or disturbance; release of contaminates or pollutants, hazardous substances or hazardous waste that necessitates the evacuation of occupants from structures or some defined geographic area; any quarantine or limitation on the movement of persons due to disease or threat to health and safety of the general population; any threat to national security; “Disaster” and 1