City Council Meeting Date: June 19, 2018
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Ben Martig, City Administrator
Title
Consider Resolution Authorizing Second Amendment to Northfield Area Fire & Rescue (NAFRS) Joint Powers Agreement.
Body
Action Requested:
Northfield City Council approves a Resolution Authorizing Second Amendment to Joint Powers Agreement.
Summary Report:
See attachment for background information. Staff has requested a full, clean version of the proposed contract to be provided in advance of the action. Staff will send as a supplemental memo to Council once we receive those. In the meantime, the background memo has explanations including proposed “redline” and “final” language references proposed.
Staff has attached the current JPA Agreement and Amendments that were approved earlier this year. Final signed copies are not yet available as they are still in process for signatures.
Staff has also included some other reference materials from the League of Cities and a Fire Training service that gives some additional background on the structural formula that the original and proposed modified NAFRS JPA formulas have derived significant components from.
City Administrator Martig will present the information at the meeting. NAFRS Board Representatives Bron J. Scherer, CPA and Glen Castore for questions. Additionally, Councilor Peterson-White serves on the NAFRS Board and may also have input as it relates to the proposal.
Alternative Options:
Pursuant to paragraph 27.e of the Agreement, the City may approve, modify or deny by resolution the amendment proposed by the NAFRS Board.
The following is not a recommended alternative by staff. However, should Council not support the changes they may remove and replace as follows:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL THAT:
REMOVE
“The City Council hereby approves, as the Second Amendment to Joint Powers Agreement, NAFRS Resolution No. 2018-3, dated May 17, 2018, as attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit A, and authorizes and directs the City Clerk to attach a copy hereof to the Agreement, subject to the same being timely approved by corresponding resolutions of the City of Dundas and Rural Fire. In the event that either the City of Dundas or Rural Fire do not approve the attached amendment as presented for any reason, this Resolution shall be null and void without further action by the Northfield City Council.”
REPLACE WITH
“The City Council hereby denies the amendment proposed by the NAFRS Board as contained in NAFRS Resolution No. 2018-3, dated May 17, 2018, as attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit A, and authorizes and directs the City Clerk to contact the NAFRS Board in writing of the City Council’s decision to deny the amendment proposed by the NAFRS Board.”
Financial Impacts:
See background attachment memo for information.
Tentative Timelines:
See background attachment memo for information.