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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 5938 - Agreement - City Of Slation - Specialized Emergency Service - 06_25_1998Resolution No. 5938 Item No. 13 June 25, 1998' RESOLUTION BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK THAT the Mayor of the City of Lubbock BE and is hereby authorized and directed to execute for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock, an Agreement to provide specialized emergency service, by and between the City of Lubbock and the City of Slaton, and related documents. Said contract is attached hereto and incorporated in this resolution as if fully set forth herein and shall be included in the minutes of the City Council. Passed by the City Council this 25thsday of June 1998. ATTEST: - 'Kay e Darnell CityVecretary APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: Steve Hailey Fire Chief APPROVED AS TO FORM: William de Haas Municipal Contracts Attorney Ccdocs/Agreement to Provide Emergency Service to the City of Slaton.Res June 25, 1998 LUBBOCK/SLATON MUTUAL AID Resolution Bo.5938 Item No. 13 rune 25, 1998 STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF LUBBOCK § AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act, V.T.C.A. Government Code, Chapter 791, by and between the City of Lubbock, Texas and the City of Slaton, Texas. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the governing bodies of the above named cities, both being political subdivisions of the State of Texas, desire to enter into an agreement whereby the City of Lubbock, Texas will provide to the City of Slaton the services and assistance of the of the Lubbock Fire department Hazardous Materials Response Team, SCUBA Dive Team, and Heavy Rescue Team; and WHEREAS, the governing bodies of the above named cities both acknowledge that the above listed services are provided by the Lubbock City Fire Department and are specialized emergency services; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the citizens of both political subdivision above named to cooperate wait each other in the furnishing of such specialized emergency services; NOW THEREFORE: THE PARTIES HERETO DO AGREE AS FOLLOWS: 1, That the City of Lubbock will respond to requests from the Fire Chief, his designee, or higher ranking official of the City of Slaton for services and assistance of the Lubbock Fire Department by furnishing one or more of the following specialized services upon request: - Hazardous Materials Response Team - SCUBA Dive Team - Heavy Rescue Team All responses to request for such specialized services shall be subject to the following conditions: a. Any request for aid or assistance hereunder shall include a description of the emergency situation and the type of equipment or services required, and shall specify the location to which the responding units are to be dispatched. Unites will be dispatched only to emergencies which are within the corporate limits of the City of Slaton. The amount and type of equipment and the number of personnel 1 LUBAID.DOC LUBBOCK/SLATON MUTUAL AID furnished shall be determined by the Fire Chief of the City of Lubbock or his designee. b. Officers of the City of Slaton will retain responsibility for commanding and coordinating the overall emergency incident, but an officer of the Lubbock Fire Department shall have responsibility and authority for directing the services provided by the City of Lubbock, requesting additional support services from the City of Lubbock, if required, and will retain the authority to remove City of Lubbock personnel from any situation that in his judgment poses an unreasonable danger. c. the equipment and personnel of the City of Lubbock shall be released by the requesting City when their services are no longer required or when the responding units are required in the City of Lubbock. d. that the requested specialized service is available for response at the time of the request. 2. That the City of Slaton shall, from current revenues, reimburse the City of Lubbock for the salary expenses of responding personnel from the time of response to time of return to their station of assignment; and, for any necessary repair or replacement costs of supplies and equipment contaminated or damaged in the provision of such services. Further, the City of Slaton shall, from current revenues, reimburse the City of Lubbock according to the following schedule to assist with training expenses and costs associated with the potential for injuries to response team personnel. (a.) Hazardous Materials Response Team: $2,000 per response (b.) SCUBA Dive Team: $1,500 per response (c) Heavy Rescue Team: $1,500 per response 3. Either parry to this agreement shall have the right to terminate this agreement upon thirty (30) days written notice to the other parry. 4. Each party to this agreement hereby waives all claims against the other parry for compensation for any personal injury or death to their employees occurring as a consequence of the performance of this agreement. 2 LUBAID.DOC LUBBOCK/SLATON MUTUAL AID 5. Any civil liability related to the furnishing of services under this agreement is the responsibility of the party which would be responsible for furnishing the services absent this agreement. 6. All equipment used by the City of Lubbock in carrying out this agreement will, at the time of actions hereunder, be owned by such City; and all personnel responding for the City of Lubbock under this agreement will, at the time of action hereunder, be employees of such City. 7. Services furnished by the City of Lubbock under this agreement shall be deemed furnished to the requesting governmental body upon dispatch by the City of Lubbock of any of the units above listed. 8. This agreement shall become effective on the 25th day of June 19_gg_• 9. This agreement shall automatically be renewed each year unless canceled as hereinabove provided. 10. The purpose of this agreement is to provide specialized emergency services upon request to the citizens of the City of Slaton and to provide fair compensation to the City of Lubbock for providing such services. 11. Nothing in this agreement shall prohibit the City of Slaton from requesting the services contemplated by this agreement from a private source when such services are available. 12. This agreement contains the entire agreement of the parties hereto and is not to be construed as including fire suppression or fire prevention services. 13. This agreement shall be construed under the laws of the State of Texas. 14. To a reasonable extent, the City of Slaton and the City of Lubbock shall use Standard Practices in all emergencies relating to this agreement. 3 LUBAID.DOC LUBBOCK/SLATON MUTUAL AID Executed this 25th-day of June , 19 98 7-'�Zow S Wi dy titton, Mayor ATTEST: 6Y11wDarnell, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: Steve Hailey, Fire Chief APP OVED AS TO F L I �-� U't 5e.�_r Anita Burgess, City Attorney CITY ,OF SJ. ATON, Mayor ATTEST: y Ella Bruedigar Ci �ecre�tary -6