RES 1972-68 - 00008399124
RESOLUTION NO. 68 -1972
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A
JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF FRIDLEY AND THE CITY
OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS AUTHORIZING FIRST ALARM JOINT FIRE DEPARTMENT
RESPONSE TO DESIGNATED PROPERTIES WITHIN THE TWO CITIES
BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Fridley,
Anoka County, Minnesota, as follows:
WHEREAS, the City of Fridley and the City of Columbia Heights
adjoin each other for a substantial distance; and
WHEREAS, both the City of Fridley and the City of Columbia
Heights maintain a municipal fire department; and
WHEREAS, it is in the mutual interests of both communities
to provide maximum fire protection for all properties within both
municipalities; and
WHEREAS, it would be in the best interests of the properties
within the municipalities to have both fire departments available in
case of a major fire;
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved, that the City Council of the
City of Fridley authorizes its Mayor and City Manager to enter into a
joint powers agreement with the City of Columbia Heights, which agree-
ment would authorize the fire departments of each city to be available '
on a first alarm joint fire department response to designated properties
within the two municipalities.
Be it further resolved, that the City Council of the City of
Fridley authorizes its Chief of the fire department to act in conjunction
with the Chief of the Columbia Heights fire department to designate those
properties within the two municipalities which will be subject to the
joint agreement. Said authority also authorizes the chiefs of the two
municipalities to amend said list from time to time as would appear to
be in the best interests of their respective communities.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 5TH DAY OF
JUNE 1972.
MAYOR F Rf K G. LIE EL
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CITY CLE it- MARVIN C. BRUNSELL
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