Res 78 - 42 Establishing Charges for Services Related to Fire Fighting & Protection on Railroad Right-of-Ways_ • f
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CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
• Dakota County, Minnesota` .
RESOLUTION NO. 78-%
< RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CHARGES FOR SERVICES
"RELATED TO FIRE FIGHTING AND PROTECTION ON
RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAYS
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State'of'Minnesota has enacted
M.S. 219.761, which requires railroad companies to reimburse local
government sponsored fire departments for expenses incurred in
-extinguishing locomotive, rolling stock, or railroad employee -caused '
fires on railroad right-of-ways; and, F '
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of Minnesota has enacted
M.S. 161.465, which requires the reimbursement of fire departments for fire
fighting and protection expenses in certain instances which'occur within
the right-of-way of any state trunk highway when their services are requested
by a policer,officer.,<employee of; the Department. of Transportation or
Department, of Public Safety; -And
WHEREAS,,the City of.Mendota Heights provides such fire protection and
services,to'"the railroads and state�trunkiYiighways within its boundaries;
and
WHEREAS!,-? the, City�of Mendota Heights provides similar protection to the
jurisdictions of Mendota, Lilydale, and Sunfish Lake by the means of a t
Fire Protection Contract.'
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council adopts the following
• charges for such services performed within its boundaries and the
` boundaries of Mendota, Lilydale and Sunfish Lake at the computed rates of
$45.00 per piece of apparatus per -hour or any part of an hour, and $7.00
per hour or part of an hour per fire fighter responding; and i
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all -funds received from such reimbursements
be deducted from the operating expenses of the fire department for the purpose
of computing the contract formulas for Mendota, Lilydale and Sunfish Lake.
Adopted by the CityCouncilof the City of Mendota Heights this
day of , '1978.
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
o . r By %C�YLr
ATTEST: Robert G. Lockwood
Mayor ,
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Kathleen M. Anson S� - - - .
City Clerk ''