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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990 Ordinance No. 064OODINANCE l'I:>.~ SERIES CF 1990 BY AlmlCJU'lY 9 (c) CXXJNCIL BILL NO. 68 INl'JQXlCID BY CXXN:IL MEMBER BUWX:K l\N CIWINANCP. l\PPROVING l\N AGREEMENT WITH THE CIT'i CF Lrrl'IEl'CN Pl1C7.'IDOO FCR ~llTlll\L/ l\JJIU-11'.TIC AID FCR FIRE Prora:TICN FCR oonl Eln'ITIES. ~rr!EREAS, Englewood is a rrunicipal oorporation organized and wsting pursuant to Article xx of the Coloraoo Constitution, its Olarter, its Ordinances; its territorial jurisdiction generally is the legal boundaries cf the City of Engle1-'X>Cl, Colorado; and WIIEREI\S, Littleton is a rrunicipal oorporation provitling fire service wi thin the legal boondaries of the City of Littleton and the legal bo.mdaries of the Littleton Fire Protection District (referred to as the "territory or service area of Littleton") pursuant to an· intergovermental agreerrent with said District for flre services; and mEREAS, each of the part ills hereto maintain emergency equipnent; and NHERF.AS, erergencies may arise in one or the other of the jurise.ictions of the parties resulting in greater demands than the personnel and equiµrent of that party can handle, or energencies of such i.,tensity may occur that they C11Mot be handled solely by the equii:rient of the party in whose jurisdictfon the E!ll!!rgency occurs; and Whereas, it is in the interest of each of the parties that they may have service of a.~d fron the oth..r party to aid and assist them for the purpose of fighting fires or resp?nding to other emergencies; Na-1, THERErol".E, BE IT ORD/\IllED BY THE CIT'i axJNCIL OF THE CIT'i CF · E!lGLJ:l,IOOD, CO!J:J?NX), -~ FO!UJ!IS : Section l. '!'1at an agreerrent entitled "Mutual Aid/Autonatic Aid A<:'I'ee<nent between the City of Englewood and the City of Littleton is hereby a.,proved by the City Council. Said AgrE!E!1'cnt provides generally as follc,,r.;: I. MUTU.'\L AID : 'A. Englewood shall in t."ie event there are fires or othr,r emergencies in the territory or service area of Littleton which are beyond the oontrol of Littleton, whether because of the use of its equipnent at other places or because of :-~.e intensit, of the emergency, or otherwise, subject. to the l imitations hereinafter set forth, aid and assist Littleton by causing and permitt ing its fire depart,rent and its equiprent to be used in responding to acerc,encies in the territory ancl service area of Littleton. The need for such aid and assistMCe shall be determined by Littleton. tlotwithstandin~ anything herein to the oontrary, Englewood shall be excused fron nakin~ its equir,re:it and services available to Littleton in the event -l - of the need for such cquirrn-..nt and/or their prior use at any other place, 1;hich decision of availability shall be mac'e by Englewood, and which .,..,.. decision shall be conclusive. ( l n. Littleton shall, in the event there are fires or other a,ergencies in the territory or service arl!II of Englewood whic.>i are beyond the control of Engle.o:xl, whether because of the use of i ts equii;rrent at other places or because of the intensity of the emergency, or otherwise, subject to the limitations hereinafter set forth, aid and assist Engle\OXld by causing Md pennitting its fire departrrent and equipnent to be used in responding to emergencies in the territory and service area of Englewood. The need for such aid and assistance shall be determined by Englewood. Notwithstanding anything herein to the oontrary, Littleton shall be excused fran making its equii;rrent and services available to Englewood in the event of the need of such equiprrent and/or P"rsonnel within the territory and service area of Littleton, or their prior use at any other place, which decision of availability shall be ....ade by Littleton, and which decision shall be conclusive. C. Th-a services t o be rendered by one party to the other are of equal va lue, and there shall be no charges made by either part~• for the services rendered to the other party, except in the event of equipnent damage by reason of the action of the errployees of the other party . If the arployee is ,t,termined to be at fault or negligent, the party errploying that enp '.oyee shall be liable for t.>ie loss. D. Each party shall maintain its equii;rrent and organize i ts ernergency response procedures with both personnel and equipnent to the degree necessary to cope with the ordinary and routine emergencies arising within its boundaries Md for which the party is organized. Neither party shall be e,q,ected to respond to emergency calls when the emergency arises clue to a failure to organize available perso.1..'lel or maintain equipnent in prcper working order and in sufficient quantity to rreet the respective danands of the persons and property within each of the party ' s respective territory and service areas. II • AIJI'(M7;TIC AID -ENGillE RESPOlSE <NLY: ·"· It is understood and agreed that a:i Englewood Fire Di.vision engine unit will respond fran any apprq-,riate li'lqlewood station into Littleton as p art of the initial response t.>irou gh autoo,atic dispatching by dispatch personnel into the bela., defined area: DEFINED AREA -LITl'IEl'Ctl : an area limited to, but generally extending fran South Clarkson Street en the East ( 800 block East) , Bcr,1 Mar Drive on the West ( 5600 block West) , the North City limits of Littleton, and a!'Proximately Pawers Avenue ai the South (5500 block South); areas to include Littleton High School and the portion of Ba., Mar between Dow f.lar Drive and Sheridan Boulevard. In the event that all Englewood fire w,its are previously cannitted to other incinents, Englewood will imnediately notify Littleton's dispatch center of the inability to respond, and will make every effort to send a ca:pany to Littleton as soon IIS possible . B. It is. understood and agreed that a Littleton Fire Department engine wiit will respond fran any apprq,riate station into Englewood as part_ of the initial response through autanatic dispatching by dispatch personnel into the belc.,/ defined area: DEFINED AREA -mGLEln:D: an area limited to, but generally including all areas between South Clarkson Street en the East ( 800 block East) , South I.a-lell Boulevard on the \'lest ( 3600 block west), tlest Tllfts/West Union a, the North (4500 block North), and the Sauth City limits of Englewood. (Said area being specifically depicted in Exhibit #1 attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.) In the event that · all Littleton fire wiits are previously connitted to other incidents, Littleton will i.rmediately notify Englewood's dispatch center of the inability to respond, and will make every effort to send a catpany to Englewood as soon as possible. III. Aura-1'\.TIC /\ID -RESC."I.JE RESPCNSE ctlLY: A. It is und<>-rstood and agreed that the Englewood Fire Division will respond an !\dvanced Life SUpport anbula.,ce/rescue wiit fran Station #23 (Acooa) into a defined area within Littleton through autanatic dispatching by Littleton dispat ch J?".XSOn.,el. DEFINED l\l'c::/1 -LI'l'I'LEIW : an area limited to, but generally including , South Broad.,ay on the East ( 0000 block East) , South Hickory Street en t.lie \'lest (900 block l'lest), Littleton City boundary en the North, and West Pc.,/l!rs Avenue en the South ( 5600 block Sauth) • Autanatic aid response into Littleton will consist of a two-person Advanced Life Support arrbulance/rescue unit, wiless t."lis unit is previously cmmi.tted to another incident and cannot respond. In this instance, Englewood will imrediately notify Littleton's dispatch center of the inability to respond so that Littleton mal' call in alternative w,its. It is understood and agreed that Littleton will continue to respond their normal engine ca,pMy and private transport ambulance, if needed, to rescue calls in the defined autanatic aid response area. It is also understood and agreed that Englewood's ani:,ulance/rescue unit will ;,rovide transportation in accordance with t."le guidelines established by the Littleton Fire Deparbrent, and that if mx:h transport,.tion is ;->rovide<l, P.ngle,,IOOd will bill the patient(s ) according to the Englewood Fire Division's transportation fee schedule. -3 - B. It is understood and agreed that the Littleton Fire Departrrent will respond an Advarn,ed Life SUpport Mbul.MCe/rescue unit fran Littleton Stntion Ill into a defined area within Englewood throogh autanatic dispatching by Englewood dispatch personnel. DP.FINED AAFJ\ -DGB,tXD: an area limited ~u, but generally including the area known as Centennial Acres, lohlch ia bounded by the South Platte River on the East, Lo.lell Boulevard on the Heat (3600 blc:r.k West), the City limits of Englewood on the North, and West Belleview Avenue on the South (5100 block South). (Said area being specifically depicted on Exhibit ll attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.) l\utanatic aid response into Englewood will consist of a mini.nun t.1:>-person Advanced Life SUpport arrbulance/rescue unit, unless this unit is previOllsly carrnitted to another incident. In this instance, Littleton dispatchers will inm!diately notify the Englewood dispatch center of the inability to respond, so that Dlglewood may call in alternative units. It is understood and agreed that Englewood will oontinue to respond its normal engine oc:rrpany. If needed, Englewood will also respond its next available Mbulance/rescue unit, or if one is not available , a private ant>ulance, to provide transportation services. It is also understood and agreed that Littleton will net be expected to provide transportation services. rv. SUPERSEDING EFFECT OF THIS l\GREEl·ElT: This ilgreer.ent shall supersede any prior agreerrents between the parties hereto. V. C'l'!lER PROIIISICllS: A. This Agreement shall remain in full force for a maximum period of one year fran the date of execution. llcMever, either party hereto may terminate this Contract withOllt cause upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the other party. B. The respective directors listed bel<M may establish procedures and protocols for the carrying oot of this l\greenent, hc7wever, no such procedure or rrotcc:ol s.>iall be contrary to the terms or intent of this Agreer.ent. Introduced, read in full , and passed on first reading on the 3rd day of Deccm,er, 1990. -4 - Published 118 a Bill for llll Ordinance on the 6th day of llec:9!ber, 1990. Read by title and passed oo final reading on the 17th day of Dec8ar, 1990. Published by title as Ordinance No. ff, Series of 19~0, on the 20th day of llec:eTtler, 1990. ~~&~ Patricia H. Crow, City Clerk I, Patricia H. Ci:w, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify that the above and foregoing is ,, true 'wt of the Ordi."1Allce passed on final reading lllld published by title ns OrdL,ance No. €,f'; Series of 1990. -5 - A\1l'CMATIC .a.ID .a.ND mru.a.r. lUD l\GREEMml' '\'HIS .a.GRmmff, made by and between the CI'l'l! CF ~. Colorado, herel.Jlafter called " Englewood," and the CI'l'l! CF LITl'LETCN, Colorado, hereinafter called "Littleton. WiffiESSETII WHEREAS, Englewood is a nunicipal corporation and its territorial jurisdiction generally is the legal boundaries of the City of Englewood, Coloraoo; and WHEREAS, Littleton is a rrunicipal corporation providing fire service within the legal boundaries of the City of Littleton and the legal boundaries of the Littleton Fire Protection District (collectively referred to as the "territory or service area of Littleton") pursuant to an intergovernnental agreerent with said District for firi~ services; and l<IHERE.>.S, each of the parties hereto maintain errergency equii:ment; and WHEREAS, errergencies may ari se in one or the other of the jurisdictions of the parties resulting in greater dernancm than the per!l'" .• 1el and equii:ment of that party can handle, or errergencies of such intensity may occur that they cannot be handled solely by the equii:ment of the party in whose jurisdiction the errergency occurs; and WHEREAS, it is in the interest of each of the parties that they may have service -,f and fran t. ,e other party to aid and assist them for the purpose of fight fires or responding to other errergencies; ~ THEREFORE, rn CCNSIDER.a.TICN OF THE PR<MISES HEREAFrER SET FORl'H, IT IS Mtm);.U.Y .>.GREED BY .a.ND BETWEEN THE PARTIES AS FOLLCMS: I . ~ .a.ID : .a.. Engl"""°°'1 shall in the event there are fires or other errergencies in the territory or service ar,,,. of Littleton which are beyond the control of Littleton, whether because of the use of its equiµrent at other places or because of the intensity of the errergency, or otherwise, subject to the limi tations hereinafter set forth, aid and assist Littleton by caus ing and permitting its fire departJTent and its equii:ment to be used in rc,;ponding to emergencies in the territory and service area of Littleton. The need for such aid and assistance shall be determined by Littleton. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Engl"""°°'1 shall be excused from making its equii:ment and services available to Littleton in the event of the need for such equip,ent and/or their prior use at any other place, which decision of availabi.li ty shall be made by Englewc,od, and which decision shall be conclusive. B. Littleton shall , in the event there are fires or other emergencies in the territory or service area of Englewood which are beyond the control of Engl"""°°'1, whether because of the use of its equiµrent at other places or bec ause of the intensity of the errergency, or otherwise, subject to the limitations hereinafter set forth, aid and assi.st Engl"""°°'1 by causing and permitting its fire departnent and equiprent to be used in responding to emergencies in the territory and service area of Englewood, The need for auch aid and assistance shall be determined by Englewood. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Littleton shall be excused fran rraking its equipnent and services available to Englewood in . the event of the need of such equip,-ent ~d/or personnel within the territory and service area of Littleton, or their prior use at any other place, "'1.ich decision of availability shall be made by Littleton, and which decision shall be conclusive. C. '1'le services to be rendered by one party to the other are of equal value, and ther e shall be no charges made by either party for the services rendered to the other party, except in the event of equiprrent damage by reascn of the action of the ""t'loyees of the other pa:ty. If the mployee is detennined to be at fault or negligent, the party mploying that ""t'loyee shall be liable for the loss . D. Each party shall maintain its equiµrent and organize i ts emergency response procedures with both personnel and equiprrent to the degree necessary to cq,e with the ordinary and routine 81'etgencies arising within its l:<>.mdaries and for which the pai1:y is organized. Neither pnrty shall be expected to respond to 81'ergency calls when the emergency arises due to a failure to organize available personnel or maintain equiprrent in proper working order and in sufficient quantity to meet the respective ci!!IMnds of the pers ons and prcperty within each of the party's respective territory and service areas . II. l\t.JTCM.>.TIC AID -ENGINE l~SE 00..'l: l\. It is understood and agreed that an Englewood Fire Division engine unit will respond fran any apprcpriate Englewood station into Littleton as part of the initial response through autanatic dispatching by dispatch personnel into the below defined area: DEFINED l\RFA -LITn.E:I'OO: an area limited to, but generally extending fran South Clarkson Street en the East ( 800 block East) , Bc:M Mar Drive on the West (5600 block West), the North City limit s of Littleton, and approximately Pc,,,,ers Avenue oo the South (5500 block South); areas to include Littleton High Schoel and the portioo of Bc:M Mar between Bc:M Mar Drive and Sheridan Boulevard. In the event that all Englewood fire units are previously ccmni.tted to other incidents, Englewood will imrediately nob ::'y Littlet-,n' s dispatch center of the inability to respond, and will make every effort to send a ca,pany to Littleton as soon as possible. B. It is understood and agreed that a Littleton Fire Department engine unit will respond fran any apprcpriate station into Englewood as part of the initial response through automatic dispatching by dispatch personnel into the below defined area : DEFINED l\RFA -ENGLEl-lXO : an area limit ed to, but generally including all areas between South Clarkscn Street oo the East ( 800 block East) , South Lowell Boulevard oo the West ( 3600 block West) , West Tufts/West Union oo the North (4500 block North), and the South City limits of Englewood. (Said area being specificall y -2 - depicted in Exhibit ll attached her.eto and incorporated herein by this reference. ) In the event that all Littleton fir,c, units are previously camdtted to other incidents, Littleton will imnediate.ly notify Englewood's dispatch center of the inability to respond, and will mak·~ every ,,ffort to send a oarpany to Englewood as soon as poqsi.ble. III. Al1l'CW.TIC AID -RESCUE RESPC!iSE CNLY: A. It is understood and agreed that the Englewood Fire Divisia1 will respond an Advanced Life SUpport 1111bulance/rescue unit fran Statia1 123 (AccrM) into a defined area within Littleton through autanatic dispatching by Littleton dispatch personnel. DEFINED ARFA -LITl'LE'I'OO: an area limited to, but generally including, South Broa~ay on the East ( 0000 block East) , South Hickory Street a1 the West (900 block West), Littleton City boundary on the North, and West Pc,,iers Avenue a1 the south ( 5600 block SOUth). Autanatic aid response into Littleton will consist of a two-person Amanced Life Support 1111bulance /rescue unit, unless this unit is previously ccmnitted to another incident and cannot respond . In this instance, Englewood will :imrediately notify Littleton's dispatch center of the inability to respond so that Littleton IMY call in alternative units. It is understood and agreed that Littleton will continue to respond their nor!Ml engine catpany and private transport anbulance, if needed, to rescue calls in the defined autanatic aid response area. It is also understood and agreed that Englewood 's 1111'bulance/rescue unit will provide transportation in accordanc e with the guidelines established by the Littleton Fire Department, an d that if such transportation is provid..od, Englewood will bill the patient(s) according t o the Englewood Fire Division's transportation fee schedule. B. It is understood and agreed that the Littleton Fire Departm!nt will respond an Advanced Life Support am:,ulance/rescue unit fran Littleton Station I ll into a defined area within Engles=d through autanatic dispatching by Englewood dispatc h personnel. DEFINED ARU -ENGLEl-0'.lD: an area limited to, but generally including the area known as Centennial Acres , which is bounded by the South Platte River on the East, Lc,,;ell Boulevard on the West (3 600 block Nest), tJ-.e City limits of Englewood on the North, and West Belleview Avenue on the south ( 5100 block Sooth) • ( Said area being specifica lly depicted on Ex.ii.bit #1 attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. ) Autanatic aid respons e into Englewood will consist of " minim.In two-person Advanced Life SUpport 1111bulance /reseoie unit, unless this unit is previoosly ccmnitted to anothe r incident. In this instance, Li ttleton dispatchers will imrediately notify the Englewood dispatch center of the inability to respond, so that En glewood may call in alternative units. -3 - It 1a wide.stood and agreed that Englewood will continue to respond its normal engine ca,pany. If needed, Englewood will also respond its next available 1111bulance/rescue wiit, or if a,e is not available, a privat9 anbul.ance, to provide transportation services. It is ,also widerstood and agreed that Littleton wiU rot be expected to provide transportation services. 'IV. SUPERSEDIIC EFFEx:'I' OF THIS /\GREEMENI': flus Agreement shall supersede any prior agreements between the parties hereto. V. Cll1IER POOVISICNS: A. '1"1s Agreement shall remain in full force for a maxim.ml period of aie year fran the date of execution. Hc:Mever, either party hereto may terminate this Cootract without cause upon thirty (30) days prior written notice tot.he other party. B. 'nle respective directors listed below may establish procedures a:1d protocols for the carrying out of this Agreenent , however, no such proce:hlre or protocol shall be oontrary to the terms or intent of this Agreement. IN WI'mESS WIIERIDF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement this __ day of ______ ,, 199_. CIT'{ OF LITl'LEil'.N By : "'5usan---,n-.orn=---t"'on-,""'p"'re-sTiden-r--..,.t-- Littleton City Council AT!'EST: By: Janice L. CMen, City Clerk l\PPROVED AS TO CCN1'ENI': By: ""Milt=-e""'00y=..-1e _______ _ Fire Oepartnent Director By : Larry Berkowitz, City l\ttorney -4 - CIT'{ OF ~ By: "'susan--v"'an-"'Dy""k""e-,...,.,Ma-yo_r __ _ City o f Ehglewood ATI'EST: By: ""'P"'a~tr=ic-1""a-=-L-.~Crow,--,...,,CTit,..y...,,C~ler-,.k- I\PPROVID AS TO CXNl'E2ff: By : ---,,Al..,..lan-"'r-.""'s~t-an""i~ey---- 'lirector of Safety services By: "'RiTc"'k"""'oew-=i""t..,.t-, ""'c~r..,.t-y""'A"'t..,.to_rney __ _ COUNCIL COMMUNICATION DATE Dec ember 3, 1990 INITIATED BY AGENDA ITEM 11 (c) Department of Safety Services SUBJECT Mutual Aid/ Automatic Aid Agreement with Littleton STAFF SOURCE Chris Olson , Executive Officer , Fire DMslon ISSUE/ACTION PROPOSED Adopt an ordinance approving a Mutual Aid / Automatic Aid Agreement wtth the City of Littl eton . PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION 1983 ordinance for mutnal aJd / a utomatic aJd wlth the City of Littleton . STAFF ANALYSIS This ordinance updates and Improves the present agreement wllh Littleton , In accord With Council and Fire Services Dellv~ry Comrnlttee recommendations . BACKGROUND This ord!nance primarily extends the comrnJtment of bo 'h parties, specifically to Include automatic aJd for rescue Into the Centenrual area, and also Into a specific area of Littleton. FINANCIAL No extra financ,d! im pacts resttl.t from this ordinance .