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2002-251AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNATE TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS AND THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS PROVIDING FOR MUTUAL AID; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS: .ql~(2TICIN I That the City Manager or his designate is hereby authorized to execute the attached interlocal agreement with the City of Fort Worth, Texas to provide for mutual aid. RF. CTION I1. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval. EUL1NE BROCK, MAYOR ATTEST: JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: HERBERT L. PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY 09-10-02 A09:00 IN STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTIES OF TARRANT § AND DENTON CITY SECRETARY _,~,-~,~j(~ '~,~ CONTRACT NO. Z')el, (c:~ INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THIS INTERLOCAL (INTERGOVERNMENTAL) Agreement ("Contract") is entered into by and between the Governmental Entities shown below as "COntracting Parties,"'pursuant to the authority granted and in compliance with the provisions of the Texas Government Code, Chapter 791, the "lnterlocal Cooperation Act." I. Contracting Parties: Agency: City of Fort Worth Fire Department Coordinating Agency: City ManageFs Office, City of Fort Worth Contact Person: Libby Watson, Assistant City Manager; Jim Tidwell, Fire Chief Agency: City of Denton Fire Department Coordinating Agency: City Manager's Office, City of Denton Contact Persons: Jon Fortune, Assistant City Manager; Ross Chadwick, Fire Chief II. Services to be performed: As listed in Attachment A. Service areas may be modified, as operational necessities require, by mutual written consent of the parties' Fire Chiefs with approval of the City Managers. III. Contract Amount: Denton and Fort Worth agree to reimburse each other for actual costs, other than ordinary operational costs, incurred by each other in the performance of this agreement. Reimbursement shall be made on an incident-by-incident basis. IV. Attachments: Attachment A Services to be performed Attachment B Operational Provisions V. Term of Contract: The term of this contract shall be for one year beginning upon approval by both parties and renewing automatically for additional one-year periods. Provided, however, that it may be terminated on sixty days notice in writing by either party. VI. Liability Any civil liability shall be determined pursuant to the terms of Texas Government Code 791.006. VII. Independent Contractor: Each Party shall operate under this Contract as an independent contractor, and not as an agent, representative, servant or employee of the other. Subject to the terms of this Contract, each Party shall have the right to control the details of its performance hereunder. VIII. Parties' Addresses: Unless otherwise provided herein, all notices required or aermitted by this Contract shall be made to the following addresses: City of Fort Worth City Manager's Office Attn: Libby Watson, Assistant City Manager 1000 Throckmorton St. Ft. Worth, Texas 76102 City of Denton City Manager's Office Attn: Michael A. Conduff, City Manager 215 E. McKinney St. Denton, TX 76201 2 ATTEST: Assistant City Manager ,A.D. 20(~ . CITY OF FORT WORTH Authorization APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: Cit~ A~o-rne;)'~' ' ~ Date: ~Iz~/o',~-' ATTEST: ., ~ /~-~-Cit~/~fi~6r neY Date ATTACHMENT "A" To Fort Worth-Denton lnterlocal Agreement for Fire Mutual Aid I. AUTOMATIC AID RESPONSE: Explanatory note: Upon receipt of the report of an incident requiring response in their own respective cities, the Fort Worth and Denton fire departments will normally dispatch a one-alarm assignment to the reported location. For purposes of this agreement, automatic aid in the amount of resources described will be dispatched by one city into the other city's jurisdictional limits or ET J, if the incident is reported in any of the geographical areas listed below. Service areas may be modified, as operational necessities require, by mutual written consent of the parties' Fire Chiefs with approval of the City Managers. A. The Denton Fire Department will dispatch one (1) engine company and one (1) truck company to the specified areas in Fort Worth listed below: 1. The Texas Motor Speedway complex 2. The Alliance Airport 3. Northwest Independent School District Complex 4. All high-rise hotels and apartments in the northern corridor north of SH 170 5. Mapsco quadrants: · 642F, K, L, M, P, Q, R, U, V ~ · 643E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, U · 7B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, P, Q, R, U · 8A, E B. The Fort Worth Fire Department will dispatch one (1) engine company to any of the areas in Denton listed below: Mapsco quadrants: · 245 · 246 bottom left quadrant · 345 · 346 · 445 · The Robson addition just west of quadrant 445. II. Mutual Aid Response FOrt Worth: Upon receipt of request and notification of the third alarm from Denton, Fort Worth will dispatch a one-alarm assignment, up to the following: 1 truck, 3 engines and a Battalion Chief. Hazmat response per FWFD ,SOP S6601 R3 and Technical Rescue response per FWFD SOP S6402 will be activated upon notice and request from Denton that a hazardous material or technical rescue_situation exceeds Denton's response capability and presents a significant threat to life-safety and property. EMS service will be furnished per the applicable FWFD SOP's and MEDSTAR protocols upon request of Denton. In addition, Fort Worth, upon notification and request, will dispatch up to a Task Force unit consisting of 2 Engines, 2 Brush Trucks and the Battalion Chief to a brush fire alarm scene per Exhibit "A-l," the Service Area Map. All such responses are subject to availability of personnel and equipment._ Denton: Upon request and notification of a fourth alarm by Fort Worth, Denton will dispatch a one-alarm assignment including 3 Engines, 1 Truck and a Battalion Chief into Fort Worth. Ambulance service will be furnished as requested. In addition, Denton, upon receipt of Fort Worth's request, will dispatch a strike team response of 3 brush trucks and a battalion chief to the scene of any grass or brush fire. All such responses are subject to availability of personnel and equipment. ATTACHMENT "B" To the Fort Worth-Denton Interlocal Agreement for Fire Mutual Aid Operatin.q Provisions I. Any dispatch of equipment and personnel pursuant to this Agreement is subject to the following conditions: A. Any request for aid hereunder shall include a statement of the amount and type of equipment and number of personnel that are needed, but the amount and type of equipment and number of personnel to be furnished shall be determined by a representative of the responding city. B. Personnel from the Fire Department of the responding city shall report to the officer in charge of the requesting city at the location to which the equipment is dispatched and'shall be subject to the orders of that official. C. Personnel from the Fire Department of the responding city shall be released by the officer in charge from the requesting city when the services of the responding city is needed within the area for which it normally provides fire protection. II. All equipment used by the responding Fire Department is carrying out this Agreement will, at the time of action hereunder, be owned by it.