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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2182 Approving Agreement with City of Houston Lake for Fire Rescue and Medical First Response ServicesBILL NO. 2026-047 ORDINANCE NO. 2182 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON LAKE, MISSOURI FOR FIRE, RESCUE, AND MEDICAL FIRST RESPONSE SERVICE NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1 -AGREEMENT APPROVED. That the Riverside Board of Aldermen ("Board") hereby approves the Agreement for Fire, Rescue and Medical First Response Service by and between the City of Riverside and the City of Houston Lake, Missouri, in substantially the form attached hereto, and the Mayor is authorized to execute the Agreement. SECTION 2 -AUTHORITY GRANTED. The Mayor, the City Administrator and other appropriate City officials are hereby authorized to take any and all actions as may be deemed necessary or convenient to carry out and comply with the intent of this Ordinance and to execute and deliver for and on behalf of the City all certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents, as may be necessary or convenient to perform all matters herein authorized. SECTION 3 -EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval. BE IT REMBERED that the above was read two times by heading only, PASSED AND APPROVED by a majority of the Board of Aldermen and APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Riverside this 2nd day of June 2026. /s/ Kathleen L. Rose Kathleen L. Rose, Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Melissa McChesney Melissa McChesney, City Clerk Page 1 of 4 BILL NO. 2026-047 ORDINANCE NO. 2182 Agreement for Fire, Rescue and Medical First Response Service THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 2nd day of June 2026, by and between THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, a municipal corporation hereinafter called CYRS and THE CITY OF HOUSTON LAKE, MISSOURI a municipal corporation hereinafter called CYHL. Whereas: The CYHL desires to upgrade the services available to its City's residents & business by providing high levels of fire suppression, medical first response, hazardous materials response, water rescue services and prevention, education; and, The CYRS desires to enhance the services provided to its City's residents by expanding its current fire prevention, education, suppression, medical first response, hazardous materials response and water rescue services capabilities, and by using additional revenues available under this agreement will offset additional costs of these expanded services that would otherwise be borne solely by its taxpayers; and, The CYRS is a duly authorized provider of such services in accordance with Missouri State Statutes; and, A determination has been made by the Boards of both areas that the following Agreement is a cost-effective mechanism to provide such services. Now, therefore, in consideration of the mutual undertakings herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the parties covenant and agree as follows: 1. The CYRS shall furnish its equipment, personnel, and services at the request of persons who are residents or businesses of the CYHL from the CYRS station located within the CYRS. 2. The CYRS shall furnish equipment, personnel to conduct fire suppression, emergency medical care, vehicle extrication, rescue, water rescue, pre-fire planning, prevention and education services, to include fire code education, to all properties and persons located within the corporate boundaries of CYHL. Such service shall be rendered on the same basis as is rendered to persons and properties within CYRS, but the CYRS assumes no liability for failure to do so by reason of any circumstances beyond its control. In the event of simultaneous service calls whereby facilities and resources of CYRS are taxed beyond its ability to render comparable service, the officers and employees of CYRS shall have discretion as to the priority of handling such calls. 3. The CYRS shall in the absence of CYHL having a fire code enforcement process be able to conduct pre-fire safety plan inspections of commercial structures to ensure the safety of its personnel. These inspections are a non-punitive process Page 2 of 4 BILL NO. 2026-047 ORDINANCE NO. 2182 and for the sole purpose of providing a safe atmosphere for the CYRS to operate in. 4. In consideration for CYRS furnishing such equipment, personnel, and services, CYHL shall pay to CYRS an annual fee of $15,000.00 for July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2029, payable in equal monthly installments, which is the agreed upon amounts by both CYHL and CYRS for annual service. 5. This Agreement shall continue on an annual basis with either party having the right to terminate this Agreement with 180 days written notice to the other party. 6. In consideration of the payment of such sum of money, CYRS agrees to pay all of its expenses of organization, operation and all costs of acquiring, supplying and maintaining the necessary personnel with which to control and prevent fire and provide medical first response and light rescue services within the CYHL. The CYHL shall pay no additional monies to CYRS except for the sum outlined herein. 7. This agreement will be in full force and effect from July 1, 2026, until midnight June 30, 2029, unless terminated according to the provision of paragraph 5. 8. This Agreement shall be modified only by the written agreement of both parties. 9. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri, and venue shall be in Platte County, Missouri. 10. This Agreement shall not be deemed to create any third-party benefit hereunder for any member of the public or to authorize anyone, not a party hereto, to maintain suit pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Executed this 2 nd day of June 2026, by authority of the Board of Aldermen. CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI By: /s/ Kathleen L. Rose Kathleen L. Rose, Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Melissa McChesney Melissa McChesney, City Clerk Page 3 of 4 BILL NO. 2026-047 ORDINANCE NO. 2182 CITY OF HOUSTON LAKE, MISSOURI By: /s/ Sarah Schofield Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Lisa A. Shepard City Clerk Page 4 of 4