HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-064CITY OF LAKEVILLE
RESOLUTION NO. 12 -64
JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING MINNESOTA STRUCTURAL
COLLAPSE/TECHNICAL RESCUE TASK FORCE ORGANIZATION
WHEREAS, the City of Lakeville desires to improve preparedness efforts and to assist
other local agencies to be better prepared for any potential disasters and emergencies
in Dakota County; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lakeville is a member of the Dakota County Domestic
Preparedness Committee joint powers entity that supports the Dakota County Special
Operations Team, which provides response capabilities in the event of structural
collapses and other technical rescues in Dakota County; and
WHEREAS, the Dakota County Special Operations Team is one of five teams identified
by the State of Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Division of Homeland Security
and Emergency Management (HSEM) to host a structural collapse team to respond to
structural collapses and other technical rescues along with the Cities of Minneapolis,
St. Paul, Edina and Rochester and partially supported by HSEM to develop an
equipment cache and roster trained personnel able to respond in the event of structural
collapses and other technical rescues; and
WHEREAS, HSEM would like to formalize the Minnesota Structural Collapse/Technical
Rescue Task Force Organization (Task Force) in order to streamline funding, ensure
better coordination of training and equipment purchases and to enable the State to
designate the members of the Task Force as a Specialized Emergency Response
Team under MN Stat. Sec. 12.351 to provide liability and workers' compensation
coverage during a State activation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lakeville is eligible to join the Task Force as a participating
governmental unit and to roster eligible staff as members of the Task Force.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Lakeville hereby approves and
authorizes the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Minnesota Structural
Collapse/Technical Rescue Task Force Organization Joint Powers Agreement.
DATED this 18th day of June, 2012.
CITY OF LAKEVILLE
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Mark Bellows, Mayor