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COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
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Meeting Date 2-23-82
ITEM TITLE: Resolution ~~ 7 ~ - Approving an Agreement Between the City of Chula
Vista, City of National City and the Lower Sweetwater Fire Protection District
SUBMITTED ~Y: City Manager ~~'~ ~~ (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
The cities of Chula Vista and National City received a letter from the Lower Sweetwater
Fire Prote tion District in January 1981 indicating the District's interest in discussing
a contract to provide fire protection services to their area. The City Councils of Chula
Vista and ational City were both receptive to entering into discussions and those discussions
have been eld for the better part of last year. Agreement has now been reached on contract
provisions and said agreement has been executed by the Board of Directors of the Lower
Sweetwater Fire Protection District. The agreement is acceptable to the City P1anager of
National C'ty and will be presented to his City Council on February 23, 1982. The
agreement 's acceptable to me and therefore, it is my
RECOMMENDA~'ION: That the City Council adopt this resolution.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: N.A.
DISCUSSION
The main p rpose of the agreement is to provide fire protection and emergency medical
service to the district area pending final resolution of the dissolution question and
possible a nexation of that area in an acceptable manner to the two cities. The agreement
does not a sure or dictate that annexation will occur but the underlying intent of the
agreement ssumes that a continuing effort will be made to dissolve the district and
work out s me acceptable annexation strategy for the area.
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of the approval of the agreement, the effective date of the agreement probably
before April 1, 1982. 4Jhile the agreement intended to remain in full force
until January 1, 1984, the termination provision provides that it may be
by any of the three parties hereto upon delivery of a written notice of intent
e, with termination effective three months from the receipt of the notice or
er date as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties.
ant also provides under Section 6 thereof that the payment for said fire protection
11 be made on a quarterly basis with a "first year period involving the total
20,000". The $120,000 cost will be adjusted on an annual basis with the District
the actual cost each quarter. Under the terms of the agreement, future year
be negotiated upon the request of either party prior to commencement of that
iod. The District further agrees to pa,y off the Public Employees Retirement
or service costs of approximately $64,000 owed to that system on behalf of
full-time paid employees of the District.
Form A-113~(Rev. 11/79)
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Page Two, Ttem 8A
Meeting Date 2-23-82
It is th intent of the agreement that the three full-time fire suppression personnel of
the Dist ict upon the effective date of the document will be treated as employees of
the resp ctive fire departments of the cities and shall receive the same benefits and
salaries as shown in Exhibit B of the Agreement. If the agreement should be terminated,
the citi s may, but are not required, to retain said District personnel. If of course
the Dist ict is dissolved and the area is annexed to the respective cities, the District
personnel will be integrated into the departments at the existing City salaries and
ranks as the employees of the City during that period that contractual protection is
furni she .
Chula Vi to and National City will be responsible for determining the appropriate division
of the t tal annual sum for the service provided by each City. It is currently the intent
of the p rties that two of the three full-time members of the Districts personnel will
become e ployees of the City of National City and the third member an employee of the
City of hula Vista. Public Safety Director l~linters has indicated that while
fire pro ection services could as a practical matter be furnished to that area
that will be this City's responsibility under the terms of this agreement, the additional
man can e effectively and productively used by the Chula Vista department.
FIPJANCIAu IMPACT
Under th terms of the agreement, the City of Chula Vista will be reimbursed in full
for costs associated with the service provided. Chula Vista's fair share of the first
years' $120,000 will represent full cost of the one fireman contemplated to become a
Chula Vista employee and all associated fringe costs. Any other direct expense incurred
by the City other than personnel costs would also be eligible for reimbursement.
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