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Home My WebLink About5140Contract Number Vendor Sub�ect: Department: File Class• Begin Date End Date. Review Date Vault Date: Comments • 5140 , SOUTH KITSAP FIRE & RESCUE ILA -- First Response Fire Protection & EMS Services Fire LEG 12-1 4/12/2012 In effect until terminated with 60 day notice by either party � ! �I . ��.1 . - .' INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF BREMERTON & S�UTH KITSAP FIRE & RESCUE REGARDING EXCHANGE OF FIRST RESPONSE FIRE PROTECTION & EMS SERVICES THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this j?�day of i4-��- i l- , 2012, between the CITY OF BREMERTON, a Washmgton municipal corporation, heremafter referred to as "City", and SOUTH KI'TSAP FIRE & RESCUE, a Waslungton mumcipal corporation, heremafter referred to as "South Krtsap Fire " Herein, Crty and South Krtsap Fire shall also be generically referred to together as "parties", or smgularly as "party" Washington State's Interlocal Cooperation Act, RCW, Chapter 39 34, encourages local governments to enter mto agreements wrth one another on a basis of mutual advantage m order to make the most efficient use of their resources for the benefit of their respective citizens Washmgton's legislature, through Chapter 52 33 RCW, has set forth its mtent that fire protection agencies establish and momtor performance standards to the end that response times concernmg fires and emergency medical services (EMS) may be momtored and improved to the end that the public v�nll be better and more timely served NOW THEREFOIZE in Consideration of the foregoing recitals, and the promises and covenants of the parties heremafter set forth, they agree as follows 1. Prior A�reement Termination / Amendment to Compensation nrovision of SKIA A�reement. As of this Agreement's effective date of �-! -/ Z Z , rt shall replace the Prior Agreement, thereafter the Prior Agreement shall be deemed termmated � r 2. First Response Services Provided bv the Citv to South Kitsap Fire The Crty shall contmue to provide first alarm fire protection and EMS services for prionty 1 and 2 calls to the followmg portion of South Krtsap Fire's �unsdictional service area Rocky Pomt Specifically, the boundaries of Rocky Point's service area are identified on the map set forth on the attached "EX�IIBIT A", which by this reference is incorporated herem 3. First Response Services Provided bv South Kitsan Fire to the Citv South Krtsap Fire shall contmue to provide first alarm fire protection and EMS services (Basic Life Support [BLS] and Advanced Life Support [ALS]) to the following portion of the City's �urisdictional service area Gold Mountain Specifically, the boundaries of Gold Mountam's service area are identified on the map set forth on the attached "EXHIBIT B", which by this reference is mcorporated herem o2oi ia AMENDED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT REGARDING EXCHANGE OF FIRST RESPONSE FIRE PROTECTON & EMS SERVICES Page 1 of 7 4. CenCom Dispatch Run Cards The dispatch run cards maintamed and followed by CenCom's dispatchers shall be changed by the party representatives designated m this Agreement as required to reflect the first responder obligations established m this Agreement 5. Incident Command When one party responds into the other party's�urisdictional service area as a result of this Agreement, incident command shall be determmed accordmg to the Incident Command System protocol followed by the parties 6. No Exchange of Comnensation Neither party shall receive compensation of any kind from the other party as a result of the service calls it makes, as identified herem, mto the other party's �urisdichonal service areas 7. Ambulance Transnort Bi1linES It is agreed, because of Medicare requirements, that billmgs for ambulance transport shall origmate from the transportmg agency and be billed directly to the person transported 8. Agreement Evaluations & Modifications The parties shall meet twice a year, m August and February, to review implementation of tlus Agreement and its terms, and how such implementation may be improved, and/or what Agreement changes should be made The delegation from each party shall consist of the fire chief, or his/her designee, a representative from the firefighter's umon, and a member of the fire agency's operations' division At such meetmgs, possible changes in the agreed upon response areas identified in sections 2 and 3 hereof, shall be discussed and tentatively agreed upon After any such modified response areas have been approved by the governing body for each party, they shall be reflected m a modified EXHIBIT A and/or EXHIBIT B to this Agreement, which modified exhibit(s) shall be dated and signed by designated representatives from each party and wrth such modified exhibrt(s) replacmg the prior EXHIBIT A and/or EXHIBIT B as applicable Any changes to the body of the Agreement recommended by the delegations from each party, after bemg approved by the governmg body for each party, shall be memorialized m an amended Agreement which shall be duly enacted by the parties 9. Partv Renresentatives Each party shall designate one of rts members to act as its representative to the other party, should the other party have any questions, comments, and/or concerns regardmg implementahon of this Agreement Each party shall keep the other party appraised, on a current basis, of the name and contact mformation for its representative Imtially, the representative for South Kitsap Fire shall be Chief Wayne Senter, and the representative for the City Fire Department shall be Chief A1 Duke oaoi i2 AMENDED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT REGARDING EXCHANGE OF FIRST RESPONSE FIRE PROTECTON & EMS SERVICES Page 2 of 7 10. Non-Assignment of Agreement Obli�ations Nerther party shall assign the obligations placed upon it hereunder to any third party unless specifically approved by the other party m wrrtmg 11. Hold Harmless Provisions Each party shall be solely responsible and liable for the consequences of any negligent or wrongful act, or failure to act, by its employees, representatives, and/or agents, m carrymg out its obligations hereunder, and such party shall hold the other party harmless from all said wrongful conduct, and shall indemmfy the other party from any and all losses of every kmd and nature, mcludmg attorney fees and costs, ansing from any claim or action related to its sole negligence 12. Financial Considerations The Interlocal Cooperation Act requires that the parties establish how their�omt undertakmg pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act shall be financed and what�omt budget(s), if any, will be mamtamed In answer to that statutory directive, each party shall be solely responsible for rts own costs incurred m carrymg out the terms of this Agreement, no �omt financial accounts or arrangements shall be established Also, no �omt budget shall be mamtamed regarding implementation of this Agreement, each party shall make adequate provisions m its own agency budget for carrying out all rts obligations hereunder 13. Management of Agreement The parties will not establish any separate legal or admmistrative entity to manage the duties of each under this Agreement 14. Acquirin$, Holding, & Disposin� of Jointly Acquired Propertv The Interlocal Cooperation Act requires that the parhes establish how property will be acquired, held, and ultimately disposed of It is not anticipated they will Jointly acquire any property, erther real or personal, m carrymg out the terms of tlus Agreement The property of erther party used in implementmg this Agreement shall remam that party's sole property and under that party's sole control If the parties do �omtly acquire any property for the admmistration of this agreement, prior to domg so, they shall reach written agreement as to what each will contnbute to acquire the property, who shall be in charge of acquinng and managing the property, and how it will be held and ultimately disposed of at the rime of tlus Agreement's termmation 15. Cooperation / Disputes The parties shall stnve to cooperate with one another in all reasonable respects, and at all reasonable times, so the terms and spirrt of this Agreement may be fully implemented for the benefit of both parties and the public they serve If any disputes arise between the parties regardmg this Agreement and its implementation and/or interpretation, they shall both strive in good faith to settle all such disputes m a timely and reasonable manner at the lowest possible level, with each being mindful and reasonably accommodatmg of the mterests and concerns of the other party o2oi i2 AMENDED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT REGARDING EXCHANGE OF FIRST RESPONSE FIRE PROTECTON & EMS SERVICES Page 3 of 7 16. Duration / Termination / Notaces This Agreement shall remam in effect mdefirutely until termmated by erther party accordmg to the provisions of this section It may be terminated by erther party at any time and wrthout cause, by the terminatmg party submittmg written notice to the other party of its intent to termmate this Agreement at least 60 days m advance of the termination date, which termmation date shall be set forth m the notice and occur on the last day of the month stated m the termmation notice For purposes of receivmg written notices under this Agreement from each other, the contact persons and addresses for submittmg notices to the other are as follows CITY OF BREMERTON FIRE DEPARTMENT c/o CHIEF AL DUKE 911 Park Avenue Bremerton, WA 98337 SOUTH KITSAP FIRE & RESCUE c/o CHIEF WAYNE SENTER 1974 Fircrest Dnve SE Port Orchard, WA 98366 If the name or address of the contact person for either party ever changes, that party shall promptly notify the other party of rts new contact person and/or address for the receipt of notices All notices hereunder shall be deemed delivered to the receivmg party two busmess days after bemg deposited for mailing at a U S mail postal drop m Western Washmgton 17. Comnlete Agreement This Agreement constitutes the full and complete agreement of the parties as to the matters contamed herem No other verbal or pnor written understandmgs shall be provided with any legal effect whatsoever Any amendments hereto shall be in writmg and signed by both parties 18. Execution in Counterparts This Agreement may be simultaneously executed in several counterparts, each of wYuch shall be an origmal and all of which shall constitute but one and the same mstrument o2oi i2 AMENDED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT REGARDING EXCHANGE OF FIRST RESPONSE FIRE PROTECTON & EMS SERVICES Page 4 of 7 19. Apuroval of Parties The Bremerton City Council duly c sidered and entered into tlus Agreement at rts regularly scheduled council meetmg held on the � day of vJ , 2012, and authonzed the mdividuals sigmng this Agreement hereafter to sign the e on rts behalf South Kitsap Fire 's board of commissioners duly considered and entered mto this Agreement at its regularly scheduled board meeting held on the r2�-day of 14'P �-� V 2012, and authonzed the mdividuals signmg this Agreement hereafter to sign the same on its behalf 20. A�reement To Be Filed With Countv Auditor or Published On Web Site. Pursuant to RCW 39 34 040, this Inter-local Agreement shall be filed by the parhes with the Kitsap County Auditor as soon as reasonably practical after its execution, or m the alternative, listed accordmg to sub�ect by each party on rts web srte or other electromcally retrievable public source Thereafter, each party shall notify the other of the method by which it published this agreement (by either recording it or listmg rt on its web srte) and provide to the other all pertment mformation relating thereto IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have signed this Agreement, as of the dates appearmg by their respective signatures, to evidence their consent to all its terms CITY OF BREMERTON by PATTY T, Mayor Date of Sigrung q �d `��/ Attested to � by SHANNON CORIN Intenm City Clerk Date of Signmg / ' � �Z o2oi i2 AMENDED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT REGARDING EXCHANGE OF FIRST RESPONSE FIRE PROTECTON & EMS SERVICES Page 5 of 7 SOiJTH KITSAP FIRE & RESCUE by DAVID GELSLEIC�ITER, Board Chair by WAYN ENTER, Fire Chief Date of Sigmng �� Z"'/ Z Date of Signmg `�� Z�' I Z Attested to � by RICHARI) GROSS, Board Secretary Date of Signing• �� 020� i2 AMENDED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT REGARDING EXCHANGE OF FIRST RESPONSE FIRE PROTECTON & EMS SERVICES Page 6 of 7 � ) �q�M�c� ,, , � � `, F � � � � y . 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