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Council Agenda Item ~ 1
MEETING DATE: October 16, 2008
AGENDA ITEM: MnWARN Agreement -Requested Action: Authorize the Mayor and
Administrator to execute the Minnesota Water Agency Mutual Aid Agreement.
SUBMITTED BY: PW's Director
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: N/A
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: None
BACKGROUND INhORMA'I'ION: MnWARN is a Water and Wastewater response network set in
place for natural and declared disasters. This network of Cities will provide specialized resources for the
City of St. Joseph in times of need.. In emergency situations the administration items and agreements are
previously worked out to allow expedited. assistance. The MnWARN agreement contains indemnification
and worker compensation provisions to protect participating utilities and provide reimbursement
protocols. The cities of St. Cloud, Waite Park and other communities are presenting MnWARN to the city
councils within this month.
BUDGET/FISCAL IMPACT: There is no cost to participate -all costs are reimbursed
ATTACHMENTS: MnWARN Brochure
REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION: Approve the City of St. Joseph to become a part of the MnWARN
response network.
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Minnesota's Water/Wastewater
Agenry Response Network
To enhance the recovery of utility systems
from natural and declared disasters.
PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING A STATEWIDE
RESPONSE TO UTILITY EMERGENCIES AND
DISASTERS THROUGH MUTUAL ASSISTANCE
FOR WATER, WASTEWATER, AND STORMWATER
UTILITIES IN MINNESOTA.
A Water and Wastewater Agency
Response Network (WARN) is a
network of utilities helping utilities
respond to and recover from
emergencies. Mutual Aid/
Assistance is one agency helping
another based on a written
agreement. The assistance is provided across jurisdictional
boundaries in the event of an emergency. Participation is
voluntary. There is no obligation to respond. There is no cost
to participate. A WARN provides a forum for establishing and
maintaining emergency contacts. A WARN program provides
a utility with access to specialized, certified, and knowledge-
able utility personnel. A WARN is important because utility
resources are specialized; utilities must be self-sufficient; and
utilities must fill in the gap before the arrival of government aid.
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Benefits of a WARN:
• There is no cost to participate
• ~ WARN is like investing in a no cos!
insurance policy to access resources
when needed.
• WARN increases emergency
preparedness and coordination.
• WARN enhances access to
specialized resources.
• WARN expedites arrival of aid (don t
have to work out the administrative
items: the agreements and WARN
protocols work them out in advance
for you).
• WARN agreement contains indemnifi-
cation and worker's compensation
provisions to protect participating
utilities and provide reimbursement
protocols.
• There is no obligation to respond.
217 12th Avenue Sf?
labow Lake., MN 56531
EXHIBIT I
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING GOVERNMENTAL
UNIT TO BE A PARTY TO MINNESOTA WATER AGENCY RESPONSE NETWORK
(MnWARN)
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Section 471.59 authorizes governmental units by agreement of
their governing bodies to jointly or cooperatively exercise any power common to them;
WHEREAS, MnWARN has been established by the adoption of a Mutual Aid Agreement (the
Agreement) among Governmental Units to allow their water, wastewater and storm water
utilities to assist each other in case of an emergency;
WHEREAS, the Agreement allows other governmental units to become a party to the
Agreement by the adoption of this Resolution and sending notice to the Secretary of the
Statewide Committee for MnWARN; and
WHEREAS, the governing body of the considers it to be in the best interest of
the City to be a party to the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the
1. Authorizes the Mayor and Clerk-Administrator-Treasurer to sign this resolution
evidencing the intent of to be a party to MnWARN; and
2. Clerk-Administrator-Treasurer is directed to send a certified copy of this resolution
and a completed membership information form to the Secretary of the Statewide
Committee of MnWARN; and
3. agrees to comply with all terms of the Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, _
Resolution to be approved on
By:
Its Mayor
And:
Its Clerk-Administrator-Treasurer
MAIL TO:
Secretary of Statewide Committee
MnWARN
217 12th Avenue SE
Elbow Lake, MN 56531
by action of its governing body caused this