Title
Approval of Interlocal Agreement between the City of Olympia and Thurston County Fire Protection District 8
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the Interlocal Agreement between the City of Olympia and Thurston County Fire Protection District 8 for the Mayor's signature.
Report
Issue:
The Fire Department's business plan for use of the Mark Noble Regional Fire Training Center stresses opening the facility for use by other fire agencies for a fee. This agreement with Thurston County Fire Protection 8 is one such opportunity to open the facility and generate revenue.
Staff Contact:
Greg Wright, Deputy Fire Chief, 360.753.8466
Presenter(s):
Greg Wright, Deputy Fire Chief
Background and Analysis:
The Fire Department's business plan for use of the Mark Noble Regional Fire Training Center stresses opening the facility for use by other fire agencies for a fee. This agreement with Thurston County Fire Protection 8 is one such opportunity. The District is mostly volunteer so the times that they would like to use the facility are primarily evenings and weekends. There are members in the District that are trained to use portions of our training facility while other parts of the training will require Olympia approved and furnished instructors. This agreement covers all of the legal/liability concerns, describes when and how the District can use the facility and the amount of fees the Olympia Fire Department will invoice to the District.
This agreement was modeled after other such agreements that are already in place for others to participate in fire training at the facility. There is sufficient time for all our contracted neighbors to use the facility without encroaching on the Olympia Fire Department use of the facility.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
No specific concern. The training facility is behind a manufacturing facility (Georgia...
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