Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing an Interlocal Agreement with the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services for Fire Protection
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve a Resolution for the City Manager's signature authorizing the Interlocal Agreement between the City of Olympia and the State of Washington Department of Enterprise Services for Fire Protection services for the July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 fiscal year.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the resolution authorizing the Interlocal Agreement addressing Fire Protection services and billing of the State during the July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 fiscal year, as is allowed per RCW 35.21.779.
Staff Contact:
Greg Wright, Fire Chief, 360.753.8466
Toby Levens, Finance & Policy Coordinator, 360.753.8431
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item
Background and Analysis:
Since 1993, the City of Olympia has billed the State for Fire Protection services. This billing is allowed per RCW 35.21.779 which stipulates, when the estimated value of state facilities sited in a municipality equals 10 percent or more of that municipality's total assessed valuation, state agencies owning those facilities shall enter into a compulsory fire protection contract with the municipality to provide an equitable share of the fire protection costs. State properties do entail greater than 10% of the City's assessed value.
The amount of the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) contract for the 2018-2019 fiscal year is unchanged from the 2017-2018 fiscal year, $1,031,912.70. This is the amount calculated as an equitable share of the fire protection costs.
The building at 1500 Jefferson, occupied by Washington State Consolidated Technology Services (WaTech), chose to negotiate separately from DES for their building(s) on the Capitol Campus. The 1500 Jefferson building is included in the calculation used to determine the amount of ...
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