Agenda Date: 09/19/2017
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Discussion and possible action to accept the mediation report regarding the Intergovernmental Agreement for Fire and Emergency Services and to instruct the City Attorney to prepare appropriate amendments to the Intergovernmental Agreement for Fire Dispatch Services and to work with staff to prepare an Intergovernmental Agreement for Fire Dispatch Services with South Metro Fire District.
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Presented By:
Stephen Kemp, City Attorney
POLICY QUESTION:
Does city council support accepting the mediation report regarding the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) for Fire and Emergency Dispatch Services?
BACKGROUND: The City of Littleton (City), Highlands Ranch Metropolitan District (Highlands), and the Littleton Fire Protection District (District) agreed to enter mediation to address Highlands and the District's concerns regarding dispatch for fire and emergency medical services. On September 6, 2017 a mediation was held with representatives from the City, Highlands and the District. Mr. John E. Hayes, a respected lawyer with a lengthy career in local government practice, served as the mediator. The City was represented by the city attorney, Acting Deputy City Manager Randy Young, and Fire Chief Chris Armstrong was present as a resource.
The only issue that was the subject of the mediation was the provision of dispatch services. While many other issues about Littleton Fire Rescue (LFR) have been raised in the past, none of those are relevant to this discussion and were not part of the mediation. Issues such as consolidation have no impact on the mediation and its results. Such issues are not part of the existing IGA which is the basis for the mediation.
In the last year, the Cunningham Fire Protection District has ended its relationship with the City. This shifts approximately $330,000 of costs to the other three parties in the IGA. There is no opportunity to reduce costs from the ending of the Cunningham Fire P...
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