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DRAFT Comprehensive Fire Service Study MEDINA, MINNESOTA <br /> <br />Matrix Consulting Group Page 115 <br />17. Land and Buildings. <br /> <br />a. Existing Land and Buildings. Northfield owns a fire station and land upon <br />which it sits located at 300 W. 5th St., Northfield (the “Fire Station”), which prior <br />to the establishment of the NAFRS was used by the City of Northfield Fire <br />Department. On the Effective Date, the Fire Station shall become the initial fire <br />station of the NAFRS. Northfield shall remain the owner of the Fire Station and <br />the real property upon which it is located at all times during the term of this <br />Agreement, unless the governing body of Northfield determines in its discretion <br />to sell the Fire Station and the real property upon which it is located. Northfield <br />shall execute a Fire Station Lease Agreement with NAFRS leasing the above <br />referenced land and building to NAFRS for the use thereof by NAFRS f or <br />amounts (the “rent”) to be negotiated and agreed upon from time to time by <br />Northfield and all the Parties to this Agreement. Apart from possible <br />modification of the amount and terms of payment of the rent, the Lease <br />Agreement shall be subject to review and renegotiation in 10 years after the <br />commencement date thereof, and every 5 years thereafter, at the request of <br />Northfield or NAFRS upon 90 days written notice. Any maintenance, alterations <br />or improvements to the Fire Station shall be the financial resp onsibility of the <br />NAFRS, and the NAFRS shall be responsible for managing and overseeing <br />such maintenance, alterations, or improvements. Notwithstanding the <br />foregoing, the lease term shall be for a period ending upon the dissolution of <br />the NAFRS, the NAFRS moves to a new NAFRS fire station, or the withdrawal <br />of Northfield from the NAFRS, whichever comes first. The rent shall be included <br />in the NAFRS budget. Any leasehold improvements to the Fire Station or real <br />property upon which it is located shall remain the property of Northfield and no <br />compensation shall be paid to the NAFRS when and if the NAFRS vacates the <br />Fire Station. <br /> <br />In the event the Fire Station and/or the real property upon which it is located <br />is sold by Northfield, NAFRS shall not receive any of the proceeds from the <br />sale, unless the governing body of Northfield determines otherwise. <br /> <br />b. Insurance for Existing Building. Northfield shall insure the existing Fire <br />Station building. NAFRS shall reimburse Northfield for the costs to insure <br />the existing Fire Station building. <br /> <br />c. New Land and Buildings. All new joint buildings and land may be owned <br />and to the extent permitted by law, financed by the NAFRS. The cost of <br />new or upgraded facilities must be approved by all the Parties to this