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LEAGUE OF MN CITIES E_:611-Uiu-icoo Meu 1C S:i : ic . V'.': r . League of Minnesota Cities 3490 Lexington Avenue North St. Paul, MN 55126-8044 May 16, 1995 To: Ron Morse, City_of Orono From; PeteTritz , Re: Proposed joint powers agreement As you requested, we've reviewed the dreft agreement between the cities of Orono ^ Lons, Lake providing for the adoption and enforcement of watercraft regulations on Long Lake, which lies within both cities. As drafted, the agreement would not create a "joint powers entity" m defin^ tn the LMCIT liability coverage document, since the agreement doesn't create a joint board with the o receive and spend money, enter contracts, hire employees, etc. The coverage document $ joint powers" exclusion therefor would not come into pUy with reg^d to this agre^nt; and Orono s LMCrr liability coverage would therefor respond to claims arising from activities pursuant to this agreement. The only other comments 1 have are very minor. In Section HI. subd. A. I assume the intent is that each city would take care of providing the signs at launch sites within its respective Tf it M/nnlfl he (I flood idea to sUte that explicitly; otherwise, you could that each city would taxe care oi provioing me »gu» « ••uhvm ..............—r—■- boundaries. If so. it would be a good idea to sUte that explicitly; otherwise, you could concei v^ablv be setting the stage for a finger-pointing contest between the two cities as to who was responsible for signage at a particular site, if a claim were to arise from a signage problem. It might also be helpful to refer in III.B, to the existing contract by which Orono provides police prot^on to Long Lake. Otherwise, it might be possible to construe this agreement as creating a duty on Orono's part to continue enforcing the lake regulations even if the general contract between Orono and Long Lake for police services were terminated. I hope this is helpful. As always, feel free to call if you have other questions or need anything else. ——“ _ , ,4.. K.,«.^»avtrnn*mittalmeiT>o7671 *Ot^«0***__/ ui ai --------- ^ ^ _____- --------------------------------- l^pt. ^ 0>/0 an equal OPPORTUNI'I ’Y/AFFIRMATIVE action employeh (012)490-5600 1-800-925-1122 TDO(612)490-9038 Fax(612) 490-007;