RE 2014-1209.3RESOLUTION NO. 2014-1209.3
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL
TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND
SIGN A JOINT FIRE TRAINING CENTER INTERLOCAL
COOPERATION AGREEMENT AMONG THE CITIES OF
CARROLLTON, COPPELL, -AND FARMERS BRANCH FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A JOINT FIRE TRAINING
FACILITY AT THE FARMER BRANCH FIRE STATION #3 SITE;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, because of their location within the DFW Metroplex and their proximity to
each other, the Cities of Carrollton, Coppell, and Farmers Branch (collectively "the Cities") are
regularly called upon to provide mutual aid assistance to each other on fire fighting calls for
service; and
WHEREAS, none of the Cities presently owns a fire fighting training facility for use by
their respective fire departments; and
WHEREAS, being required to use fire fighting training facilities owned by others
requires travel time that results in lost in-service hours, requires the Cities' fire departments to
schedule training at times subject to the schedules of others which may not be the most
convenient for the Cities, and inhibits the ability of the Cities to conduct joint training to
facilitate their ability to provide mutual aid assistance; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to discussions with representatives of the Cities of Coppell and
Carrollton, City Administration has presented a proposal for an interlocal agreement to be
entered among the Cities which will set forth the terms by which the Cities will jointly design,
construct, maintain, operate, manage, and use a fire training facility on surplus property owned
by the City of Farmers Branch; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Coppell, finds it to be in the public interest
to authorize the negotiation and execution of the above described interlocal agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OCUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS THAT:
SECTION 1. The City Manager is authorized to negotiate and sign, on behalf of the
City of Coppell, a Joint Fire Training Center Interlocal Cooperation Agreement among the cities
of Carrollton, Coppell and Farmers Branch which contain at least the following primary terms:
A. The facility will be constructed on an approximately 1.53± acre unimproved
portion of the City of Farmers Branch Fire Station No. 3 property;
B. The Cities of Carrollton and Coppell will be granted an easement to the City's
property on which the facility is constructed;
C. The Cities shall jointly own the improvements constructed and equipment
purchased pursuant to the agreement based on the following allocation:
Carrollton: 49.5% undivided interest
Coppell: 26.8% undivided interest
Farmers Branch: 23.7% undivided interest
Funding for design, construction, and equipping of the facility shall also be
divided based on the above allocation; and
D. The agreement shall provide for the Cities to initially share the operational and
capital costs relating to operating, maintaining, and repairing the facility, based on
the allocation in Paragraph C, above, with such shares to be equitably adjusted
based on the terms of the agreement beginning not later than the third full fiscal
year after the effective date of the agreement.
SECTION 2. The City Manager is further authorized to take such actions as reasonable
and necessary to carry out the City's obligations pursuant to the interlocal agreement described in
Section 1, above, including, but not limited to, paying the City's share for construction of the
facility, purchase of equipment, and costs of operation and maintenance of the facility from
available funds in the City's approved budget.
SECTION 3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon approval.
DULY PASSED and approved by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, on this
the 9TH day of December, 2014.
APPROV S TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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Christel Pettinos, City Secretary