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LETTER OF AGREEMENT <br /> Between the <br /> Minnesota Department of Public Safety, <br /> Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management <br /> and the <br /> City of New Brighton,Department of Public Safety <br /> The Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Division of Homeland Security and Emergency <br /> Management (hereinafter identified as "HSEM") and the City of New Brighton, Department of Public <br /> Safety (hereinafter identified as "New Brighton") enter into the following agreement for the temporary <br /> use of the meeting space and Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in the New Brighton Public Safety <br /> building in the event of an emergency/disaster that renders all or part of HSEM's central office space <br /> (including the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) unusable. <br /> I. PURPOSE <br /> The purpose of this letter of agreement is to delineate the conditions that have been mutually <br /> agreed upon by New Brighton and HSEM whereby the New Brighton Public Safety building, and <br /> other city-owned auxiliary buildings as may be required, will be made available on a temporary <br /> basis to HSEM in the event that a disaster or emergency results in the inability to utilize all or <br /> parts of the HSEM central office. <br /> II. BACKGROUND <br /> HSEM is responsible for providing a number of services to state agencies, to local government, to <br /> business and industry, and to citizens. Many of these services are of an emergency or time- <br /> sensitive nature. Consequently, HSEM must be able to continue to provide them even if its central <br /> office is severely damaged or destroyed by a disaster, or is otherwise made unusable. <br /> III. AGREEMENTS <br /> A. HSEM agrees to: <br /> 1. Provide as much advance notification as possible of the need to temporarily relocate <br /> the State EOC, portions of its central office, or its entire central office. <br /> B. New Brighton agrees to: <br /> 1. Make as much space in the Public Safety building located at 785 Old Highway 8 <br /> Northwest, New Brighton available to HSEM, on a temporary basis, including <br /> intra/internet capabilities as needed. <br /> 2. Make space in the City Hall building at 803 Old Highway 8 Northwest,New Brighton, <br /> available to HSEM, on a temporary basis,to be used as the Joint Information Center <br /> (JIC) and Media Briefing Room. <br /> 3. Make any city-owned auxiliary building available to HSEM, on a temporary basis and <br /> as designated, to be used for additional HSEM duties as assigned. <br /> Letter of Agreement 5/2012 Page 1 <br />