4.9 SR 10-21-2024The Elk River Vision
A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community
engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity
Request for Action
To
Multipurpose Facility Advisory Commission
Item Number
4.9
Meeting Date
October 21, 2024
Prepared By
Katie Harstad, Multipurpose Facility Manager
Item Description
FT Center MOU with ISD 728
Reviewed by
Joe Stremcha
Cal Portner
Tina Allard
Action Requested
Approve, by motion, the MOU with ISD #728 as presented.
Background/Discussion
ISD #728 approached the FT Center to use the facility as an evacuation site in an emergency as detailed in the
attached MOU.
The MFAC reviewed the MOU during their regular meeting on October 14 and recommended council
approval as presented.
Financial Impact
None
Mission/Policy/Goal
Ethical, efficient, and responsible
Attachments
1. FT Center MOU with ISD 728
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Independent School District #728
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
Off-Campus Evacuation Site/Rally Point
This agreement is made and entered into between ISD #728 and Furniture and Things Community Event Center to
establish terms of use in an evacuation event of students and staff at Elk River High School (ERHS) and VandenBerge
Middle School (VMS).
ISD #728 will make every effort to notify Furniture and Things Community Event Center of the evacuation event with as
much notice as possible. Contact information between the two parties shall be maintained in a separate Appendix and
is considered confidential information and is not subject to public disclosure.
Furniture and Things Community Event Center agrees to open their building located at Furniture and Things
Community Event Center to provide shelter and assistance to students and staff from Elk River High School (ERHS)
and VandenBerge Middle School (VMS) during an evacuation event when the students and staff have a need to be
relocated and sheltered.
Furniture and Things Community Event Center has a capacity to accommodate approximately ________<Number>
people.
Furniture and Things Community Event Center understands that their organization will be responsible for opening the
building and developing procedures for making the building accessible, including restrooms and an area with phone
and internet connection (if available) for ISD #728 administrative personnel. Furthermore, ISD #728 will provide
supervision for all students and staff during the time that the facility is used as an evacuation site.
ISD #728 will be responsible for replacing, restoring or repairing damage associated with staff and students sheltering
at Furniture and Things Community Event Center.
ISD #728 will reimburse Furniture and Things Community Event Center for any bona fide expenditure of personnel
required to maintain the facility, including overtime costs, upon production of receipts or time sheets.
Requests for interviews, media releases, or other communication regarding the evacuation that is submitted to
Furniture and Things Community Event Center shall be redirected to the Communication Director at ISD #728.
Nothing in this MOU is intended to conflict with current laws or regulations of the United States of America, State of
Minnesota, or local rules. If a term of this agreement is inconsistent with such authority, then that term shall be invalid,
but the remaining terms and conditions of this MOU shall remain in full force and effect.
This agreement shall become effective on 9/5/2024 and may be modified upon the mutual written consent of the
parties.
The terms of this agreement, as modified with the consent of both parties, shall be self renewable for a period of three
(3) years from the end date of the agreement unless written termination is given by either party. Either party, upon sixty
(60) days written notice to the other party, may terminate this agreement.
The terms of this agreement, as modified with the consent of both parties, AND NOW, this 5th day of September 2024
the parties hereby acknowledge the foregoing as the terms and conditions of their understanding.
_____________________________ ____________________________
Andy Almos Authorized Signature,
Exec. Dir. of Business Services, ISD #728 Furniture and Things Community Event Center
_____________________________ ____________________________
Date Date
ISD #728
Emergency Action Plan – Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) of Off-Campus Evacuation Site/Rally Point: Furniture and Things Community
Event Center
09 / 20 / 2024
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Independent School District #728
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
Off-Campus Evacuation Site/Rally Point
Evacuation site : Furniture and Things Community Event Center
Address : 1000 School St NW, Elk River, MN 55330
Contact:
Phone :
ERHS Principal:
Mike Zeman
Email:
Michael.Zeman@isd728.org
Phone:
763-241-3425
Cell:
763-234-2942
ERHS alternate:
Julie Odegard
Email:
julie.odegard@isd728.org
Phone:
763-241-3426
Cell:
VandenBerge Principal:
Amanda Ohlgren
Email:
Amanda.Ohlgren@isd728.org
Phone:
763.241.3443
Cell:
612.803.2195
VMS alternate:
Kelly Fossum
Email:
Kelly.Fossum@isd728.org
Phone:
763.241.3444
Cell:
763.807.6335
Approximate Number of Students :
● ERHS : 1650
● VMS : 560
Approximate Number of Staff :
● ERHS: 200
● VMS : Max if all traveling staff and support staff including FOCUS - 91
Routes from School to Site : Students from Elk River High School will access the Event Center through the east
doors and students from VandenBerge will access the Event Center through the south (main) doors. Students will
assemble in the Field House.
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Furniture & Things MOU
Furniture_and_Thi...-_Google_Docs.pdf
431d0bfe184038319ef1d6c9a436af47ac0190f5
MM / DD / YYYY
Signed
09 / 20 / 2024
16:05:17 UTC-5
Sent for signature to Andy Almos (andrew.almos@isd728.org)
from jody.marie.martin@isd728.org
IP: 68.46.77.42
09 / 20 / 2024
16:18:52 UTC-5
Viewed by Andy Almos (andrew.almos@isd728.org)
IP: 174.199.102.128
09 / 20 / 2024
16:36:36 UTC-5
Signed by Andy Almos (andrew.almos@isd728.org)
IP: 24.220.83.212
The document has been completed.09 / 20 / 2024
16:36:36 UTC-5
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