06.01 - NJPA Planning & Zoning Service Agreement

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NJPA PLANNING AND ZONING SERVICES PROGRAM PURCHASE OF SERVICE AGREEMENT This Purchase of Service Agreement(Agreement)is made and entered into effective on the date hereof by and between the City of Pequot Lakes with its principal offices located at 4638 County Road 11, Pequot Lakes,Minnesota 56472 and National Joint Powers Alliance®(NJPA)(collectively the"Parties"),with its principal offices located at 202 12th Street NE, Staples, Minnesota 56479. RECITALS WHEREAS,NJPA is a Minnesota educational service cooperative,created under Minn. Stat. §123A.21, which permits, in part,NJPA to enter into contracts with public and non-profit entities to provide programming and services to meet the objectives of the statute;and WHEREAS,there has been an increase in the need for planning and zoning services in Region Five; and WHEREAS the City wishes to purchase planning and zoning services from NJPA; and WHEREAS NJPA agrees to furnish the various planning and zoning services required by the City. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises,covenants and mutual promises contained in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration,the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged,the parties do hereby agree as follows: ARTICLE I: PURCHASE OF SERVICE 1.1 The City agrees to purchase and NJPA agrees to furnish a Planning and Zoning Specialist,as outlined in Schedule A. NJPA's Planning and Zoning Specialist has a Bachelor of Science in Geography-Community and Urban Development and seven years of planning and zoning experience,five of those years were spent engaging in planning and zoning work in Region Five. 1.1.1 The City, at their discretion, will purchase services to be performed by the Planning and Zoning Specialist who will be employed by NJPA and supervised by Anna Gruber,NJPA City/County Manager. 1.1.2 NJPA,as the employer of the Planning and Zoning Specialist,will be responsible for all employment-related expenses of the staff it assigns to the program including salary, benefits,travel expenses,training, secretarial time and ancillary expenses. 1.2 Changes to Scope of Services/Additional Services. Upon mutual agreement of the parties hereto pursuant to Article VI,Paragraph 6.9 of this Agreement,a change to the scope of services detailed in Exhibit A, attached hereto,may be authorized. In the event that such a change to the scope of services detailed in Exhibit A, attached hereto, requires additional services by NJPA,NJPA shall be entitled to additional compensation consistent with Article III of this Agreement. NJPA shall give notice to City of any additional services prior to furnishing such additional services. City may request an estimate of additional cost from NJPA, and upon receipt of the request,NJPA shall furnish such cost estimate, prior to City's authorization of the changed scope of services. 1 P&Z Agreement(02/2015)