8.1. SR 06-20-2016 - Laserfiche WebLink

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9. A designated MORC representative(s) may make recommendations to the City of Elk River Parks Superintendent as to when to close and re-open trails due to poor conditions or other unforeseen circumstances observed during trail patrol or maintenance activities. 10. Provide trail patrol volunteers (Ambassadors) as an optional service to assist in monitoring trail activities and providing assistance to trail users.  MORC may provide volunteers identified and trained by MORC as trail patrollers to ride and monitor the trail.  Trail patrollers can offer assistance to trail users within the scope of their training and volunteer status under MORC.  Trail patrollers should call 911 for emergency assistance (City of Elk River Public Safety may not be the first response unit to arrive at the scene). To contact City of Elk River Public Safety specifically for non-emergency situations such as, to report suspicious activity, uncooperative behaviors, or unauthorized trail use, call 911 and request to be put in contact with City of Elk River Public Safety Officer.  Trail patrol should be communicated in advance to the City of Elk River Parks Superintendent.  Provide City of Elk River with summary trail safety reports as generated by MORC volunteer trail patrol. 11. Hold Harmless Agreement Each party agrees that it will be responsible for its own acts and the results thereof and shall not be responsible for the acts of the other party and the results thereof. Each party, therefore, agrees that it will assume all risk and liability to itself, its agents or employees, for the injury to persons or property resulting in any manner from the conduct of its own operations, and the operation of its agents or employees under this agreement, for any loss, cost, damage, or expense resulting at any time from any and all causes due to any acts or acts of negligence, or the failure to exercise proper precautions, of or by itself or its own agents or its own employees, while occupying or visiting the premises under and pursuant to the agreement. 12. MORC may not interfere with the enjoyment of park users and must abide by City of Elk River Ordinances. CITY OF ELK RIVER RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. To review and approve design and implementation plans for all agreed to volunteer activities. 2. To purchase materials, if needed, to be used in the construction of approved technical features.