10/17/1986 FLORIDA EMERGENCY BROADCAST SYSTEMS
AGREEMENT BETWEEN
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
AND
MONROE COUNTY
THIS AGREEMENT is between the Florida Department of
Community Affairs (hereinafter called "Department ") and
Monroe County (hereinafter called "County ").
WHEREAS, the Department desires to establish a Florida
Emergency Broadcast System (FEBS) with county emergency
management officials and the commercial broadcasting industry;
WHEREAS, the placement and use of Department owned radio
communication equipment in selected county facilities is
essential to the effective operation of a FEBS;
WHEREAS, FEBS shall benefit the population of the State
of Florida by allowing the transmission of emergency information
to commercial broadcast stations in a timely manner and reduce
the likelihood of stations broadcasting inaccurate or incomplete
emergency response information to the public;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the terms and
conditions set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. This Agreement shall take effect upon signature by
both parties and remain in effect until June 30,
1991 or until written notice by certified mail, is
given by either party to end the Agreement at least
thirty (30) days before termination.
2. The equipment (list attached) shall be installed and
operated as prescribed by the Florida Emergency
Broadcast System Plan by the Department at the
following County facility: Monroe County Office of
Civil Defense, 310 Fleming Street, Key West,
Florida 33040.
3. All equipment is retained as the property of the
Department and is to be used by the Department for
the activities described herein for the terms of
the Agreement. Upon termination of the Agreement,
the equipment shall remain the property of the
Department and shall be transferred to the physical
control of the Department at the Department's expense.
4. The County shall not be liable for any damages to the
Department's equipment located in the County's
office area. However, the County will exercise
reasonable care to ensure that the equipment is not
damaged.
5. In the event that the Department and County are
unable to resolve differences regarding the use,
testing, maintenance or repair of the equipment, the
Department or County may terminate this Agreement
with 30 days written notice by certified mail.
6. Costs associated with the installation, use,
testing, maintenance or repair shall be the
responsibility of and paid for by the Department
subject to availability of funds.
7. Department personnel shall install, test, maintain
and repair the equipment and shall be permitted
access to the equipment by the County during normal
working hours, emergencies or upon such notice as is
reasonable under the circumstances.
8. County personnel are not to move or adjust the
equipment without approval from Department personnel
since the equipment shall be precisely tuned and
adjusted for its operations during testing.
9. Any modifications to the Agreement shall be in
writing and signed by officials of both parties. By
their signatures below, the following officials have
agreed to these terms and conditions.
FOji THE PARTMEN / FOR THE NCO NTY
BY: By:
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(Signature) (Signature)
Gordon L. Guthrie Alison Fahrer
(Name) (Name)
Director Mayor Pro Tem
(Title) (Title)
November 5, 1986 10 -17 -86
(Date) (Date)
APPROVED AS ro FORM 2 Attest: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, Clerk
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Florida Emergency Broadcast System equipment to be
installed at the local government EOC's:
Equipment Dimensions
1. Midland Transceivers 2 1/2" x 7 1/4" x 11"
2. Decoder 3.96" x 4.5" x 0.75"
3. Power Supply Astron RS -10A
4. Batteries Yuasa NP10 -6 (2 ea.)
5. Bridge Rectifier Sylvania ECG -5322
6. Rack Cabinet 19" x 19 3/4" x 15" (min.)
7. Antenna Decibal YAGI DB -436
8. Coax & Cables & Connectors