Item O03
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: December 19, 2001
Bulk Item: Yes 0 No 0
Division:
County Attorney
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval of Resolution to give notice to Country Health Associates, Inc. to terminate the
Evacuation Agreement.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
School Board, with which County has an interlocal agreement to obtain school buses to
evacuate special needs citizens and to also provide nursing homes and hospitals buses for
same purpose, has requested termination of this agreement due to numerous egregious
violations of our agreement with Country Health Associates, Inc.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
See above.
CONTRACT I AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Approval
TOTAL COST:
COST TO COUNTY:
BUDGETED: Yes 0 No 0
APPROVED BY:
County Attorney 0 OMB/Purchasing 0 Risk Management 0
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVALQ~~
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DOCUMENTATION: Included 0 To Follow 0 Not Required 0
AGENDA ITEM #
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Board of County Commissioners
RESOLUTION NO.
-2001
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA TO GIVE NOTICE TO GOLDEN LEAF MANAGEMENT, INC.,
TO TERMINATE THE EVACUATION AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS, on September 8, 1999, Monroe County, Golden Leaf Management, Inc.
and Country Health Associates, Inc. entered into an agreement whereby the evacuation
transportation agreement of June 18, 1997 was assigned to Country Health Associates, Inc.
WHEREAS, the County has an Interlocal Agreement with the Monroe County District
School Board to obtain school buses for evacuation of persons who have special needs or
who are medically needy or transportation disadvantaged; and
WHEREAS, said Interlocal Agreement expressly allows the County to enter into
agreements for use of said buses for hurricane evacuation; and
WHEREAS, Golden Leaf Management, Inc. manages the Key West Convalescent
Center, Marathon Manor Convalescent Center, and Plantation Key Convalescent Center; and
WHEREAS, the County entered into an agreement to provide 10-15 school buses for
evacuation purposes in the event of hurricane category 3 and above strength storms; and
WHEREAS, the School Board has notified the County of egregious breaches of the
agreement which the County has with the management company for the nursing homes;
now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
Pursuant to Article V of the original agreement, Country Health Associates, Inc. shall
be given 120 days notice of the County's termination of said agreement.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County,
Florida, at a regular meeting of said Board held on the day of December, 2001.
Mayor Charles "Sonny" McCoy
Mayor Pro Tem Dixie Spehar
Commissioner Murray Nelson
Commissioner George Neugent
Commissioner Nora Williams
(SEAL)
Attest: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
By
By
Deputy Clerk
Mayor/Chairperson
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