Item I2
BOA Rl.l OF COUNTY COM'HSSIOl\iF RS
Agenda hem Summa 1")'
MeetiTlg Date: Fe:trruary 16,2005
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AGEN [):,.\ lTF."l W 0 RDIN G
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County Attorney
~ta!T Contact PE...'"T&OfI: SuzanTle Hutll)ll
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Approval of an Imerlor::d }\'gr(."{:m l...'"Tlt wilh F K A.~ to a...;:;s.ist in funding centralized wa~1{:watcr t:rcatr1'lC[lt
sy&tell'l~
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Boee budgctcrl 104 m(1Tli ~~ f(11' engi Ile€fi ng and con~tmctioTl of W::l stcwatl...""T tr'eatm1.,."1'l1 ~y ::.tem:!i at
Conc.h Key. and Bay Point. Th is I l]terlocal ..\gre:emefl1 Wt 1 t implement the i'aymem of the ti..mds
already budgctcd a~ 1h~ p10j ~ts rr\1g[e:~.
PREVlOUS RELE\',~ ~T nocc AC'nOI'1ri
GudgeLed l"illlding Resolutions 9-.~ ~:001 .:iI1J
CO"'TRACTiAG R.E.EMEN T CHA..l"'lGES
STAFlt" RECOMMEND." TIOJ'll'S
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TOT,o\L COST
$2.3) 0.000
BeDGE TED Y c~ X
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CO ST TO COUNTY S2,330,000
SOLRCF OF FUND S
304 lnfras[J:uctolTE: Sales. T.a;..;:
A PPROVED BY; COUfI! y ALtnmey _ OMB/Purchilsing
Risk f',..Ja:1R.g"-'"TI1cm
DT\'TS10f'" DIRECTOR APPROVA 0 -O.~,~'_.~ J ~, l~ ~ ~
9 J. R.. C OLLTh"S
OOC ll.'ffENl'i\ llON:
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AG EN D..\. lTf~.t #
INTER.LOCAL AG REEMENT
FKAA
THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT is enter~d into pursuant to Set;. 163.01, FS_r by .3nd
bemee n Monroe Co u nty r a pol itica I 'Subd iv i$iOn of the State of F 10 rid-'l 1 (County), and th e
Florida KeY$ Aqued uct Auth orfty, InC-1 an ind ~p~n den.t spoci.a I di stricti (FKAA). ....
WHEREASI the County i~ authorized by Sec. 125.01(1), FSI to provide, assist in
provid i n g, a nd fund C'e("ltr<ll ized wastewater treatm ent system s;
W H t::R..EAS, Ct1~ p. 99 - 39 5 1 Sec. 6/ Laws of Florid i;I, and the Cau ntyrs Comprehensive
Pia n req U;te that certa in wastew~te r l:ieatm ent levels be a r:h i e:ved by 2.0101 tevels which
ca n best be. ;;I1:::h i eved by centra I wasrewater treatm en.t sySl:t! ms;
WH E RE A.S r the fl<..AA is a uth orized by Ch<;lp - 76-441j Laws af Florida, to design.
CDtlstru ctr and operate, was.tewCI te r 'treatm ent system s;
WH EREAS 1 the FKAA .a n d th e Cow nty ha:v~ entered into previous i n.tellocal
~g reemi:!nts establish i n g a f"d co nfi rm ing thei.... ongoi n g p.3 rtnersh i p in provid i Ilg wi;lstewate.r
fadjjt~~s. fn the Florid a Keys; <I nd
W H E REAS I th e Cou nty h<lS adopted .-esofutions to provlde fu nd i ng to the FKAA for
the Cond1 Key .a n d Bay Poi nt wa ~water projects a nd wi II be prov id i n 9 additional funds to
the F~ fer the .ad m injst~1jon, pian n i ng an.d COrlStruction of future w;;Istewater proj ect5 j n
uni.ncorporated Monroe Cou nty; .a n d
WH EREAS 1 the Cou nty a nd the FKM desi re to put in place proced U N:!S fOf" the
expenditure -'llld f"etrnbur$eme nt of th ese fu nds; now therefore
I N CO N SID ERA. TI 0 N of th e m LJtU-'l I consideratic nand premlses set forth below r the
fXI rties 1;1 grM as to Ilows:
1. FUNDING. The County sha[l pay to the FKAA a maximum of $213301000 for the
-'l dml n i$tration I pi ann i ng and COf'lstructi on of th e Conch Key and th e B.aypoi nt wi;lstewQter
projects, to the FKAA, pUr5l1a nt to the proced u res set forth in Section 2: below j i;lInd
c:onti Ilgent upon an n ua! appropri.atEOf'l_ The~~ f1,..l nd$ s ha II be fu rther Ii m ited to no more tha n
is neceSSi3it:{ to meet the ~ rg et con necti on fee,
:2. USE OF FU~ P.S~ The fKAA sh a tl uti I fze these funds described in Pa rag ra ph 1, for
the a dmif'l istration 1 ~ lafl n i ng an d construction of th e Con l;h Key and BayptJ i nt wa stewate.r
projects, Commencing 0 n the effective d2llte of th is ag reementl the County sna II pay to the
F I<AA 20% of the amou nt of the ru nds app roved by the County fOf" the conth Key and Bay
Point wastewater projects- Thereafterj diJ;il'1g the course of the projects. the fKAA may
req U est i;l-dd itfonai payments u pan s ubm ission of docu mentation of previ DuS expend rtlJre;;.
equClllflg 2.0% of the fu n cis provrded by the Cou nty until the tota I amount a noc~ted by th-e
County t5 exhau5ted, Th e F KAA shaH su bm it U1js documentation to the Cou nty En:gLneer
de5tnbi:ng the servtces performed Q-nd stati nld for wn ich wastewater d isU-jct for wh id1 the
fUfld-s were expended. The subm issioll must be ~n a form satisfa tto ry to the County
En ginee:r and Clerk Df the Ci n:::u~t Cou rt {Clerk.). If the Cau nty E ngtneer aDProves th~
~u brn iS5i on he shall forwQnj the ~i;lme ta the Clerk, If tile Cou nty Eng i net!:r c r the Clerk
deterrn i ne that the su bm ission is 1.1 n aO:::Eptabler either of them sh Q II ,...etu rn it to th e fK.AA in
writi n g with a written description of the defi c~en cy( ies). The fKAA must establ is h fiSC(31
contrc I and fu nel a eoou Ilti n 9 proL:ed ures that co m ply with generally a L:Lepted govemm ent
ar:tou nti ng prl nci pies, satiS-'lctorv toO ttJe Cler1<r I rt order to <ISSl.Lre that the funds pro~ded
to the fKM are spent for the purposes set forth in thl=:; agreem-e nt. An y fu rtds tr.3nsferra<t
by the Cau nty to the FKAA under- th is ag reement that are d ~termi..,ed by the Clerk, Q n
atJd itor em ployed by th e County or em pi oyed by the S~te to have been s pent on Q purpOSe
not contem pfated by thj~ agreement: m 1Jst be p~id hack to the Cau nty wltl1 interest
calculated pu rsuc nt to See, 55,0 3( 1), FS r from the datt!: the .a ud~tor determines the fu n ds
wer-e ex pendE!:d for .2J pu rpose not authorized by th i s; ag reement, Th e FKAA ;;3greE5 to
provid e the Clerk with quarterly status reports Colicem i n 9 th e ex pe nd itu roe of thes.€! fu rids in
sufficie nt deta n to de mor:strate cOm pli,ance. wlth the provisions of th is ag reement,
3, CONSISTENCY. IN F UTU,BI; ~~RE EM ENTS - TERM.. Th e parties Q !J.-ee that s ~ u Id
th e Cou nty provide fund i ng to the FKAA for future wastewater proj ects, thi;lt the preted ure
euth ori led herei n shall b€ utilized fur those projects .as well, g;nd that a. sep.2I rate and
di$ti I1ct Interlocal Agreeme~t for earn futu re project will not be req uired to b~ exocuted.
Th is. Ag-reem e:nt sMa II term i n~b:: on Decem ber 31 I 20061 unless tenn iIlQted ea rl ier pu rsua nt
to :Sectfon 30, below, 0.... un le:5s extended by a n a mend m ent approved in w ribng DY both
pa rtues prior to De<;emb€r 31, 2006, An .addsl1du m to th is. agree:m ent spedfying project
a nd fund i ng source m;;!lY be uti I ized.
4. RECORDS - Ace E:SS AND AUDITS. FKAA sh.a II m ~inta i n adeq u~te and com plete
recor<Js for .a Deri od of feu r yea rs after term inati on of th is Ag reem ent. The State, the
COUNTYt tlleir officers, employeesl agents and oont~ shall have access to FKAA's
books, records, and documents related to thjS Ag r~melit upon request. The .ao:::ess to ~nd
j nspect~on of 5uch books I record 51 ~fld docu men~ by the afo reme!1ti oned Q overn me nt
f"eDf"eSerltati\feS :5 h.a I t occur at .a n y reasof'l~ ble ti m e-
5 _ Rf LA TIONSHIP Of P"RTIES. FKAA iSI a no sha II be an independent contra.ctor
d nd n.ot anal] en.t or servant of the COU NTY. FKAA sMa 11 exercise COf'1tro~ r direction I .a nd
supervision over the me~ns ~nd rna n n e!:r that its peroonnef, contrQcto:rs and volu ntee rs
perfon"n the work for wh ich purpc~e th is Ag rooment is entered _ FKAA shall have ~c
.a uthority w hatscever !:O -'let Ofl behalf and! or as agent for the COU NT'( ill any prom iser
.a greem ent or representQ-tion other than s.p~ifica II y provided for in th i~ Agre~m ~n.t. The
cau NTY shall Qt no time be: le.g.a II y res pan 5i ble for any neg1 ig en ce a n the p3rt of FKAAI its
employees, Q-gents Or vol u nteers resulti n 9 in either bod i Iy Or pes::;ona I i nj ury or property
da mag€! to (:I ny i r,divid ua I I property or corporatlof'l-
6. l' AX ES, FKAA must pay a II taxes and .assessmentsl if any I i n:dud i ng a ny sa les or use
taxI levi ed by i;I ny ld ovemme nt age ncy wlth respect to FKAA rs Op~r21ti ons related to this
ag rooment.
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7 _ 1 NSU RANCE. The pa rti e.s to thiS ag ree me nt stip u late th.3t: each is ;;I stQte
govemmenta I i3gency as defi fled by florid i;I Statutes and re pr'ffients to the other th;:l!t it has
purd1ased sulta ble Pu blic. Ui;l bi I ity r Vehide U.a bitsty J an d Workersr CompenSQoon jn~u rCl n:cel
or lS self. i rlSured, ill amou nb. a [je~uate: to respond 'to any a nd an di3jrns under federal Or
state actio ns for civit rig hts violations r wh;ch a re not I imited by Floridg; statutes Section
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763 ,28 and Cha pter 440, as well ~~ .a n y a nd .a II cla~ms within the nm itations of Florlda
Statutes Secti on 768,28 and Ch i;I pter 440 I adslng out of th e ;:Ictiviti es governed by th is
ag reement,
To the ~tent allowed by l;aw, ~c;:h ,p.crty shall be respo nsi bfe for ;;I fW i;ld$ of r.:-eg.Hgence on
th~ pa rt of its em D1oyees, Q!gents I contractors, and sUbcontr'ac'"..ors Q I1d shaH defe:Rd';
in dem njfy and h 01 d th e other party harm r ess from a II c::fai m$ ari$in~ out of 5u ch action 5,
'F- KAA .a:g rees to keep in fuil force arid effect the req u ~red i nsuram:::e coverage during the
teiTIl of tt1 is. Agre~m e:nt. If the insu ra n ce pol ici es Crig i n a Hy purchased w h i.ch meet the
r-equ i-remen1:s of th is I e.2I'S.e a.re canceled r tenn i n.i;lted Or reduced i tl coveragel then FKAA
must i m med iete Iy substitute com p lying pol icies 50 that no gap ~n cove rage OCC::U rs" Copi es
of current pohLY certi Ffcaoos sllall be fi led w itM the cau NT'( whenever ~cq Ufre-d Or am ended,
.a - HOLD HARMLESS. T Q th e extent ~ IbwBd by la w, F KAA is I loa ble for- ~nd must
fu Ily d-efe nd1 releasej d loch a rg e!:1 inde m n ify ~nd herd ha rm less. the CO UNTY I th e member~ of
the Cou nty Com m~ss~D~'\ cau NTY nffit:ers 2sl1d employeesl CO UNTY ~gents af'ld COntractors 1
and tne S h erlff's Office, its offi-cers and em pfoy.ees 1 from GI r.d a~fnst ~ny and all d aims I
dem ands 1 ca uses of .t;iction r lossesl c:o~ a nd expenses of wh~tevef" type: - i ncl u cling
in vestigat[on <I n-d w[tne$S co~ and expenses .a n d i1tto rn-eys' fees a n.d costs ~ thi!lt a rise out
of or ilre attribu~ble to FKAA'$ operations in con-nect:ion with tillS Agreement except for
those cl.a i m s, d em ~ rids 1 damagesl liabi I itjes, actions, CQ:Uses of .act]on r lossesJ costs and
expen 5eS th.at ~ re the result of the so Ie ne.g ligence of tile COUNTY _ F KAA rs purchase of the
insu r.a n ce req u i red under th i$ Ag re.ement does f10t releQl5e Or vitiate its oblig~tiol15 under
this pa rag raph - FKAA does not wa ive a ny of its so\l'erei gn i m mu Iltty rig.hts incl udlng bu't not
Jim ited to those expressed in Section 768.28, Florida S~tutes_
9 - N ON~DJSCRlMlNAIION. FKAA ~nd COU NT'( ald ree th 8 t th ere wi II be f10
d iscrim inatiOrl againSt any p€ rson, .a nd it ~5 expressly unde rstood. tMt upon a dete rm i n<ltiof'l
by a c:ourt of com petef'lt j U rksdictiOIl tnat disc:rimi:nation has occurred 1 ttJ is Agreement
automati1:a fly term jnates without ~ ny further action on the part of .a ny pel rty, effecthl'e the
di;lte of the r:ourt order. FKAA.a n d Cou nty (3gree to L:om ply 'IN ith aH Federa I iI n d Florida
statutes, a nd a II local ordlf'lQ n Ces r (3~ applicab 1121 re(ati n 9 to nond iscri m in~ti on _ These
~ncJude but a Ie n-ot Ii m ited to: 1) Title VI of the Cfvi I Rights Act of 1964 (PL 38- J 52) whiCh
proM i bi ts discrimination on the b?$i ~ of race1 cator or lli3tion a t orig i rl; 2) Tit1e IX of the
EduC2Itlon Am en dment of 1972., ~5 ~rnended {20 use ss. 16 81-16831 ~nd 1685-1586),
which pro h i bits disoi m i nation on the ba s~s of sex; 3) Secti 011 504 of the RehabH itatlon Act
of 19731 as Q;mended (20 use s. 794)1 which prohjbits dlsoim i Ilirt:ion on the MS6 of
h<3 rlcjicaps; 4} The A'll/!!: D iSLri m [nation Act of 1975, as amended (42 US C ss. 6101 & 6107)"
w h i.ch proh i bits d iscri m ~nati on 0 n the basis of Q ~e; 5) The Drug Abuse Office and Tr~tm e"nt
A.ct of 197 Z (PL 92- 255) ~ ~::: amendedl refilting to no nd!$c:r~mi:nation on the basi 5 of drug
.a buse; 6) The Comprehen:s.ive Alcohol Abuse .a nd Alcoh Oli'sm Preventi onl Treatment and
Reha bllit(3bon Act of 1970 (PL 91.616) I as a m ended, rel~tjng to liO nd is,:ri m Fn~tion on the
b,aS is Df alcohol abuse or alcohol ism; 7} The Public Health Service Act of 19121 55- 523 .;J rfj
527 (4:2 use ss, 69Odd~ 3 and 2. 90ee- 3), <IS Q rn en.dedl re!ati n 9 to oonfLdentia I ity of ~ I cohor
~l1d d rug a buse patent records; 8) Title VI II of the CivH PJg hts Act of 1968 (42 use s" .et
seq, ) I ~5 amended, (elilti nQ to nondiScrimination in the sale, rental or finand ng of housing.;
'9) Th e Americans with D~sg:bHjti es Act of 1990 (42. use s. 1201 Note), as m Q!Y~ ~mended
from time to t[m 191 !""el "ti ng to nondi5L:r[mination: on the: basi:::: of disability; 10) Monroe:
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County Coce Ch_ 131 Art. VII prOhibiting discrimination On the bME$ af race, color, s~,
reti gjo~, d isa bility, national origi n, ;;I rlcestry, sexu.a I onentationJ ge nder identity Of"
eXDr-essi on I fam ilia I St~tus 0 r ;;19 ej and 11) any othe.... nOnd iscri m i n atio n provislofls in any
Feder<l I 0.... state statutes wh ich ma y .a pp!y to the part~es to, Or the su bjed m.atte r of I this
Ag reement.
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10 _ GOV i;RHING LAW. VENU 1;, INTERPREI~TION~ COSTS, AMp fEES. Th i s
Agreem ent shall be governed by and c.onstruoo i n ~c:corda nr:e with the 1.(3 ws of th~ State of
Florid;;l a pplic.a ble to contrQcts m~de and to be perform ed en1j:rely in the S tate-
In the eve~t thi;!lt i;my :La LfSe: of .actlon or admi:n is.trati\l'e proceed i ng is j:n$btuted fo..-
the enforcem ent or i nte rpretatio n of th is Ag reernent, the: County .a n d fK.AA ag ree that
ven ue will I ie in the a ppropfiate court Of" befon!: the appropriate .od m i Ili$trative bOOy in
Men roe Cau ntv, FI ortd~.
The CQU ntv Q:fld FK.AA agree that, 1n the event of conmcti ~g interpretations of the
tenns or a term of th IS Agreem ent by or bemeen any of th em the issue s hQ; II be su bm itted
to med iation prior to the i n~titution of any other adm i n istrative or legai pro-teedi:n.g.
11. ~~~RABIUTY. If any term, covenarttl con.dition Or provisi:Qn of this Agreement (0....
the jij PDliC3tioll thereof to any cir-cumsta n.:e or person) Shi,lll be dedared ~nvalid or
unell(ort:@a ble to a ny extent by a court of com petent j u ris.d i die n I the rema i n i ng 'b! rmsl
co'VenClnt51 c:ondit~on5 .a nd provlsions of th Is Agreem ent, $h an not be affected thereby; and
each remain i rig term 1 COVerJ~nt, condibOfl a rn:1 provfs~on of th t~ Agreem e:nt stI0311 be valid
Q-nd s:h.a H be enforceable to th~ fui lest exte nt perm ~tted by law un less ttJe enfor-cernent of
the re ma i n i ng term 51 covellQ:nts, c:ond itions .a n d D rovi s;i ons of th is Agreem ent would prevent
the .i;lccom pliSh me nt of the ori.ginal inter1t of this Ag reement. The County and FKAA C1g ree
to reform the A.g reement to replace any stnckerl proviSlon with a valid prov isio.n th~t comes
as. close as possible to tile intent of the stricken provi$ion.
12. A TTORNEY)!i FEI:S AN D COSTS. The Cou nty and FKAA agree th.:3t in the eve nt any
ca use of ~cti 011 or adm i n istrati \Ie proceed i rtg l:5 in itiate:d a r defend ed by any party relat~\le
to the ellforcem en t or interpretatiOfl of th!s Agreementl ttJe prev<l i ling party sh.a Il be
entitled to re.;;3S0 nable- attorney's fees/court LO~, J.nvestiQ abve/ ~nd out-of~ pocket
expensesl as Qin awa rd aga i nst the non- preva i I i n.g pa rty 1 and snQ II include C3ttc rney 's feesl
cotJ rts costs, illvl2:$tlgativel and ou.t-of- pocket l2:x.p~nses in appeHQte pf"OC@Mings. Moo i.at[~n
proceedillg:s initiated a nO mod ucted pu rsua Ilt to this Agreement shQ-~~ be in ac:corda nce with
the F1orid~ Ru les of Cho'll Procedu roe Q nd U$U~j a:nd custom a ry procedures req uked by the
ci rL:uit mu rt of Monroe County.
13_ BINDING EFFEcr~ The t~rmsl covel1aru:s, condltion~i .2Ind pro......isions of thj~
Agreement 5haH Dind and inure to th e b-enefit of the county and FKAA .a nd thei!'" r.es.pective
legal representatives, SIJCCes~Orsl arJd a:sslg ns.t
14. AUTHORITY. E'3d1 party .represents and Wi,UT"Q nts to the other that ttJe execution,
de I ivery .a rId performance of this Agreemellt have been d u I y a u.thoti:;;;::ed by ai I n&essa W
County and corporate action, as required by 1.(3 w_
15 _ CLAIMS FOR FEDE~"" O~ ST AT'f 1\10-, F KAA and Cou nty ag ree that each shall
~, <3rtd Bit empowered to .apply fOrr $e.ekJ an.d obtain fed:etQl ~nd sWte funds to further the
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pu rpJ5e of th i 50 Ag reementj provided thi;llt aH a pplicatiorLs, r-equ@StSj g.rant propoS,a~. .and
fu rldrng so I icitatiOrlS shall be approved by ead'l pa rty prror to subm i~~Eon.
16. AIQ.... OICA nON OF DIS~UTES OR DISAG RE EM~NTS. COllnty an d FKAA ag r~
that a II disputes and diSi3greem ents :5 ha II be attem ptecr to be resc Ived by meet alld confer
sessions betw"een representatives of ei7Ch of the parties. If nO r~1 L1:tion can be -'lg reed
upon wi th i n 30 days after tt.lII~ n~ meet and OJf'Ife r se$~~Oni the 1ssue 01 ~SiSiUes shaU be
discussed at a publ ic meeting of the Boa rd of Cau nty Cam mission ers. [f th e issue Or issues
Q re still not re~r.....ed to the satisfQction of the parties, th en any pcsrty s hi! 11 have the right to
.seek such rdlef or rem edy as may be provided by this Agreement or by Florida law.
17. COOPERA TIQI'rf , In the event any iold m i Ili:;tr.ative or legal p;(""Q(;e@:ding is lnstituted
a gainst either ~ rty relating to the funnatiorl, execution, p€rfonna"ce r or breach of th is
Agreement, County i3nd fKAA a gree to parti:l;:i patej to the extent ~u i red by ttJe other
party j in all proc.eed~ng$r hM ri ngsl processes, meeti ngs, 21ind other ~ctivitie$ re lated to th e
su bst::2lrlce of th is A.g reE!me:nt 0.... provisioll of the servtc:es Urldef" this Ag.-eem ent. Cou nty
and FKM sp-ec.ifically agree that no p.<3 rty to this Agreem ent Sh(311 be requ i red to enter into
a ny arb itratio n proceedings rei ated to tf1 is. Ag reemeflt.
18. COVENANT -.OF NO I fIITEREST. Cou nty and F KAA COllena nt that ne ither presently
hQls allY i nter~s.tl and sll~H not .acquire a rl y interest, w h i ch wou Id confl i ct ll1 any m~n ne;r Or
det;jree with fts pe:rforrna nee uflder th is Agreement, .(l nd that on Iy interest of eadl i $ to
~rforrn and receive benefits ~s reoted in t h~ Ag reemeflt.
19. COD ~ Of E"HICS~ County agrees that officers a Ild em ployees of th e cau nty
recog n iz-e a nd will be req ui red to .c:om ply with the st.=! nda rds. of ctJ nduct for- pu bl i c officers
.a n Ij em pi oyees .as OE:!lin.eatM in Section 112.313 j Florida Statutes, r~.Q rding 1 but .n Dt
Ii m ited to, wticrt:3tLon Or .ar:ceptance of g ift.$; dOi ng business with oneFs agency;
UflClutha rized com pi: n:xltlo.n; misuse of pu b lie POSition j con fictln 9 ernp by me nt or
cOr'1l:r.actu~l re~~tio n:$h~p; and d isclos u roe 0 r U$e of certa I n i Tlforrn~ti 011.
2D . NO sou:'Cn A TIONl PA YMENI, The COu lity and FKAA WiJ m;lllt thatl in respect to
It5elf, it hi3S neither employed nor :re~ i n~ a n.y campa ny or persollr othe!:r than 8 bona fide
em pi oyee wo rking So Ie Iy for it, to 501 icit or ~ec:ure th is Ag reement Q Ild th at ~t has flot pi3id
or Gig reed to pay any p.ersool campi;! ny. LOrpotllti Otlr jnd ividu<3lr or ft:rm 1 other tha n .a bon~
fi de employee working solely for :it, i;lny fee 1 comm issiorlj pen:::entagel gFftI Or other
consideration. r:ontiflgent U porl or reSl,J lting from the .aw~rd or m.a ki ng of thls A~reem ent.
For the breach or .....i 01 atio n of the p rovi'Si on- r the FKAA ag ress thi;lt th ~ Cou nty shall .f1~ve th e
rig ht to te rm i n:ate th is .Ag r~me.nt .....ithou't Ila bi Hty a ndl at !t$ d iSLretion, to offset from
mon i5 Dwed, or otherwise recover j the full amou.nt of .$uch fe.e 1 com m issiQn r per~ntagel
gift, a r co.nSideration.
21. PUBLIC ACC~ ~ Th e cou nty and fKAA s hi! II ii3llow a.nd perm.t rea 50n i:I bte ~ccess
to I and i I1spection of, .a II documents, papers, letters 0 r other m.a tenals in its possession rlr
und er its control subject to the provjsio.ns of Ch Q pre.r 1191 FI or~da StQtute.s1 ;;lIld made or
received by the County a n.d FKJ.L..A ~n conjunctiOrl wfth thiS Ag reement; .0 n d the Co U nty s:ha II
have the rrght to un i l.ateraUy co n eel thlS Agreem ent upon vi ol<ltio n of th is pro.....i sion by
F"KA.A .
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22. NON-W AJ:VER OF IMMUNITy. Notw ithsta ndi ng he provlslcns of Soc. Z86 - 2.a J
Florida Statutes. the partidpatio n of the COunty a.l1d the FKAA j n th~~ Ag reement a nd the
acq u isit~on of a ny com mercial I iQ bi I ity i n5u ra n ce cover.aQ er sl2:lf-ins u r-a nee covetQger 0.... local
government I i ability j:n:s.ura nee pool coverage shall not be deem ed .a wa:tver of jm m unity to
the extent of j i,i;! bi I ~ty coveraQel nor .shall a n V contract entered into by 'the County be
req u I red to c:onti;l.~n any p!"Ovlsi Of" for w.a iver. ....
.23 _ PRIVILI;GES AND 1M ~ U NrTII;;S. All of th e privfleg@3 a nd 1m m Ull iti es from liabi I ity I
e:xemptfons from faw:51 ord i n-'l l1ee~. CI n d ru I es and pen si on$ a nd rei iet r d iSQ billty, worke-rs'
C;:Dmpel'"1Sati on, .a rld othe.... ben ~its 'Nt'! ic:h !;Ipply tD the acti.....ity of offi~fS.1 agen'tS, or
empjcy~ of any pu bl i-c a..gents or em p:oyees of th e Cou r1ty r when perform i n.g thei r
respective fu nction sunde. th is Ag reement within th e. territorial lim its of the County sha H
appl y to the sam e deg ree and extent to t he p~ rfurm a nee 0- f Sit.! d1 fu nett Lt"lS 21 t1 d du ties of
5 uch offi r.::e rs I ilQ=ents, vol u nteers, or employees OL.rt:S.ide tne territorli31 lim its of the: Cou.nty.
2.4. LEG'" L -.21;5 LIGA TION5.. AttD RESPONSIBIUll ES. NOfl- Delegation of
Con stitution Q I Or Statutory Dutfes. Th i$ A.g reernent is not lntellded to I nor stJ.a 11 it be
GOrlstru ed .Q SI rei i eving any pa rttCip<;lti ng enbty fro m any objjg~tion or res.pon.si bi I ity
lmpos.ed lJ pon the entity by jaw except to the extent of actuQ I and tFmeiy performQ n.ee
thereof by any pa rticipating e~tity, in whim case the pe rfo rma nee may tte offered in.
5~tisfQ cOo!"'! af the obl,gation Of" respo nsi bi I i ty . Fu rther j th i s Agr~me nt lS not lntended to!
nor sh Q II it be cc.nstrued i3S, authorizing the defe:g-ation of the co nstitu tio n.a I or statutory
duties of the County r except to the e!xte.l1t perm itted by the Florida constitutio n. state
statuter ~:nd caSe law,
25 _ .NON-REUA NeE By NON~P A RTI I:.St No person o.r entity sMa II b€ entitled to rei y
upon the termsl Of" Q 11 Y of them I af th is Agr-eem ellt ta en.force or .attem pt to ellforce any
third- p.a rty el.a i m 0 r -e ntitlement to or benefit of i;3 ny servi Ce or prog r~ m COrtte m plated
hereunderJ i3nd the County and the FKAA agre@: that neith~r the County nor the FKAA or
21 ny age nt, officer/or employee of efttH~r ~hQ-n have ttJ e a uthority to i nfDnil, cou tlsell or
otherw ise i ndic:ate th-3t .a riy part.i.cu!ar i ndivid~al Or grotJ p of i n.di"lidual~r el1tity or entities/
have enbtleme nts or b~nefits under- this Agreeril e:nt sepa rate .a nd Q pQ rt. inferior 'to r or
superior to th@! tom m unity m gen erQ I or for 1:h~ purposes CO ntemDlated i r1 th is Ag reeme nt-
26. A P'JJST AT IONS. FKAA <3grees to execute su ch docu m errts a!; th e COllnty m ~
re:a'So~ably 1@Quirer to ii"ld ude a Public:;: Ent~ty Crime Statement/ .i;3 n Etl1 ics 5tate!:ment, i::I nd i3i
DrLJg- Fre~ workpl ace Stateme nt.
27. NO P1;RSONAL LIA~tUTY. No r.::ove.na nt or Qgreement LOflt3Fned herei n sn.i;311 be
d~med to be .a covenant Or agreement of any m~mbef"r offlcerl agent or employee .of
Monroe County in his or her individual capacityl and no membe....r officerr agent or emplcy~
of Monroe: County s.h.a II be Hable p:€:r-scn.3 Ily on tt1 is Ag reement Or be subject to Qny pef5on.a I
liQ.bH ity Or .aCCOUnt-a bi ftt:y by :r-ei;liSCli of the executlofl of th is. Ag reement,
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28, EX ECUTIO ~ IN CO U NTERP ARTS. Th is Agreem erlt may be executed in any
n Ltmb€r of eounte~~. ~ac:h of wh ich sh;a II be rega rded as an orig i Ilia II ~ll of wh LL:h ~ ken
tOQether sh<l I r Co nstttute one .a no the SQ m e i I1Stru ment .a nd an y of the pa rties hereto m.ay
execute th is .I!..gret!:m ent by 5i n.gjn.g " flY su.ch ':CiJ n.terpart.
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2 9 , SE cnQ"l H ~ADINGS, Section t1ead iflgs have ooen i n~erted ~n th is Agreem e.nt a s a
matte r of co nvenience of reference onty I and ~t lS ag reed U"l~t such section head~f'Igs .a re riot
.a pa rt of th is Ag reement Q n d will not b€ 'Used jf'l the interpretation of Q n y prov isio n of this
Ag reement.
30. T ERN lit A.TION. The COUNTY may treat FKM in dcl"a u!t and terrn i n ~te thl==
Agri;!:~_ment immed iatel Y I WithoL.Ot prior notice! upon fa i I ure of FYAA to .com ply with .a n y
provision rei ated to comp I i.;i no;;:e w jth .a II laws1 rules i,:!nd reg u lations. Thi s Ag reement may
be term i n.at~d by COU NIY due to bre21 ches of other previSions of this A.Q reernent if, afte:-
written lioti ce. of the breach is. del i ve.n~d tD fKAA, FKAA does n.ot cu re the breach w it~ i n 7
days folio wi ng delivery of no't~c:e of breach - The COU NT! may terminate: t.,!j is Agree.m ellt
upon glving sixty (60) days p.ricr w titten notice to FKAA _ Any wa Filer of any b reach of
L:ovena nts herei ri! conta i n:ed shaH !lot be deemed to be a OJllti n utng wa I lie r and 5h~1I not
operate to bar € ither pa rty from deel a ri ng a fcrfeitu r8 to r .a ny su ccEffl i n-g breach eith er of
th~ 5.a m e con (m;ions or .c:OVMa t1ts or otherwise_
31 , .6~~GNMENT. FKM m i;lY not as.sig n thi s Agreem ~nt Or ass ig n or sUbcontri;lct any
of its obl1g~tion5 under th is Agmem ent IN ithout the .Q pp rcva:l of the cau NTY's Bo::! rd of
Cou r'lty Commj~sjc ners. All the ob~~gi;lti ons of th is Ag reem ent will extend to and bind the
I eg a~ r@:pres.efltati\l'es, SlI C:C€!ss.a rs a n.d assign.s of fKAA and t:~e cau NTY.
32_ ~VBORDINATION , Tn i$ Ag reem ent is subord i n.ate to the law5 a nd reg u latIons of
the U rtFted States, the State of Fiori da, and the COU NT'( I wheth~r in clfect on
0:: m m eru:em e:n t of this Agreem en:t Or ado pted after that date,
33 _ J NCQNSlSTEN cy, If any Item, cor.d ibon or obl igabofl of th is Ag.-eem ent is. ill
L:onfHct wittJ other it@ms j n th is Agreem ellt, the i I1tOns isterlC!es shQ!lI be CDn5tru M 50 as to
give meal1Lt!g to those terms wMlch ~jmit tho COLlnty~ responsibWty Qnd liability,
34, 'GOVER.NING LAWS / VE ~ U ~. Thi ~ Ag n~emel1t is g ove rned by the fa ws of the S~te
Of FIQrida -'I n d the Un fted Stat€s. Venue fDr a.ny dispute .a risi n 9 u rtder th~s Ag reement IT'! u$t
be in Mo n roe CQU nty. Florlda, in the event of any 1 iti gati on, the prev.a i I i n g pa rty is entitled
to a l""e3 SOI'1i;3 ble attorney's fee C1i1d costs_
35 _ ED-I Ies (LA USE. fKAA wa ITi3nts that It has not em p~oye.d Ireta i tled or othef1NFS~
had act on it.5 bt:half .a ny form ~r Cd u nty officer or employ~e su bjEd: to t......H3 prohib iti Dn Df
Se:ctlcn 2. of ord i rlanoa N 0_ 010-1990 or .a n y County offi ter or em ptoye-e in vi olatic n of
Sectia n 3 of Ordinan l::e N D_ C 1 0- 19'90, For brei;ich or IJ iQlation of th is provlsiCl'l, the
COUNTf may I in Its di&::retiDIlJ te-rminate this Agr-eemQ-nt without liability ,md may alsol Ir.:
its d iscretio n I deduct from the Ag reem ent 0 r pu rr:has.e price, 0 r otherwHi@ reco.....e r I the fu I f
a n'1 Ol.lnt Df a ny fee r com m iSSicn I percentage! gift or c:onsid Erabor. pa id to tr.e form er County
offi Ce.r are m pi oyee:,
36 _ CON STQ, ucn ON. Th is Ag reemer:t h~s .be~rl ca.'"efu Ily revrewed by F K.AA and ttJe
CQU NT':' , TherefDre, this Ag re:em e.nt fs f10t to be con.strued agQ i n.st i3:~Y p.a rt..,. on the bas!s
Of .authorsh ip.
3. 7. NOTICES. N otice.s i r.! ti1 is Agre:ementr un less othe rwise spedftedr must be .sent by
certifi ~ m air to the fo 1low:lIg :
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COLmty Adm i r: i strator
1100 5 i monton Street
Key Westl FL 33040
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EXe1::utive Di rectOr
11 DO Kenn~dy Dri ve
Key West, Fl :3 3040
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3 S " FULL UN DERST AN Dl NG. Th is ,~9:reement [5 the paTti es' fin~ I m utu c I
u I1de~...afld i ng, It re?1~ces any earl i er a g:reemsf"lts Of" U nde..-sta n dingsl w hethe:: written or
Ora I. Th is Agree-me nt ca n not b€ mod ifi ed 0:: roplat:ed except by af"lother writte:1l a::nd srgned
a greem e nt.
39. j;;fFECTIVE DATE. Th is Ag reemcrrt w ill tak~ effect on
IN WITN E 55 W H f RE 0 F I the p.a rt~es hereto ha ve set tll e i r n.a n cEs .;I nd sea Is th e: d.ay
and year f!rst ~ bove written,
(5 EAt.)
Attest: DA.NNY L. KOlHAGE, CIeri::
BOA R,I) OF COUNTY COM MISSION ER.S
O~ MON ROE COU!"-ITY, FL.OPJDA
By
Deputy CI erk
:By
Mayor,lC hi!! i:!'pe.rson
i SEAL)
Atte~t ;
THE- F I.O.RlbA KEYS AQU E DUCT AUTHQR1TY
By
By__....
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Executive Dj{@cWr
CI~I"k
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