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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: October 17, 2012 Division: Public Works & En ing eerie Bulk Item: Yes — No _ Department: Wastewater Staff Contact Person/Phone #:Wilson x 8797 AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of a 6th Amendment to the Cudjoe Regional Interlocal Agreement to provide a schedule of advances and method of maintaining accountability for same during the construction of the project. ITEM BACKGROUND: Since September 20, 2006, the County and the FKAA have entered into an interlocal agreement (ILA) and amendments for the County to provide funding for administration, planning and construction of a wastewater collection system, transmission main, and method of treatment to Advanced Wastewater Treatment (AWT) standards to serve the Cudjoe Regional Wastewater System and to expand the service area to include Big Pine Key through Ramrod Key and Lower Sugarloaf. There have been a number of amendments to provide added funding as the project has progressed. This amendment provides advance funding to the FKAA to complete theproject as projected by the 5d' amendment presented in August 2012. PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: On September 20, 2006, the County and the FKAA entered into an interlocal agreement (ILA) for the County to provide funding for administration, planning and construction of a wastewater collection system, transmission to serve the residents and businesses in the Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewater System. An April 16, 2008 amendment (I") expanded the service area to include Big Pine Key through Ramrod Key and Lower Sugarloaf and increased the initial design budget to a total of $7.5 million. An August 3, 2009 amendment (2nd) expanded the project to include Onsite Sewage treatment and Disposal Systems for areas not in the Master Plan and to expand the areas to include No Name Key (for OSTDS) and certain specified parcels on Boca Chica Key. The September 16, 2009 amendment (3`d) revised County funding for the project. On April 18, 2012 the parties entered into a fourth amendment to the Interlocal Agreement to provide an additional $100,000 advance. On August 15, 2012, the parties entered into a fifth amendment to provide an advance of $950,000 advance for the period OCT-DEC 2012. CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: This amendment provides authority to advance funding of the project through the 4t' quarter of CY 2015. It provides for updates to the amounts and schedule dependent on the bids and funding received. Funding of the advances is contingent on adequate funds being available. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval TOTAL COST:$148,550,000 INDIRECT COST: N/A BUDGETED: Yes X No DIFFERENTIAL OF LOCAL PREFERENCE: COST TO COUNTY:$148,550,000 SOURCE OF FUNDS:FUND 312 REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes _ No X AMOUNT PER MONTH Year APPROVED BY: County Atty OMB/Purchasing Risk Management DOCUMENTATION: Included X Not Required DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM # BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: October 17, 2012 Division: Public Works & Engineering Bulk Item: Yes No Department: Wastewater Staff Contact Person/Phone #:Wilson x 8797 AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Approval of a 6 h Amendment to the Cudjoe Regional Interlocal Agreement to provide a schedule of advances and method of maintaining accountability for same during the construction of the project. ITEM BACKGROUND: Since September 20, 2006, the County and the FKAA have entered into an interlocal agreement (ILA) and amendments for the County to provide funding for administration, planning and construction of a wastewater collection system, transmission main, and method of treatment to Advanced Wastewater Treatment (AWT) standards to serve the Cudjoe Regional Wastewater System and to expand the service area to include Big Pine Key through Ramrod Key and Lower Sugarloaf. There have been a number of amendments to provide added funding as the project has progressed. This amendment provides advance funding to the FKAA to complete theproject as projected by the 5d' amendment presented in August 2012. PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: On September 20, 2006, the County and the FKAA entered into an interlocal agreement (ILA) for the County to provide funding for administration, planning and construction of a wastewater collection system, transmission to serve the residents and businesses in the Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewater System. An April 16, 2008 amendment (1") expanded the service area to include Big Pine Key through Ramrod Key and Lower Sugarloaf and increased the initial design budget to a total of $7.5 million. An August 3, 2009 amendment (2"d) expanded the project to include Onsite Sewage treatment and Disposal Systems for areas not in the Master Plan and to expand the areas to include No Name Key (for OSTDS) and certain specified parcels on Boca Chica Key. The September 16, 2009 amendment (3`d) revised County funding for the project. On April 18, 2012 the parties entered into a fourth amendment to the Interlocal Agreement to provide an additional $100,000 advance. On August 15, 2012, the parties entered into a fifth amendment to provide an advance of $950,000 advance for the period OCT-DEC 2012. CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: This amendment provides authority to advance funding of the project through the 4"' quarter of CY 2015. It provides for updates to the amounts and schedule dependent on the bids and funding received. Funding of the advances is contingent on adequate funds being available. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval TOTAL COST:$148,550,000 INDIRECT COST: N/A BUDGETED: Yes X No DIFFERENTIAL OF LOCAL PREFERENCE: COST TO COUNTY:$148,550,000 SOURCE OF FUNDS:FUND 312 REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes _ No X AMOUNT PER MONTH Year APPROVED BY: County Atty OMB/Purchasing Risk Management DOCUMENTATION: Included X Not Required DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM # Cud joe ILA Amendment #6 (for approval) SIXTH AMENDMENT TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THE CUDJOE REGIONAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT is entered into this 15th day of August, 2012, pursuant to Sec. 163.01, FS., by and between Monroe County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, (County), and the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, an independent special district, (FKAA). WHEREAS, the County has committed by interlocal agreement dated September 6, 2005, and by Master Lease approved September 25, 2005, to seek funding through federal and state grants and the issuance of revenue bonds backed by the pledge of infrastructure tax; and to provide funding to the FKAA for the administration, planning and construction of wastewater projects owned by Monroe County; and WHEREAS, on September 20, 2006, the County and the FKAA entered into an interlocal agreement (ILA) for the County to provide funding for administration, planning and construction of a wastewater collection system, transmission main and method of treatment to Advanced Wastewater Treatment (AWT) standards to serve the residents and business in the Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewater System; and WHEREAS, on April 16, 2008, the parties entered into an amendment to the Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewater System ILA to expand the service area to include Big Pine Key through Ramrod Key and Lower Sugarloaf and increase the initial design budget by $4.5 million for a total budget of $7.5 million so that unincorporated Monroe County projects could be ready to proceed and eligible for grant funding; and WHEREAS, on August 3, 2009, the parties amended the agreement, naming the amendment "INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT SECOND AMENDMENT FOR THE (EXPANDED) CUDJOE REGIONAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM INCLUDING BIG PINE KEY, RAMROD KEY, SUMMERLAND KEY, CUDJOE KEY, THE TORCH KEYS (LITTLE, MIDDLE AND BIG), AND UPPER AND LOWER SUGARLOAF KEYS," in order to expand the project to include Onsite Sewage treatment and Disposal Systems for areas not in the Master Plan and to expand the areas encompassed by the original agreement, as amended, to include No Name Key and certain specified parcels on Boca Chica Key; and WHEREAS, on September 16, 2009, the parties amended the agreement, through a document titled "SECOND AMENDMENT TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THE CUDJOE REGIONAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM," to revise County funding for the project; and WHEREAS, on April 18, 2012, the BOCC approved a Fourth Amendment to provide the funding needed for bid preparation related to the Cudjoe Regional Wastewater System project; and 6th Amend Cudjoe Regional ILA 1 WHEREAS, on August 15, 2012, the BOCC approved a Fifth Amendment to increase funding by authorizing payment of an advance to the FKAA, no later than September 15, 2012, of the sum of nine hundred fifty thousand dollars ($950,000) for planning, design and contracting for the Cudjoe Regional Wastewater System project, bringing the total advances paid for the third and fourth quarters of 2012 to one million four hundred fifty thousand dollars ($1,450,000) and leaving the remaining projected costs at one hundred forty-eight million five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($148,550,000); and WHEREAS, the State has committed to providing Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000) for funding of the Cudjoe Regional Wastewater System project contingent upon the execution of contract(s) before March 1, 2013; and WHEREAS, the FKAA has been conducting competitive selection to award the contract(s) for execution before that date; and WHEREAS, the Cudjoe Regional Wastewater System project, once commenced, will require huge outlays of cash, more rapidly than the County's pre -audit processes can accommodate; and WHEREAS, the FKAA has partnered with the County to do several wastewater projects and, as a public entity, is committed to the same level of accountability for the expenditures on the Cudjoe Regional Wastewater System project; and WHEREAS, the parties need to prepare for the commencement of construction in a manner that will assure the FKAA of constantly having sufficient funds on hand to cover the costs of constructing the Cudjoe Regional Wastewater System project; and WHEREAS, accountability for the expenditures on the Cudjoe Regional Wastewater System project in the absence of the pre -audits normally conducted for such projects necessitates establishment of a system to insure that sufficient documentation to support the expenditures is created and retained in a timely manner; and WHEREAS, it is now necessary to establish a schedule of providing funding to the FKAA for the Cudjoe Regional Wastewater System project to support uninterrupted construction of the project and a system to assure accountability; now therefore IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual consideration and premises set forth below, the parties agree as follows: 1. Section 1, COUNTY FUNDING, of the Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewater System interlocal agreement dated September 20, 2006 (ILA), as previously amended on April 16, 2008, August 3, 2009, September 16, 2009, April 18, 2012, and August 15, 2012, shall be amended by adding the following sub -sections (A), (B), (C), and (D): (A) Treatment Plant Project - Cudjoe Regional Wastewater System. The County shall pay to the FKAA, after receipt of an invoice from FKAA for each quarter, quarterly advances for the Cudjoe Regional Wastewater System Treatment Plant project according to the following schedule: Vt Quarter 2013 - $2,000,000 6th Amend Cudjoe Regional ILA 2 2"d Quarter 2013 - $2,000,000 3`d Quarter 2013 - $3,000,000 4th Quarter 2013 - $3,000,000 1 st Quarter 2014 - $3,000,000 2"d Quarter 2014 - $3,000,000 3`d Quarter 2014 - $2,000,000 40h Quarter 2014 - $1,550,000 Total: $19,550,000 (B) Inner Island Project - Cudjoe Regional Wastewater System. The County shall pay to the FKAA, after receipt of an invoice from FKAA for each quarter, quarterly advances for the Cudjoe Regional Wastewater System Inner Island project according to the following schedule: 1st Quarter 2013 - $2,000,000 2"d Quarter 2013 - $2,500,000 3`d Quarter 2013 - $4,000,000 4th Quarter 2013 - $6,000,000 1st Quarter 2014 - $6,000,000 2"d Quarter 2014 - $6,000,000 3`d Quarter 2014 - $4,000,000 4th Quarter 2014 - $4,000,000 1st Quarter 2015 - $3,000,000 2"d Quarter 2015 - $2,000,000 Total: $39,500,000 (C) Outer Island Project - Cudjoe Regional Wastewater System. The County shall pay to the FKAA, after receipt of an invoice from FKAA for each quarter, quarterly advances for the Cudjoe Regional Wastewater System Outer Island project according to the following schedule: 1st Quarter 2013 - $2,500,000 2"d Quarter 2013 - $5,000,000 3`d Quarter 2013 - $9,000,000 4th Quarter 2013 - $9,000,000 1st Quarter 2014 - $9,000,000 2"d Quarter 2014 - $10,000,000 3`d Quarter 2014 - $10,000,000 4th Quarter 2014 - $10,000,000 1st Quarter 2015 - $9,000,000 2"d Quarter 2015 - $9,000,000 3`d Quarter 2015 - $4,000,000 4th Quarter 2015 - $3,000,000 Total: $89,500,000 (D)Notwithstanding that the advances shown in subsections (A) through (C) above are established based on the expected cash flow needs for each project, the total quarterly advance may be applied by FKAA to any of the three Projects. The total quarterly advances commencing for the first quarter of 2013 follows: 6th Amend Cudjoe Regional ILA 3 1st Quarter 2013 - $6,500,000 2"d Quarter 2013 - $9,500,000 3`d Quarter 2013 - $16,000,000 40h Quarter 2013 - $18,000,000 1st Quarter 2014 - $18,000,000 2"d Quarter 2014 - $19,000,000 3`d Quarter 2014 - $16,000,000 40h Quarter 2014 - $15,550,000 1st Quarter 2015 - $12,000,000 2"d Quarter 2015 - $11,000,000 3`d Quarter 2015 - $4,000,000 4`h Quarter 2015 - $3,000,000 Total: $148,550,000 (E) As contracts are entered and/or cost estimates change sufficiently to affect the feasibility of the scheduled draws, the schedules for subsections (A), (B), and (C) shall be changed, only in writing approved by both parties. At least once every six months, administrative staff of the parties shall meet to review the cash flow schedules and revise the schedules and submit to their respective boards an amendment to this agreement when necessary. (F) The COUNTY's performance and obligation to pay under this Agreement is contingent upon an annual appropriation by the Board of County Commissioners and the approval of the Board members at the time of contract initiation and its duration. The COUNTY shall make every effort to obtain all necessary funding from non -ad valorem sources, and in no event shall this agreement be deemed in any way to be a pledge of ad valorem taxes. 2. Section 2. PROJECT, of the interlocal agreement dated September 20, 2006 (ILA), as previously amended on April 16, 2008, August 3, 2009, September 16, 2009, April 18, 2012, and August 15, 2012, shall be amended to read: The full Project shall consist of a plant and method of treatment to Advanced Wastewater Treatment standards sufficient to serve the needs of the Cudjoe Regional Wastewater System, including the Inner Islands (Summerland, Cudjoe and Upper Sugarloaf) and Outer Islands (Big Pine through Ramrod and Lower Sugarloaf), and a collection system and transmission main to serve the Inner Islands and the Outer Islands. The full Project is subdivided into the following sub -projects: Treatment Plant Project, Inner Island Project, and Outer Island Project. 3. Section 3. EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS, and shall be amended by adding the following paragraph: As of the effective date of this Sixth Amendment, FKAA shall submit all documentation to support expenditure of funds advanced under Section 1, as amended in this Sixth Amendment to establish the cash flow of advances identified in Section 1, subsections (A) and (B) as follows: 6th Amend Cudjoe Regional ILA 4 Invoices with supporting documentation to substantiate the proper expenditure of advance funds shall be submitted to the County Engineering department at least monthly. The properly supported expenditures shall be applied against the cash advances. The submission must be in a form satisfactory to the Clerk of the BOCC. If the Engineering Department finds the documentation insufficient, the Engineering Department shall inform the FKAA in writing of the shortcomings and seek additional documentation. Upon receipt of documentation that the Engineering Department deems sufficient, that department shall forward the documentation to the Clerk to be applied against the advances extended to the FKAA. For purposes of this paragraph, the FKAA Executive Director and the County Administrator may designate specific personnel to act on behalf of the FKAA and Engineering Department to address the accounting for expenditures of advanced funds. If the Clerk determine that the submission is unacceptable either of them shall return it to the FKAA in writing with a written description of the deficiency/ies, copying the Engineering Department on any such writing. 4. Section 4. FISCAL CONTROLS AND OUARTERLY REPORTS, shall be amended to add the following subsection (A): (A) In addition to fiscal controls instituted by the FKAA and reports required above, there shall be a special "accountability" system established for periodic submission and review of documentation as the Project progresses, to insure that undue delays in processing the documentation does not result in lost documentation or insufficient documentation that is discovered after the FKAA no longer has a contractual relationship with the entity from which additional documentation is required. Although the FKAA Executive Director, or his designee, and the County Administrator, or his designee, may supplement the accountability system by mutual agreement and directives to their respective personnel, the system shall involve, at the very least, the following: (i) Regular submissions, no less frequently than monthly, of all accrued expenditure documents since the prior submission to be applied against the cumulative outstanding advances; and (ii) Monthly meetings between FKAA staff responsible for the accumulation of documentation and maintenance of the FKAA financial records, the County Engineering Department, the County budget office, and the Clerk's finance department personnel, for the purpose of: FKAA delivery of monthly records to County, cursory review of the current submission, discussion regarding any omissions or errors in the prior month's submission discovered during due diligence by the County in verifying that the documentation supports the expenditure claimed. (iv) Each monthly meeting for purposes of documentation review and discussion shall have an agenda and shall include review of rejections of prior submissions, including the prior month's submissions and any outstanding submissions that have not been accepted and for which additional documentation is still needed to support application of the expenditure against the advance. (v) If there are any expenditures more than one year old and still deemed by the County or its Clerk to be insufficiently documented , the parties shall set up a special meeting process to address and correct the apparent errors and/or omissions so that undue delay in resolution does not render it impossible to receive supporting documentation from the FKAA's contractors. 6th Amend Cudjoe Regional ILA 5 5. All other provisions of the ILA dated September 20, 2006 for the Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewater System, as amended April 16, 2008, August 3, 2009, September 16, 2009, April 18, 2012, and August 15, 2012, not inconsistent herewith shall remain in full force and effect. 4. This Agreement will take effect on the 17th day of October, 2012. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. (SEAL) DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK Deputy Clerk BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA THE FLORIDA KEYS AQUEDUCT AUTHORITY By: Chairman (SEAL) ATTEST: Clerk Mayor/Chairperson ONROE COUNTY A APPROVED AS 0 EA. HUON 6th Amend Cudjoe Regional ILA 6 Staff Recommendation MONROE COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS & ENGINEERING DIVISION MEMORANDUM DATE: 1 October 2012 TO: Commissioners, Administrator FROM: Kevin G. Wilson SUBJECT: 6" Amendment to the Cudjoe Regional Interlocal Agreement (ILA) with FKAA Action Requested: Request approval of 61" Amendment to the ILA as recommended by staff. Basis for Recommendation: 1. FKAA has requested establishment of a planned advance schedule to ensure that sufficient funds are available during the project to avoid FKAA's use of budget funds to bridge expenses. 2. The ILA provides a basis for advances to FKAA for the life of the project and establishes a routine for submission of expenditure reports and review of discrepancies. 3. The 61" amendment establishes a regular review program of submissions of payment requests to avoid the retirement of advances from becoming delinquent. 4. Delays in reimbursement payments could introduce delays in construction 5. The amendment also provides for revisions to the cash advance schedule die to changes in project costs and schedules. Background: The FKAA has requested that the County advance to FKAA each quarter sufficient funds to cover the anticipated construction billing for that quarter to avoid a situation in which the FKAA would, in effect, subsidize the cash flow requirements. The ILA amendment is based on the anticipated schedule of expenditures over the life of the project as of September 2012. The advances are based on the estimated costs and the forecast schedule of construction. The ILA amendment also provides for semi-annual reviews of the total expected costs and the expected construction schedule so that the advance schedule can be adjusted to reflect actual project experience. To ensure accountability the amendment also provides for monthly reviews of the accounting submitted by the FKAA with both the County Engineering organization and the Clerk's finance department participating. These participants have already met and agreed to this plan. Cud joe ILA Amendment #5 (dated 15 August 2012) a IN CONSIDERATION mutualr r- r and premises set fbrth below, the parties agree r Section1. iFUNDING,of re Summerland/CudJoe/Upper SugarloafRegional Wast�System interlocal agreement dated September 20, 2006 (ILA), as previously amended by adding the following countyra pay to 177 no of hundred r rr + 1 i!1 for planning,design and contracting for the CudJoe Regional wastewater project. 3. All other provisions of dated September 20, 2006 r r r rr' a; ►a ' a r a ► amended r r 11: August 3, ar 019 September r_ 19and _April inconsistent herewith shall forcein full 4. This Agreement will take effect on the 15th day of August, 2012. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands and seals the day and year fust above BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA B a THE FLORIDA R,EY=OR1TY y: �n C L4 (SEAL) a a� Cud joe ILA Amendment #4 (dated 18 April 2012) I 't• FOURTH AMENDMENT TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THE CUDJOE REGIONAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT is entered into this 18th day of April, 2012, pursuant to Sec. 163.01, FS., by and between Monroe County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, (County), and the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, Inc., an independent special district, (FKAA). WHEREAS, the County has committed by interlocal agreement dated September 6, 2005, and by Master Lease approved September 25, 2005, to seek funding through federal and state grants and the issuance of revenue bonds backed by the pledge of infrastructure tax; and to provide funding to the FKAA for the administration, planning and construction of wastewater projects owned by Monroe County; and WHEREAS, on September 20, 2006, the County and the FKAA entered into an interlocal agreement (ILA) for the County to provide funding for administration, planning and construction of a wastewater collection system, transmission main and method of treatment to Advanced Wastewater Treatment (AWT) standards to serve the residents and business in the Conch Key/Duck Key Wastewater Service District; and WHEREAS, on April 16, 2008, the parties entered into an amendment to the Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewater System ILA to expand the service area to include Big Pine Key through Ramrod Key and Lower Sugarloaf and increase the initial design budget by $4.5 million for a total budget of $7.5 million so that unincorporated Monroe County projects could be ready to proceed and eligible for grant funding; and WHEREAS, on August 3, 2009, the parties amended the agreement, naming the amendment "INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT SECOND AMENDMENT FOR THE (EXPANDEDO CUDJOE REGIONAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM INCLUDING BIG PINE KEY, RAMROD KEY, SUMMERLAND KEY, CUDJOE KEY, THE TORCH KEYS (LITTLE, MIDDLE AND BIG), AND UPPER AND LOWER SUGARLOAF KEYS," in order to expand the project to include Onsite Sewage treatment and Disposal Systems for areas not in the Master Plan and to expand the areas encompassed by the original agreement, as amended, to include No Name Key and certain specified parcels on Boca Chica Key; and WHEREAS, on September 16, 2009, the parties amended the agreement, through a document titled "SECOND AMENDMENT TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THE CUDJOE REGIONAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM," to revise County funding for the project; and WHEREAS, allocation of funding in HB5001, the budget passed by the State Legislature in 2012, is predicated upon the existence of a contract by February 28, 2013, for the Cudjoe Regional Wastewater System project, which requires additional funding to cover the costs related to bid preparation; now therefore IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual consideration and premises set forth below, the parties agree as follows: 4th Amend Cudjoe Regional ILA 1 1. The amendment to the interlocal agreement, adopted by the County on September 16, 2009, and titled "SECOND AMENDMENT TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THE CUDJOE REGIONAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM" shall be revised to read "THIRD AMENDMENT TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THE CUDJOE REGIONAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM," 2. Section 1, COUNTY FUNDING, of the Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewater System interlocal agreement dated September 20, 2006 (ILA), as previously amended on April 16, 2008, August 3, 2009, and September 16, 2009, shall be amended to read: The County shall appropriate from any lawfully available source, a sum not to exceed $3,200,000 for the preliminary design to add to the Summerland/Cudjoe Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewaer System necessary collection systems to accommodate from Big Pine Key to Lower Sugarloaf (expanded system), to be paid to the FKAA as reimbursement. An additional sum of $100,000 shall be appropriated from any lawfully available source for the FKAA to go through a competitive selection process in order to have a fully executed construction contract by February 28, 2013. Additional amendment(s) will be necessary to appropriate funds for the construction project. The amount of the funding may be changed by written amendment to this Agreement by the parties. 3. All other provisions of the ILA dated September 20, 2006 for the Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewater System, as amended April 16, 2008, August 3, 2009, and September 16, 2009, not inconsistent herewith shall remain in full force and effect. 4. This Agreement will take effect on the 18'' day of April, 2012. Y IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have set their hands and seals the da -nd dear fir dove written. p y i N CLERK Pq _ "C7 t.� BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONS OF MONROE OUN, FLORIDA By: Mayor/Chas •person THE FLORIDA KEYS AQUEDUCT AUTHORITY FKAA Board Approved 4-25-201 2 By: 9-C dirk 1ch, Executive Director C. Z (SEAL) Clerk 4th Amend Cudjoe Regional ILA 2 Cud joe ILA Amendment #3 (dated 16 September 2009) (incorrectly titled Second Amendment) SECOND AMENDMENT TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THE CUDJOE REGIONAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT is entered into this 16th day of September, 2009, pursuant to Sec. 163.01, FS., by and between Monroe County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, (County), and the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, Inc., an independent special district, (FKAA). WHEREAS, the County has committed by interlocal agreement dated September 6, 2005, and by Master Lease approved September 25, 2005, to seek funding through federal and state grants and the issuance of revenue bonds backed by the pledge of infrastructure tax; and to provide funding to the FKAA for the administration, planning and construction of wastewater projects owned by Monroe County; and WHEREAS, on September 20, 2006, the County and the FKAA entered into an interlocal agreement (ILA) for the County to provide funding for administration, planning and construction of a wastewater collection system, transmission main and method of treatment to Advanced Wastewater Treatment (AWT) standards to serve the residents and business in the Conch Key/Duck Key Wastewater Service District; and WHEREAS, on April 16, 2008, the parties entered into an amendment to the Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewater System ILA to expand the service area to include Big Pine Key through Ramrod Key and Lower Sugarloaf and increase the initial design budget by $4.5 million for a total budget of $7.5 million so that unincorporated Monroe County projects could be ready to proceed and eligible for grant funding; and WHEREAS, grants necessary to complete the funding plan for construction of the Cudjoe Regional Wastewater System have not yet been forthcoming and commencement of construction is delayed while alternative funding plans are pursued; and WHEREAS, the Cudjoe Regional Wastewater Project design has been prepared to the extent necessary for the project to be considered "ready to proceed" and design engineers have identified reasonable interim milestones from which they can finalize portions of the design; and WHEREAS, Municipal Service Taxing Unit Revenue for year one of the Big Pine MSTU and Year 2 of the Cudjoe MSTU is anticipated to generate sufficient revenue to finalize the design; and 2nd Amend Cudjoe Regional ILA 1 WHEREAS, FKAA has acquired a treatment plant on Duck Key for purposes of upgrade and expansion to provide AWT to the area encompassing Duck Key, Indies Island, and Conch Key, and has initiated design and other services to commence the Duck Key Project; and WHEREAS, System Development Fees have been collected from the Duck Key service areas but additional revenue is necessary to complete the Duck Key collection system funding plan; and WHEREAS, the County and the FKAA desire to amend the Cudjoe Regional ILA to decrease funding for design until such time as additional revenues are available for construction, allowing the amount previously allocated but not yet spent to be diverted to the Duck Key project; now therefore IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual consideration and premises set forth below, the parties agree as follows: 1. Section 1, COUNTY FUNDING, of the Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewater System interlocal agreement dated September 20, 2006 (ILA), as previously amended on April 16, 2008, shall be amended to read: The County shall appropriate from any lawfully available source, a sum not to exceed $3,200,000 for the preliminary design to add to the Summerland/Cudjoe Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewaer System necessary collection systems to accommodate from Big Pine Key to Lower Sugarloaf (expanded system), to be paid to the FKAA as reimbursement. These funds are additional to the funds set forth in the Interlocal Agreement dated September 20, 2006. Additional amendment(s) will be necessary to appropriate funds for the final design of the expanded area. The amount of the funding may be changed by written amendment to this Agreement by the parties. 2. Paragraph 2, Project, of the ILA dated September 20, 2006, as previously amended on April 16, 2008, for the Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewater System shall be amended to read as follows: The project shall include preliminary design and cost estimates to expand the Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewater System to encompass Big Pine Key through Lower Sugarloaf, the final design of the inner islands (Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf) as well as the treatment plant and cost estimates for the entire project. The parties will amend the original ILA dated September 20, 2006, to include planning, final design, and construction of those components of the expanded design to be incorporated into the Final Project. 2nd Amend Cudjoe Regional ILA 2 3. All other provisions of the ILA dated September 20, 2006 for the Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewater System, as amended April 16, 2008, not inconsistent herewith shall remain in full force and effect. 4. This Agreement will take effect on the 16`h day of September, 2009. VN,. WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands and seals the day and yOaffq,— T`a we written. -= %HAGE, CLERK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MO ROE COU , FLORIDA v By: _ '`''� By: � � �S Deput Clerk Mayor/Chairperson THE=,,A By: Jame C. Rd'`,ln�d; (SEAL __11 A S: Cler FKAA Board Approved: AUTHORITY , Executive Director September 24, 200 j... +; TL" r r;, tp rn C) r= M 0 cn v 2nd Amend Cudjoe Regional ILA 3 Cud joe ILA Amendment #2 (dated 3 August 2009) INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT SECOND AMENDMENT FOR THE (E7tPANDED) CUDJOE REGIONAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM INCLUDING BIG PINE KEY, RAMROD KEY, SUMMERLAND KEY, CUDJOE KEY, THE TORCH KEYS (LITTLE, MIDDLE AND BIG), AND UPPER AND LOWER SUGARLOAF KEYS THIS AMENDMENT TO INTER.LOCAL AGREEMENT is entered into the 3`d day of August, 2009, pursuant to Sec. 163.01, FS, by and between Monroe County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, (County), and the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, Inc., an independent special district, (FKAA). WHEREAS, on September 20, 2006, the parties entered into an interlocal agreement (ILA) for the purpose of funding the costs associated with the administration, planning and development of a regional wastewater project; and WHEREAS, on April 16, 2008 the County approved an amendment to the ILA to expand the areas encompassed in the Cudjoe Regional wastewater System, which amendment was approved by FKAA on April 24, 2008; and WHEREAS, it has been determined that there are a high proportion of properties in the area of the Cudjoe Regional Wastewater System which are not slated for centralized sewer but which will have to upgrade their onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems (OSTDS) at a similar per EDU cost as the centralized system; and WHEREAS, it has been determined that it is equitable to include the OSTDS in the Cudjoe Regional area in the overall project to enable the FKAA to enter into installation and maintenance agreements and to allow the same degree of subsidization to those costly projects which are on a par with centralized system EDU costs; now, therefore IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual consideration and promises set forth below, the parties agree as follows: 1. Paragraph 2, Project, of the Inter -local Agreement (ILA) dated September 20, 2006, for the Summerland,/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewater System, as previously amended on April 16, 2008, shall be amended as follows: The Project shall be called the Cudjoe Regional Wastewater System and consist of centralized collection systems, transmission mains and method of treatment to Advanced Wastewater Treatment standards sufficient to serve the needs of the residents and businesses included for centralized systems in the Master Wastewater Plan in the Wastewater Service Districts from Big Pine Key through Lower Sugarloaf Key, and Onsite Sewage Treatment And Disposal Systems for which owners of properties not in the Master Plan but located in the Cudjoe Regional area from No Name Key through Lower Sugarloaf Key, plus Boca Chiica Key parcels identified as RE# 122880-000000,122890-000000, and 122870-000000 , contract with FKAA for installation and maintenance. The Project may be developed in phases in accordance with availability of funding. Both FKAA and County shall perform their respective obligations under the interlocal agreement dated September 6, 2005. 2. All other provisions of the ILA dated September 20, 2006, for the Summerlarid/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewater System, as previously amended, not inconsistent herewith shall remain in full force and effect. 3. This Agreement will take effect on the 3rd day of August, 2009, IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. FLORIDA KEYS A UE AUTHORITY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS KEY WEST, OF MONROE COU FLORIDA BY: _ BY: Jamesr( eyn xecutive Director V Mayor Sylvia J. Murphy . r" Q v�'� AUG 3 2009 DA APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY /� BY: K � Ol// 0 1 / A C.Zu'-S :AAVrefieral Counsel A ST: Y: APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: nne A. Hutton County Attorney -n Date: M -_ ry d" - -o z n n N p �� at C) Cud joe ILA Amendment #1 (dated 16 April 2008) INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AMENDMENT FOR THE SUMMERL4,ND/CUDJOE/UPPER SUGARLOAF REGIONAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM TO BE EXPANDED TO COVER DESIGN FOR BIG PINE KEY THROUGH RAMROD KEY AND LOWER SUGARLOAF THIS AMENDMENT TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT is entered into pursuant to Sec. 163.01, FS, by and between Monroe County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, (County), and the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, Inc., an independent special district, (FKAA). WHEREAS, on September 20, 2006, the parties entered into an inter -local agreement (ILA) for the purpose of funding the costs associated with the administration, planning and development of a regional wastewater project; and WHEREAS, the timing, costs of construction and operation of the system, permitting and land acquisition issues, and funding availability contemplated for this project and future projects to be conducted by the parties pursuant to a September 6, 2005 ILA and September 2005 Master Lease have been impacted by a variety of factors during the interim; and WHEREAS, it is estimated that the acquisition of land and permitting for a treatment plant on Big Pine Key may exacerbate delays in completing a project for that area; and WHEREAS, combining three proposed regional systems into one is expected to produce over $11,000,000 in savings for capital costs as well as produce more cost-effective operations after the required connections are made thereto; and WHEREAS, it is anticipated that obtaining a design to incorporate Big Pine, Ramrod and Lower Sugarloaf with the Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewater System will provide sufficient cost savings information with which to make the final determination to build one regional plant, which would be a subject of another amendment to this ILA; now, therefore IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual consideration and promises set forth below, the parties agree as follows: 1. Paragraph 1, County Funding, of the ILA dated September 20, 2006, for the Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewater System shall be amended by adding the following sentences: The County shall appropriate from any lawfully available source, a sum not to exceed $4,500,000 for the design to add to the Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewater System necessary collection systems to accommodate from Big Pine Key to Lower Sugarloaf, to be paid to the FKAA. These funds are additional to the dollars set forth in the original inter -local agreement dated September 20, 2006. The amount of the funding may be changed by written amendment to this Agreement approved by the parties. 2. Paragraph 2, Project, Paragraph 1, County Funding, of the ILA dated September 20, 2006, for the Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewater System shall be amended by adding the following sentences: The Project shall include design and cost estimates to expand the Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewater System to encompass Big Pine Key through Lower Sugarloaf. The Parties will amend the original ILA dated September 20, 2006, to include planning and construction of those components of the expanded design to be incorporated into the Final Project. 3. Paragraph 2, Expenditure of Funds, of the ILA dated September 20, 2006, shall be re- numbered to Paragraph 3. 4. The numbers of all remaining paragraphs of the ILA dated September 20, 2006, shall be amended to run consecutively from the paragraph above. 5. All other provisions of the ILA dated September 20, 2006, for the Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewater System, not inconsistent herewith shall remain in full force and effect. 6. This Agreement will take effect on the /1,A day of , 2008. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. RITY DATE i APPROVED AS TO FO BY: Kirk C. Zu c FKAA Ge al Counsel Date; FKAA Board Approved April 24, 2008 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONRO LINTY, FLORIDA BY: ( 6 Mayor C les "Sonny" McCoy APR 1 6 2008 DATE N T C, ATTEST: =C _ D iPY�? KO E, CLL BY. APR 1 6 2008 -, DATE ,.l rn I r APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: ne A. utton County At)or y Date: j r Base ILA (dated 20 September 2006) INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN MONROE COUNTY AND FLORIDA KEYS AQUEDUCT AUTHORITY FOR THE SUMMERLAND/CUDJOEIUPPER SUGARLOAF REGIONAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT (Agreement) is entered into this4VMM eday of 2006, pursuant to Florida Statute Sec. 163.01, by and between Monroe County +(o�unatyl),a political subdivision of the State of Florida, and the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority (FKAA), an independent special district. WHEREAS, the County is authorized by Florida Statute Sec. 125.01(1) to provide, assist in providing, and fund centralized wastewater treatment systems; and WHEREAS, Section 6, Chapter 99-395, Laws of Florida, and the County's Comprehensive Plan require that certain wastewater treatment levels be achieved by the year 2010, which levels can best be achieved by central wastewater treatment systems; and WHEREAS, the FKAA is authorized by Chap. 76-441, Laws of Florida, as amended, and Chapter 98-519, Laws of Florida, to design, construct, and operate, wastewater treatment systems; and WHEREAS, the FKAA and the County have entered into previous interlocal agreements establishing and confirming their ongoing partnership in providing wastewater facilities in the Florida Keys; and WHEREAS, the County adopted Ordinance No. 38-2004, authorizing the levy of ad valorem taxes in the Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Municipal Service Taxing Unit, in order to provide an initial source of funding for the Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Regional Wastewater Project (Project); and WHEREAS, FKAA has initiated planning, design and other services for the Project for which it may be paid with taxing unit funds; and WHEREAS, the County by Interlocal Agreement dated September 6, 2005, and by Master Lease dated as of September 6, 2005, has committed to seek funding through federal and state grants and loans and the issuance of revenue bonds backed by the pledge of infrastructure sales tax, and will be providing additional funds to the FKAA for the administration, planning and construction of future wastewater projects in unincorporated Monroe County; and WHEREAS, the County may have other funding mechanisms, including but not limited to infrastructure sales tax, grant and loan funding and ad valorem taxes, available to it for the provision of sewers and wastewater treatment; and WHEREAS, County and FKAA desire to put in place procedures for the allocation, expenditure, and reimbursement of funds for the Project; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual consideration and promises set forth below, the parties agree as follows: 1. COUNTY FUNDING. The County by resolution of its Board of County Commissioners, shall appropriate from any lawfully available source, those funds which have been duly approved for the estimated costs of administration, planning and construction of the Project, which shall not exceed Forty -Five million Dollars ($45,000,000). Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Municipal Service Taxing Unit ad valorem tax proceeds collected by County shall be provided to FKAA as part of the funding under this Agreement and shall be disbursed as described in paragraph 3 below. Before such disbursement, County may deduct its costs of administration and professional costs from the MSTU funds collected. As the Project progresses, and estimates are altered to reflect a combination of actual costs incurred and changes in pricing due to contracts resulting from bid processes, or other changed conditions, the FKAA shall provide such information to the County. This Agreement shall be modified as necessary to reflect such changes in the estimates in order to provide for adequate funding to be available for the timely and efficient. construction of the project. The amount of the funding may be changed by written amendment to this Agreement approved by the parties. 2. PROJECT. The Project shall consist of a collection system, transmission main and method of treatment to Advanced Wastewater Treatment standards sufficient to serve the needs of the residents and businesses in the Summerland/Cudjoe/Upper Sugarloaf Wastewater Service District. Both FKAA and County shall perform their respective obligations and responsibilities under the Interlocal Agreement dated September b, 2005. Attached are a project area map and project description (Exhibit A). 2. EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS. The FKAA shall initially be funded in the amount of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) for the administration, planning, design and construction of the Project. Thereafter, during the course of the Project, the FKAA may request reimbursement for payments made by FKAA upon submission of documentation of previous expenditures from the Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) until the total amount allocated by the County is exhausted. The FKAA shall submit this documentation to the County Senior Administrator (CSA) for Sewer Projects describing the services performed and stating for which wastewater district/Project the funds were expended. The submission must be in a form satisfactory to the CSA and Clerk of the Circuit Court (Clerk). If the CSA approves the submission, she shall forward the same to the Clerk. If the CSA or the Clerk determine that the submission is unacceptable, either of them shall return it to the FKAA in writing with a written description of the deficiency(ies). 3. FISCAL CONTROLS AND QUARTERLY REPORTS. The FKAA shall establish fiscal controls and fund accounting procedures that comply with generally accepted government accounting principles, satisfactory to the Clerk, in order to assure that the funds provided to the FKAA are spent for the purposes set forth in this Agreement. All FKAA financial records pertaining to this Agreement must be made available, upon request, to the Clerk, an auditor employed by the County or the State of Florida. The records must be retained by the FKAA for five years following the receipt by the FKAA of its last payment pursuant to this Agreement. Any funds transferred by the County to the FKAA under this Agreement that are determined by the Clerk, or an auditor employed by the County or employed by the State to have been spent on a purpose not contemplated by this Agreement must be paid back to the County with interest calculated pursuant to Florida Statute Sec. 55.03(1), from the date the auditor determines the funds were expended for a purpose not authorized by this Agreement. The FKAA agrees to provide the Clerk with quarterly status reports concerning the expenditure of these funds in sufficient detail to demonstrate compliance with the provisions of this Agreement. 4. RECORDS — ACCESS AND AUDITS. FKAA shall maintain adequate and complete records for a period of five years after termination of this Agreement. The State, the County, their officers, employees, agents and contractors shall have access to FKAA's books, records, and documents related to this Agreement upon request. The access to and inspection of such books, records, and documents by the aforementioned government representatives shall occur at any reasonable time. 5. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES. FKAA is, and shall be an independent contractor and not an agent or servant of the County. FKAA shall exercise control, direction, and supervision over the means and manner that its personnel, contractors and volunteers perform the work for the purpose of this Agreement. FKAA shall have no authority whatsoever to act on behalf of or as agent of the County in any promise, Agreement or representation other than specifically provided for in this Agreement. The County shall at no time be legally responsible for any negligence on the part of FKAA, its employees, agents or volunteers resulting in either bodily or personal injury or property damage to any individual, property or corporation. 6. TAXES. FKAA must pay all taxes and assessments, if any, including any sales or use tax, levied by any government agency with respect to FKAA's operations related to this Agreement. 7. INSURANCE.The parties to this Agreement stipulate that each is a state governmental agency as defined by Florida Statutes and represents to the other that it has purchased suitable Public Liability, Vehicle Liability, and Workers' Compensation insurance, or is self -insured, in amounts adequate to respond to any and all claims under federal or state actions for civil rights violations not limited by Florida Statutes Section 768.28 and Chapter 440, as well as any and all claims within the limitations of Florida Statutes Section 768.28 and Chapter 440, arising out of the activities governed by this Agreement. To the extent allowed by law, each party shall be responsible for any acts of negligence on the part of its employees, agents, contractors, and subcontractors and shall defend, indemnify and hold the other party harmless from all claims arising out of such actions. FKAA agrees to keep in full force and effect the required insurance coverage during the term of this Agreement. If the insurance policies originally purchased which meet the requirements of this lease are canceled, terminated or reduced in coverage, then FKAA must immediately substitute complying policies so that no gap in coverage occurs. Copies of current policy certificates shall be filed with the County whenever acquired or amended. 8. HOLD HARMLESS. To the extent allowed by law, FKAA is liable for and must fully defend, release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the County, the members of the County Commission, County officers and employees, County agents and contractors, and the Sheriff's Office, its officers and employees, from and against any and all claims, demands, causes of action, losses, costs and expenses of whatever type - including investigation and witness costs and expenses and attorneys' fees and costs - that arise out of or are attributable to FKAA's operations in connection with this Agreement except for those claims, demands, damages, liabilities, actions, causes of action, losses, costs and expenses that are the result of the sole negligence of the County. FKAA's purchase of the insurance required under this Agreement does not release or vitiate its obligations under this paragraph. FKAA does not waive any of its sovereign immunity rights including but not limited to those expressed in Section 768.28, Florida Statutes. 9. NON-DISCRIMINATION. FKAA and County agree that there will be no discrimination against any person, and it is expressly understood that upon a determination by a court of competent jurisdiction that discrimination has occurred, this Agreement automatically terminates without any further action on the part of any party, effective the date of the court order. FKAA and County agree to comply with all Federal and Florida statutes, and all local ordinances, as applicable, relating to nondiscrimination. These include but are not limited to: 1) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (PL 88-352) which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin; 2) Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972, as amended (20 USC ss. 1681-1683, and 1685-1686), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex; 3) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (20 USC s. 794), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicaps; 4) The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended (42 USC ss. 6101- 6107) which prohibits discrimination on the basis of age; 5) The Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972 (PL 92-255), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of drug abuse; 6) The Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970 (PL 91-616), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of alcohol abuse or alcoholism; 7) The Public Health Service Act of 1912, ss. 523 and 527 (42 USC ss. 690dd-3 and 290ee-3), as amended, relating to confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patent records; 8) Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 USC s. et seq.), as amended, relating to nondiscrimination in the sale, rental or financing of housing; 9) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 USC s. 1201 Note), as maybe amended from time to time, relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability; 10) Monroe County Code Ch. 13, Art. Vl, prohibiting discrimination on the bases of race, color, sex, religion, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status or age; and 11) any other nondiscrimination provisions in any Federal or state statutes which may apply to the parties to, or the subject matter of, this Agreement. 10. GOVERNING LAW VENUE INTERPRETATION COSTS AND FEES. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely in the State. In the event that any cause of action or administrative proceeding is instituted for the enforcement or interpretation of this Agreement, the County and FKAA agree that venue shall lie in the appropriate court or before the appropriate administrative body in Monroe County, Florida. Neither this Agreement nor any of its terms is subject to arbitration. The County and FKAA agree that, in the event of conflicting interpretations of the terms or a term of this Agreement by or between any of them the issue shall be submitted to mediation prior to the institution of any other administrative or legal proceeding. Mediation proceedings initiated and conducted pursuant to this Agreement shall be in accordance with the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure and usual and customary procedures required by the circuit court of Monroe County. 11. SEVERABILITY. If any term, covenant, condition or provision of this Agreement (or the application thereof to any circumstance or person) shall be declared invalid or unenforceable to any extent by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining terms, covenants, conditions and provisions of this Agreement, shall not be affected thereby; and each remaining term, covenant, condition and provision of this Agreement shall be valid and shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law unless the enforcement of the remaining terms, covenants, conditions and provisions of this Agreement would prevent the accomplishment of the original intent of this Agreement. The County and FKAA agree to reform the Agreement to replace any stricken provision with a valid provision that comes as close as possible to the intent of the stricken provision. 12. ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS. The County and FKAA agree that in the event any cause of action or administrative proceeding is initiated or defended by any party relative to the enforcement. or interpretation of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, investigative, and out-of-pocket expenses, as an award against the non -prevailing party, and shall include attorney's fees, courts costs, investigative, and out-of-pocket expenses in appellate proceedings. 13. BINDING EFFECT. The terms, covenants, conditions, and provisions of this Agreement shall bind ,and inure to the benefit of the County and FKAA and their respective legal representatives, successors, and assigns. 15. AUTHORITY. Each party represents and warrants to the other that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary County and corporate action, as required by law. 16. CLAIMS FOR FEDERAL OR STATE AID. FKAA and County agree that each shall be, and is, empowered to apply for, seek, and obtain federal and state funds to further the purpose of this Agreement; provided that all applications, requests, grant proposals, and funding solicitations shall be approved by each party prior to submission. 17. ADJUDICATION OF DISPUTES OR DISAGREEMENTS. County and FKAA agree that all disputes and disagreements shall be attempted to be resolved by meet and confer sessions between representatives of each of the parties. If no resolution can be agreed upon within 30 days after the first meet and confer session, the issue or issues shall be discussed at a public meeting of the Board of County Commissioners. If the issue or issues are still not resolved to the satisfaction of the parties, then any party shall have the right to seek such relief or remedy as may be provided by this Agreement or by Florida law. 18. COOPERATION. In the event any administrative or legal proceeding is instituted against either party relating to the formation, execution, performance, or breach of this Agreement, County and FKAA agree to participate, to the extent required by the other party, in all proceedings, hearings, processes, meetings, and other activities related to the substance of this Agreement or provision of the services under this Agreement. County and FKAA specifically agree that no party to this Agreement shall be required to enter into any arbitration proceedings related to this Agreement. 19. COVENANT OF NO INTEREST. County and FKAA covenant that neither presently has any interest, and shall not acquire any interest, which would conflict in any manner or degree with its performance under this Agreement, and that only interest of each is to perform and receive benefits as recited in this Agreement. 20. CODE OF ETHICS. County agrees that officers and employees of the County recognize and will be required to comply with the standards of conduct for public officers and employees as delineated in Section 112.313, Florida Statutes, regarding, but not limited to, solicitation or acceptance of gifts; doing business with one's agency; unauthorized compensation; misuse of public position, conflicting employment or contractual relationship; and disclosure or use of certain information. 21. NO SOLICITATION/PAYMENT. The County and FKAA warrant that, in respect to itself, it has neither employed nor retained any company or person, other than a bona fide employee working solely for it, to solicit or secure this Agreement and that it has not paid or agreed to pay any person, company, corporation, individual, or firm, other than a bona fide employee working solely for it, any fee, commission, percentage, gift, or other consideration contingent upon or resulting from the award or making of this Agreement. For the breach or violation of the provision, the FKAA agrees that the County shall have the right to terminate this Agreement without liability and, at its discretion, to offset from monies owed, or otherwise recover, the :full amount of such fee, commission, percentage, gift, or consideration. 22. PUBLIC ACCESS. The County and FKAA shall allow and permit reasonable access to, and inspection of, all documents, papers, letters or other materials in its possession or under its control subject to the provisions of Chapter 119, Florida Statutes, and made or received by the County and FKAA in conjunction with this Agreement; and the County shall have the right to unilaterally cancel this Agreement upon violation of this provision by FKAA. 23. NON -WAIVER OF IMMUNITY. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sec. 786.28, Florida Statutes, the participation of the County and the FKAA in this Agreement and the acquisition of any commercial liability insurance coverage, self-insurance coverage, or local government liability insurance pool coverage shall not be deemed a waiver of immunity to the extent of liability coverage, nor shall any contract entered into by the County or the FKAA be required to contain any provision for waiver. 24. PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES. All of the privileges and immunities from liability, exemptions from laws, ordinances, and rules and pensions and relief, disability, workers' compensation, and other benefits which apply to the activity of officers, agents, or employees of any public agents or employees of the County or the FKAA, when performing their respective functions under this Agreement within the territorial limits of the County shall apply to the same degree and extent to the performance of such functions and duties of such officers, agents, volunteers, or employees outside the territorial limits of the County. 25. LEGAL OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. Non -Delegation of Constitutional or Statutory Duties. This Agreement is not intended to, nor shall it be construed as, relieving any participating; entity from any obligation or responsibility imposed upon the entity by law except to the extent: of actual and timely performance thereof by any participating entity, in which case the performance may be offered in satisfaction of the obligation or responsibility. Further, this Agreement is not intended to, nor shall it be construed as, authorizing the delegation of the constitutional or statutory duties of the County, except to the extent permitted by the Florida constitution, state statute, and case law. 26. NON -RELIANCE BY NON-PARTIES. No person or entity shall be entitled to rely upon the terms, or any of them, of this Agreement to enforce or attempt to enforce any third - party claim or entitlement to or benefit of any service or program contemplated hereunder, and the County and the FKAA agree that neither the County nor the FKAA or any agent, officer, or employee of either shall have the authority to inform, counsel, or otherwise indicate that any particular individual or group of individuals, entity or entities, have entitlements or benefits under this Agreement separate and apart, inferior to, or superior to the community in general or for the purposes contemplated in this Agreement. 27. AT'I'ESTATIONS. FKAA agrees to execute such documents as the County may reasonably require, to include a Public Entity Crime Statement, an Ethics Statement, and a Drug - Free Workplace Statement. 28. NO PERSONAL LIABILITY. No covenant or agreement contained herein shall be deemed to be a covenant or agreement of any member, officer, agent or employee of Monroe County or the FKAA in his or her individual capacity, and no member, officer, agent or employee of Monroe County or the FKAA shall be liable personally on this Agreement or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the execution of this Agreement. 29. EXE+CUTION IN COUNTERPARTS, This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be regarded as an original, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument and any of the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by singing any such counterpart. 30. SECTION HEADINGS. Section headings have been inserted in this Agreement as a matter of convenience of reference only, and it is agreed that such section headings are not a part of this Agreement and will not be used in the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. 31. TERMINATION. The County may treat FKAA in default and terminate this Agreement immediately, without prior notice, upon failure of FKAA to comply with any provision related to compliance with all laws, rules and regulations. This Agreement may be terminated by County due to breaches of other provisions of this Agreement if, after written notice of the breach is delivered to FKAA, FKAA does not cure the breach within 7 days following delivery of notice of breach. The County may terminate this Agreement upon giving sixty (60) days prior written notice to FKAA. Any waiver of any breach of covenants herein contained shall not be deemed to be a continuing waiver and shall not operate to bar either party from declaring a forfeiture for any succeeding breach either of the same conditions or covenants or otherwise. Should the Agreement be terminated, County shall pay for reimbursable costs to the effective! date of termination. Termination of this Agreement for this project shall have no effect on any other agreement between the County and the FKAA. 32. ASSIGNMENT. FKAA may not assign this Agreement or assign or subcontract any of its obligations under this Agreement without the approval of the County's Board of County Commissioners. All the obligations of this Agreement will extend to and bind the legal representatives, successors and assigns of FKAA and the County. 33. SUB -ORDINATION. This Agreement is subordinate to the laws and regulations of the United States, the State of Florida, and the County, whether in effect on commencement of this Agreement or adopted after that date. 34. INCONSISTENCY. If any item, condition or obligation of this Agreement is in conflict with other items in this Agreement, the inconsistencies shall be construed so as to give meaning to those terms which limit the County's responsibility and liability. 35. GOV:ERNING LAWSNENUE. This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Florida and the United States. Venue for any dispute arising under this Agreement must be in Monroe County, Florida. In the event of any litigation, the prevailing party is entitled to a reasonable attorney's fee and costs. 36. ETHICS CLAUSE. FKAA warrants that it has not employed, retained or otherwise had act on its behalf any former County officer or employee subject to the prohibition of Section 2 of ordinance No. 010-1990 or any County officer or employee in violation of Section 3 of Ordinance :No. 010-1990. For breach or violation of this provision, the County may, in its discretion, terminate this Agreement without liability and may also, in its discretion, deduct from the Agreement or purchase price, or otherwise recover, the full amount of any fee, commission, percentage, gift or consideration paid to the former County officer or employee. 37. CONSTRUCTION. This Agreement has been carefully reviewed by FKAA and County. Therefore, this Agreement is not to be construed against any party on the basis of authorship. 38. NOTICES. Notices in this Agreement, unless otherwise specified, must be sent by certified mail to the following: COUNTY. County Administrator 1100 Simonton Street Key West, FL 33040 FKAA Executive Director 1100 Kennedy Drive Key West, FL 33040 39. FULL UNDERSTANDING. This Agreement is the parties' final mutual understanding. It replaces any earlier agreements or understandings, whether written or oral. This Agreement cannot be modified or replaced except by another written and signed agreement. 40. ANNUAL APPROPRIATION: Funding by County is subject to an annual appropriation by the Board of County Commissioners. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. (SEAL Danny L ,' xl*eI Clerk Deputy Clerk BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE C NTY, FLORIDA By: Mayor/CWairherson FLORIDA KEYS AQUEDUCT AUTHORITY ATTEST: By: %- By: Cler:k ZZ n FKAA Board Approved Septem!kero211200A P. > Cr% MONROE COUNTY ATT E� AP VE0 AS TO F U NN A. HU .sr © c UNT �?, .� r Date C* EXHIBIT "A" PROJECT DESCRIPTION SUMMERLAND/CUDJOE/UPPER SUGARLOAF REGIONAL WASTEWATER SYSTEM Gravity wastewater collection and transmission system to serve Summerland Key/Cudjoe Key/Upper Sugarloaf. New wastewater treatment plant at the Cudjoe: Key Transfer Station to treat flows to meet advanced wastewater treatment standards. See ATTACHED PROJECT AREA MAP r` - Ef l ' E , C l ' y � y Sj -'�.Al 1. 2 " 4