11/21/1995 Agreement
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BRANCH OFFICE
3117 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY
MARAlHON, FLORIDA 33050
TEL. (305) 289-6027
FAX (305) 289-1745
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
MONROE COUNTY
500 WHITEHEAD STREET
KEY WEST, FLORIDA 33040
TEL. (305) 292-3550
FAX (305) 295-3660
BRANCH OFFICE
88820 OVERSEAS HIGHWAY
PLANTATION KEY, FLORIDA 33070
TEL. (305) 852-7145
FAX (305) 852-7146
MEM.QBAH12YM
TO:
Reggie Paros,
Director of Public Safety
Isabel C. DeSantis, Deputy Clerk 9.C . e .
FROM:
DATE:
January 11, 1996
At the November 21, 1995 meeting, the Board granted approval and
authorized execution of a Cooperative 'Agreement between Monroe
County and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services Division of Forestry, for fire protection.
At the December 20, 1995 meeting, the Board granted approved and
authorized execution of a Contract Addendum between Monroe County
and the United States Coast Guard for use of the tower at the
North Key Largo translator site.
Attached hereto are duplicate originals of the above documents
for return to the appropriate individuals.
Should you have any questions concerning the above, please do not
hesitate to contact me.
cc: County Attorney
County Administrator, w/o document
Finance Director
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BETWEEN
DEP ARTMENT OF AGRlCUL TURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
DIVISION OF FORESTRY
AND
The County of
MONROE
, in the State of Florida
42,221 Acres Land
THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 21 s tday
of November
1 995 , by and between the State of Florida, Department of Agriculture
and Consumer Services, Division of Forestry, hereinafter called the "Department," and the
County of
Monroe
of the State of Florida, Hereinafter called the "County."
WHEREAS, Section 125.27, Florida Statues, provides that the Division of Forestry of the
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall enter into agreements with the Board of
County Commissioners of each county in the State for the establishment and maintenance of
county wide fire protection of all forest and wild lands within said county, and
WHEREAS, Section 125.27, Florida Statutes, also provides that each county shall, under
the terms of this agreement, be assessed each fiscal year as its share of the cost of providing such
fire protection a sum in dollars equal to the total forest and wild land acreage of the county, as
determined by the Department, multiplied by three cents (3c), and
WHEREAS, Section 125.27 Florida Statutes, also provides that the Division of Forestry
may include in this agreement other services directly related to fire protection within the county,
other than forest fire control, on a cost reimbursable basis only,
NOW, THEREFORE, this Cooperative Agreement shall be in full force and effect on and
after November 21
, 1 99 5 , and shall continue in full force and effect until
superseded by a new agreement or cancelled by the Florida Statutes.
1. The department shall provide wildland fire protection for 42.221 acres of
forest and wild lands within MONROE County,
2. The County Shall, under the terms of this agreement, pay to the Department
annually as its share of the cost of providing such wild land fire protection $ 1.266.63 , said
receipts to be deposited in the General Revenue Fund of the State as required by the Statute.
3. The Department shall respond to structural and vehicular fires from the southern
end of the Seven Mile Bridge to Cudjoe Key as dispatched by the county.
4. The Department shall provide the county quarterly invoices and copies of all
incident reports for services provided other than forest fire control to which the Division of
Forestry was the initial attack responding unit. The currently published rates for labor and
equipment in the Division of Forestry's Fire Manual will be used for reimbursement.
5. The County shall, under the terms of this agreement reimburse the Department
quarterly from invoices provided by the Division of Forestry. Said receipts to be deposited in the
Division of Forestry's Incidental Trust Fund.
6. Mutual aid requests from the County for structural and vehicular fire protection in
which the Division of Forestry was not the initial attack responding unit shall not be reimbursable
under the terms of this agreement.
7. No amendment, addendum, or changes in this agreement shall be valid and binding
upon the parties hereto unless such amendment, addendum, or changes are reduced to writing and
executed by both parties.
8. "Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained elsewhere in this agreement,
the Department shall have the right to terminate its agreement to respond to structural and
vehicular fires as set forth in paragraph number 3 above upon giving the County 90 days written
notice. "
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this agreement to be executed
the day and year first above written.
STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER
~:)M DMSION OF FO!d~
Commissioner of Agriculture
Date tJ~ 11(lftr
Date:
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DM;IrY L. KOLHAGE, Clerk
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Clerk of Circuit C6urt