Item C31BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: October 15, 2008
Bulk Item: Yes X No
Division: Emergency Services____
Department: Fire Rescue
Staff Contact Person/Phone #: Claudia Wilkerson
Phone 305-289-6014
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Amendment of Contract with Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services, Division of Forestry for providing fire protection to forest and wild lands within the County,
amending the third recital paragraph and paragraphs 1 & 2, to reflect a change in acreage, fee per acre,
and annual cost.
ITEM BACKGROUND: Section 125.27, Florida Statutes, 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
countywide fire protection of all forest and wild lands within said county. In the terms of said
agreement, each county shall be assessed each fiscal year with 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 a given rate.
In addition, this agreement provides for the Division of Forestry personnel to respond to
structural and vehicular fires, at the county's request, and to invoice Monroe County for cost
reimbursement. The Division of Forestry has two rangers housed on Big Pine Key to provide this
service.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: On November 21/22, 1995 the Board approved an
agreement with Division of Forestry concerning fire protection.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: The acreage covered changed from 42,221 to 44,239. The
rate charged per acre changed from $.03 to $.07. The resulting annual assessment changed from $1,266.63 to
$3,096.73.
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommend Approval.
TOTAL COST: $3,096.73
COST TO COUNTY. $3,096.73 _
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
APPROVED BY: County Atty
DOCUMENTATION: Included _
DISPOSITION:
Revised 11/06
BUDGETED: Yes X No
00101 530490
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
No X MOUNT PER MONTH Year
/Purteasing Risk Management
Not Required
AGENDA ITEM #
MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CONTRACT SUMMARY
Contract with: Department of Contract ##001928
Agriculture and
Consumer Services,
Division of Forestry
Effective Date:
Expiration Date:
October 1, 2008
Ongoing
Contract Purpose/Description:
Amendment of contract providing fire protection to forest and wild lands with County,
amending the third recital paragraph and paragraphs 1 & 2, to reflect a change in
acreage, fee tiler acre and annual cost.
f Contract Manager:
for BOCC
Claudia Wilkerson
(Name)
on October 15, 2008
6014 Fire Rescue, Stop #14
(Ext.) (Department/Stop #)
genda Deadline: September 30, 2008
CONTRACT COSTS
Total Dollar Value of Contract: $ 3096.73 Current Year Portion: $
Budgeted? Yes® No ❑ Account Codes:-00101-530490
Grant: $ - - -
County Match: $ - - -
Estimated Ongoing Costs:
(Not included in dollar value at
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ADDITIONAL COSTS
For:
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3096.73
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Changes Date Out
Dat In Needed e fewer
Division Director Jp I ? Yes❑ Nog I-DA /0'?
Risk Mana me nt/ i Yes❑ No[� _
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O.M.B./Purchasing 14 Yes❑ No a
County Attorney f- 0..p 9 Yes❑ NoRl t-`-�-
I Comments:
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Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services . Page l of 2
CHARLES H. BRONSON, Commissioner
The Capitol _Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800
FDACS CONTR 4vT
CONTRACT AMENDMENT 001928
Please Respond To: Division of Forestry -
Forest Protection Bureau
3125 Conner Blvd. Suite A
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1650
July 31, 2008
Monroe County
RE: Amendment of Contract # 1928 dated 12/11/95.
This letter, upon execution by both parties and attachment to the original contract shall
serve to amend said contract. The contract shall be amended as follows:
The third recital paragraph and paragraphs 1 & 2, are amended as follows:
FROM
WHEREAS, Section 125.27, Florida Statute, 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 ($.03), and
1. The Department shall provide fire protection for 42,221 acres of forest and wildlands within 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 fire protection, $1,266.63, said receipts to be deposited in the General
Revenue Fund of the State.
TO
WHEREAS, Section 125.27, Florida Statute, also provides that each county shall, under the terms of
this agreement, be assessed each fiscal year as its share of the cost of providing such fire protection a
sum in dollars equal to the total forest and wild land acreage of the county, as determined by the
Department, multiplied by seven cents ($.07), and
1. The Department shall provide fire protection for 44,239 acres of forest and wild lands within
County.
DACS-010186 Rev 09107
Florida Agriculture and Forest Products
$ 97 Billion for Florida's Economy
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Page 2 of 2
CHARLES H. BRONSON, Commissioner
The Capitol - Tallahassee, FL 32399-0800
CONTRACT AMENDMENT
2. The County shall, under the terms of this agreement; pay to the Department annually its share of the
cost of providing such fire protection $3,096.73, said receipts to be deposited as prescribed by Florida
Statute.
NO OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS CONTRACT ARE AMENDED OR OTHERWISE
DACS-010186 Rev 09107
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MONROE COUNTY ATTORNEY
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ASSISTAN COUNTY ATTORNEY
Date_ �- 30, -ok--
Florida Agriculture and Forest Products
$ 97 Billion for Florida's Economy
FCACS CONTRACT j.
Rev. 10/95
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STATE OF FLORIDA
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT N
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BETWEEN
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES
DIVISION OF FORESTRY
The County of MONROE , in the State of Florida
42,221 Acres Land
THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 21 s t day
of November 19 9 5 , 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 , 1995 , and shall continue in full force and effect until
superseded by a new agreement or cancelled by the Florida Statutes.
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 $ 1,2 66.63 , said
receipts to be deposited in the General Revenue Fund of the State as required by the Statute.
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.
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 94 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 THE BOARD OF COUNTY
AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER COMMISSIONERS MONROE
SERVICES, DIVISION OF FORESTRY County, Florida
By. •
Commissioner of Agriculture ChairVaB
Date: koA,4,, w-
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Witness
Date:
DAWY L. KOLHAGE, Clerk
Attest e. 1
Clerk of Circuit Court
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