8. 1st Amendment 02/19/2025 GVS COURTq°
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DATE: March 4, 2025
TO: Lindsey Ballard
Aide to the County Administrator
John Quinn, Budget Administrator
Office of Management& Budget
FROM: Liz Yongue, Deputy Clerk
SUBJECT: February 19, 2025 BOCC Meeting
The following item has been executed and added to the record:
C25 1 st Amendment to the December 13, 2023 Interlocal Agreement between Monroe
County and Ocean Reef Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. ("2023 ILA") to extend the date by
which reimbursement requests must be submitted and clarify other aspects of the 2023 ILA.
Should you have any questions please feel free to contact me at(305) 292-3550.
cc: County Attorney
Finance
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KEY WEST MARATHON PLANTATION KEY
500 Whitehead Street 3117 Overseas Highway 88770 Overseas Highway
Key West, Florida 33040 Marathon, Florida 33050 Plantation Key, Florida 33070
FIRST AMENDMENT TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
MONROE COUNTY AND OCEAN REEF VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT is entered into this
19th day of Feb. 2025, pursuant to Section 163.01, Florida Statutes, by and between Monroe
County, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, (hereinafter "County"), and Ocean Reef
Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., a Florida not-for-profit corporation, its successors and assigns,
(hereinafter"Fire Department").
WHEREAS, the Ocean Reef Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. ("Fire Department") is a
Florida not-for-profit corporation having its principal office at 100 Anchor Drive, Key Largo, FL
33037. The Fire Department is a "501(c)" corporation under the provisions of the United States
Internal Revenue Code; and
WHEREAS, the County has the authority to accept the service of volunteers consistent
with the provisions of Sections 125.9501-125.9506, Florida Statutes, and the services of volunteer
firefighters are essential to the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of and visitors to Monroe
County; and
WHEREAS,the Florida Legislature, as specified in Section 401.104,Florida Statutes, has
declared its intent that emergency medical services are essential to the health and well-being of all
citizens and that private and public expenditures for adequate emergency medical services
represent a constructive investment in the future of the State of Florida; and
WHEREAS, Florida courts and the Florida Attorney General have recognized that a
governmental entity, such as the County,may carry out a public purpose through private,nonprofit
corporations, and this method of providing services to the public has been approved,provided that
proper safeguards and some degree of control are exercised and retained by the governmental
entity to assure accomplishment of the public purpose; and
WHEREAS,Section 212.055(2),Florida Statutes,authorizes the County to levy a one cent
discretionary sales surtax in order to finance, plan and construct infrastructure, defined in the
statute to include, among other things, any fixed capital expenditure or fixed capital outlay
associated with the construction of public facilities that have a life expectancy of five or more
years, and also fire department vehicles and emergency medical service vehicles; and
WHEREAS, Section 212.055(2)(f), Florida Statutes, authorizes the County, which is
designated an area of critical state concern, to expend up to 10% of the infrastructure sales surtax
proceeds for any public purpose other than for infrastructure purposes; and
WHEREAS, at the December 13, 2023 regularly scheduled Board of County
Commissioners meeting the County approved the underlying Interlocal Agreement(ILA)with the
Fire Department wherein the County agreed to provide funding to the Fire Department for the
purchase of a powered ambulance cot,powered stair chair, incident command vehicle, emergency
communications systems, and the software necessary to operate those systems; and
WHEREAS,the ILA required that the reimbursement requests be submitted no later than
September 30, 2024, unless agreeable by both parties in writing, based on extenuating
circumstances; and
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WHEREAS, in order to achieve the intent of the ILA the parties desire to extend the date
by which the reimbursements have to be submitted due to the extenuating circumstances shown
and clarify other aspects of the ILA.
NOW, THERFORE IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual promises and premises set
forth below, deemed sufficient consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Subparagraph 2.1 of the ILA is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with
the below language that reads as follows:
2.1 The Fire Department will purchase one 2024 Ford F250 truck and the items/equipment
required to equip the vehicle; AVTEC Scout Upgrade Package for the 911 dispatch
communications system; a powered ambulance cot and a powered stair chair as well as accessories
under this Agreement.
SECTION 2. Subparagraph 3.2 of the ILA is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with
the below language that reads as follows:
3.2 Reimbursement requests will be submitted to the County. The County shall only reimburse
those reimbursable expenses which are reviewed and approved as complying with Monroe County
Code of Ordinances, State laws and regulations. The final request for reimbursement must be
submitted no later than February 28, 2025. Any requests for reimbursement submitted after that
date will not be honored.
SECTION 3. Subparagraph 3.3 of the ILA is hereby superseded and replaced in its entirety with
the below language that reads as follows:
3.3 The amounts for reimbursement under the instant ILA are as follows:
FY 2024 & FY 2025
10/1/2023-2/28/2025
AVTEC Scout Upgrade $41,000.00
for 911 Comm. Ctr.
Power Ambulance Cot $80,000.00
and Power Stair Chair
Incident Command $145,000.00
Vehicle and
Accessories
SECTION 4. All other provisions of the original ILA dated December 13,2023,not inconsistent
herewith, shall remain in full force and effect.
[SIGNATURES TO FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties iheretO have set their hands and seals the day and
year rfirst above written.
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Eve M.Lewis,Assistant County.Attorney :
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