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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT <br />BETWEEN THE INDIAN RIVER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND <br />THE SCHOOL BOARD OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY CONCERNING THE MAINTENANCE <br />AND REPAIR OF THE EMERGENCY POWER GENERATOR FOR THE SPECIAL NEEDS <br />SHELTER AT TREASURE COAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL <br />This Interlocal Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into this day of <br />, 2019, ("Effective Date") between the Indian River County Board of County <br />Commissioners, (hereinafter "County") and the School Board of Indian River County (the <br />"School Board"), collectively referred to as the Parties. <br />WHEREAS, Section 163.01, Florida Statutes, known as the "Florida Interlocal <br />Cooperation Act of 1969," authorizes local governmental units to make the most efficient <br />use of their powers by enabling them to cooperate with other localities on a basis of mutual <br />advantage and thereby to provide services and facilities in a manner and pursuant to forms <br />of governmental organization that will accord best with geographic, economic, population <br />and other factors influencing the needs and development of local communities; and <br />WHEREAS, Part 1 of Chapter 163, Florida Statutes permits 'public agencies" as <br />defined in Section 163.01(3)(b), to enter into interlocal agreements with each other to. <br />exercise jointly any power, privilege, or authority which such agencies share in common <br />and which each might exercise separately; and <br />WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature has found that safeguarding the life and property <br />of its citizens by installation of a generator at special needs shelters capable of running the <br />shelter's air conditioning system and any necessary medical devices during the times of a <br />declared emergency is a vital part of a community's emergency preparations; and <br />WHEREAS, in 2006 the Parties cooperatively obtained an emergency power <br />generator, fuel tank, generator housing structure, and such other mechanical, electrical and <br />plumbing equipment necessary to support the generator and to provide the necessary <br />electrical service (hereinafter "Equipment") for a special needs shelter through a State Grant <br />managed by the Florida Division of Emergency Management; and <br />WHEREAS, the Equipment was placed at Treasure Coast Elementary School which <br />is the County's special needs shelter; and <br />WHEREAS, the State initially was responsible for the maintenance and repair of the <br />Equipment until February 7, 2013, at which time the County and School Board became <br />responsible for the maintenance and repair; and <br />WHEREAS, the Parties wish to document their agreement for the maintenance repair <br />of the Equipment. <br />119 <br />