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3120230019679 RECORDED IN THE RECORDS OF JEFFREY R. SMITH, CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT INDIAN RIVER CO FL BK: 3615 PG: 1115, 4/21/2023 4:44 PM Eighth Draft Clean Version 11/07/2022 -I- INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT C PROPOSED MEDICAL EXAMINER FACILITY THIS IS AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT ("Agreement") by and between the MEDICAL EXAMINER FOR THE 19TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ("ME"), the DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE (the "Trustees"), and INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, MARTIN COUNTY, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, and ST. LUCIE COUNTY, political subdivisions of the State of Florida that collectively constitute the 19th Judicial Circuit (the "Counties") (the ME, Trustees, and the Counties will be collectively referred to as the "Parties"), for the purpose of locating, designing, permitting and constructing a new facility for the ME. WHEREAS, the Trustees own approximately 50 -acres of land located on Kirby Loop Road in St. Lucie County that is currently occupied by the Treasure Coast Public Safety Training Complex; and WHEREAS, the ME has declared a need for a new medical examiner's office, as described in and attached as Exhibit "A", to serve the residents of the Counties; and WHEREAS, the Counties, on behalf of the ME, would like to receive by way of a long-term lease, approximately 2 acres of Trustees owned land ("Property") for the construction of the and operation of the new medical examiner's office and its related site improvements ("New Improvements"); and WHEREAS, the Parties recognize the benefit of the ME to the citizens of the Counties and the students and faculty of Indian River State College; and WHEREAS, Section 406.08(5), Florida Statutes, provides that autopsy and laboratory facilities utilized by the district medical examiner or his or her associates may be provided on a permanent or contractual basis by the counties within the district; and WHEREAS, a Medical Examiner's Advisory Task Force that included representatives from the Counties was created to review the ME's request for the New Improvements; and WHEREAS, the Advisory Task Force has reviewed and supports the ME's request for a new facility; and WHEREAS, St. Lucie County is willing to serve as the contract manager in the procurement process for the design and construction of New Improvements; and WHEREAS, the Parties have determined that it is in the best interest of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Counties to support the design and construction of the New Improvements as set out above.