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• ATTACHMENTS: 1. Two (2) Original Agreements Between Indian River County and DRC, Inc. 2. Letter From Joseph Myers Providing Terms of RNP 133-01 to Indian River County 3. Martin County Agreement with DRC, Inc. Director King hoped the County would never need to use this contract. He referred to an attachment that did not make it into the backup and apologized because it did not. He hoped the Commissioners had an opportunity to review the copy that was placed in their office. (COPY IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK TO THE BOARD WITH THE BACKUP FOR THE MEETING.) He explained the three generic groups of disasters and how they are handled: those with little damage, some with local damage, and a catastrophic disaster. It is the catastrophic disaster that this agreement will assist in addition to the 75% FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) will cover. He read from the contract how it would specifically apply to this type of disaster (Exhibit 1, PRICE) This contract would be activated only when the Board declares a necessity because of actual damage, a local declaration, or we are in the process of trying to recover the community and need outside help that cannot be supplied by other local governments to assist us. Commissioner Adams thanked Director King for the additional information which she had reviewed. It was good to know there are people who can come in and help with recovery from a disaster. In looking at the numbers in the information that had been placed in the Commission office, she was assuming that the numbers/costs for tasks were standard. Director King assured Commissioner Adams that the rates parallel FEMA's rate schedule. He explained that a work sheet is actually prepared with a rate schedule that states the amount of the reimbursement. Anytime there is a local disaster, it is going to cost the local government money to recover from it. DRC and Grubbs are probably the two most - March 19, 2002 88 • l`.... Em.. [ L� ii 9