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It was anticipated in the original 1994 contract that there would be no need to extend the contract more than <br />three times, which has occurred. Notwithstanding, that limitation was superceded when the County renewed <br />the contract last year for a fourth time, as agreed to by both the County and FloridAffinity. If the County <br />reaches a point within one year's time frame whereby bond funding expenditure is completed, or for any <br />other reason, the original contract as extended allows for the County to terminate the contract at that time. <br />Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners authorize the Board chairman to execute the <br />attached one-year "Extension of Agreement for Professional Services Between Indian River County and <br />FloridAffinity, Inc." <br />ATTA('AMFNTS <br />• Proposed "Extension of Agreement" document. <br />• (On file in County Planning office: original 8/18/94 contract with FloridAffinity, Inc.) <br />Chairman Ginn requested this item be separated from the Consent Agenda because <br />she was very concerned about the amount of money that has already been paid to <br />FloridAffinity which to date has been $696,391.70. In the new contract a monthly base fee <br />is not specified, just a 75 -hour maximum at $85 per hour, or $6,375 per month. She made <br />available for the Commissioners a printout showing the $696,391.70 payout, which she <br />thought to be exorbitant. <br />Chief Environmental Planner Roland M. DeBlois pointed out these dollars have been <br />paid out over seven years and that Florida Communities Trust, our most common cost -share <br />partner, pays for half of those costs. He explained the services that FloridAffinity performs <br />with regard to environmental land acquisition. Often they pay out for other services <br />performed by their subcontractors. Mr. DeBlois explained there is no base fee, their services <br />are only on an "as -needed basis." There is no base fee; the County decides when services <br />are needed. <br />Chairman Ginn wanted to receive a breakdown on the expenses from staff. She <br />recalled that FloridAffinity almost cost us the Flynn property through lack of attention by <br />missing a date and the contract had to be renegotiated. She did not want a ``competent" job, <br />but an "excellent'' job and she thought they had not been excellent. <br />July 24, 2001 <br />1E:3 <br />