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84-R-43RESOLUTION NO. 84-R-43 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH VOLUSIA COUNTY FOR FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE FOR 1984-85; REPEALING ALL RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA: SECTION 1: That the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, authorizes the appropriate officials of the City of Edgewater, Florida, to execute an agreement with Volusla County for fire and rescue service for 1984-85. SECTION 2: A copy of said Agreement is attached to this Resolution and by reference incorporated herein as if fully set forth. SECTION 3: That all Resolutions or parts of Resolutions in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. SECTION 4: That this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, at a 0 _ _� meeting of said Council held on the _/Z -day of , 1984, and approved as provided by law. This Resolution was introduced and sponsored by (: __ A and was read and passed by a vote of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, Florida, at a meeting of said Council held on the /yam day of 1984, and approved as provided by law. ROLL CALL VOTE AC Fnl 1 ntv Mayor v Authenticated this/1X01, day of zb' Mayo, tj r t Councilman- o e Three /1f1/ Cou dman-Z ne Four Appro or e d form: 1 for . C Q AGREEMENT The COUNTY OF VOLUSIA, hereinafter called the "County" and the CITY OF EDGEWATER, hereinafter called the "City" hereby agree as follows: 1. In consideration of an annual sum determined in Paragraph 2, payable in equal monthly increments on the first of each month beginning October I, 1984 and continuing through September 30, 1985, unless this contract is terminated at an earlier date, the City hereby agrees to provide fire and rescue service protection for the area known as the GREATER EDGEWATER FIRE do RESCUE SERVICE AREA within Fire District No. 2 - Southeast Quadrant, more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at the intersection of the Easterly right-of-way line of Interstate Highway 95 with the North line of Section 6, Township 18 South, Range 34 East; run thence East, along the North line of Sections 6 and 5, Township 18 South, Range 34 East, to an inter- section with the Northerly right-of-way line of the cut- off; thence Easterly, along the said Northerly right-of-way line of the Florida East Coast Railway branch line, to its intersection with the Westerly City Limits line of the City of Edgewater; thence Southerly, Easterly and Northerly, following continuously the said City Limits line of the City of Edgewater to its intersection with the Westerly shore line of the Indian River North; thence Southerly, along the said Westerly shore line of the Indian River North, to its intersection with the Westernly extension of the Southerly line of the South 630 feet of the West 840 feet East of U.S. Highway No. 1, of the North 52.46 claims of the Jane Murray Grant in Sections 48 and 49 of Township 18 South, Range 34 East, thence Westerly along said Southerly U.S. Highway No. 1; thence Southerly along saidright-of-way line to the intersection with the Southerly line of Section 48; thence Southwesterly along the South line of Section 48 to the intersection with the Easterly right-of-way line of the Florida East Coast Railroad right-of-way to the intersection with the North line of Section 24; thence West along the North line of said Section 24 and continuing along the North line of Section 23 to the intersection with the East line of Section 43; thence Northwesterly along said East line of Section 43 to the Northeast corner thereof; thence Westerly along the North line of said Sections 42 and 43 and continuing Westerly along the North line of Section 43 to the intersection with the Easterly right-of-way line of Interstate Highway No. 95; thence Northerly along said Easterly right-of-way line to the POINT OF BEGINNING. And hereinafter called the "Service Area." 2. It :s agreed that the Service Area budget shall be divided into two major categories, as follows: a. Capital Purchases. Any capital purchases shall be agreed to, in writing, in advance by the parties to this contract. b. Operating and Maintenance Expenses. The County shall pay to the City a sum of $32,000.00 for fiscal year 1984-85 from Fire District Page 1 of 5 0 AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE PROTECTION TO THE COUNTY OF VOLUSIA FOR THE GREATER EDGEWATER FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE AREA No. 2 - Southeast Quadrant funds for the operation and maintenance of the Service Area. This amount shall be adjusted annually pursuant to the budget provisions in Paragraph 3. 3. Prior to June I of each year, the City shall prepare a budget for the combined City and Service Area. This budget shall delineate the funding that needs to be levied by the County in the Service Area to meet its portion of the overall fire and rescue budget. Said budget shall be submitted to the County on or before July 15 of each year. a. Expansion or Reduction of Service Area. If the County should expand or reduce the Service Area during a contract year, subject to the City's approval, then the County shall adjust the monthly payments payable to the City for the remaining months of the contract year by an amount equal to the percentage the assessed value of the affected area bears to the assessed value of the unincorporated Service Area prior to the change. In ensuing years, the City shall consider this change in the Service Area in arriving at a budget. b. If the City during any year of this contract shall annex any properties that are located within the Service Area, there shall be no adjustment in the amount paid by the County for the remaining part of that year, because those taxpayers have already paid for the service. In ensuing years, the City, when determining the budget for the combined areas, shall take into consideration those annexed properties and endeavor to reduce the costs to the Service Area. Both parties agree that at no time should residents of the Service Area be required to pay more than the residents of the City for like service with exception of the cost of capital improvements to serve the Service Area. c. It is the intent of this Agreement that the property taxpayers of the Service Area not pay a disproportionate amount for operations or capital costs because of reduced assessed valuation due to annexations to the City. If the tax base of the Service Area from one year to the next, or over a period of years, has decreased by 10% due to annexations to the City, the City shall contribute 10% to the next budget of the Service Area. Subsequent adjustments shall be made Page 2 of 5 . C O AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE FIRE @ RESCUE SERVICE PROTECTION 'TO THE COUNTY OF VOLUSIA FOR THE GREATER EDGEWATER FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE AREA at increments of 5%. Under no circumstances shall a decline of assessed valuation which is not the result of annexation be considered in determining the level of City funding. 4. The parties hereby agree that all purchases of supplies, equipment, buildings or land shall be through the City's purchasing organization. 5. It is agreed that title to all equipment, buildings or land purchased by the City out of the Fire Quadrant funds shall be vested in the City; however, upon termination of this contract by whatever means, except hereinafter otherwise provided, said title shall revert back to the County (except that the City shall retain title to and payment obligations of the Edgewater Fire Station Number Two located on Mango Tree Drive), and the County hereby agrees to assume all outstanding obligations existing on said properties that revert to it. If at any time in the future, during the life of this contract, the City shall annex in excess of 75% of the assessed value of the Service Area, then title and outstanding obligations shall not revertto the County upon termination, but shall remain with the City, and the City agrees to continue to provide the fire services to the remaining portion of the Service Area that has not been incorporated at a pro rata cost. 6. The fire protection and equipment provided under this Agreement shall be of a nature and character as nearly equal as possible to those the City now provides for its citizens, but the parties fully realize and accept that the fire protection service cannot be the same kind and quality as that provided for the citizens of Edgewater as the Service Area does not include as adequate a system of fire hydrants as exists within the corporate limits of the City. 7. It is expressly understood and agreed that the City shall be an independent contractor, responsible for furnishing all supplies, equipment, personnel, tools, Workers' Compensation liability, hazard or other applicable kinds of insurance; and the City shall assume and maintain responsibility for the direction, supervision or control of any services, personnel or equipment that may be required hereunder. The City shall hold the County harmless from any liability arising out of the performance of the services contemplated herein; subject to approval by the City's liability insurance carrier prior to October 1 of the contract year. 8. The Fire Chief shall have sole and exclusive right and responsibility to prescribe the manner and method of giving the alarm and responding to fire or rescue or other emergencies in the territory of the Service Area to be served by the City. Page 3 of 5 o AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE FIRE a RESCUE SERVICE PROTECTION TO THE COUNTY OF VOLUSIA FOR THE GREATER EDGEWATER FIRE h RESCUE SERVICE AREA 9. The City hereby agrees to inspect all existent fire hydrants located within the Service Area in the same manner and at the same intervals at which the City inspects the fire hydrants located within the municipal boundaries. 10. The City hereby agrees to maintain a file, open to inspection by the County Manager's Office, that will include all information relating to fire calls as is presently maintained by the City for its own municipal protection. 11. It is agreed that the City shall provide the services contemplated under this Agreement. 12. This Agreement shall be renewed annually upon agreement of the parties unless terminated as provided herein. Termination may occur without cause only after a party gives 180 days notice, in writing, to the other party and then only at the close of the then contract (fiscal) year. If a breach or default of the Agreement shall occur during any part of the contract year, the aggrieved party must give notice, in writing, to the other party of the default and request that said default or breach be remedied within 60 days. If said default or breach is not remedied within the above -stated time, then the aggrieved party may cancel the contract within 60 days or at the end of the fiscal year, whichever shall occur first. 13. If during the term of this agreement the City is unable to continue providing fire and rescue service protection to the Greater Edgewater Fire Services Area and the County undertakes to provide the same for the remaining term of this Agreement then the County may lease from the City Fire Station Number Two upon the following terms and conditions: a. The City will lease Fire Station Number Two, except the north bay, to the County free of rent until the end of the contract year. b. The County agrees to maintain the building and the surrounding grounds in equal or better conditions. c. The County agrees to pay all utilities during the remaining term of the lease. d. The north bay of Fire Station Number Two is excluded and will remain in the sole possession of the City. e. Upon expiration of the term of this agreement, September 30, 1985, the lease will expire automatically and the County will surrender possession of the building back to the City. Page 4 of 5 C Q AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE FIRE h RESCUE SERVICE PROTECTION TO THE COUNTY OF VOLUSIA FOR THE GREATER EDGEWATER FIRE do RESCUE SERVICE AREA 14. If either the City or the County are not in agreement with the budget submitted, then representatives of the parties shall meet and negotiate, realizing that pursuant to these negotiations the level of service within the City as compared to the Service Area may be different. If agreement is not reached by September 1st of the contract year, then the contract shall automatically terminate at the end of the fiscal year. 15. This Agreement shall be construed under the Laws of the State of Florida. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused the Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers. COUNTY COUNCIL VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA ATTEST: i BY:�� THTH MAl�P. T. FL CHAUS, CHAIRMAN COUNTY MANAGER -.� � \ DATE:�t4"'i'✓ /8 /gg� ATTEST: .�.�..-�.- CONNIE KINSEY CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO LEGALITY AND FORM: CITY OF EDGEWATER VOLUSIA COUNTY, CODU�N/TTYY�,`FLORIDA BY^�/N : Il_.i. f� 2 ----D"AVID LEDBETTER, MAYOR DATE: Y I 6 34 Page 5 of 5 DIST t •2 i Edge at@r Is o CB OS$'. BIBF 1 1 0