Okaloosa County BOCC — September 16, 2014 — reading text

Recipient shall send to the Division (by email or by facsimile transmission) the completed “Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility And Voluntary Exclusion” (Attachment G) for each intended subcontractor which Recipient plans to fund under this Agreement. The form must be received by the Division before the Recipient enters into a contract with any subcontractor. (h) The State of Florida's performance and obligation to pay under this Agreement is contingent upon an annual appropriation by the Legislature, and subject to any modification in accordance with Chapter 216, Fla. Stat. or the Florida Constitution. (i) All bills for fees or other compensation for services or expenses shall be submitted in detail sufficient for a proper preaudit and postaudit thereof. (j) Any bills for travel expenses shall be submitted in accordance with Section 112.061, Fla. Stat. (k) The Division reserves the right to unilaterally cancel this Agreement if the Recipient refuses to allow public access to all documents, papers, letters or other material subject to the provisions of Chapter 119, Fla. Stat., which the Recipient created or received under this Agreement. (l) If the Recipient is allowed to temporarily invest any advances of funds under this Agreement, any interest income shall either be returned to the Division or be applied against the Division’s obligation to pay the contract amount. (m) The State of Florida will not intentionally award publicly-funded contracts to any contractor who knowingly employs unauthorized alien workers, constituting a violation of the employment provisions contained in 8 U.S.C. Section 1324a(e) [Section 274A(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”)]. The Division shall consider the employment by any contractor of unauthorized aliens a violation of Section 274A(e) of the INA. Such violation by the Recipient of the employment provisions contained in Section 274A(e) of the INA shall be grounds for unilateral cancellation of this Agreement by the Division. (n) The Recipient is subject to Florida’s Government in the Sunshine Law (Section 286.011, Fla. Stat.) with respect to the meetings of the Recipient’s governing board or the meetings of any subcommittee making recommendations to the governing board. All of these meetings shall be publicly noticed, open to the public, and the minutes of all the meetings shall be public records, available to the public in accordance with Chapter 119, Fla. Stat. (o) All expenditures of state financial assistance shall be in compliance with the laws, rules and regulations applicable to expenditures of State funds, including but not limited to, the Reference Guide for State Expenditures. (p) The Agreement may be charged only with allowable costs resulting from obligations incurred during the term of the Agreement. 11 Packet Pg. 314  (q) Any balances of unobligated cash that have been advanced or paid that are not authorized to be retained for direct program costs in a subsequent period must be refunded to the State. (20) LOBBYING PROHIBITION (a) No funds or other resources received from the Division under this Agreement may be used directly or indirectly to influence legislation or any other official action by the Florida Legislature or any state agency. (b) The Recipient certifies, by its signature to this Agreement, that to the best of his or her knowledge and belief: 1. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the Recipient, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement. 2. If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement, the Recipient shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities." 3. The Recipient shall require that this certification be included in the award documents for all subawards (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by Section 1352, Title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure. (21) COPYRIGHT, PATENT AND TRADEMARK ANY AND ALL PATENT RIGHTS ACCRUING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY RESERVED TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA. ANY AND ALL COPYRIGHTS ACCRUING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY TRANSFERRED BY THE RECIPIENT TO THE STATE OF FLORIDA. (a) If the Recipient has a pre-existing patent or copyright, the Recipient shall retain all rights and entitlements to that pre-existing patent or copyright unless the Agreement provides otherwise. (b) If any discovery or invention is developed in the course of or as a result of work or services performed under this Agreement, or in any way connected with it, the Recipient shall refer the 12 Packet Pg. 315 discovery or invention to the Division for a determination whether the State of Florida will seek patent protection in its name. Any patent rights accruing under or in connection with the performance of this Agreement are reserved to the State of Florida. If any books, manuals, films, or other copyrightable material are produced, the Recipient shall notify the Division. Any copyrights accruing under or in connection with the performance under this Agreement are transferred by the Recipient to the State of Florida. (c) Within thirty days of execution of this Agreement, the Recipient shall disclose all intellectual properties relating to the performance of this Agreement which he or she knows or should know could give rise to a patent or copyright. The Recipient shall retain all rights and entitlements to any pre-existing intellectual property which is disclosed. Failure to disclose will indicate that no such property exists. The Division shall then, under Paragraph (b), have the right to all patents and copyrights which accrue during performance of the Agreement. (22) LEGAL AUTHORIZATION. The Recipient certifies that it has the legal authority to receive the funds under this Agreement and that its governing body has authorized the execution and acceptance of this Agreement. The Recipient also certifies that the undersigned person has the authority to legally execute and bind Recipient to the terms of this Agreement. (23) ASSURANCES. The Recipient shall comply with any Statement of Assurances incorporated as Attachment H. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement. RECIPIENT: Okaloosa County By: ______________________________________ Charles K. Windes, Jr., Chairman Name and title: ____________________________ Date: _______________________ FID#: 59-6000765 STATE OF FLORIDA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANGEMENT By: _____________________________________ Name and Title: Bryan W. Koon, Director, Florida Division of Emergency Management Date: ___________________________________ 13 Packet Pg. 316  EXHIBIT – 1 STATE RESOURCES AWARDED TO THE RECIPIENT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: MATCHING RESOURCES FOR FEDERAL PROGRAMS: NOTE: If the resources awarded to the recipient for matching represent more than one Federal program, provide the same information shown below for each Federal program and show total State resources awarded for matching. Federal Program (list Federal agency, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance title and number) - $ (N/A) SUBJECT TO SECTION 215.97, FLORIDA STATUTES: NOTE: If the resources awarded to the recipient represent more than one State project, provide the same information shown below for each State project and show total state financial assistance awarded that is subject to Section 215.97, Florida Statutes. State Project - State awarding agency: Florida Division of Emergency Management Catalog of State Financial Assistance title: Florida Hazardous Materials Planning and Prevention Program Catalog of State Financial Assistance number 31.067 $11,688.00. COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO STATE RESOURCES AWARDED PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA), Title III of the Superfund Amendments Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. s. 1101, et seq. (SARA). 2. Florida Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, Chapter 252, Part II, Florida Statutes. NOTE: Section .400(d) of OMB Circular A-133, as revised, and Section 215.97(5) (a), Florida Statutes, require that the information about Federal Programs and State Projects included in Exhibit 1 be provided to the recipient. 14 Packet Pg. 317  Attachment A SCOPE OF WORK Purpose On October 17, 1986, Congress enacted the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA), also known as Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA). EPCRA requires hazardous chemical emergency planning by Federal, State and local governments, Indian Tribes, and industry. Additionally, EPCRA required industry to report on the storage, use and releases of certain hazardous materials. At the Federal level, the U.S. Department of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administers EPCRA. At the state level, the Florida Division of Emergency Management (DEM) services as the lead agency responsible for oversight and coordination of the local planning efforts required by EPCRA. Chaired by the Director of DEM, the State Emergency Response Commission on Hazardous Materials (SERC) serves as a technical advisor and information clearinghouse for state and federal hazardous materials programs. Additionally, the SERC conducts quarterly public meetings in varying locations throughout the state. Currently, SERC membership