Okaloosa County BOCC — January 30, 2013 — laurel hill interlocal — reading text

Cooperative Agreement between Okaloosa County and the City of Laurel Hill This Agreement is made and entered into this day of , 2013, between Okaloosa County, Florida and the City of Laurel Hill, Florida. WITNESSETH WHEREAS, The City of Laurel Hill, FL proposes a project that includes repair and resurfacing of four streets and their connector streets which consists of performing deep patch and road resurfacing to 4th Street from Chicago Avenue north to 3rd Avenue; 3rd Avenue from 4th Street to New Ebenezer Road; and New Ebenezer Road north to approximately .25 miles west of Robbins Road and deep patch and paving of 2nd Avenue from 5th Street to Steel Mill Creek Road. Engineering plans have been completed for the project; and WHEREAS, The project may be funded by the Small Cities CDBG Grant for the 2013/14 cycle. The State Department of Economic Opportunity has indicated the City of Laurel Hill will need to establish an Interlocal Agreement with Okaloosa County that includes the acknowledgement of the resurfacing project and agreement to the project specific to the county roads located in the City of Laurel Hill; and WHEREAS, portions of these roadways are or may be County roadways; and WHEREAS, both the City and the County agree that these roads serve the public interest and needed repairs are warranted to provide the best service to the citizens of both Communities. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1) This Agreement shall become effective on the date of execution by the second party and shall remain in effect for the duration of the grant. 2) The Agreement shall be contingent upon the successful receipt of Small Cities CDBG funds to accomplish the proposed project 3) The parties agree that each party shall be solely responsible for the negligent or wrongful acts of its employees and agents during the course of this Agreement. However, nothing contained herein shall be construed as an indemnity or constitute a waiver by either party of its sovereign immunity or the provisions of Section 768.28 , Florida Statutes, as amended from time to time, or any other law providing limitations on claims. 4) Either party may terminate this Agreement by giving sixty (60) days notice in writing to the other party of its intent to do so. 5) This Agreement represents the entire agreement of the parties. Any alterations, variations, changes, modifications, and waivers of provisions of this Agreement shall only be valid when they have been reduced to writing and duly signed by each of the parties. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of County Commissioners of Okaloosa County and the City of Laurel Hill have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their authorized representatives. ATTEST: CITY OF LAUREL HILL, FLORIDA 7 (ON oes eA CHAIRMAN ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OKALOOSA COUNTY, FLORIDA BY: BY: CHAIRMAN