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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-94-31 RESOLUTION NO.: R-94-31 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, AND FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING AN EMERGENCY STAGING AREA IN THE EVENT OF NATURAL DISASTER, MILITARY OR CIVIL DISTURBANCE; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF RESOLUTIONS OR PARTS OF RESOLUTIONS IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. W~EREAS, the city of Sebastian desires to enter into an agreement with Florida Power & Light Company for the purpose of providing an emergency staging area in the event of a natural disaster, military or civil disturbance, which results in a loss of electrical power to the citizens of the City of Sebastian. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that: Section 1. AUTHORIZATION. The Mayor and the City Clerk of the City of Sebastian are hereby authorized to enter into an agreement (attached hereto as Exhibit "A") for the purpose of providing an emergency staging area for Florida Power & Light Company in the event of a natural disaster, military or civil disturbance, which results in the loss of electrical power to the citizens of the City of Sebastian. Section 2. CONFLICT. Ail resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith. Section 3. SEVERABILITY. In the event a court of competent jurisdiction shall hold or determine that any part of this Resolution is invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the Resolution shall not be affected and it shall be presumed that the City Council of the City of Sebastian did not intend to enact such invalid or unconstitutional provision. It shall further be assumed that the City Council would have enacted the remainder of this Resolution without said invalid and unconstitutional provision, thereby causing said remainder to remain in full force and effect. ~ EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon final passage. The foregoing Resolution was moved for adoption by Council Member ~~0~ . .......... · The motion was seconded by Council Member ~J~~ and, upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows: Mayor Arthur L. Firtion Vice-Mayor Carolyn Corum Council Member Norma J. Damp Council Member Robert Freeland Council Member Frank Oberbeck The Mayor thereupon declared this Resolution duly passed and , 1994 ATTEST: Kathr~n M. O,Halloran, CMC/AAE city Clerk (SEAL) By: / X/~~ ~ Arthur L. Firtion, Mayor I HEREBY CERTIFY that notice of public hearing on this Resolution was published in the Veto Beach Press Journal as required by Section 20A-2.6 D.1 of the Land Development Code of the City of Sebastian, Florida, that one public hearing was held on this Resolution at 7:00 p.m. on the Sth day of June, 1994, and that following said public hearing this Resolution was passed by the City Council. Kathry~ M. O'Halloran, CMC/AAE city Clerk Charles Ian Nas{ %t~r~ney ~REEHENT This Agreement is made and entered into as of this ~-~ day of ~ , I994, by and between Florida Power & Light Company (hereinafter "F.P.L.") and the City of Sebastian, Indian Florida, a municipal corporation (hereinafter River County, "City") . WHEREAS, hurricanes, in the event of disasters such as major storms, other natttral disasters, or military or civil disturbances, disruptions of electrical service to the residents of the City may occur; and WHEREAS, such disruption in electrical service will jeopardize the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City; and WHEREAS, to provide for rapid restoration of electrical services to the City, F.P.L. may require a staging area in the community to park trucks, store materials and equipment, and to act as a marshalling site for work crews from other areas; and WHEREAS, such staging area will be secured, for materials and equipment pick-up; and WHEREAS, work crews will be dispatched from the staging area to repair electrical service to the community; and WHEREAS, the staging area will be secured against theft, vandalism, and site abuse, and temporary lighting will be used during darkness; and WHEREAS, the City, in the interest of promoting the public health, safety and welfare of its citizens, is willing to provide a staging area for as long as reasonably necessary for F.P.L. to restore electrical services in the event of a major disaster, military or civil disturbance; and WHEREAS, F.P.L. agrees that upon completion of restoration of electrical services, the staging area shall be returned to the original condition existing prior to use by NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows: 1. All representations as set forth hereinabove are considered an integral part to this Agreement and, as such, made a part of this Agreement. 2. The city hereby grants to F.P.~. the use of the area described herein to perform the functions as described hereinabove on an as needed basis. Said area to be used by P.P.S. is more particularly described in Exhibit "A" to this Agreement and may, from time to time, be changed by the City, in their sole discretion, upon written notice to F.P.L. 3. The City shall not charge F.P.L. for use of the staging area for the purposes as set forth hereinabove~ further, FPL a§rees to pay all expenses related to the use of the City's property pu.r~uant to 4. To the fullest extent permitted by law, F.P.L. shall /this . . , ~agree- indemnify, defend and hold harmless, the Cmty and the City s m~.tj agents, servants and employees, from and against all claims,~~ t'l~ damages, losses and expenses, including but not limited to -]~ attorney's fees, arising out of, or resulting from F.P.L.'s use of the city's land for a staging area, except for injuries, damages or claims which are the result of the sole negligence of the City, its agents, servants, or employees. F.P.L. hereby acknowledges that the obliga=ions imposed upon the City and the tel-ms of this Agreement are the specific consideration for the indemnification provided herein. 5. All notices, requests, consents, and other communication required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be (as elected by the person giving such notice) hand delivered by messenger or courier service, or mailed by registered or certified mail (postage pre-paid), return receipt requested, and addressed to: IF TO THE CITY: WITH A COPY TO: IF TO THE F.P.L.: City of Sebastian Attn: Joel Koford, City Manager 1225 Main Street Sebastian, FL 32958 Charles Ian Nash, Esquire City Attorney c/o Frese, Nash & Torpy, P.A. 930 S. Harbor City Boulevard Suite 505 Melbourne, Florida 32901 This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon thirty (30) days written notice of termination 7. In the event of any action, proceeding, suit or claim is filed, initiated or maintained to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall, in addition to relief to which it is otherwise entitled, be entitled to recover such further amounts, to the extent lawful, as shall be sufficient to pay the cost and expenses of enforcement, including reasonable attorney's fees, both at trial and all appellate levels. 8. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Florida. Venue for any action pursuant to this Agreement shall be in Indian River County, Florida. 9. Neither this Agreement, nor any terms thereof, may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which the enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City has hereunto subscribed and F.P.L. has affixed his, its, or their names, or name. ATTEST: Ka~hry~ M. O'Halloran CMC/AAE, City Clerk (Corporate Seal) CITY: THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA Name: Art. hut L. Fi~t~on ~. Title: Mayor Approved as to Form and Legal Signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of: FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY Name STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER dentification. The for.egoing instr%hment was acknowledged before me thais .~ the ;[~ '< )~ (%~TDSk_ of the CITY O~"~EBASTIAN, ~FLORID~, on behal/f of the~CITY OF SEBASTIAN. ~~ pe_~rsonallv known t.o as Notary P~biic, / State of Florida Pri~n=ed Commission Number STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF INDIAN RIVER The forDgoing instrument was ackno~edqed befg~e met_his day o~ ~ , 1994, by ~J~_ ~.~o~ the ~~9~~~~-- of FLOriDA POWER..& LIGH~ COMPANY, on behalf of the 'FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY. He/she is personally known to me or produced ~ ~n~~L,~. identification. Notary~ubl~c,~ State of Florida Printed Bame ' Commission Number TREASURE COAST STORM STAGING SITE SEBASTIAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT . FPL LOGISTICS SiTE SUPERIVSOR DENNIS REYNOLDS OFFICE TELEPHONE (NORMAL WORK)-881-1252 FPL PAGER # HOME TELEPHONE #407-258.-3988 (OR) 407=74,4.-6502 [] TEAM MEMBERS NAME WORK TELEPHONE ,.//' HOME TELEPHONE ..~ MAiN CONTACT-MR. JOEL KOFORD TITLE--CITY MANAGER CONTACT TELEPHONE-- SECONDARY CONTACT--MR. JOHN VAN ANTWERP TITLE--Al RPORT DI RECTOR CONTACT TELEPHONE EXHIBIT "A" (t of 3) HiI. JE MP.DI::W? < EXHIBIT "A" (2 of 3) EXHIBIT "A" (3 of 3)~