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County Administrator's Report 10. 11.
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| BCC Regular Meeting |
Budget & Finance Consent |
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| RECOMMENDATION: |
Recommendation Concerning a Defense Infrastructure Grant Agreement for Fiscal Year 2014/2015 between Enterprise Florida, Inc., and Escambia County – Keith T. Wilkins, Community & Environment Department Director
That the Board take the following action concerning a Defense Infrastructure Grant (DIG) Agreement for Fiscal Year 2014/2015 between Enterprise Florida Inc., and Escambia County:
A. Approve the Defense Infrastructure Grant Agreement [to be distributed under separate cover] between Enterprise Florida, Inc., and Escambia County, in the amount of $200,000, for the Airfield Influence Planning Districts (AIPDs) Density Reduction Project;
B. Ratify the Chairman's signature on the Grant Agreement with Enterprise Florida, Inc.; and
C. Authorize the Chairman to sign any subsequent Grant-related documents, including no-cost extensions, pending Legal review and approval, without further action from the Board.
Note: The County Attorney’s Office has requested that the Board be made aware of the following language within the "Enterprise Florida Contract Terms & Agreements 2014-15" (page 8 of 10):
#11 (last sentence) - Any litigation arising under this Agreement shall be brought in the appropriate court in Orange County, Florida, applying Florida Law; and
#13 - In any action to enforce the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover attorney’s fees and costs as deemed just and proper.
[Funding: Fund 110, Other Grants and Projects Fund, new Cost Center – no matching funds required] |
| BACKGROUND: |
| The $200,000 grant award from Enterprise Florida Defense Infrastructure Program for fiscal year 2014/2015 will provide funding to purchase property thereby reducing density within the AIPDs I and II, as depicted in the 2003 Escambia County Joint Land Use Study (JLUS). This projects will continue to facilitate the retention of local military installations, specifically Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, by mitigating incompatible land uses through land acquisition. |
| BUDGETARY IMPACT: |
| [Funding: Fund 110, Other Grants and Projects, new Cost Center – no matching funds required] |
| LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS/SIGN-OFF: |
The Grant Agreement has been reviewed by Kristin Hual, Assistant County Attorney, and approved as to form and legal sufficiency.
Note: The County Attorney’s Office has requested that the Board be made aware of the following language within the "Enterprise Florida Contract Terms & Agreements 2014-15" (page 8 of 10):
#11 (last sentence) - Any litigation arising under this Agreement shall be brought in the appropriate court in Orange County, Florida, applying Florida Law.; and
#13 - In any action to enforce the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover attorney’s fees and costs as deemed just and proper. |
| PERSONNEL: |
| Community and Environment Department staff will manage the Grant. |
| POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION: |
| Board Policy Section II.A. requires approval of grants. |
| IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION: |
| Community and Environment Department staff will manage the Grant. This project has been coordinated and will proceed with full cooperation between the Community and Environment Department, Escambia County Public Works, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, and Enterprise Florida, Inc. |
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