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Interlocal Agreement with the City of St. Petersburg for contingency disaster debris collection and removal services for the County and its municipal partners.
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Recommended Action:
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Approval and execution by the County Administrator of the Interlocal Agreement with the City of St. Petersburg (City) for contingency disaster debris collection and removal services for the County and its municipal partners.
• Interlocal Agreement for participation in the cooperative Emergency Debris and Hazardous Tree, Limb, and Stump Removal Operations Agreement(s).
• Interlocal Agreement identifies responsibility between the County and participating local agencies as cooperators of the Emergency Debris and Hazardous Tree, Limb, and Stump Removal Operations Agreement(s).
• Local agency entering the Interlocal Agreement is the City of St. Petersburg.
• The Interlocal Agreement has no fiscal impact on the County by itself. Future actions and decisions within the framework of the Agreement may create fiscal impacts that will be managed at that time. Funding for the impacts of this Agreement is not budgeted. Reserves will likely be made available during storm events. A portion of the costs incurred will likely be offset with reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance program and the State of Florida. Some of these costs may not be reimbursable.
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Strategic Priorities:
Resilient Infrastructure and Environment
1.2 Maintain and enhance County infrastructure
1.4 Improve environmental quality
Healthy and Safe Communities
2.1 Improve public health
2.2 Enhance community safety
Summary:
Interlocal Agreement with the City of St. Petersburg. This Agreement applies only to debris collected pursuant to County Contract Number 25-00029-E Emergency Debris and Hazardous Tree, Limb, and Stump Removal Operations specific to debris related to Hurricanes Helene and Milton and subject to the State requirements and pricing, allowing the City to participate. The County has emergency agreements in place with five (5) contractors. Entering the Interlocal Agreement with the County ensures compliance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide.
Background/Explanation:
The Interlocal Agreement identifies responsibility between the County and participating local agencies as cooperators of the County Contract Number 25-00029-E Emergency Debris and Hazardous Tree, Limb, and Stump Removal Operations. Each agency is individually responsible for seeking its own FEMA reimbursements. Exhibits A.1 and A.2 are provided for use by agencies to enter a contract directly with the County’s contractor(s) as joint participants of the Disaster Debris contracts.
Fiscal Impact:
N/A
Delegated Authority:
Authority for the County Administrator to sign this Interlocal Agreement is granted under Code Section 2-62 (a)(1).
Staff Member Responsible:
Kelli Hammer Levy, Director, Public Works
Partners:
City of St. Petersburg
Attachments:
Interlocal Agreement - City of St. Petersburg
Exhibit A.1
Exhibit A.2