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Interlocal Agreement for Transition of Services for Fire Station 19 and Forest Park (B)
This item recommends that the City Commission approve the Interlocal Agreement Between the City of Gainesville, Florida and Alachua County, Florida for the transition of services for Fire Station 19 and Forest Park.
Explanation
At the Joint City and County Commission meeting on August 10, 2015, staff were directed to develop an implementation plan for the transition of fire rescue services in the area of Alachua County Fire Rescue (ACFR) Station 19 from the County to the City and to include development of an operation and maintenance plan by the City for Forest Park, which is adjacent to Fire Station 19.
During their November 10, 2015 meeting, the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) received a presentation from Alachua County Fire Rescue Chief Northcutt which included the draft language for an Interlocal Agreement which has been reviewed by the law offices of both the City and the County. The agreement specifies:
1. The suspension of payments under the Fire Services Assistant Agreement (FSAA) Section 5 from October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2017;
2. That effective October 1, 2017 the City will be assigned fire rescue responsibility for the SW 20th Avenue area and the FSAA agreement will become compensable. The GFR unit assigned to the area will be recognized as a compensable unit. If Engine 19 has not been relocated it will continue service but not be recognized as a compensable unit;
3. That the County maintains ownership of Station 19 and agrees to explore the co-location of units; and,
4. That ownership and responsibility for Forest Park will be transferred to the City on October 1, 2017.
The BOCC directed County staff to send the agreement to the City for first approval. City staff recommends the City Commission approve the agreement and forward it to the BOCC for approval.
Fiscal Note
The fiscal impact of the proposed trans...
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