CC MEETING: March 3, 2015
DATE: February 24, 2015
TO: Leonard Martin, City Manager
FROM: John G. Murphy, Fire Chief
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Consider Authorizing The City Manager To Approve An Inter-Local Agreement For A Joint Fire Training Center For The Cities Of Carrollton, Coppell, And Farmers Branch.
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BACKGROUND:
This agenda item is to enter into an interlocal agreement with the cities of Coppell and Farmers Branch to construct and operate a joint fire training center. The estimated construction cost of the training center is $2,407,050.00, with Carrollton's portion being $1,191,490.00, or 49.5% of the total cost. Carrollton Fire Rescue (CFR) secured an initial $500,000 in the November 2013 bond referendum and has $691,490 allocated in its FY 2015 budget to cover the design and initial construction cost of the training center.
The interlocal agreement will outline each city's financial and operational responsibilities for the project. Items in the interlocal agreement include, but are not limited to, the following:
1) Initial term of the agreement is twenty (20) years with appropriate renewal terms and early termination terms and processes identified.
2) In the event of termination by Farmers Branch, all funds held under the agreement shall be transferred to the remaining cities to be used in carrying out the obligations set forth in the agreement. Further, the remaining parties shall have a continuing easement on the property in the event Farmers Branch is no longer a party to the agreement.
3) Ownership title to the facility, not including property, and shared capital costs for initial design, construction and equipping are allocated as follows:
A. Carrollton: 49.5% undivided interest.
B. Coppell: 26.8% undivided interest.
C. Farmers Branch: 23.7% undivided interest.
4) Carrollton and Coppell are not required to pay their respective shares of the shared capital costs for the initial design,...
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