TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve Interlocal Agreement for Emergency Interconnects and Potable Water Service with Sarasota County.
Recommended Action
Approve Interlocal Agreement for Emergency Interconnects and Potable Water Service with Sarasota County.
Background Information
On May 14, 2007, the City entered into an Emergency Interconnect and Potable Water Service Agreement with Sarasota County. This Agreement allowed for the transfer of potable water between the City and County to maintain water quality, allowing conservation of this finite resource, and provided for an emergency interconnect. Sarasota County Utilities staff have requested to move the interconnect from the existing location to a point much further north, closer to the North Port city line, and discontinue the transfer of non-emergency potable water, requiring a new agreement with Sarasota County.
In 2022, Sarasota County successfully obtained a $1M Federal Appropriation for the construction of this project. Therefore, Sarasota County will bear all construction costs. Ongoing maintenance and repair costs will be shared equally by the City and the County, and the City will be responsible for acquiring any necessary easements and all electrical costs. While an easement will be required from Island Walk, because of the benefit this project will bring to the community, staff does not anticipate any costs associated with the easement.
The interconnect will only be available for emergency purposes once moved, as more fully described in Exhibit B to the Interlocal Agreement for Emergency Interconnects and Potable Water Service. Additionally, the provision of potable water service to the State College of Florida and the Sarasota County Fire Station 26 will both be transferred to the City upon completion of the project, which includes vacating a portion of the Sarasota County line and tran...
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