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09-20-1994 SEP -20 -94 TUF DEAN MEAD MINTON FAX NO. 4074647877 P. 02/07 DEAN. MEAD MINTON ATTORNF:rS AND COL %NSELOR5 AT LAW .V.,l $tc'N c. •'rftti ^?j nGl P. O IiQ :75' s.. I t. ct t r o r 5A, ]rrt.l FOR' PIERCE, e;.OR 34•54 275] FORT Pr:1. September 20, 1994 John Drago City of Okeechobee 55 SE Third Avenue Okeechobee, FL 34974 Re: Extension and Modification Agreement by and between Okeechobee Beach Water Association, Inc. ("Association") and City of Okeechobee "City Dear John: Pursuant to your request, we have prepared and Extension and Modification Agreement designed to modify and extend the current Agreement between the Association and the City for one year incorporating the changes reflected in our correspondence dated September 19, 1994 with the following additional modifications; 1. Per your request, we have not modified the definition of "service area" to incorporate a definition of "infill which had been included as item no. 4 on our September 19 letter; 2. Likewise, we have incorporated the volume language from your proposed Agreement, but left the volume amounts blank for the time being; and 3. We have incorporated those boilerplate provisions from the last page of. your Wholesale Water Agreement supplied to us on Friday of last week that we believe would not adversely affect the existing relationship between the parties or prejudice any ongoing litigation. 4. In light of our conversation during lunch regarding limiting restrictions to the "Disputed Area", we would propose to incorporate the following as a new paragraph 3: 3. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term "Disputed Area" shall mean that overlapping geographic area south of the Association's service area as defined in Exhibit "A" of the Agreement and north of the City's 201 Facility Planning Area Boundary, the legal description for which is attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "B" which area is highlighted on the map attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit "C The QR BEAN DEAN, „e a, EeeRrOH, 6tOODwOR]w, N e. -.•N; ^.iN”' C.APOUeNO 6 BOZA0r>. P. A. �y.�/ :iEAw, Min o aYiE� ✓OGrr Go.orna.. c +0 r M r A 1 1 RO] .:1 1\ (40T) :s9 n(o)t) (e4]; ]:s e, "7 SEP -20 -94 TUE DEAN FAX NO. 4074647877 P. 03/07 John City of ;)keechobe September 20, 1994 Page 2 parties hereby agree that within the Disputed Area during the term of this Agreement, (i) the Association will not extend new service except as necessary for infill which is defined as the installation of 5/8 "x 3/4" meters on lines run from the existing mainlines, and (ii) the City will not extend service to any new customers. Please review the enclosed Extension and Modification Agreement and give me your comments as soon as possible. By copy of this letter, I am likewise forwarding a draft of this Agreement to Burton Conner for review and comments. With best regards, I remain, Sir c ,fly ours, ichael :Minton MAM /dj Enclosure cc: Burton Conner, Esq. (w /enclosure) (via telefax) John Abney (w /enclosure) (via telefax) John Cassels, Esq. (w /enclosure) (via telefax) John Cook, Esq. 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I -;----L, ,.I i 'L_ 111 in I I I, ri-i4 1 :.1: 1� i i M r v v r I ^1 SEP -20 -94 T!.IF DEAN MEAD MINTON FAX NO, 4074647877 P.05/07 EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION AMEMENT THIS EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION AGREEMENT made and entered into this day of September, 1994, by and between the Okeechobee Beach water Association, Inc., a Florida non profit corporation with its principal place of business in Okeechobee County, Florida, (hereinafter .referred to as the "Association") and the City of Okeechobee, a municipal corporation located in Okeechobee County, Florida (hereinafter referred to as the "City WHEREAS, the Association and City entered into that certain Agreement dated August 6, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement whereby the City agreed to provide to the Association potable water pursuant to the terms thereof; and WHEREAS, the term of said Agreement is for ten (10) years terminating on September 30, 1994; and WHEREAS, as a result of disagreements between the Association and the City related to the Agreement, there is ongoing litigation regarding the Agreement and other matters between the parties; and WHEREAS, the parties are desirous of extending the terms of said Agreement for one (1) year while efforts are undertaken to form a regional water utility authority which would make the current litigation between the parties moot, but the parties do not wish to prejudice either party's position in said litigation during said year; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the sum of One Dollar ($1.00), the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereby agree to extend and modify the terms of said Agreement to become effective as of October 1, 1994 and for the time period subsequent thereto; 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein. 2. Paragraph 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended and modified by the deletion of the phrase "...750,000 gallons per day for a period of ten (10) years" and the insertion in lieu thereof of the phrase gallons per day (on a thirty (30) day running average) with the maximum single day not to exceed gallons per day for a period of one (1) year... SEP -20 -94 TUE DEAN MEAD MINTON FAX NO. 4074647877 P.06/07 .3. Paragraph 2 is hereby deleted in its entirety and the fol1owi_ng is substituted in lieu thereof: The Association agrees to pay water rates and fees applicable to wholesale water treatment in the County in accordance with the terms of Resolution No. 89 5, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof as Schedule "A 4. Paragraph 3 is deleted in its entirety. 5. Paragraph 8 is deleted in its entirety and the following is substituted in lieu thereof: The term of this Agreement shall be for a period of one (1) year commencing October 1, 1994 and shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of Lhe parties hereto. 6. The parties agree to insert new paragraphs 9 11 immediately after paragraph 8 and before the closing of the Agreement which shall read a5 Follows: 9. Any notice required or allowed to be delivered hereunder shall be in writing and be deemed to be delivered when (a) hand delivered to the official hereinafter designated, or (b) upon receipt of such notice when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to a party at the address set forth opposite the party's name below, or at such other address as the party shall have specified by written notice to the other party delivered in accordance herewith: CITY: City Administrator City of Okeechobee 55 S.S. Third Avenuc Okeechobee, Florida 34974 OWNER: President Okeechobee Beach Water Association 8840 Highway 78 West Okeechobee, Florida 34974-9787 SEP -20 -94 'JF DEAN MEW' MiNTON FAX NO. 4074647877 P. 07/07 10. If any part or this Agreement is found invalid or unenforceable by any court, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the other parts of the Agreement if the rights and obligations of the parties contained therein are not materially prejudiced and if the intentions of the parties can continue to be effected. To that end, this Agreement is declared severable. 11. This Agreement and the provisions contained herein shall be construed, controlled, and interpreted according to the laws of the State of Florida. 7. Except as amended and modified pursuant to the terms hereof, the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall c :antinue in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hei:eunder executed this Extension and Modification Agreement on the date and year first above written. ATTEST: CITY OF OK.EECHOBk By: By: City Clerk James Kirk, Mayer of Okeechobee Date: OKEECHOBEE BEACH WATER ASSOCIATION B y By; Secretary Leland C. Pearce, President Date: c: \mdm \obwa.ema DEAN, MEAD MINTON ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW 1903 SOUTH 25TH STREET (407) 464-7700 P. 0. BOX 2757 SUITE 200 (407) 562 7700 FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA 34954 2757 FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA 34947 FAX (407) 464 -7877 September 20, 1994 John Drago City of Okeechobee 55 SE Third Avenue Okeechobee, FL 34974 Re: Okeechobee Utility Authority Dear rago: Thank you for meeting with Ken Crooks, Gerald Hartman and me last week regarding our efforts to develop the documentation to establish the above- referenced utility authority. During our meeting, we requested the following documents and materials: 1. Copy of City Code or ordinances concerning utilities. 2 Any agreements between the City of Okeechobee and Okeechobee Beach Water Authority. 3. Any developer agreements. Any existing franchise agreements. '5. Organizational chart for City personnel. -6. Copies of all Official Statements concerning City utility bond issues. �1. Most current financial statement, both annual and monthly, including current account balances. --8. Copy of City budget provisions regarding utilities. 9. Documents reflecting Construction Work in Progress concerning utilities, and any recently completed utility construction. 10. Copy of City Comprehensive Plan provisions concerning utilities. 11. Any lease agreements concerning utility facilities. 12. Documents concerning consumptive use permits from South Florida Water Management District. 13. Documents describing City pension plan covering utility employees. )4`. Copy of any labor agreements involving City utility employees. IN ORLANDO DEAN DEAN, MEA D, EGERTON, BLOODWO RT H, IN SREVARD COUNTY D EA N� MEA D� $PIE LVOGEL, GOLD MAN BOYD CAPOUANO 4,02 RT H, P. A. MEAD (407) 64, OLA (407) 453 2333.(.07) 250 8900 .(407) 725 -6373 4 John Drago City of Okeechobee September 20, 1994 Page 2 Please forward the above- referenced documents to us as soon as possible. If you can think of any additional agreements or documents of which we should be made aware that is not included in our list, please enclose those items as well. We appreciate your assistance and look forward to working with you as we structure the utility authority. With best regards, I remain, S'. e .yy...., Michael D. Minton MDM /dj cc: John Abney Gerald Hartman Kenneth C. Crooks, Esq. c: \mdm \20121dj.09a