HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Regular_Tab 10B_7/24/1997 ' VILLAGE OF MEMORANDUM %9-8 TEQUESTA Monday, July 14, 1997 To: Thomas Bradford, Village Manager From: Allan Oslund, Coordinator Storm Water Utile. CC: Subject: NPDES INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT Please find attached two (2) duplicate originals of the NPDES interlocal Agreement between NORTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT(NPBCID) and the VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA for execution. Together with a.Memorandum from the Law Offices of Caldwell & Pacetti with instructions for execution of the Agreement. This inter local agreement allows NPBCID to act as the Lead Permittee for the purposes of this agreement with the Village as the Co-Permittee. The term of this agreement is thru December 31, 2001 The Duties and Obligations of this agreement are laid out in Section Five of the attached. ' Funding, Allocation of Costs ,Expenses and Payments are laid out in Sections Six and Seven. After careful review and consideration I believe that it is of great benefit both financially and time wise for the Village to enter into this Agreement, as it would be very difficult for the Village to comply with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) requirements as an individual Permittee. Therefore I. would Recommend acceptance of this Agreement. LAW OFFICES CALDWELL & PACETTI MANLEY P. CALDWELL, JR. SUITE 300 RETIRED KENNETH W. EDWARDS 324 ROYAL PALM WAY ARTHUR E. BARROW CHARLES F. SCHOECH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33 480-435 2 MADISON F. PACETTI MARY M. VIATOR TELEPHONE(561)655 -0620 1914-1994 BETSY S. BURDEN WILLIAM E. CORLEY, III TELECOPIER (561)655 -3775 PLEASE REPLY TO NICOLE J. MONSEES POST OFFICE BOX 2775 JOHN A. WEIG PALM BEACH, FL 33480-27 7 5 MEMORANDUM To: Mr.Allan Oslund ' Village of Tequesta P.O. Box 3273 Tequesta, FL 33469-0273 From: Kenneth W. Edwards, Esq., General Counsel Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District Subject: NPDES Interlocal Agreement Date: July 8, 1997 Please find attached two(2)duplicate originals of the NPDES Interlocal Agreement which are being provided to you for submission to your governing body for consideration and execution. For your information, the attached Agreement incorporates many of the suggested changes that I received following circulation of the prior draft of same. In addition, Section 6.03 has been completed to reflect the dollar amount your governmental entity will be obligated to pay during the first Fiscal Year of the Agreement. Assuming the Agreement is acceptable,I would appreciate it if you would complete the Agreement and have it executed by an authorized representative of your governmental entity in accordance with the following instructions, namely: 1. On page 9 of each Agreement, you need to fill in the blanks for the two parties whom you wish to receive notices on behalf of your governmental entity. 2. On page 11 of each Agreement,you need to complete same as follows: (a) Please fill in the date that both Agreements are signed by the authorized representative of your governmental entity. (b) Immediately below the signature line for the authorized representative,please type in their name and official capacity. (c) Please have the Secretary attest to the signature of the above-referenced authorized representative. (d) Please have the Secretary impress your governmental entity's official seal where indicated. (e) If required by your governmental entity,its attorney should sign on the line provided. 3. As a reminder, DO NOT type in a date in the Opening paragraph of the first page of the Agreement since this date will be filled in once the Agreement is signed by Northern. Once you have completed and executed both of the attached Agreements,please return both of them to me. I will then have them signed by Northern, following which one fully executed original will be returned to you and the other filed with the Clerk of the Court. Naturally, if you should have any questions regarding the above or the attachments,please feel free to contact me. KWE/cm Attachments U:\BSB W ORTHERN W PDES W PDES.MEM CALDWELL & PACETTI I � • I I. II RESOLUTION NO. 26-96/97 A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, APPROVING AN NPDES INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NORTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AND THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE SAME ON BEHALF OF THE VILLAGE. j NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The NPDES Interlocal Agreement between the . Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District and the 1 Village of Tequesta, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and j incorporated by reference as a part of this Resolution, is hereby approved and the Mayor of the Village of Tequesta is authorized to execute the same on behalf of the Village of Tequesta. THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION WAS OFFERED by Councilmember , who moved its adoption. The notion was seconded I by Councilmember , and upon being put to a vote, 1 the vote was as follows : I I FOR ADOPTION AGAINST ADOPTION The Mayor thereupon declared the Resolution duly passed and adopted this 24th day of July, A.D. , 1997 . MAYOR OF TEQUESTA I Elizabeth A. Schauer ATTEST: 1 Joann Manganiello Village Clerk it wp60\res\26-97 1 11. • i' � • NPDES INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT • This Agreement shall be effective as of the day of , 1997 ("the Effective Date"), and is being entered into by and between NORTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, 357 Hiatt Drive, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33418, (hereinafter referred to as "the Lead Permittee") and VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA (hereinafter referred to as"the Co-Permittee"). • • WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (hereinafter referred to as "EPA") on the 9th day of December, 1996, issued its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ("NPDES") Permit No. FLS000018 (hereinafter referred to as the"NPDES Permit") to forty (40) governmental entities designated as the Palm Beach County-Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Permittees (hereinafter referred to as "the Permittees"); and WHEREAS,the NPDES Permit contains certain separate obligations and responsibilities on the part of each individual Permittee, as well as some obligations and responsibilities that may be performed jointly by all of the Permittees; and WHEREAS,due to the number of Permittees and the tasks that must be performed under the NPDES Permit, it would be most economically and administratively feasible to allocate duties, responsibilities, and costs associated therewith under the terms of this Agreement; and WHEREAS, the parties hereto are authorized pursuant to Chapter 163, Part 1 of Florida Statutes, to enter into this Interlocal Agreement and do hereby wish to adopt, ratify and confirm the provisions and incorporation herein of Subparagraph (9) of Section 163.01, Florida Statutes. NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Chapter 163, Part I, Florida Statutes, the undersigned parties, for and in consideration of the mutual benefits set forth herein, do hereby enter into this Interlocal Agreement and represent, covenant, and agree with each other as follows: SECTION ONE REPRESENTATIONS 1.01.• Recitals. The recitals and representations as set forth hereinabove are true and correct to the best of the knowledge of the parties and are incorporated herein by this reference. SECTION TWO DESIGNATION OF PARTIES 2.01. Lead Permittee.. Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District is hereby designated as the Lead Permittee for the purposes of this Agreement and the NPDES Permit. • 2.02. Co-Permittee. Village of Tequesta is hereby designated as a Co-Permittee for the purposes of this Agreement and the NPDES Permit. SECTION THREE NPDES PERMIT 3.01. Term of Permit. The NPDES Permit has an effective date of February 1, 1997 (the "NPDES Permit Effective Date") and expiration date of December 31, 2001 (the "NPDES Permit Expiration Date"). 3.02. Annual Reports. The NPDES Permit requires that certain reports be submitted to EPA on an annual basis commencing September 1, 1998 and on each September 1st thereafter through and including the year 2002. SECTION FOUR TERM OF AGREEMENT 4.01. Term. The anticipated term of this Agreement shall be from the Agreement's Effective Date through September 30, 2002, but subject to an annual Fiscal Year (as hereinafter defined) renewal process pursuant to the following Section 4.03, unless otherwise terminated in accordance with other provisions of this Agreement. • 4.02. Funding Year. The term"Fiscal Year"is defined for the purposes of this Agreement as the following fiscal year periods, namely: (i) First Fiscal Year- from October 1, 1997 through September 30, l 998. (ii) Second Fiscal Year- from October 1, 1998 through September 30, 1999. (iii) Third Fiscal Year- from October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000. (iv) Fourth Fiscal Year - from October 1, 2000 through September 30, 2001. (v) Fifth Fiscal Year- from October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002. 4.03. Renewal. This Agreement shall be automatically renewed as of the beginning date of each Fiscal Year, unless a party to this Agreement provides written notice of non-renewal to the 2 • other party at least thirty (30)days prior to the end of the prior Fiscal Year, or unless the Agreement has been previously terminated as provided herein. SECTION FIVE SCOPE OF WORK AND ALLOCATION OF DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS 5.01. Scope of Work The Scope of Work contemplated under this Agreement is applicable to the implementation and execution of the NPDES Permit, which Permit is incorporated herein, and is generally described as follows: (i) The timely preparation, coordination, and execution of all interlocal agreements necessary to carry out the terms of the NPDES Permit. (ii) The timely preparation,coordination,and submittal to EPA of all system-wide annual reports. (iii) The timely implementation, coordination, and execution of all monitoring required by the NPDES Permit. (iv) The timely preparation, coordination, and submittal to EPA of all watershed pollutant load estimates. (v) The timely development, implementation, and execution of all system-wide public education programs required by the NPDES Permit. (vi) The timely development, implementation, and execution of all storm water management programs required by the NPDES Permit. (vii) The timely preparation, coordination, and distribution of standardized forms necessary to carry out the terms of the NPDES Permit. (viii) The timely and adequate performance of any other task required by the NPDES permit. 5.02. Allocation of Duties and Obligations (i) The Lead Permittee shall be responsible for those duties and obligations which are specifically identified and delineated in Exhibit "A" which is attached hereto and incorporated herein (the "Lead Permittee Services"). 3 • (ii) The Co-Permittee shall be responsible for such other duties and obligations as are identified as being its individual responsibility in the NPDES Permit. 5.03. Modifications to NPDES Permit It is understood and agreed that any changes, modifications, revisions, or additions to the terms of the NPDES Permit made subsequent to the Effective Date of this Agreement, including but not limited to any requirements to perform biological assessments, are expressly excluded from and not a subject of this Agreement. SECTION SIX FUNDING AND ALLOCATION OF COSTS AND EXPENSES 6.01. Annual Budget. In that this Agreement is anticipated to be renewed for a number of Fiscal Years, the parties acknowledge that it is difficult to project the potential costs the Lead Permittee may be required to incur in future Fiscal Years in order to carry out the Lead Permittee Services. Due to the above, the parties agree that it is in their mutual best interests to arrive at a payment amount on an annual advance Fiscal Year basis in order to more reasonably calculate the amount that will be required to be paid by the Co-Permittee to the Lead Permittee for the provision of Lead Permittee Services. 6.02. Prior Funding. The parties agree that any surplus funds previously paid by the Co- Permittee pursuant to any prior Interlocal Agreement it has entered into with the Lead Permittee that relates to the NPDES Permit application process, shall he applied to and used for the provision of Lead Permittee Services by the Lead Permittee during the First Fiscal Year. 6.03. First Fiscal Year Payment. In addition to the funds referenced in above Section 6.02, the parties agree that for the First Fiscal Year, the Co-Permittee shall also pay to the Lead Permittee the sum of$1,760.00, which sum represents the combined payment of the Lead Permittee's Services during the Second Fiscal Year term of this Agreement and the Section 6.04 ten percent (10%) Reserve Fund Contingency. 6.04. Reserve Contingency. The parties acknowledge that each Fiscal Year payment required to be paid by the Co-Permittee to the Lead Permittee for the provision of the Lead Permittee Services will include a reserve fund contingency (the"Reserve Fund Contingency") for unexpected additional costs and expenses. The Reserve Fund Contingency amount shall be equal to ten percent (10%) of each Fiscal Year's payment amount. 6.05. Current Funding. The parties acknowledge that the aforementioned funding will be sufficient to satisfy the current NPDES Permit requirements for the First and Second Fiscal Years unless unexpected additional costs and expenses of the nature described in following Section 7.03 4 are incurred. 6.06. Future Funding. As to future Fiscal Year payments that will be requiredto be paid by the Co-Permittee to the Lead Permittee, the parties agree that on or before March 1, 1998 the Lead Permittee shall provide a cost estimate to the Co-Permittee of the amount the Co-Permittees will be requested to pay during the Second Fiscal Year, with all subsequent Fiscal Year estimates to be sent on or before March 1st of each following Fiscal Year. The Lead Permittee and Co- Permittee shall then have until sixty (60) days before the beginning of the next Fiscal Year to agree in writing upon a mutually acceptable dollar amount to be paid by the Co-Permittee to the Lead Permittee for the applicable Fiscal Year, all of which shall be paid pursuant to Section Seven of this Agreement. If, however, the parties cannot agree upon a mutually acceptable dollar amount by the aforementioned deadline, then in that event this Agreement shall be deemed terminated unless otherwise agreed to in writing by and between the parties. • 6.07. Fifth Fiscal Year. It is assumed that during the Fifth Fiscal Year, the Co- Permittees and EPA will commence to negotiate or renegotiate the terms of the NPDES Permit. As a result, allocation of the Scope of Services that are required to be provided hereunder will likely be modified. Due to this uncertainty, the allocation of each parties duties and obligations hereunder, together with the funding process for provision of services, will be reexamined during the Fifth Fiscal Year of this Agreement. 6.08. Separate Co-Permittee Expenses. Except for such amounts as are required to be paid by the Co-Permittee to the Lead Permittee pursuant to above Sections 6.02 through 6.07, the Co-Permittee shall be responsible for all other costs and expenses relating to its individual duties and obligations under the NPDES Permit, including but not limited to: (1) all costs of the Co- Permittee's preparation and submittal of such of its own individual Annual Report(s) that may be separately required by the NPDES Permit,(2)costs of all monitoring that may be the Co-Permittee's • individual responsibility, (3) costs of gathering, compiling, coordinating, and submitting all necessary data that may be individually required of the Co-Permittee by the NPDES Permit, and (4) all other costs of carrying out any other individual responsibility of the Co-Permittee according to the terms of the NPDES Permit. SECTION SEVEN PAYMENT PROCEDURE The Co-Permittee agrees to pay its annual Fiscal Year payments as follows: 7.01. First Fiscal Year. The First Fiscal Year payment amount specified in above Section 6.03 may, at the option of the Co-Permittee, be paid in either a single lump sum payment on or before October 1, 1997, or in twelve (12) equal monthly installments commencing on October 1, 1997, and thereafter on the 1st day of each subsequent month of the First Fiscal Year (said payment dates being hereinafter referred to as the "Payment Due Date"). 5 7.02. Subsequent Fiscal Year Payments. Once a subsequent Fiscal Year•payment amount has been agreed to in writing by and between the Lead Permittee and the Co-Permittee, the Co- Permittee may, at its option, either pay the entire agreed-upon amount in either a single lump sum on or before October 1st of that particular Fiscal Year, or in twelve (12) equal monthly installments commencing on October 1st of that Fiscal Year and thereafter on the 1st day of each subsequent month of that Fiscal Year(said payment dates also being hereinafter referred to as the"Payment Due Date"). • 7.03. Additional Costs. Since it is possible that following the parties' finalization of an agreed upon Fiscal Year payment amount, unexpected additional costs and expenses may arise which will need to be paid in order for the Lead Permittee to carry out its Lead Permittee Services for that Fiscal Year, and in order to address same, the parties agree as follows: (i) In order to ameliorate the possibility of unexpected additional costs and • expenses resulting from the theft, loss,or destruction of equipment required for provision of the Lead Permittee Services, the parties agree that the Lead Pennittee is authorized to include as a portion of the cost of providing its Lead Permittee Services, funding for the acquisition of loss, theft, and property damage insurance for said equipment. (ii) If the Lead Permittee determines that unexpected additional costs and expenses must be incurred in order for it to timely provide its Lead Permittee Services, then in that event, the Lead Permittee shall promptly notify the Co-Permittee, in writing, of the nature and estimated amount of the Co-Permittee's allocable share of these unexpected additional costs and expenses, as well as the Lead Permittee's intent to draw down funds from the Co-Permittee's Reserve Fund Contingency in order to pay said Co-Permittee's allocable share of the unfunded and unexpected additional costs and expenses. • (iii) Further, if the Co-Permittee's allocable share of the unexpected additional costs and expenses exceeds the amount held in the Co-Permittee's Reserve Fund'Contingency account, the Lead Permittee shall include in the aforementioned notice to the Co-Permittee said excess amount. The Lead Permittee and Co-Permittee shall then attempt to negotiate the payment procedure for said unfunded and unexpected additional costs and expenses. (iv) If the Lead Permittee and Co-Permittee are able to agree as to the need and amount of the unfunded and unexpected additional costs and expenses, said agreement shall be reduced to writing and executed with the same formalities of this Agreement. The agreed upon unfunded and unexpected additional costs and expenses shall be divided by the remaining months of that particular Fiscal Year and paid to the Lead Permittee at the same time as the remaining regular Fiscal Year payments pursuant to preceding Section 7.02. (v) If the Lead Permittee and Co-Permittee are unable to agree as to the need and/or amount of the unfunded and unexpected additional costs and expenses then in that event the Lead Permittee may suspend or terminate this Agreement, at its sole discretion, following the 6 • • • provision of thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Co-Permittee. 7.04. Failure to Pay. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by and between the parties hereto, if a Fiscal Year payment or agreed upon unfunded and unexpected additional costs and • expenses payment is not timely paid within thirty (30) days of a Payment Due Date, then in that event the duties and obligations assumed by the Lead Permittee under the terms of this Agreement may be suspended and/or terminated by the Lead Permittee, at its sole discretion, following the provision of thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Co-Permittee unless remedied by the Co- Permittee within said thirty (30) day notice time period. SECTION EIGHT OPTION TO TERMINATE 8.01. Termination. Either party to this Agreement shall have the right to terminate this Agreement, provided, however, that the party wishing to terminate the Agreement must provide thirty (30) days prior written notice to the other party of said terminating party's decision to terminate this Agreement. Said termination shall not be effective until said thirty (30) days have elapsed. 8.02. Costs and Expenses. Irrespective of which party elects to terminate this Agreement under one of the optional termination provisions of this Agreement or in the event of a failure to pay by the Co-Permittee to the Lead Permittee the amounts due under and pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the parties agree that any costs and expenses previously incurred or obligated to be paid by the Lead Permittee as of the date of its issuance or receipt of a notice of termination shall still be due and owing and the right to collect said amount(s) shall survive the termination of this Agreement. • 8.03. Refunds. The parties acknowledge that the Lead Permittee anticipates entering into annual agreements, on a Fiscal Year basis, with one or more consultants or contractors for the provision of certain services required in order for the Lead Permittee to provide its Lead Permittee Services on behalf of all Co-Permittees. In that the Co-Permittee's payments under this Agreement represent only a portion of what the Lead Permittee will have to pay its consultants and contractors for their services, it is unlikely that if this Agreement is terminated for any reason, that the Co- Permittee will be entitled to receive a refund from the Lead Permittee for any monies the Co- Permittee has previously paid pursuant to this Agreement. However, to the. extent the Lead Permittee is able to obtain a reduction in its contractual obligations with its consultants or contractors as a result of the termination of this Agreement, then in that event, the Lead Permittee shall be obligated to reimburse the Co-Permittee for the amount of such a reduction in costs and expenses. 8.04. Documentation and Data. In the event this Agreement is cancelled or terminated, all documentation and data previously collected by the Lead Permittee in accordance with its duties and obligations as assumed herein, shall be made available to the Co-Permittee,provided, however, than 7 • said Co-Permittee shall be responsible for any costs incurred in making available such documentation. SECTION NINE ENFORCEMENT, VIOLATIONS, AND/OR DEFAULT 9.01. Enforcement. The designation of one of the parties under this Agreement as the Lead Permittee is not intended nor shall it be construed as authorizing; granting or permitting the Lead Permittee to accept or assume any powers of enforcement of the NPDES Permit as to the other party. • 9.02. Violations. Neither party to this Agreement shall be deemed to have assumed any liability for any negligent or wrongful acts or omissions of the other party, and in no event shall any of the provisions of this Agreement be construed as a waiver by either party of the liability limits established in Section 768.28, Florida Statutes. 9.03. Costs and Attorney's Fees. In the event of any litigation or administrative proceeding to settle issues arising hereunder, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover against the other party its costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, which shall include but not be limited to any fees and costs for any appeal that may be taken. SECTION TEN MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 10.01. Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing (including telex, facsimile or telegraphic communication)and shall be(as elected by the person giving such notice)hand delivered by prepaid express overnight courier or messenger service, telecommunicated, or mailed (airmail if international) by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid), return receipt requested, to the following addresses: As to Lead Permittee: Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District 357 Hiatt Drive Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 33418 Attn: Executive Director Phone (561) 624-7830 Fax (561) 624-7839 With a copy to: Caldwell & Pacetti 324 Royal Palm Way, Suite 300 Palm Beach, Florida 33480 Attn: Kenneth W. Edwards, Esq. Phone: (561) 655-0620 Fax: (561) 655-3775 • 8 • • As to Co-Permittee: Village of Tequesta street Address Cily Zip • Attn: • Phone: Fax: With a copy to: Name street Address L ity Zip Attn: Phone: Fax: • 10.02. Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire understanding and agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. 10.03. Construction. The preparation of this Agreement is considered a joint effort of the parties and accordingly this Agreement shall not be construed more severely against one of the parties than the other. 10.04. Discrimination. The Lead Pennittee and the Co-Permittee agree that no person shall on the grounds of race, color, sex, national origin, disability, religion, ancestry, marital status or sexual orientation be excluded from the benefits of or be subjected to any form of discrimination under any activity carried out by the performance of this Agreement. 10.05. Binding Effect. All of the terms and provisions of this Agreement, whether so expressed or not, shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the parties and their respective legal representatives, successors, and permitted assigns. 10.06. Assignability. The responsibility for carrying out any task assumed by any party to • this Agreement, but not the obligation to pay the amounts required to be paid as hereinabove set forth, may be assigned by any party to this Agreement upon receipt of written approval by the other party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. 10.07. Severability. If any part of this Agreement is contrary to, prohibited by or deemed invalid under applicable law or regulation, such provision shall be inapplicable and deemed omitted to the extent so contrary, prohibited or invalid, but the remainder hereof shall not be invalidated 9 • thereby and shall be given full force and effect so far as possible, unless the prohibited or invalid provision reduces the payment obligations of the Co-Perrnittee, in which event this Agreement may be thereupon terminated by the Lead Permittee. 10.08. Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement and all transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Florida without regard to any contrary conflicts of laws principle. Venue of all proceedings in connection herewith shall be exclusively in Palm Beach County, Florida, and each party hereby waives whatever their respective rights may have been in the selection of venue. 10.09. Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence with respect to this Agreement. 10.10. 1-Ieadings. The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, and shall not limit or otherwise affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. 10.11. Remedies. The failure of any party to insist on a strict performance of any of the terms and conditions hereof shall be deemed a waiver of the rights or remedies that the party may have regarding that specific instance only, and shall not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or default in any terms and conditions. 10.12. NPDES Permit. If there is any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and the NPDES Permit, then the NPDES Permit shall preempt, supersede, and control over the • provisions of this Agreement. 10.13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each . of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 10.14. Clerk of Court. A copy of this Agreement shall be filed with the Clerk of the Court in and for Palm Beach County, Florida. 10.15. Effective Date. This Agreement shall be effective as of the last date that it is signed by all parties hereto. • 10.16. Termination of Prior Agreements. All previous interlocal agreements entered into between the parties to this Agreement regarding the application or execution of the NPDES Permit shall terminate as of the Effective Date of this Agreement. 10 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hand and seals the day and year hereinafter written. EXECUTED by Lead Permittee this day of , 1997. ATTEST: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,NORTHERN PALM BEACH COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT By: By: Peter L. Pimentel, Secretary William L. Kerslake, President ' (SEAL) EXECUTED by Co-Permittee this day of , 1997. ATTEST: VILLAGE OF TEQUESTA By: By: (SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY By: • 11 • • EXHIBIT A TO NPDES INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT LEAD PERMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES The responsibilities of the Lead Permittee as to the implementation and execution of the NPDES Permit is generally as follows: (i) The timely preparation, coordination, and submittal to EPA of the system-wide annual report. • (ii) The preparation, coordination, and execution of interlocal agreements necessary to carry out the joint responsibilities of all permittees. • (iii) The timely preparation, coordination and execution of the wet weather monitoring required by the NPDES Permit. (iv) The timely preparation,coordination,and submittal to EPA of all watershed pollutant load estimates. (v) The preparation, coordination, and distribution of standardized forms as approved by NPDES Steering Committee to carry out the terms of the NPDES Permit. (vi) Coordination and assistance in carrying out the terms of the NPDES Permit. • Conducting NPDES Steering Committee Workshop.