2000-056 RESOLUTION NO. 2000-56
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE ATTACHED AGREEMENT
BETWEEN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF
AVENTURA TO PROVIDE FOR AN INCREASE IN THE
AVAILABILITY OF BOOKS, NEWSLETTERS AND
BUSINESS MATERIALS AT THE NORTHEAST BRANCH
OF THE MIAMI-DADE PUBLIC LIBRARY; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF AVENTURA, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to execute the attached Agreement
between the City of Aventura and Miami-Dade County to provide for an increase in the
availability of books, newsletters and business materials at the Northeast Branch of the
Miami-Dade Public Library.
Section 2. The City Manager shall obtain quarterly reports from Miami-Dade
County detailing expenditure of funds and provide to Commission.
Section3. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its
adoption.
The foregoing Resolution was offered by Commissioner Rogers-Libert, who
moved its adoption. The motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Perlow, and upon being
put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Arthur Berger yes
Commissioner Jay R. Beskin yes
Commissioner Ken Cohen yes
Commissioner Harry Holzberg yes
Commissioner Patricia Rogers-Libert yes
Vice Mayor Jeffrey M. Perlow yes
Mayor Arthur I. Snyder yes
Resolution No. 2000-5_~
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of September, 2000.
U I. SNYDER/, MAYOR
ATTE.~T: ~.~
CITY CLERNV'-----~'
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL SUFFICIENCY:
CITY ATTORNEY
AGREEMENT
THIS AGKEEMENT is made and entered into this __ day o£
~ 2000, by and between M~AMI-DADE COUNTY, a political
subdivision of the State of Florida, hereinafter "THE COUNTY" and the C1TY OF
AVENTURA~ a municipal corporation, hereinafter called "THE CITY."
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Northeast Branch library is the primary public library serving the
residents o£the City, and
WHEREAS, THE COUNTY and THE CITY desire to increase the availability of
bestsellers, other popular books, investment newsletters, and business materials at the Northeast
branch library.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained
herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, it is expressly understood and agreed:
ARTICLE 1
CONSTRUCTION OF INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT
The word "shall" as used in this Agreement shall in all cases be construed to be
mandatory and to require the action so modified by the word "shall" to be taken without regard
to the exercise of discretion.
ARTICLE II
SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF AGREEMENT
This Agreement is entered into in order to increase the Northeast branch library's
availability of bestsellers and other popular books and investment newsletters and business
materials and to set forth the terms upon which the resulting increased costs will be paid.
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ARTICLE Ill
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARTIES
THE CITY shall pay all costs associated with the increase in the availability of
bestsellers and other popular books and investment newsletters and business materials.
Specifically, THE CITY shall pay an initial $45,000 for one (1) year to be broken down as
follows:
· $36,000 per year for a lease plan, which will provide for the immediate establishment of
a core collection of 2,000 popular fiction and non-fiction titles as selected by library staff
based upon patron's requests that form the basis of a rotating collection. Each month,
multiple copies ofbestsellers will be ordered from the library's existing vendor for the
branch (approximately 200 books per month) and bestsellers that are no longer popular
will be sent back, keeping the lease plan collection at 2,000 currently popular items. The
lease plan allows the Library to keep one book for every five returned. These items will
then become part of the Miami-Dade Public Library System collection at Northeast
Branch and will be made available to all patrons.
$9,000 per year for investment newsletters and business services as selected by Library
staff based upon branch patron's requests.
If this Agreement is continued beyond the initial year, the City will continue to pay for
the entire cost of the lease and the subscriptions including any price increases.
ARTICLE IV
TERM OF THE AGREEMENT
The term of this Agreement shall be effective October 1, 2000, and shall continue with
automatic ammal renewal until terminated as provi~.d herein.
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Either party may cancel this Agreement by written notice delivered to the other, but such
notice must be delivered at least one hundred and eighty (180) days prior to October 1~t of each
year, said cancellation to take effect on October 1~t of that year.
ARTICLE V
HEAD1NGS
Captions and headings in this Agreement are for ease of reference only and do not
constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any
provisions herein.
ARTICLE VI
AGREEMENT'S EFFECT ON OTHER AGREEMENTS;
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement is supplementary to, and not intended to supersede, any other interlocal
agreement entered into by and between THE COUNTY and THE CITY. This writing embodies
the entire Agreement and understanding between the parties hereto, and there are no other
agreements or understandings, oral or written, with reference to the subject matter hereof that are
not merged herein and superseded hereby.
ARTICLE VII
REPRESENTATIONS OF THE COUNTY
The County represents that (a) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the board of County Commissioners as the governing body of the County, and (b) it
has the required power and authority to perform this Agreement.
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ARTICLE VIII
REPRESENTATIONS OF THE CITY
The City represents that (a) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Governing Body of the City, and (b) it has the required power and authority to
perform this Agreement.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT
This Agreement may be modified, altered or amended only by a written amendment duly
executed by the parties.
ARTICLE X
COUNTERPARTS
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterpart(s), each of which shall be
deemed an original
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Miami-Dade County, Florida, has caused this Agreement to
be executed in its name by the County Manager or his designee, attested by the Clerk of the
Board of County Commissioners and has caused the seal of the Board of County Commissioners
to be hereto attached; and the City of Aventura, Florida has caused this Agreement to be
executed in its name by the City Manager or his designee, attested by the Clerk of the City
Council and has caused the seal of the Council to be hereto attached, all on the day and year
written above.
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ATTEST: MIAMII-DADE COUNTY,
FLORIDA, BY ITS BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Harvey Ruvin, By: ~.,~--&~-~ ~7o~*
Clerk of the Board County Manager
By: ~~_ r
Deputy Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY
By:
Assistant County Attorney
ATTEST: CITY OF AVENTURA,
FLORIDA~[.TS COUNCIL
Clerk of~he Cou, ncil ~ By: _ ~
/( ~ fr .,,,, / ~ City Manager /f
By: l~ ~
(//" Clerk / ~ /
APPROVED AS TO FORM
AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY
City Attorney
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