R-2016-3670 - 8/11/2016 RESOLUTION NO. R-2016-3670
WHEREAS, the City of Round Rock has previously entered into an Interlocal Agreement
("Agreement") with Williamson County, the City of Cedar Park, the City of Hutto, and the City of
Leander regarding the operation and maintenance of the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter,
and
WHEREAS, the City now desires to enter into a First Amendment to the Agreement, Now
Therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS,
That the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the City the First
Amendment to the Williamson County Regional Animal Control Shelter Interlocal Agreement, a copy
of same being attached hereto as Exhibit"A"and incorporated herein for all purposes.
The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date, hour, place and
subject of the meeting at which this Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was
open to the public as required by law at all times during which this Resolution and the subject matter
hereof were discussed, considered and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act,
Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
RESOLVED this 11th day of August, 2016.
ALAN MCGRAW, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
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SARA L. WHITE, City Clerk
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EXHIBIT
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE
WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL
ANIMAL CONTROL SHELTER INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE WILLIAMSON COUNTY
REGIONAL ANIMAL SHELTER INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT ("first
Amendment") is made and entered into effective this , by
and between WILLIAMSON COUNTY; the CITY OF CEDAR PARK; the CITY OF
HUTTO; the CITY OF LEANDER; the CITY OF ROUND ROCK; all of which are
political subdivisions of the State of Texas ("the Parties").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Texas Government Code, Chapter 791, the Interlocal Cooperation
Act provides that any one or more public agencies may contract with each other for the
performance of governmental functions and for the joint use of facilities or services for
the promotion and protection of the health and welfare of the inhabitants of this State and
the mutual benefit of the Parties;and,
WHEREAS,each of the Parties has previously approved an Interlocal Agreement
(the "Agreement") regarding the operation and maintenance of the Williamson County
Regional Animal Shelter(the"Regional Shelter"), and,
WHEREAS,the Parties now desire to amend the Agreement as stated in this First
Amendment;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
herein contained, the Parties agree to this first amendment to the Williamson County
Regional Animal Shelter Interlocal Agreement as follows:
I.
That Article II, Section 1 is hereby amended by deleting the following high-
lighted phrase:
I. BOARD REPRESENTATION: The business and affairs of the Regional
Shelter shall be conducted by a board consisting of one (1) representative
from each Party signing this Agreement. Each representative shall be
appointed by the governing body of the respective Party:
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II.
1. That Article III, Section 1 is hereby amended by changing the time for the
preparation of the status report of the Regional Shelter operations to be on
an annual basis rather than on a semi-annual basis.
2. That Article III, Section I is hereby amended by adding a new sub-section
(f),which shall read as follows:
f. The Parties are jointly and severally liable for any and all
expenses incurred in connection with claims against the
Regional Shelter, its personnel, and the Board, in the same
proportion as stated in Article V, Section 2 of the
Agreement. No Party may settle any claim or incur any
costs to settle any claim against the Shelter without the
consent of the other Parties. If any Party declines to
participate in a settlement of a claim,that Party reserves the
right to withdraw from this Agreement pursuant to the
conditions stated in Section 3 herein.
3. That Article III, Section 3 is hereby amended by changing the beginning
of the budget process from April 1St of each year to May 1st of each year.
4. That Article III, Section 5 is hereby amended by changing the monthly
budget status report to a quarterly budget status report.
III.
That Article IV is hereby amended by adding a new Section 7,which shall
read as follows:
7. Under the Agreement, the County was responsible for acquiring,
owning and maintaining the Regional Shelter. The Parties now desire to share an
undivided ownership interest in the Regional Shelter real property, including the
building(s) and all improvements. The undivided interest shall be as follows:
Williamson County 48.96 %
Cedar Park 10.21 %
Hutto 4.88 %
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Leander 8.72 %
Round Rock 27.23 %
After the First Amendment is approved,the County shall prepare a Special
Warranty Deed conveying the above-described undivided ownership interests to each
Party. The conveyance of the undivided ownership interests is specifically conditioned
upon approval of each and every Party.
IV.
I. That Article V, Section 3 is hereby amended to change the reimbursements
to the Parties for all license fees and animal reclamation fees from a quarterly basis to an
annual basis.
2. That Article V is hereby amended by adding a new Sections 6 and 7,
which shall read as follows:
6. NEW EXPANSIONS: The construction of an expansion of the
Regional Animal Shelter is planned (the "Expansion"). Notwithstanding
any provision contained herein, each Party shall contribute its pro rata
share of the cost of the design and construction of the Expansion (the
"Expansion Costs"). The pro rata share of the Expansion Costs shall be
determined by the average of the past three (3) fiscal years' ratio of the
annual number of animals delivered to the Regional Shelter by each Party,
as compared to the total number of animals delivered to the Regional
Shelter by all Parties. The Board may not award a design and construction
contract for the Expansion until the Expansion Costs have been approved
by the governmental entities of all Parties. Once a construction agreement
is approved, any increase in the contract price must be approved by each
Party
7. PAYMENT FOR NEW EXPANSIONS. The County shall contract
for all design and engineering costs related to any Expansion, subject to
reimbursement from the Parties pursuant to this Section 7. As stated in
Section 6, above, each Party shall be responsible for a pro-rata share of the
Expansion Costs. Fifty (50%) percent of each Parties' pro-rata share of
Expansion Costs related to construction will be due to the County within
30 days after receipt of notice from the County that a bid has been
awarded for the Expansion. The remaining Fifty (50%) percent of each
Parties' pro-rata share of the Expansion Costs related to construction will
be due to the County within 30 days after receipt of notice from the
County that the Expansion Costs have been paid in full by the County.
Any funding remaining after the completion of an Expansion Project shall
be proportionately refunded to each Party.
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V.
That the agreement is hereby amended by adding a new Article VI, which shall
read as follows:
VI. ADMISSION OF NEW PARTIES:
1. This Agreement may be amended to add other municipalities ("New
Party") located within Williamson County as Parties, conditioned upon the
following and subject to approval of the Board:
a. The New Party must agree to conform to and abide by all
conditions in this Agreement.
b. Prior to admission, the New Party and the Board shall agree on the
New Party's share of capital costs (Equity Buy-in Fee) and M&O
Expenses. The New Party will be required to pay the Equity Buy-
in Fee as set by the Board at the time the New Party joins this
Agreement. M&O Expenses will be reviewed and adjusted
annually.
C. The Equity Buy-in Fee is non-refundable once the New Party first
utilizes the Shelter.
d. New Parties will be responsible for their portion of the shared M &
O Expenses and future Expansion Costs, as defined in Article V(2)
and V(6), respectively.
e. A new Party, satisfying all other requirements to join the Shelter,
shall appoint a representative as defined in Article II (Board
Representation).
f. If a New Party joins this Agreement, the apportionment of the M &
O Expenses and Expansion Costs for the remaining Parties will be
reapportioned.
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MISCELLANEOUS
1. The Parties agree that in the event any provision of this First Amendment
is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be in contradiction of any
laws of the State of the Texas, the Parties will immediately rectify the
offending portions of this Agreement. The remainder of the Agreement
shall be in full force and effect.
2. This First Amendment constitutes the entire amendment if the Agreement
between the Parties hereto, and supersedes all their oral and written
negotiations, agreements, and understandings of every kind. The Parties
understand, agree, and declare that no promise, warranty, statement, or
representation of any kind whatsoever, which is not expressly stated in this
this First Amendment of the Agreement, has been made by any Party
hereto or its officer, employees, or other agents to induce execution of this
First Amendment.
3. This First Amendment shall be performable in Williamson County, Texas.
4. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement as previously approved
by the Parties shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have set their hands the day and
year first above written.
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WILLIAMSON COUNTY ATTEST:
Commissioners Court
By: By:
DAN GATTIS NANCY RISTER
County Judge - County Clerk
Williamson County, Texas
CITY OF ROUND ROCK ATTEST:
City Council
By: By:
ALAN McGRAW SARA WHITE
Mayor- Round Rock, Texas City Clerk
CITY OF LEANDER ATTEST:
City Council
By: By:
CHRIS FIELDER DEBBIE HAILE
Mayor- Leander,Texas City Secretary
CITY OF CEDAR PARK ATTEST:
City Council
By: By:
MATT POWELL LEANN QUINN
Mayor- Cedar Park, Texas City Secretary
CITY OF HUTTO ATTEST:
City Council
By: By:
DOUG GAUL SETH GIPSON
Mayor-Hutto, Texas City Secretary
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