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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC02-139 IGA Multi County_regional child care programmingt dot- 1,3Q—zZ AMENDED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO AND THE COUNTY OF PITKIN, STATE OF COLORADO AND THE COUNTY OF GARFIELD, STATE OF COLORADO AND THE COUNTY OF LAKE, STATE OF COLORADO AND THE COUNTY OF SUMMIT, STATE OF COLORADO CONCERNING A REGIONAL CHILD CARE PROJECT THIS AMENDED INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT, ("Amended IGA'), is made and entered into by and between the Board of County Commissioners of Eagle County, State of Colorado, a body corporate and politic ("Eagle County") and Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County, State of Colorado, a body corporate and politic ("Pitkin County") and the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County, State of Colorado, a body corporate and politic ("Garfield County") and the Board of County Commissioners of Lake County, State of Colorado, a body corporate and politic ("Lake County"), and the Board of County Commissioners of Summit County, State of Colorado, a body corporate and politic ("Summit County"). The five counties parry to this IGA are also referred to as "These Counties" in this Amended IGA. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS These Counties entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement in 1999 for the purpose of jointly planning and developing a regional child care program, and' WHEREAS These Counties desire to amend that 1999 Intergovernmental Agreement to provide for changes in administrative structure and funding. IN CONSIDERATION OF the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, These Counties agree as follows: 1. SCOPE A. These Counties, also referred to as participating counties or county, propose to continue joint planning and development of the regional child care project, which has been in existence since the 1999 intergovernmental agreement by and between These Counties, to increase licensed child care capacity, enhance the quality of child care, improve access to child care, provide information on available child care to parents and employers, and provide incentives and technical assistance to providers of child care. B. The strategies employed to implement this regional child care project continue to include operating and managing a family child care home licensing program in the five counties; engaging employees, parents, providers, and communities in `%W 1*� addressing issues of funding, quality care and availability of care; coordinating access to state and federal funding sources; and leveraging local funding in combination with State and Federal funding resources. The administrative and financial structure to support family child care home licensing activities under this intergovernmental agreement is set forth in Section 2 : Counties' Duties. Other child care projects undertaken by These Counties as part of this intergovernmental agreement which require shared funding, will be set forth and entered into as multi -county memorandums of understanding. 2. COUNTIES' DUTIES A. These Counties will adopt resolutions in their county approving this IGA.. B. Garfield County agrees to be responsible for the licensing programs in Garfield, Pitkin and Eagle Counties and serve as the fiscal and administrative agent vis-a- vis the Colorado Division of Child Care for receipt of licensing funds for the these three counties. These three counties will enter into an annual memorandum of understanding to include provisions regarding cost allocation for services under the regional child care project. In the event agreement cannot be reached with respect to the annual memorandum of understanding, any participating county may elect to terminate its involvement in the regional child care project through provisions under section 5.D. of this agreement. C. Lake County agrees to be responsible for the licensing program in Lake County and serve as the fiscal and administrative agent vis-a-vis the Colorado Division of Child Care for receipt of licensing funds for Lake County. D. Summit County agrees to be responsible for the licensing program in Summit County and serve as the fiscal and administrative agent vis-a-vis the Colorado Division of Child Care for receipt of licensing funds for Summit County. 3. NOTICE Any notice required hereunder shall be given in writing by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, which shall be addressed as follows: EAGLE COUNTY: Eagle County c/o Health & Human Services P.O. Box 660 Eagle, Colorado 81631 PITKIN COUNTY: Pitkin County c/o Pitkin County Attorney 530 E. Main; Suite 302 Aspen, Colorado 81611 GARFIELD COUNTY: Garfield County c/o Garfield County Attorney 109 8`h Street; Suite 300 Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601 \"001 llqw� LAKE COUNTY: Lake County c/o Lake County Attorney P.O. Box 2 Leadville, Colorado 80461 SUMMIT COUNTY: Summit County c/o Summit County Attorney P.O. Box 68 Breckenridge, Colorado 80424 4. FUNDING A. Funding for this program will include a contract for child care facilities licensing between the State of Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Child Care and each of these counties: Garfield County; Lake County; and Summit County. B. Funding may also include child care block grant allocations or transfer of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families ("TANF") funds or other county funds from one or more of These Counties. 5. MISCELLANEOUS A. This Amended IGA is solely for the benefit of These Counties and shall not be relied upon by any third party as the basis of any claim, lawsuit, or complaint, B. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Amended IGA shall not affect the other provisions hereof, and this Amended IGA shall be construed as if such invalid or unenforceable provision were omitted. C. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Amended IGA, none of These Counties shall have any obligation under this Amended IGA, nor shall any payment be made to any operating, administrative or fiscal agent in respect of any period after December 31 S` of each calendar year during the term of this Amended IGA, without an appropriation therefor by the respective counties in accordance with a County Budget adopted by the Board of County Commissioners of said County in compliance with the provisions of Article 25 of Title 30, C.R.S., as amended, Article 1 of Title 29, C.R.S., as amended, and the TABOR Amendment to the Colorado Constitution, Article 10, Section 20. D. In the event that any of These Counties elect to terminate their participation under this Agreement, such county shall provide all other participating counties thirty (30) days notice pursuant to Section 3, of their intent to terminate. The terminating county shall be responsible for its share of costs agreed to in any memorandum of understanding until the end of the thirty 30 day notification period. 3 A IN WITNESS WHEREOF, These Counties have executed this Amended IGA to be effective on July 1, 2002, no matter the date of execution by each county. EAGLE Y. STATE OF COLORADO ATTEST:coy 1 Prk�oZf the Board of tounty omm ssion s �LOR an, Board of Counj Co ssioners PITKIN COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO ATTEST: BY: Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners Chairman, Board of County Commissioners GARFIELD COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO ATTEST: BY: Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners Chairman, Board of County Commissioners LAKE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO ATTEST: BY: Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners Chairman, Board of County Commissioners SUMMIT COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO ATTEST: BY: Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners Chairman, Board of County Commissioners 4 DISTRIBUTION Ori mats to: 1. 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