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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT THIS INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT ("Agreement"), is made and entered into this d~Nd day of N\qrc..t.- ,2007, by and between the TOWN OF SUPERIOR, COLORADO, a Colorado municipal corporation ("Superior") and the CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO ("Louisville"), a Colorado municipal corporation (collectively the "Parties"). WHEREAS, CoR.S. 9 29-1-201, et seq., clearly articulates and affirmatively expresses a policy authorizing and encouraging political subdivisions of the state to cooperate and contract to make the most efficient and effective use of their respective powers; WHEREAS, Louisville currently maintains library facilities and provides library services, and such services are used by some Superior residents; WHEREAS, Louisville has stated that Superior residents constitute 19.5% of the use of the Louisville Library based on materials circulation statistics and that Louisville's library operating cost for 2007 is $1,218,040, and based on these statements, Louisville has requested an annual contribution from Superior of $23 7,518; WHEREAS, Superior cannot eonfmn Louisville's statements or perform its own analysis at this time; and WHEREAS, the Parties wish to seek agreement on a reasonable division of operating costs for library facilities and services; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows: ,I, 1. Monetarv Contributions. Superior shall contribute $75,000 to Louisville on or before April 1, 2007 (the "2007 Contribution"). Subject to the appropriation of funds by the Superior Board of Trustees for 2008, Superior shall contribute an additional $105,000 to Louisville on or before January 31, 2008 (the "2008 Contribution"), which 2008 Contribution may be modified as provided in Paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. Louisville's Duties. In exchange for the 2007 Contribution and 2008 Contribution, Louisville agrees to: a. Use the 2007 Contribution and 2008 Contribution for the provision of library services to which Superior residents have access; b. Allow Superior"s duly authorized representatives to inspect data regarding library users, including, but not limited to: municipality of residence of library users, total number of adult books and children books borrowed, number of programs participated in and other services provided to those users; provided, however, that the parties recognize that some of this data may not be currently collected, and that Louisville is not required to expend additional money to upgrade software or change its current data collection processes, but Louisville does commit to using reasonable efforts 1 3/13/2007 P:\SHARED FlLES\PHYLLISIWPDOCSIMEETINGS 20071MARCH 12, 2007\JTEM#9 - LOUISVILLE LIBRARY IGA-(LOUSVILLE 3-0-07 CLEAN).DOC