Library Board of Trustees Agenda and Packet 2018 09 20

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INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT THIS INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT ("Agreement"), is made and entered into this day of 2009, 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, C.R.S. § 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; and WHEREAS, Louisville currently maintains library facilities and provides library services, and such services are used by some residents of Superior; and WHEREAS, the Parties seek agreement on contributions to Louisville for the operating costs for library facilities and services, and resolution of issues concerning long-term access to library services for residents of Superior. 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: 1. Superior's Duties: In order to maintain continued access for residents of Superior to the full range of services available through the Louisville Library or to establish its own municipal library, Superior agrees to the following: a. Monetary Contributions: Superior contributed $103,657.53 ($115,000 prorated for 329 days of service) to Louisville on February 17, 2009. Subject to the appropriation of funds by the Superior Board of Trustees for 2010, Superior shall contribute an additional $125,000 to Louisville on or before January 31, 2010. b. Ballot Measure to Fund Library Services Provided Through Louisville: Superior shall at its April, 2010 election submit to the registered electors of Superior a ballot issue asking whether Town of Superior taxes shall establish a tax levy of 1.5 mills dedicated for library services. c. Ballot Measure to Create a Municipal Library in Superior: In the alternative to 1(b), above, Superior shall at its April, 2010 election, submit to the registered electors of Superior a ballot issue asking whether Town of Superior taxes shall be increased by an amount and for a term determined by Superior to provide sufficient funding for the creation, operation and maintenance of a municipal library in Superior. d. Transmittal of Ongoing Funding: In the event the ballot issue specified in paragraph 1(b) above is approved by the electors of Superior, Superior shall transmit to Louisville no later than January 31, 2011, and annually thereafter, until such time as either party renegotiates or terminates this agreement, an amount equivalent to the proceeds of a 1.5 mill levy imposed on the total assessed valuation of Superior as