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CITY
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CLEARWATER
POST OFF1CE BOX 4748
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33518
November 1, 1984
Mr. Robert E. Smith
Vice-President and Secretary
E Palomino Dairy, Inc.
366 Garden Lake Circle
Odessa, FL. 33556
LETTER OF AGREEMENT
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It is hereby agreed between the City of Clearwater (owner) and E. Palomino Diary, Inc.
(user) that the user will continue to prepare, plant and harvest hay and other feed
crops on the owner's property for the mutual benefit of both parties.
The benefit to the owner is the proper maintenance of the sludge disposal acreage by
growing and harvesting crops necessary for nutrient removal. The benefit to the user
is the value of the crops harvested.
Conditions of the agreement are as follows:
The owner will:
1. Provide approximately 800 acres of land suitable for farming, located in
Hillsborough County on Patterson Road, which is referred to as the sludge
farm. Said acreage to exclude 95 acres of citrus groves at that location.
2. Provide soil conditioner in the form of liquid digested wastewater sludges.
Said sludges to be applied on the property when and where required for
proper plant growth, with the mutual understanding that the total volume of
sludge hauled to the farm site is determined solely by what. is needeld :fot.
optiumefficient operation of the City's three treatment plants. Sludge
application will be done by either city employees or contract haulers.
3. Maintain roadways, gates and fences on sludge farm property.
4. Monitor, test or analyze sludges to assume that environmental standards are
followed.
The user will:
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Continue to pay to
per previous lease
the City of Clearwater the sum of $625.00 per month as
agreement.
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Letter of Agreement -
E. Palomino Dairy, Inc. and
the City of Clearwater
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The user will:
2. Provide the City with a copy of adequate liability insurance which includes
the City of Clearwater as the property owner and an additional insured. Said
policy to protect the City's liability and should include the 33 acres at the
Northeast Wastewater Treatment Plant, as well as the 800 acres on Patterson
Road. As in previous agreement, said policy to be kept in force for the
duration of this agreement.
3. Prepare, plant and harvest feed crops in the same manner which has been
demonstrated under past agreement.
4. Provide mowing service on approximately 33 acres of grass fields at the
City's Northeast Wastewater Treatment Plant, as needed, and twice yearly
bale accumulated cuttings into small rectangular bales for use by the
City's Public Works Dept. The frequency of mowing and baling to be
determined by the Water Pollution Control Division Superintendent.
5. Continue to work closely with owner's representatives on a day to day
basis for proper farm management.
6. Shall always maintain or hold in reserve property for sludge disposal in case
of heavy rains. The City must always have a disposal site regardless
of the weather.
The user or owner may terminate this agreement for good cause upon a 3D-day Notice
of Proposed Termination.
This agreement shall be for a period of four (4) years from the date of execution or
until such time as the City shall cease this method of sludge disposal. Said
agreement may be extended, as necessary, pending the completion of the County-wide
sludge incineration system.
If the conditions in this agreement meet with your approval, please sign three copies
of this letter and return all three to me. I shall return an executed copy to you
as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
(see attached sheet)
Anthony L. Shoemaker,
City Manager
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