Agmt21 San Mateo County Library Joint Powers Authority

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DUPLICATE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN SAN MATEO COUNTY LIBRARY JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY AND CITY OF REDWOOD CITY THIS AGREEMENT ("Agreement"), entered into this 3c; day of M A41-2021, by and between the SAN MATEO COUNTY LIBRARY JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY, hereinafter called "JPA," and CITY OF REDWOOD CITY, hereinafter called "City." The JPA and City are sometimes referred to individually herein as a "Party" and collectively as "Parties." WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the City has been operating the Fair Oaks Library branch ("Library"), located at 2500 Middlefield Road in Redwood City, pursuant to a "Common Use/Shared Facility License Agreement" dated June 6, 1995 between the County of San Mateo ("County") and the City (hereinafter referred to as the "License Agreement"); and WHEREAS, the License Agreement, inter alia, calls for the City to operate the Library at the County's Middlefield Road facility, with the County annually contributing a portion of the costs of operating that Library; and WHEREAS, the initial term of the License Agreement is to "continue in effect as long as both parcels are used for community serving facilities, but in any event the term of the Agreement shall be no longer than (30) years from" June 6, 1995; and WHEREAS, in July 2000 the JPA assumed the County's obligation, under the License Agreement, to contribute a portion of the operating costs of the Library and, since then, the JPA has been contributing a portion of the operating costs of that Library; and WHEREAS, the Parties each recognize and value the critical service the Library provides its users, including residents of the unincorporated North Fair Oaks community and residents of the City; and WHEREAS, each Party recognizes its obligation to ensure the provision of professional, accessible library services to each Party's respective communities served by the Library; and WHEREAS, the Parties now desire to transfer operational responsibility for and control of the Library to the JPA, and the City and County are concurrently amending the License Agreement to facilitate such transfer; and WHEREAS, the City, through its ongoing provision of financial support provided for herein, also intends to ensure that its residents and those in the unincorporated North Fair Oaks area continue to enjoy the services offered by the Library; and WHEREAS, the Parties intend by this Agreement to ensure the Library continues to provide high-quality library services, with the JPA assuming operational responsibility for the Library, and the City contributing an equitable share of the operating costs. ATTY/AGR/2021.016/FAIR OAKS LIBRARY SERVICE AGREEMENT REV: 02-08-2021 VR Page 1 of 7