[Adopted 4-2-2002 by Ord. No. 129-I-02]
A. 
West Goshen Township, on behalf of itself and the West Goshen Township Police Department, East Goshen Township, Westtown Township, the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Commission, the Borough of West Chester on behalf of the West Chester Borough Police Department, and the office of the District Attorney of Chester County, applied to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) for a grant (the "grant") to implement a project known as the "Chester County Regional Municipal/Crime and Criminal GIS Project" (the "project").
B. 
DCED has approved the grant in the amount of $164,070 (the "grant funds") and will issue the money to West Goshen Township, who will distribute the grant funds in accordance with the allocation set forth in the Grant Allocation Summary, which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.[1]
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Editor's Note: Exhibit A is on file in the Township offices.
C. 
The project will allow the municipalities to share plan, permit, assessment and zoning information and allow the law enforcement agencies to access information used to respond to police and emergency calls.
D. 
Pursuant to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Law, 53 Pa. C.S.A. § 2301 et seq. and the Second Class Township Code, 53 P.S. § 66507, the municipalities may enter agreements with other municipalities and government agencies to perform governmental powers and duties upon the passage of an ordinance by the governing body.
E. 
This agreement is entered into between the municipalities and law enforcement agencies pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Law, 53 Pa. C.S.A. § 2301 et seq.
F. 
Therefore, in consideration of the mutual promises and undertakings expressed herein, the parties intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows.
The purpose and objectives of this agreement are to enable the municipalities and law enforcement agencies to develop the project, which will address issues of land use and growth management, environmental management, streets and transportation management, stormwater and water quality management, sanitary sewer and septic management, potable water supplies and groundwater management, open space and recreational planning, permits and property management and other municipal responsibilities. The Crime/Criminal Regional GIS Project will consist of a crime mapping/analysis and emergency disaster planning and response and will enable the participating law enforcement agencies to respond quickly and efficiently to emergency situations.
West Goshen Township will receive the grant funds from DCED and will allocate them to the municipalities and law enforcement agencies in accordance with the allocation set forth in the Grant Allocation Summary which is attached hereto as Exhibit A.[1] In order to receive the grant funds, the municipalities and law enforcement agencies shall send a written notice to the Manager of West Goshen Township specifying the scope of work that has been completed pursuant to the Grant Allocation Summary and requesting the amount of grant funds that have been allocated to that specific item. Upon receipt of written notice from a municipality or law enforcement agency, the Manager of West Goshen Township may request that each municipality or law enforcement agency provide additional written documents that DCED may require to verify that the work for which the grant funds have been requested has been completed.
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Editor's Note: Exhibit A is on file in the Township offices.
The term of this agreement shall be for a period of two years, commencing on the date when this agreement is adopted pursuant to § 33-28 herein, or whenever all grant funds have been allocated and spent, whichever occurs sooner. The parties may agree to renew this agreement if further grant funds are received from DCED by execution of a written addendum. Any of the participating municipalities or law enforcement agencies may terminate their participation in this agreement at any time by further ordinance, resolution or vote by its respective governing body.
The project shall be financed through the grant funds issued by the DCED and by contributions from the participating municipalities and law enforcement agencies as shown on the Grant Allocation Summary.
Any legal fees incurred in the preparation of this agreement shall be split equally between the municipalities and law enforcement agencies. If a municipality or law enforcement agency requires an ordinance to be passed to authorize its governing body to enter this agreement, each municipality or law enforcement agency shall be responsible for its own legal fees incurred in the preparation, advertising and enactment of such ordinance.
This writing embodies the entire agreement between the parties and may be amended only by a writing signed by all municipalities and law enforcement agencies.
This agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall constitute one agreement.
This agreement shall become effective after its adoption by the governing bodies of each respective municipality and upon its due execution by the Chairman and/or President and Secretary of each municipality on behalf of either the participating municipality or its respective law enforcement agency, by the Chairperson for the Westtown-East Goshen Police Commission, and by the District Attorney.