§ 21-250. Agreements.

(a)

A transit bench agreement may address any associated advertising revenue, which shall be negotiated, and payment may be made to the county or LYNX for the privilege of advertising on transit benches within the public right-of-way. Additionally, a transit bench agreement shall address any benefits, including, but not limited to, complimentary advertising or payment of a portion of advertising revenue, which will accrue to not-for-profit organizations, and each agreement shall name such organizations, and describe the method for determining the benefits to the named organizations.

(b)

A transit shelter agreement shall address advertising on the transit shelters, and revenue for such advertising may be retained by the transit shelter provider (LYNX or the I-Drive Transit District).

(c)

A transit bench agreement and a transit shelter agreement, respectively, shall address the availability to the county of space for public announcements on transit benches and transit shelters without advertising contracts.

(d)

A transit bench agreement and a transit shelter agreement shall have a minimum five-year term, and may include renewal periods at the option of the county and the provider, not to exceed a total term of fifteen (15) years.

(e)

A transit bench provider and a transit shelter provider, in its respective transit bench agreement and transit shelter agreement, shall indemnify and hold the Florida Department of Transportation harmless for any transit facility placed within the public right-of-way in the State Highway System, pursuant to Section 337.408, Florida Statutes, and shall indemnify and hold the county harmless for any transit facility placed on a county road within the public right-of-way.

(f)

The county may elect to enter into a single contract, multiple contracts, or decline to enter into any agreements with transit bench providers, or transit shelter providers, at the sole discretion of the board of county commissioners.

(Ord. No. 2014-06 , § 1, 3-25-14)