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THIS AGREEMENT made this 24th day Of October , 1992 by and • among the City of CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA ("City"), the COUNTY of ALBEMARLE VIRGINIA ("County"), and the RECTOR and VISITORS of THE UNIVERSITY of VIRGINIA ("University"), sometimes collectively referred to as "Participants". WITNESSETH: I. BACKGROUND The Participants have discussed the problems, costs and benefits associated with the designation of Zehmer Hall on the grounds of the University of Virginia as the Emergency Operations Center for use by the Participants in times of emergency or for exercises of emergencies. On January 17 th, 1992 representatives of the Participants: University Chief of Police Michael Sheffield, Dean of Continuing Education, Dean Philip Nowlen, and the Emergency Services Coordinator, Kaye Harden met to discuss the designation of Zehmer Hall as the Emergency Operations Center. All Parties present agreed to this designation. Mr Harden then presented the concerns of Dean Nowlen to the Emergency Operations Center Management Board on January 21 st, 1992. The board endorsed the designation of Zehmer Hall as the Emergency Operations Center and directed the Director of the Emergency Operations Center (911) to prepare this agreement. • II. Operational Support for Zehmer Hall Each of the signatories hereto agree that Zehmer Hall will hereafter be used as the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in those situations requiring a full activation of the center. Examples of situations requiring full activation might include: a major chemical spill, a category 3 hurricane, wide spread flooding, power outages, a nuclear war, or any other disaster requiring significant resources to combat. Zehmer hall will also be used during exercises of local procedures designed to mediate the effects of large scale disasters. The specific conditions which are determined to be sufficient to activate the operation of Zehmer Hall as the EOC will be determined cooperatively by representatives from the University, the City, and the County. The University of Virginia agrees to allow the use of Zehmer Hall as an Emergency Operations Center in times of natural or man made disaster and for exercises of disaster procedures with no expected reimbursement except as spelled out in this agreement. Costs will be shared equally among the participants. All exercises will be scheduled so as not to interfere with on going programs at Zehmer Hall. Any visit, use, or tour of the facility should be arranged in advance with representatives of the Division of Continuing Education (DCE). Visitors or representatives of the EOC should check in with the DCE contact upon arrival The University of Virginia agrees to pay an equal share of the cost of exercises conducted in Zehmer Hall. The University also • agrees to the use of their FAX machines, word processors, television receivers, chalk boards and other briefing aids that may