Agreement made by and between the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah (hereinafter "City") and Southern LNG Company, L.L.C. (hereinafter "Company"), to provide fire and rescue service to the LNG plant located on Elba Island. 

The Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah I Southern LNG Company L.L.C.

Fire and Rescue Service for Southern LNG on Elba Island, GA

This agreement is made and entered into as of July 1, 2022, by and between the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah (hereinafter "City") and Southern LNG Company, L.L.C. (hereinafter "Company"), to provide fire and rescue service to the LNG plant located on Elba Island.

Whereas, the Company operates a liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) facility on Elba Island located in the unincorporated area of Chatham County and outside the Industrial Area described in the Georgia Constitution; and,

Whereas , the City has the staffing, equipment and training to provide advanced fire and rescue services to industrial facilities; and,

Whereas, the City is vested with the authority to enter into this Agreement pursuant to paragraph 12 of Appendix I of the Charter of the City of Savannah (1929 Ga. Laws, page 1281, § 3); and,

Whereas, The Company wishes to receive fire and rescue services from the City of Savannah, Now, therefore, the City and the Company enter into this agreement as set forth below

Section 1. Agreement of Company. The Company shall pay the City for fire and rescue service pursuant to Section 4 of this agreement.

Section 2. Agreement of City. The City agrees to provide its advanced fire and rescue services to the Company to the extent resources are not already deployed responding to another major emergency. These services include but are not limited to: pre-fire planning, maintaining response requirements, and providing Technical Rescue Services. When the City's Fire Department responds to incidents on Elba Island, it will assume control over fire and rescue operations and will participate with the Company in Unified Command consistent with the National Incident Management System. The City also agrees to undertake joint training and incident planning with the Company.

Section 3. Hold harmless agreement. The parties to this agreement specifically agree that nothing herein shall be construed to designate or appoint the City of Savannah as agent for the Company, nor shall anything contained in this agreement be construed to designate or appoint the Company as agent for the City of Savannah in the performance of any of the services described in this agreement.

Section 4. Remittance of funds to City.  Company will make annual payments to the city  due by November 1 each year and will be adjusted each contract year based on the most current annual percentage change in the Price Index for Government Consumption Expenditures as published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The first such annual payment will be adjusted from the payment of $139,969.43 made to the City in 2021.

 Section 5. Term. The term of this agreement is 120 months beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2032, and thereafter shall be renewed annually unless terminated upon sixty (60) days prior written notice by either party above.

In witness whereof, the undersigned have executed this agreement on the day and year written above.

THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH

________________________________

By: Joseph A. Melder

Its: City Manager

SOUTHERN LNG COMPANY L.L.C.

_________________________________

By: Carl Haga

Its: Vice President