2025 2 18 Regular Session Packet 1

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LEASE AND SERVICE AGREEMENT 
THIS LEASE AND SERVICE AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and 
entered into effect as of _____________________, 202 5 by and between Safe Haven 
Baby Boxes, Inc., an Indiana nonprofit corporation, (“SHBB”) and the City of Athens, 
Tennessee, a municipal corporation located in McMinn County, Tennessee, 
hereinafter referred to as (“Provider”).  
RECITALS 
WHEREAS, SHBB is a nonprofit educational organization that provides 
information and services related to child welfare, safe haven laws, initiation and 
implementation of newborn safety devices (“Safety Device”), and awareness related 
to preventing child abandonment. 
WHEREAS, Tennessee Code §68- 11-255, et al  (the “Safe Haven Laws”), 
provides certain protections to local hospitals, EMS facilities, fire departments , and 
law enforcement facilities that install a newborn safety device (the “Safety Device”); 
WHEREAS, Provider desires to install a Safety Device on Provider’s premises 
pursuant to the Safe Haven Laws; and  
WHEREAS, SHBB is agreeable to placing a Safety Device to the Provider’s 
premises and undertaking certain services in relation thereto;  
WHEREAS, Provider has consulted its legal, financial and insurance related 
advisors and has confirmed that its location and operation is acceptable under the 
laws and regulations of its jurisdiction for the placement of a Safety Device.  
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual terms and premises 
contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as 
follows: 
Section 1. Installation.  SHBB shall provide to Provider one (1) Safety Device for 
installation by Provider on the premises located at City of Athens Fire Station 
Headquarters, 815 N. Jackson Street, Athens, Tennessee.   Delivery of the Safety 
Device shall be the expense of the Provider.  SHBB has the option at any time to 
oversee the installation of the Safety Device and advise as to installation on the 
appropriate placement to maximize awareness and implementation of its educational 
objectives as set forth in this Agreement.  SHBB and Provider agree to cooperate with 
respect to the appropriate third- party contractors for the placement of the Safety 
Device and to ensure that such third -party has the appropriate skill and knowledge 
for constructing improvements to Provider’s facility. Provider is to pay for all 
installation costs and expenses for labor and/or materials. Provider is responsible for 
compliance with all applicable federal, state, and municipal or local laws, rules, and 
regulations and all laws, ru les, and regulations pertaining to permitting 
requirements for the installation of the Safety Device. Provider agrees to abide by the 
policies and procedures for installation as outlined in Exhibit 
“A” (the “Policies and