Item D4BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: SEPTEMBER 18, 2002 Division: TDC
Bulk Item: Yes X No
Department:
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Approval of the Cultural Umbrella Recommendation Committee members for
2002/2003.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
Contingent upon TDC approval at their meeting of September 24, 2002.
PREVIOUS REVELANT BOCC ACTION:
BOCC approved original Agreement at their meeting of November 21, 2001.
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
Change in Recommendation Committee
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
Approval
TOTAL COST: $600,800
BUDGETED: Yes X No
COST TO COUNTY: $ /TOURIST PAY
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes X No AMOUNT PER MONTH Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty X OMB/Purchasm X Risk Management X
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
(Lynda Stuart)
DOCUMENTATION: Included X To Follow Not Required
DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM # y
Revised 2/27/01
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August 6, 2002
Harold Wheeler, Executive Director
Monroe County Tourist Development Council
1201 White Street, Suite #102
Key West, FL 33040
Dear Harold,
Please place on TDC and BOCC agendae for approval:
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Cultural Umbrella Recommendation Committee members for 2002/2003.
Dist. 1
Shirley Freeman
Dist. 2
Lamar Ball
Dist. 3
Bill Shaw
Dist. 4
David Cohn
Dist. 5
Rocky Hubert
Lamar Ball will replace David Ethridge as the Dist. 2 representative. His letter of
interest is enclosed. All other committee members are currentlyserving on the
Cultural Umbrella.
Thank you,
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Monica Haskell
President & CEO
cc: June Girard
Shirley Freeman
Lamar Ball
1100 Simonton Street, Key West, FL 33040
305-295-4369 / Fax: 305-295-4372
email: info®keysarts.com / www.keysarts.com
Upper Keys: 305-852-1469 ext.4369
Marathon: 305-743-0079 ext.4369
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Lamar Ball
30985 Hibiscus Drive
Big Pine Key, FL 33043
Home Phone 305 872 2278
Monica Haskell
Florida Keys Council of the Arts
Dear Monica,
The purpose of this letter is to present myself for nomination to the Cultural Umbrella of
the T D C for district 2 of Monroe County.
I have resided in Monroe County since the late 1980s. Briefly on Key Largo, then,
Summerland and most recently Big Pine Key.
Community activities include membership in the Art & Historical Society, Florida Keys
Art Guild, Lower Keys Artists Network (President), Artists in Paradise Gallery and
Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce.
I attended the University of Georgia on a music scholarship, majored in Fine Art and
studied under Lamar Dodd. My degrees are a Bachelor in Philosophy and Masters in
Psychology. In addition to a life long interest and involvement in music and visual art,
served as Senior Vice President of Forum House Publishers Inc. for 12 years and
chaired the Editorial Committee for 5 years.
Additional business background: owner and President of Human Resource
Consultants, Inc. for 20 years. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, we worked with regional and
national companies providing help with organizational structuring, operational policies
and procedures plus staffing and management skills in an expanding business setting.
In this role I worked with numerous government boards, agencies'and committees.
I am an avid student of relational communication skills, group process, decision
making, and am knowledgeable in budgeting, financial allocations and controls.
Thank you for considering my application.
Sincerely,
Lamar all
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CULTURAL UMBRELLA AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT Is �/
into this Va ay of 2001
BOARD OF COUNTY CO1V ItSSIONERS, Monroe Coin-- L ' by, and
the COUNTY and the MONROE COUNCIL OF THE ARTS CORPORATION dFlorida, hereinaft8r/b/
KEYS COUNCIL OF THE ARTS, a non-profit corporation hereinafter refer FLORIDA KEYS COUNCIL OF THE ARTS; red
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the County wishes to enter into this agreement with the Florida Keys Co
the Arts so that the Florida Keys Council of the Arts will act as a county- wide Cu
Umbrella to make recommendations to the MONROE COUNTY TOURIST DEVELOP
COUNCIL (TDC) and COUNTY concerning funding for Tourism related Cultural activities•
1. Term: The term of this agreement is for a
period of thirty-three (33) montl
commencing January 1, 2002 and terminating September 30, 2004. recommendation of the Tourist Development Council, Upon tl
an additional two 2 p the COUNTY may exercise an option f
( ) years upon giving written notice to the Florida Keys Council of the Arts r
less than sixty (60) days prior to September 30, 2004. Monroe County's performance an
obligation to pay under this agreement, is contingent upon an annual appropriation by th
COUNTY.
2. Scope of Services: The Florida Keys Council of the Arts will provide the followin
services:
a) The Florida Keys Council of the Arts shall administer TDC policies and procedure;
which will distribute on an equitable district -wide percentage basis those monies
recommended for all qualified Cultural activities. The Florida Keys Council of the
Arts will accept applications on an annual basis. The Florida Keys. Council of the
Arts shall make recommendations for changes in TDC policies pertaining to the
Cultural Umbrella as it deems appropriate and shall submit such recommendation
for TDC and County approval. s
b) The Florida Keys Council of the Arts shall advertise the availability of the Cultural
Umbrella program (request for applications) through which event sponsors may
apply for promotional funding. The advertisement shall be placed at a minimum, in
a newspaper of general circulation, in each of the three primary areas of the County,
to wit: Lower Keys, Middle Keys and Upper Keys. The advertisement shall notify of
the availability of funding, the restriction of such funding to promotional expenditures
and any other information which the Florida Keys Council of the Arts deems
necessary to conduct the Cultural Umbrella program. The Florida Keys Council of
the Arts may place the advertisements and be reimbursed pursuant to paragraph 3
or may request TDC to place the advertisements and direct pay the newspapers.
c) The Florida Keys Council of the Arts shall conduct at least three (3) workshops each
year, , one per area of the Florida Keys (Lower Keys, Middle Keys, Upper Keys),
within two weeks after the release of the request for application, to explain the
application process to all potential applicants.
d) All meetings related to the administration of the Cultural Umbrella shall be open to
governmental meetings under F.S. 286.011. The TDC administrative office shall the public and properly noticed, in conformity with the same rules as required for all
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e) receive a copy of the agenda of any Cultural Umbrella meetings/workshops at 1
seven (7) days prior to said meeting/workshop. -
fl The Florida Keys Council of the Arts shall administer policies and procedures w
will distribute on an equitable district -wide basis those monies recommended for
qualified Cultural activities. Funds shall be allocated to events in each dis
proportionate to the total revenues generated by each district. If funding availab
under this plan to any district is not allocated for specific events, the moni
remaining shall be allocated to the county -wide Cultural Umbrella advertisin
campaign.
g) The recommendations of the Cultural Umbrella Committee shall be submitted to the
TDC for consideration prior to adoption of TDC annual budget each year, but the
Florida Keys Council of the Arts has no final authority to require TDC to adopt its
recommendations. TDC will then make recommendations to the COUNTY for
allocation of funds and contracts with each individual recipients.
h) Composition- The Florida Keys Council of the Arts shall, in collaboration with the
community, develop criteria for selection of the members of the Recommendation
Committee for approval by the TDC.and the COUNTY before any appointments are
made. Recommended appointments will be approved by the TDC and COUNTY
and will be referenced in Exhibit A.
3. Funding:
a. The COUNTY shall allocate from tourist development tax funds, an amount not to
exceed five hundred and fifty thousand and eight hundred dollars ($550,800) for the
agreement year ending September 30, 2002. For each of the remaining years,
under the agreement, County shall allocate from tourist development tax funds such
amounts as are established within the TDC budget approved by the County prior to
each fiscal year. The budget for period ending September 30, 2002 is attached
hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein. Monroe COUNTY and TDC will fund
through its Advertising and Public Relations agencies of record costs of promotion
and advertising of cultural events; (1) directly to vendors upon receipt of properly
approved invoices or (2) reimburse the event coordinator upon receipt of properly
approved paid invoices and evidence of payment, subject to availability of funds.
b. No salary, bonus or other compensation will be paid directly or indirectly, out of the
Cultural Umbrella funds and no Cultural Umbrella funds shall be used in the
computation of any salary, bonus or other compensation to any person.
c. Administrative costs, including but not limited to salaries, transportation costs, and
mailing were previously paid by the predecessor contractor and therefore pursuant
to BOCC Resolution No. 316-2001, shall be borne entirely by the Florida Keys
Council of the Arts.
d. There shall be no action by Florida Keys Council of the Arts which has the effect of
reducing in anyway the amount of TDC and Florida Keys Council of The Arts money
used for advertising, promotion or any programs of either entity.
4. Termination: The agreement can be terminated by either party with or without cause
with 120 days prior written notice.
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5. Accounting: Records of the Florida Keys Council of the Arts pertaining to
agreement shall be kept on generally recognized accounting principals, acceptable to Mo County, and shall be available to the COUNTY or to an authorized representative for audit.
6. Modification: Additions to, modification to or deletions from the provisions set fort
this agreement shall be effective only in writing and approved by COUNTY.
7. Indemnification and Hold Harmless: The Florida Keys Council of the Arts agrees
indemnify and hold Monroe County and the Monroe County Tourist Development Cour
harmless for any and all claims, liability, losses and causes of action which may arise out
its fulfillment of the agreement. It agrees to pay all claims and losses, including related co,
costs and reasonable attorneys fees, and shall defend all suits filed due to the negligent ac
errors or omissions of the Florida Keys Council of the Arts employees and/or agents.
8. Taxes: The COUNTY and TDC are exempt from Federal Excise and State Floric
Sales Tax.
9. Finances Charges: The COUNTY and TDC will not be responsible for any financ
charges.
10. Relation of COUNTY/TDC: It is the intent of the parties hereto that the Florida Key
Council of the Arts shall be legally considered as an independent contractor and that neither
nor its employees or agents shall, under any circumstance, be considered servants or agent
of the COUNTY and TDC shall at no time be legally responsible for any negligence on the pai
of said successful proposer, its employees or agents, resulting in either bodily or persone
injury or property damage to any individual, firm,, or corporation.
11. Disclosure: The Florida Keys Council of the Arts shall be required to list any or al
potential conflicts of interest, as defined by Florida Statute 112 and Monroe County Ethic; Ordinance. The Florida Keys Council of the Arts shall disclose all actual or proposed conflict;
of interest, financial or otherwise, direct or indirect, involving any client's interest which may
conflict with the interests of the COUNTY and TDC.
12. Assignment: the Florida Keys Council of the Arts shall not assign, transfer, convey,
sublet or otherwise dispose of this agreement, or of any or all of its right, title or interest
therein, or his or its power to execute such contract to any. person, company or corporation
without prior written consent of the COUNTY and TDC.
13. Compliance with Laws - Nondiscrimination: The Florida Keys Council of the Arts shall
comply with all federal , state, and local laws and ordinances. applicable to the work or
payment for work thereof, and shall not discriminate on -the grounds of race, color, religion,
sex, age or national origin in the performance or work under this agreement. This agreement
shall be subject to all federal, state, and local laws and ordinances.
14. Force Majeure: The Florida Keys Council of the Arts shall not be liable for delay in
performance or failure to perform, in whole or in part, the services due to the occurrence of
any contingency beyond its control or the control of any of its subcontractors or suppliers,
including labor dispute, strike, labor shortage, war or act of war whether an actual declaration
thereof if made or not, insurrection, sabotage, riot or civil commotion, act of public enemy,
epidemic, quarantine restriction, accident, fire, explosion, storm, flood, drought, or other act of
God, act of any governmental authority, jurisdictional action, or insufficient supply of fuel,
electricity, or materials or supplies, or technical failure where the Florida Keys Council of the
Arts has exercised reasonable care in the prevention thereof, and any such delay or failure
shall not constitute a breach of this agreement.
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15. Governing Law/Venue: This agreement shall be governed and construed by and it
accordance with the laws of the State of Florida and constitutes the entire agreement between
the COUNTY and TDC and Florida Keys Council of the Arts. Venue of any court action filed
relative to this agreement shall lie in Monroe County, Florida.
16. Antisolicitation: The Florida Keys Council of the Arts warrants that no person has been
employed or retained to solicit or secure this contract upon an agreement or understanding for
a commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee and that no member of the Monroe
County government or the TDC has any interest, financially or otherwise in the Florida Keys
Council of the Arts or its subcontractors.
17. Severability: If any provision of the agreement shall be held by a Court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this agreement, or the application
of such provision other than those as to which it is invalid' or unenforceable, shall not be
affected thereby; and each provision of the agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the
fullest extent permitted by law.
18. Notice: Any notice required or permitted under this agreement shall be in writing and
hand -delivered or mailed, postage prepaid by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the
other party as follows:
For COUNTY: For TDC:
Monroe County Administrator Director, Tourist Development Council
5100 College Road 1201 White Street, Suite 102
Key West, FL 33040 Key West, FL 33640
For FLORIDA COUNCIL OF THE ARTS:
President, Florida Keys Council of the Arts
5100 College Road
Key West, FL 33040
TDC shall give notice to Florida Keys Council of the Arts of any meetings at which there is an
agenda item pertaining to Cultural Umbrella.
19. Ethics Clause: The Florida Council of the Arts warrants that it has not employed,
retained or other wise had act on its behalf, any former COUNTY office or employee in
violation of Section 2 or Ordinance No. 10-1990 or any COUNTY officer or employee in
violation of Section 3 of Ordinance No. 10-1990. For breach or violation of the provision the
COUNTY may, at its discretion terminate this agreement without liability and may also, at its
discretion, deduct from the agreement or purchase price, or -otherwise recover, the full amount
of any fee, commission, percentage, gift, or consideration' paid to the former or present
COUNTY officer or employee.
20. Public Entity Crime Statement: A person or affiliate who has.' been placed on the
convicted vendor list following a conviction for public entity crime may not submit a bid on a
contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract
with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not
submit bids on leases of real property to public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as
a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and
may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in
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section 287.017, for CATEGORY TWO for a period of 36 months from the date of being
placed on the convicted vendor list.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this agreement the day and year first
above written.
(SEAL)
Attest:
(SEAL)
Attest: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, Clerk
FLORIDA KEYS COUNCIL OF THE ARTS
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Mayor/Chairman
APPROVED A$ To F R
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EXHIBIT A
RECOMMENDATION COMMITTEE
The Recommendation Committee of the Florida Keys Council of the Arts Cultural Umbrella is
comprised of five (5) members, with one member representing each of the five TDC Districts
throughout the Monroe County. The members shall be appointed by the Florida Keys Council
of the Arts and confirmed by the TDC and COUNTY.
As of the commencement of the agreement effective January 1, 20p2, the members shall.be:
District I To Be Announced
District II To Be Announced
District III To Be Announced
District IV To Be Announced
District V To Be Announced
The term of a Recommendation Committee member shall be fo one (1) year terminating
September 301' of each year of the agreement. New appointees, re -appointees and
replacement members shall be confirmed by the Florida Keys Council for the Arts, TDC and
COUNTY.
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EXHIBIT B
Budget as of January 1.2002
Allocations for Events:
Allocation for Cultural Advertising Campaign
Sub Total
*Balance Brought Forward from FY 2001
$385,560
165 240
$550,800
$122,940
* Represents event funding brought forward from current year to next fiscal year
(October 1, 2001) for contractual agreements.
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