4th Amendment 01/19/2011DANNY L. KOLHA GE
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
DA TE: January 21, 2011
TO: Roman Gastesi
County Administrator
ATTN: Connie Cyr
Aide to County Administrator
FROM: Isabel C. DeSantis, D. C.
At the January 19, 2011, Board of County Commissioner's meeting, the Board approved
Item P3 - Fourth Amendment to Agreement between Monroe County and Cardenas Partners,
LLC extending the term for one (1) additional year.
Enclosed is a duplicate original of the above -mentioned for your handling. Should you
have any questions please do not hesitate to contact this office.
cc: County Attorney
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FOURTH AGREEMENT BETWEEN MONROE COUNTY AND
CARDENAS PARTNERS, LLC (FORMERLY TEW CARDENAS, LLP)
THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT is made and entered into this
19`h day of January, 2011, between the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA (hereafter "COUNTY") and Cardenas Partners, LLC
(hereafter "FIRM", formerly Tew Cardenas, LLP); and
WHEREAS, the parties entered into a contract on February 27, 2009, retroactive to
February 6, 2009, for provision of lobbying services by the FIRM to COUNTY, and
WHEREAS, an Amendment to the Agreement was entered into by both parties on
March 18, 2009 which included the deletion of the City of Marathon and the Key Largo
Wastewater Treatment District from Section 1. of the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City of Key West did not desire to enter into an Interlocal Agreement
with the costs for these lobbyist services; and
WHEREAS, on May 20, 2009 the COUNTY approved termination of the Interlocal
Agreement with the City of Islamorada, previously approved by the COUNTY on April 15,
2009, to share the costs for these lobbyist services; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 11.2 of the Agreement, on June 1, 2009 the County
provided the required thirty (30) day written notification of termination without cause to
Islamorada, Village of Islands thereby terminating the Agreement effective June 30, 2009; and
WHEREAS, on June 17, 2009, the COUNTY approved a Second Amendment deleting
Islamorada, Village of Islands and the City of Key West from the agreement to accurately
reflect who is sharing the cost of the lobbyist services and thereby identify who the lobbyist is
to provide services for under this agreement and who is to receive the benefits from the
lobbyist series provided; and
WHEREAS, on 8/19/09, the COUNTY approved a Consent to Assignment from Tew
Cardenas, LLP to Cardenas, Partners, LLC upon receipt of notification from Tew Cardenas of
the name change; and
WHEREAS, on the 17`h day of February, 2010, the parties entered into a Third
Amendment for provision of lobbying services; and }
WHEREAS, the agreement expires February7, 2011 and it is the desire of both parties
to extend the agreement one (1) additional year; now therefore
IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained herein the parties agree as
follows:
1. Section 3. TERM OF AGREEMENT shall be amended to extend the term one
(1) additional year beginning, February 6, 2011 and expiring February 7, 2012.
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2. The remaining provisions of the agreement dated February 27, 2009, as
amended pursuant to the Amendment to Agreement dated March 18, 2009,
Second Amendment dated June 17`h, 2009, Consent to Assignment dated
August 19, 2009 and Third Amendment dated February 17, 2010, not
inconsistent herewith, remain in full force and effect.
SS WHEREOF, the parties have set their hands and seal on the day and year
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