1st Amendment 12/11/2013AMY REAVILIN, CPA
CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT &COMPTROLLER
MOMROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
DATE: February 11, 2014
TO: Roman Gastesi, County Administrator
ATTN: Connie Cyr
FROM. Lindsey Ballard, D.C. vg
At the January 31 st, 2014, Board of County Commissioner's meeting the Board granted approval
and authorized execution of Item F1 Six Month Extension of Agreement with Cardenas Partners, LLC
for federal lobbying services.
Enclosed is a duplicate original of the above - mentioned for your handling. Should you have any
questions, please feel free to contact me.
cc: County Attorney
Finance
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500 Whitehead Street Suite 101, PO Box 1980, Key West, FL 33040 Phone: 305 - 295 -3130 Fax: 305 - 295 -3663
3117 Overseas Highway, Marathon, FL 33050 Phone: 305- 289 -6027 Fax: 305- 289 -6025
88820 Overseas Highway, Plantation Key, FL 33070 Phone: 852 -7145 Fax: 305 - 852 -7146
FIRST AMENDMENT TO
AGREEMENT FOR
CONSULTING SERVICES
Between
MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
And
CARDENAS PARTNERS, LLC
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This Amendment ( "Amendment") made and entered into this of January, 2014, is
an amendment to the Agreement dated January 16, 2013, by and between Monroe County, a
political subdivision of the State of Florida, and whose address is 1100 Simonton Street, Key
West, Florida, 33040, its successors and assigns, hereinafter referred to as "COUNTY,"
through the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners ( "BOCC"),
AND
Cardenas Partners, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company which has a principal
address of 1441 Brickell Avenue, Floor 15, Miami Florida and a mailing address of 13501 Street
NW, Suite 275, Washington, DC 20005, its successors and assigns, hereinafter referred to as
"CONSULTANT ",
WHEREAS, COUNTY desires to continue the employment for the professional services
of CONSULTANT for representation involving general issues of interest and importance to
Monroe and includes services as assigned by the County Administrator and agreed to by
CONSULTANT; and
WHEREAS, CONSULTANT has agreed to continue to provide the professional services
as CONSULTANT for representation involving general issues of interest and importance to
Monroe and includes services as assigned by the County Administrator and agreed to by
CONSULTANT; and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest of the citizens of Monroe County to have a
consultant to advocate and educate for their interests at the State and Federal legislative levels;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and
agreements stated herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, COUNTY and CONSULTANT agree as follows:
1. The Parties agree to continue the services of CONSULTANT for an extended period of
time beginning January 16, 2014 and terminating on September 30, 2014.
2. All insurance required under the original agreement shall be required under this
amendment and coverage shall be immediately extended so that coverage shall be
continuous through September 30, 2014.
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3. This Amendment shall automatically terminate on September 30, 2014; however, either
party hereto may terminate this Amendment and the underlying agreement with or
without cause upon Thirty (30) days written notice to the other. If the COUNTY utilizes
this provision the termination shall supersede any other payment obligation Termination
expenses shall be paid and shall include any COUNTY approved reimbursement up to
the date of notice of termination subject to audit for verification.
4. All of the terms and conditions of the January 16, 2013 Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect during the term of this Amendment; and all time frames shall be
adjusted automatically to conform to the time frame of the Amendment.
5. This Amendment is effective upon execution by CONSULTANT and acceptance and
approval by COUNTY in accordance with COUNTY'S policies, ordinances, or governing
statutes; however it is the intent of the parties that the amendment is retroactive to
January 16, 2013 and is therefore the original Agreement and this Amendment shall run
continuously without interruption to September 30, 2014, unless earlier terminated by
either the COUNTY or the CONSULTANT in accordance with ethical requirements
and/or the terms of the Agreement and its Amendment.
6. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall
be regarded as an original, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
instrument and any of the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any
such counterpart.
S WHEREOF, each party has caused this Amendment to the January 16, 2013
to be executed by its duly authorized representative.
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