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CM-05-02-017FEB -02-2005 16:06 Ij�(�T CITY OF ROUND ROCK 5122187097 P.02/02 Y(b •.. �.. r y j 2,3 h',)i,th Request for City Council/City Manager Action Please submit this form when placing items on the council agenda or when submitting an item to the City Manager for approval. Department Contact Person: Convention and Visitors Bureau Connie/Nancy Project Name: Memorandum of Agreement ContractorlVendor Name: Round Rock Chamber of Commerce Project Manager/Resource: Nancy Yawn Council Meeting Date: Funding Source: February 10.2004 Meal Tax Fund Assigned Attorney: J. K. Gayle Amount: $24,000.00 (contract, agreement,amendment,change order, purchase order,etc.) 2,1 7/05p 44/ Is Funding Required? Yes n No [1 Council Agenda Item Yes No n Submission to City Manager - Yes El No (see required signatures below before submisslon to the City Manager) • Initial Construction Contract Construction Contract Amendment O Change Order (Change In quantity rjUnforeseen Circumstances ❑ Initial Professional Services Agreement O Supplemental Professional Svcs. Agr, >* O Purchasing/Service Agreement O Purchase Order Items) to be purchased: Other (Please clearly identlfy action on lines below) Funds from Hotel Tax Funds Amount $24,000.00 Agenda Wording: Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to sign an Agreement with the Round Rock Chamber of Commerce to continue o ration of Visitors Information Center for one ear. For Submission to C Project Mgr, Signature: Dept. Director Signature: City Attorney Signature: City Manager Signature: k Finance Approval a a!arOn OGL Date: Date: Date: IV Date: aQ .G vet is neuirud for all items regaesdng Ply Manager's approval. U Finance -Date and Signature: n/a LO 1-12-05 Xn Purchasing -Date and Signature: N/A HB 1-10-05 Budget -Date and Signature: Cheryl Delany 1/11/2005 TOTAL P.02 FROM :Sports Capital of Texas FAX NO. :512 341 3153 Jan. 10 2005 03:39PM P2 DATE: January 10, 2005 SUBJECT: City Council Meeting, February 10, 2005 ITEM: Department: Staff Person: Justification: Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Agreement with the Round Rock Chamber of Commerce for operation of the Round Rock Visitors Information Center Convention and Visitors Bureau Joe Vining, Executive Director of Community Development This Is a one year agreement for the Chamber to continue running the Visitors Information Center. Funding: Cost: $24,000 Source of funds: Hotel Occupancy Tax Outside Resources: N/A Background Information: Following the adoption of the Tourism Plan, a Convention and Visitors Bureau was formed and staffed. The location was acquired for one year at 116 East Main which does not accommodate the staff and area for a Visitors Information Center. Public Comment: None required. JAN -10-2005 14:45 512 341 3153 97% P.02 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK AND THE ROUND ROCK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR OPERATION OF THE ROUND ROCK VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this l�* ' day of the month of c2b, 2005 by and between the City of Round Rock, Texas (the "City") and the Round Rock of Commerce (the "Chamber") to provide for the operation of the City's Visitor Information Center by the Chamber. RECITALS: WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into an agreement with one another for the operation of the City's Visitor Information Center; and WHEREAS, the Parties desire, through the Visitor Information Center, to advertise, publicize, and promote tourism, leisure travel and meeting facilities within the City and area, and to otherwise promote the resources and advantages of the City; and the Parties deem such activities to be the purposes to be furthered by the operation of the Visitor Information Center under this Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to set forth in writing their respective rights, duties and obligations hereunder; NOW THEREFORE, WITNESSETH: That for and in consideration of the premises and mutual obligations contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby set forth their agreement as follows: 1.01 EFFECTIVE DATE, DURATION, AND TERM This Agreement shall be effective on the date this Agreement has been signed by each party hereto, and shall remain in full force and effect unless and until it expires by operation of the term indicated herein, or is terminated or extended as provided herein. The term of this Agreement shall be for twelve (12) months, beginning on October 1, 2004 and ending on September 30, 2005. The City reserves the right to review the Chamber's performance under this Agreement at any time, and may elect to terminate this Agreement with or without cause or may elect to continue. 00081617/jkg 1.02 PAYMENT FOR SERVICES In consideration for services to be performed by the Chamber in operating the Visitor Information Center, the City agrees to pay the Chamber, upon receipt of invoice, the sum of Two Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($2,000.00) per month during any months that this Agreement is in full force and effect and the Chamber's services have been properly contractually performed. 1.03 SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED The Chamber shall satisfactorily perform the delineated services on a continuing basis during the term of this Agreement, and services include but are not limited to the following: .1 Provide staff at adequate staffing levels, as determined and directed by the City, for the Visitor Information Center. .2 Provide that the Visitor Information Center be open and adequately staffed from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday (except on official City holidays), and from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturdays (except on official City holidays). Both parties expressly agree that the City may direct a change in these required business hours based upon data related to traffic counts. .3 Dedicate a minimum 350 square feet area to the Visitor Information Center, and furnish the area with, at a minimum, a desk, chair, and the necessary office furniture and equipment to maintain adequate customer service to visitors. .4 Handle all incoming telephone calls, and dispense information and make referrals verbally and by email, facsimile, handout materials, and mail regarding hotels/motels, community events, Round Rock Express baseball schedule, restaurants and dining facilities, area attractions, area history, local businesses and resources, and directions. .5 Provide detailed histories relevant to the area, both verbally and in print, including specific information on local attractions and directions to same. .6 Maintain a minimum of sixty-five (65) brochures in the Visitor Information Center relevant to local and area attractions; provide adequate and attractive display space for brochures; and order and stock additional supplies as needed. .7 Based upon requests by visitors, solicit additional brochures and information which are responsive to the stated needs. .8 Distribute and periodically replenish supplies of brochures (to be produced by the Round Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau) to the State of Texas Visitor Information Centers and to Chambers of Commerce throughout the state. 2 .9 Produce and distribute periodically -updated city maps and direction guides. .10 Produce and distribute Round Rock magazine. .11 Respond to the needs and requests of visitors by distributing other handout materials. .12 Make available the use of at least one copier which is adequate to timely meet the demands of reproducing needed handout materials for distribution in the Visitor Information Center and elsewhere. .13 Coordinate and collaborate with the Round Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau to develop and periodically update a Community Calendar and to develop materials to be included in visitor information packets. .14 Continually maintain accurate logs of visitor inquiries received via walk-in, email and mail; and supply copies of such logs periodically and/or upon request to the Round Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau. .15 Keep the City and the Round Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau advised of relevant activities and accomplishments of the Chamber under this Agreement, and deliver any necessary reports. .16 Make all expenditures pursuant to this Agreement in conformity with the purposes and requirements for which hotel occupancy tax revenues may be expended under the law of the State of Texas. 1.04 DOCUMENTATION OF COSTS All costs incurred and expenditures made by the Chamber in performance of its obligations under this Agreement shall be supported by payrolls, time records, invoices, purchase orders, contracts, or vouchers, and other documentation satisfactory to the Parties, evidencing in proper detail the nature and propriety of such costs. Upon request of either Party, all such documentation and records pertaining in whole or in part to this Agreement shall be made available for review and inspection. 1.05 NON -APPROPRIATION CLAUSE Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the City's funding obligations are expressly made contingent upon the availability of public funds and the annual appropriations thereof. The City's appropriations of funds for the promotion and advertisement of the City are and shall be further subject to any provisions of the City's Charter. In the event that the City does not appropriate funds in the amount necessary to support its obligations hereunder for a 3 subsequent fiscal year, then this Agreement shall automatically expire at the end of the then - current fiscal year. 1.06 PERFORMANCE MEASURES The City may, in its sole discretion, require performance measures to periodically track and quantify the Chamber's progress towards complying with this Agreement. 1.07 TERMINATION FOR CAUSE The Parties expressly agree that the City may terminate this Agreement with our without cause. As to termination for cause, in addition to any other rights of termination reserved to the Parties herein, in the event that the Chamber fails to fulfill in a timely and proper manner its obligations under this Agreement, or in the event that the Chamber violates any of the covenants, agreements, or stipulations of this Agreement, the City shall thereupon have the right to terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the Chamber of such termination and specifying the effective date thereof at least thirty (30) days before the effective date of such termination. In such event, all finished or unfinished documents, data, maps, studies, surveys, drawings, models, photographs and reports prepared by the Chamber under this Agreement shall be delivered by the Chamber to the City, and the Chamber shall immediately take steps to wind up outstanding business. 1.08 MISCELLANEOUS A. No Discrimination. In performing the functions and services assigned to it under this Agreement, the Chamber shall not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry, age, physical handicap, or disability as defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as now enacted or hereafter amended. B. Ownership of Documents, Materials. No material produced in whole or in part under this Agreement shall be subject to copyright by the Chamber, or by any other person or entity other than the City, whether in the United States or in any other country. The City shall have unrestricted authority to publish, disclose, distribute and otherwise use, in whole or in part, any reports, data or other materials prepared by or for the Chamber under this Agreement. C. Compliance with Applicable Laws. In performing the services required hereunder, the Chamber shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, and codes of the Federal, State and local governments. D. Amendments. The Parties may, from time to time, request changes in the services or functions to be performed by the Chamber hereunder. Such changes, including any increase or decrease in the amount of funding, shall be incorporated in written amendments approved by the Parties to this Agreement. This Agreement may be altered, amended, changed or modified only 4 as mutually agreed upon by and between the Parties, and such alterations, amendments, changes or modifications shall be incorporated in written amendments to this Agreement which are duly acted on by the City's governing body or city manager, and by the Chamber's governing body. E. Assignments. The Chamber shall not assign any interest in this Agreement and shall not transfer any interest in this Agreement (whether by assignment or novation), without the prior written consent of the City. F. Political Activity. None of the funds, materials, property or services provided directly or indirectly to the Chamber under this Agreement shall be used for any partisan political activity, or to further the election or defeat of any candidate for public office or any measure. G. Severability. If any part of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, such holding will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other part of this Agreement. H. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the Parties and supersedes any and all other prior or contemporaneous agreements or understandings, whether verbal or written, with respect to the matters that are the subject of this Agreement. I. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, and venue shall lie in Williamson County, Texas. J. Approval Required. This Agreement shall not become effective or binding upon the Parties until approved by action of the Round Rock City Council or City Manager, and of the Round Rock Chamber of Commerce Board. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City and the Chamber do hereby execute this Agreement by and through their respective agents or officials. CITY UND ROCK By: Christine R. Martinez, City Secretary ( Printer i e: Jarnc5 R. N use-, P. E• Title: Cctu i"Y1cinal Date: 0 -4 -os J APPR 1 D AS TO 'ORM: 1 Stepha ' L. Sheets, City Attorney ROUND ROCK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE By: Printed Name: Title: Date: 5