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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-306ORDINANCE NO A96V-30,6y AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND THE DENTON BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR THE PAYMENT AND USE OF HOTEL TAX REVENUE, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION I That the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute an agreement between the City of Denton and the Denton Black Chamber of Commerce for the payment and use of hotel tax revenue, under the terms and conditions contained in the agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof SECTION H That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval PASSED AND APPROVED this the 5th day of 2000 EULINE BROCK, MAYOR ATTEST JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY BYdo - I )/ ) APPROVED AS TO HERBERiT L PROL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND THE DENTON BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (CY2001) PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT AND USE OF HOTEL TAX REVENUE THIS AGREEMENT made between the City of Denton, Texas, a municipal corporation (the "CITY), and the Denton Black Chamber of Commerce, a legal entity existing under the laws of the State of Texas (the "CHAMBER") WHEREAS, TEx TAX CODE §351 002 authorizes the CITY to levy by ordinance a municipal hotel occupancy tax ("hotel tax") not exceeding seven percent (7%) of the consideration paid by a hotel occupant, and WHEREAS, by ordinance, the CITY has provided for the assessment and collection of a municipal hotel occupancy tax in the City of Denton of seven percent (7°/u), and WHEREAS, TEx TAX CODE §351 101(a) authorizes the CITY to use revenue from its municipal hotel occupancy tax to promote tourism and the convention and hotel industry by advertising and conducting solicitations and promotional programs to attract tourists and convention delegates or registrants to the municipality or its vicinity, and WHEREAS, the CHAMBER is well equipped to perform those activities, and WHEREAS, TEx TAX CODE §351 101(c) authorizes the CITY to delegate by contract with the CHAMBER, as an independent entity, the management and supervision of programs and activities of the type described heremabove funded with revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax, NQW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the performance of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein, the CITY and the CHAMBER agree and contract as follows I HOTEL TAX REVENUE PAYMENT 1 1 Consideration. For and in consideration of the activities to be performed by the CHAMBER under this Agreement, the CITY agrees to pay to the CHAMBER a portion of the hotel tax revenue collected by the CITY at the rates and in the manner specified herein (such payments by the CITY to the CHAMBER sometimes herein referred to as the "agreed payments" or "hotel tax funds") 1.2 Amount of Payments. (a) As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following specific meanings; (1) The term "hotel tax revenue" shall mean the gross monies collected and received by the City as municipal hotel occupancy tax at the rate of seven percent (7%) of the price paid for a room in a hotel, pursuant to Texas Tax Code 351 002 and City Ordinance Hotel tax revenue will include penalty and interest related to the late payments of the tax revenue by the taxpayer (n) The term "Collection penod" will mean the collection period for the CITY's fiscal year It will include hotel tax revenue due to the City for the relevant fiscal year and collected through the 22nd day of the month following the close of the relevant fiscal year (in) The term "base payment amount" shall mean a net amount of money equal to the total hotel tax revenue collected by the CITY during any relevant period of time (i e , fiscal year or fiscal quarter), less (1) attorney and auditing costs incurred during such relevant period of time for costs of collection or auditing of hotel taxpayers Attorney and auditing costs include fees paid to attorneys or agents not in the regular employ of the CITY for which attorneys or agents effect compliance or collection of the hotel tax from taxpayers, and (2) court costs and other expenses incurred in litigation against or auditing of such taxpayers (iv) The term "contract quarter" shall refer to any quarter of the calendar year in which this AFeement is in force Contract quarters will end on March 31s`, June 301 , September 30 , and December 3l't of each contract year (b) In return for satisfactory performance of the activities set forth in this Agreement and all attachments hereto, the CITY shall pay to CHAMBER an amount of money in each contract year equal to the lesser amount of One and Thirty One Hundreths percent (1 30%) of the annual base payment amount or the fixed contract amount of Fourteen Thousand Dollars ($14,000) This amount will be divided into quarterly payments equal to 25% of the annual fixed contract amount, unless the City can show with reasonable certainty that the annual base payment amount will be less than originally estimated for the fiscal year The fourth quarterly payment will represent 25% of the fixed contract amount or the unpaid remainder of 1 30% of the base payment amount, whichever is less Each quarterly payment is subject to receipt of unused funds from the prior contract period and the receipt of the required quarterly reports 13 Dates of Payments. (a) The term "quarterly payments" shall mean payments by the CITY to the BUREAU of those amounts specified in 112, above, as determined by the hotel tax revenue collected (b) Each quarterly payment shall be paid upon receipt of the required reports and after the 25`h day following the last day of the contract quarter If quarterly financial and performance reports are not received within thirty (30) days of the end of the applicable contract quarter, the recipient may be held in breach of this Agreement The CITY may withhold the quarterly payment(s) until the appropriate reports are received and approved, which approval shall not unreasonably be withheld Page 2 1.4 Other limitations regarding consideration. (a) The funding of this project in no way commits the CITY to future funding of this program beyond the current contract period Any future funding is solely the responsibility of the CHAMBER (b) It is expressly understood that this contract in no way obligates the General Fund or any other momes or credits of the CITY (c) CITY may withhold further allocations if CITY determines that CHAMBER's expenditures deviate materially from their approved budget II USE OF HOTEL TAX REVENUE 2.1 Use of Funds. For and in consideration of the payment by the CITY to the CHAMBER of the agreed payments of hotel tax funds specified above, the CHAMBER agrees to use such hotel tax funds only for advertising and conducting solicitations and promotional programs to attract tourists and convention delegates or registrants to the municipality or its vicinity as authorized by TEx TAX CODE §351 101(a) Funds for any calendar year which are unused by midnight December 31" of that year shall be refunded to CITY within thirty (30) days 2.2 Administrative Costs The hotel tax funds received from the CITY by the CHAMBER may be spent for day-to-day operations, supplies, salaries, office rental, travel expenses, and other administrative costs that are incurred directly in the performance by the CHAMBER of those activities specified in 12 1 above and are allowed by TEx TAX CODE §351 101(f) 2.3 Specific Restrictions on Use of Funds (a) That portion of total administrative costs of the CHAMBER for which hotel tax funds may be used shall not exceed that portion of the CHAMBER's administrative costs actually incurred in conducting the activities specified in 12 1 above (b) Hotel tax funds may not be spent for travel for a person to attend an event or conduct an activity the primary purpose of which is not directly related to the promotion of local tourism and the convention and hotel industry or the performance of the person's job in an efficient and professional manner III. RECORDFEEPING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 3.1 Budget. (a) The CHAMBER shall prepare and submit to the City Manager of the CITY an annual budget (see Exhibit 'W') as approved by the City Council for each calendar year, for such operations of the CHAMBER in which the hotel tax funds shall be used by the CHAMBER This budget shall specifically identify proposed expenditures of hotel tax funds by the CHAMBER In other words, the CITY should be able to audit specifically where the funds in the separate account relating to hotel tax funds will be expended The CITY shall not pay to the CHAMBER any hotel tax revenues as set forth in Section I of this contract during any fiscal year of this Agreement unless Page 3 a budget for such respective fiscal year has been approved in writing by the Denton City Council authonzmj the expenditure of funds Failure to submit an annual budget may be considered a breach of contract, and if not remedied is considered grounds for termination of this Agreement as stated in paragraph 4 2 (b) The CHAMBER acknowledges that the approval of such budget by the Denton City Council creates a fiduciary duty in the CHAMBER with respect to the hotel tax funds paid by the CITY to the CHAMBER under this Agreement The CHAMBER shall expend hotel tax funds only in the manner and for the purposes specified in this Agreement, TEx TAX CODE §351 101(a) and in the budget, as approved by the CITY 3.2 Separate Accounts. The CHAMBER shall maintain any hotel tax funds paid to the CHAMBER by the CITY in a separate bank account with segregated accounting, such that any reasonable person can review the source of expenditures of tax funds A bank reconciliation report (see Exhibit `B') is required with each quarterly report 3.3 Financial Records. The CHAMBER shall maintain complete and accurate financial records of each expenditure of the hotel tax funds made by the CHAMBER These funds are required to be classified as restricted funds for audited financial purposes, and may not be used for supporting services, including, but not limited to, auditing fees and attorney's fees Upon reasonably advance written request of the Denton City Council, the City Manager or designate, or any other person, shall make such financial records available for inspection and review by the party making the request CHAMBER understands and accepts that all such financial records, and any other records relating to this Agreement shall be subject to the Public Information Act, TEx GOV'T CODE, ch 1552, as hereafter amended 3.4 Quarterly Reports After initial receipt of hotel tax funds, and within thirty days after the end of every quarter thereafter, until all funds have been expended and reported to the CITY, CHAMBER shall furnish to CITY (1) a performance report of the work performed under this Agreement describing the activities performed pursuant to this Agreement during that contract quarter, (2) a list of the expenditures made with regard to hotel tax funds pursuant to TEx TAX CODE §351 101(c), and (3) a copy of all financial records (e g, receipts, invoices, bank statements, and other (relevant documentation) Both the performance and expenditure reports will be in a form either determined or approved by the City Manager or designate (see Exhibit "B') The CHAMBER shall respond promptly to any request from the City Manager of the CITY, or designate, for additional information relating to the activities performed under tlus Agreement 35 Notice of Meetings. The CHAMBER shall give the City Manager of the CITY reasonable advance written notice of the time and place of all meetings of CHAMBER's Board of Directors, as well as any other meeting of any constituency of the CHAMBER at which this Agreement or any matter th� subject of tins Agreement shall be considered This provision shall not be deemed to require the CHAMBER to give notice of any executive session of the Executive Committee of the CHAMBER Page 4 IV TERM AND TERMINATION 41 Term. The term of tlus Agreement shall commence on January 1, 2001 and terminate at midnight on December 31, 2001 This term shall be a period of one year 42 Termination Without Cause. (a) This Agreement may be terminated by either party, with or without cause, by giving the other party sixty (60) days advance written notice (b) In the event this contract is terminated by either party pursuant to Section 4 2(a), the CITY agrees to reimburse the CHAMBER for any contractual obligations of the CHAMBER undertaken by the CHAMBER in satisfactory performance of those activities specified in 112 1 and 2 2 above and that were approved by the Council through the budget, as noted in ¶3 1 This reimbursement is conditioned upon such contractual obligations having been incurred and entered into in the good faith performance of those services contemplated in ¶¶2 1 and 2 2 above, and further conditioned upon such contractual obligations having a term not exceeding the full term of this Agreement Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary, the obligation of the CITY to reimburse the CHAMBER or to assume the performance of any contractual obligations of the CHAMBER for or under any contract entered into by the CHAMBER as contemplated herein shall not exceed 66 2/3% of the current quarterly payment (c) Further, upon termination pursuant to 14 2(a), the CHAMBER will provide the CITY 1) Within 10 business days from the termination notification, a short-term budget of probable expenditures for the remaining 60 day period between termination notification and contract termination This budget will be presented to Council for approval within 10 business days after receipt by CITY If formal approval is not given within 10 business days and the budget does not contain any expenditures that would be prohibited by the Texas Tax Code, and is within the current contractual period approved budget, the budget will be considered approved, 2) Within 30 days, a full accounting of all expenditures not previously audited by the City, 3) Within 5 business days of a request from the CITY, a listing of expenditures that have occurred since the last required reporting period, 4) a final accounting of all expenditures and tax funds on the day of termination The CHAMBER will be obligated to return any unused funds or funds determined to be used improperly Any use of remaining funds by the CHAMBER after notification of termination is conditioned upon such contractual obligations having been incurred and entered into in the good faith performance of those services contemplated in 2 1 and 2 2 above, and further conditioned upon such contractual obligations having a term not exceeding the full term of this Agreement 43 Automatic Termination This Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following events (a) The termination of the legal existence of the CHAMBER, (b) The insolvency of the CHAMBER, the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, either voluntarily or involuntarily, or an assignment by the CHAMBER for the benefit of creditors, Page 5 (c) The continuation of a breach of any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement by either the CITY or the CHAMBER for more than thirty (30) days after written notice of such breach is given to the breaching party by the other party, or (d) The failure of the CHAMBER to submit a financial quarterly report which complies with the reporting procedures required herein and generally accepted accounting principles prior to the beginning of the next contract term, or quarterly as required by Section 13 hereof 4.4 Right to Immediate Termination Upon Litigation Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to mitigate damages and to preserve evidence and issues for judicial determination, either party shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon immediate notice to the other party in the event that any person has instituted litigation concerning the activities of the non -terminating party, and the terminating party reasonably believes that such activities are required or prohibited under this Agreement 4.5 In the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to 114 3 or 4 4, CHAMBER agrees to refund' any and all unused funds, or funds determined by the CITY to have been used improperly, within 30 days after termination of this Agreement V. GENERAL PROVISIONS 5.1 Subcontract for Performance of Services. Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit, nor be construed to prohibit, the agreement by the CHAMBER with another private entity, person, or organization for the performance of those services described in 12 1 above In the event that the CHAMBER enters into any arrangement, contractual or otherwise, with such other entity, person or organization, the CHAMBER shall cause such other entity, person, or organization to adhere to, conform to, and be subject to all provisions, terms, and conditions of this Agreement and to TEX TAX CODE ch 351, including reporting requirements, separate funds maintenance, and limitations and prohibitions pertaining to expenditure of the agreed payments and hotel tax funds 5.2 Independent Contractor The CHAMBER shall operate as an independent contractor as to all services to be performed under this Agreement and not as an officer, agent, servant, or employee of the CITY The CHAMBER shall have exclusive control of its operations and performance of services hereunder, and such persons, entities, or organizations performing the same and the CHAMBER shall be solely responsible for the acts and omissions of its directors, officers, employees, agents, and subcontractors The CHAMBER shall not be considered a partner or joint venturer with the CITY, nor shall the CHAMBER be considered nor in any manner hold itself out as an agent or official representative of the CITY 53 Indemnification. THE CHAMBER AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, HOLD HARMLESS, AND DEFEND THE CITY, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR SUITS FOR INJURIES, DAMAGE, LOSS, OR LIABILITY OF WHATEVER HIND OR CHARACTER, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE BY THE CHAMBER OR THOSE SERVICES CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ALL SUCH CLAIMS OR CAUSES OF ACTION BASED UPON COMMON, CONSTITUTIONAL OR Page 6 STATUTORY LAW, OR BASED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, UPON ALLEGATIONS OF NEGLIGENT OR INTENTIONAL ACTS OF CHAMBER, ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS6 SUBCONTRACTORS, LICENSEES AND INVITEES 5.4 Assignment. The CHAMBER shall not assign this Agreement without first obtaining the written consent of the CITY 5.5 Notice. Any notice required to be given under this Agreement or any statute, ordinance, or regulations shall be effective when given in writing and deposited in the United States mail, certified mail, return receipt requested, or by hand -delivery, addressed to the respective parties as follows CITY CHAMBER City Manager Denton Black Chamber of Commerce City of Denton Elihu Gillespie 215 E McKinney P O Box 51026 Denton, TX 76201 Denton, Texas 76206 56 Inurement. This Agreement and each provision hereof, and each and every right, duty, obligation, and liability set forth herein shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit and obligation of the CITY and the CHAMBER and their respective successors and assigns 57 Application of Laws. All terms, conditions, and provisions of this Agreement are subject to all applicable federal laws, state laws, the Charter of the City of Denton, all ordinances passed pursuant thereto, and all judicial determinations relative thereto 5.8 E*clusive Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire understanding and constitutes the entire, agreement between the parties hereto concerning the subject matter contained herein There are no representations, agreements, arrangements, or understandings, oral or written, express or implied, between or among the parties hereto, relating to the subject matter of tlus Agreement, which are not fully expressed herein The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall prevail notwithstanding any variance in this Agreement from the terms and conditions of any other document relating to tlus transaction or these transactions 5.9 Dµplicate Originals. This Agreement is executed in duplicate originals 5.10 Headings. The headings and subheadings of the various sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted merely for the purpose of convenience and do not express or imply any hrmtation; definition, or extension of the specific terms of the section and paragraph so designated 5.11 Severability. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this Agreement, or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of tlus Agreement, and the parties hereby declare they would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity Page 7 512 Insurance. The CHAMBER shall, at a minimum, provide insurance as follows $500,000 Commercial General Liability, or $1,000,000 Event Insurance, covering any event held on City property Statutory Workers' Compensation and Employers' Liability ($100,0001$500,0001$100,000) $500,000 Business Automobile Liability on any owned, non -owned or hired vehicles The CITY must be named as an additional insured on all policies (except Workers' Compensation) and proof of coverage shall be submitted prior to any payment by the CITY EXECUTED this 59 day of c 1Am, ,41_ 2000 ATTEST —0.. , rt ITY SECRETARY ATTEST Secretary F �hweddc aM\OaDa mu\CmVxu\UMOT Cmftwts\Blink Chwbadw THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS By 1&'A Iri Da_ EULINE BROCK, MAYOR LEGALFORM LTMMeR-rL PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY DENTON BLACK COMMER E By Chairman/Director APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM M OF Page 8 Exhibit A DENTON BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUDGETPROPOSAL PROGRAM YEAR 2001 Newspaper Advertising Brochure for festival Posters, internal, billboard, copies Radio Travel - Promotion ADMINISTRATION Blues Festival Facilitator/Publicist General Office Supplies ART Artists Sound "Funding for Blues Festival Event Only REQUESTED AMOUNT 2,000 1,000 1,000 2,000 1,500 500 2,000 TOTAL $ 14,000 7-47 o0 Date Submitted DENTON BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FINANCIAL REPORT Exhibit B Program Year 2001 18T 2ND 3RD 4TH YEAR BUDGET QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER QUARTER to vs JAN-MAR) (APR -JUN (JUL -SEP)(OCT -DEC) DATE ACTUAL $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $14,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,000 0 0 0 0 0 1,000 0 0 0 0 0 1,000 0 0 0 0 0 2,000 0 0 0 0 0 1,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,500 0 0 0 0 0 500 0 0 0 0 0 1,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $3,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,000 0 0 0 0 0 2,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $14,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Program Drrector