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19-2402o:\hot and s\py20 legal\word docs\hot clean\historic denton ord.doc ORDINANCE NO. 19-2402 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND HISTORIC DENTON, INC., FOR THE PAYMENT AND USE OF HOTEL TAX REVENUE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The City Manager, or his designee, is hereby authorized to execute an agreement between the City of Denton and Historic Denton, Inc., 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 2. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval ... ... .... ... ...... second d b r��c�� ����������������� this ..Ordin .,� he b� -�1������a�a��A�was pa s d and ap _ and ance was m _ y ^ �� ������� � proved by �. . the following vote �w �� � �...__�. Chris Watts, Mayor: Gerard Hudspeth, District 1: Keely G. Briggs, District 2: Jessie Davis, District 3: John Ryan, District 4: Deb Armintor, At Large Place 5: Paul Meltzer, At Large Place 6: � � Abstain Absent PASSED AND APPROVED this the �� '���� � day of ����',���'�"�',� �',�,��� , 2019. � � � � ���x � �.�,�" ,�" �"�� ��»�w � ""� � w�� '� � �. * �w � � ���� ����,��� W ���I ��� � .���"��� ��� �������� - , , . .� �.._..._. , �„ � � ��"�� y � ���� „� ,� �� �� � . ,,,,... ._,.. �, .... ...._.. �"� [1�15 W�"�TTS, i"�',rh YOR ATTEST: ROSA RIOS, CITY SECRETARY "� , � BYw � �.�� � � �� A, �. o� ,� � � � �r �. � �; m_�-� ��.� , � m.,� , , ........ APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: AARON LEAL, CITY ATTORNEY ��� � „� � BY: � �� � ���,. EpdvTjho!Fowfmpqf!JE;!6F9454:4.:CF7.56:1.B99F.:1G5DEC1579CEpdvTjho!Fowfmpqf!JE;!6:CE:E76.2FB3.5B43.:27E.D8C4358DFB9F AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DENTON AND HISTORIC DENTON, INC. (PY2020) PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT AND USE OF HOTEL TAX REVENUE THIS AGREEMENT made between the City of Denton, Texas, a municipal corporation Historic Denton, Inc., a legal entity incorporated under the laws of the State of ORGANIZATION WHEREAS, T EX. T AX C ODE §351.002 authorizes CITY to levy by ordinance a municipal a hotel occupant; and WHEREAS, by ordinance, CITY has provided for the assessment and collection of a municipal hotel occupancy tax in the City of Denton of seven percent (7%); and WHEREAS, T EX. T AX C ODE §351.101(a) authorizes 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, ORGANIZATION is well equipped to perform those activities; and WHEREAS, T EX. T AX C ODE §351.101(c) authorizes CITY to delegate by contract with ORGANIZATION, as an independent entity, the management and supervision of programs and activities of the type described hereinabove funded with revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the performance of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein, CITY and ORGANIZATION agree and contract as follows: I. HOTEL TAX REVENUE PAYMENT 1.1 Consideration. For and in consideration of the activities to be performed by ORGANIZATION under this Agreement, CITY agrees to pay to ORGANIZATION a portion of the hotel tax revenue collected by CITY at the rates and in the manner specified herein (such payments by CITY to ORGANIZATION 1.2 Amount of Payments. (a) As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following specific meanings: (i) received by 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 Historic Denton HOT Funds, PY2020 - Page 1 EpdvTjho!Fowfmpqf!JE;!6F9454:4.:CF7.56:1.B99F.:1G5DEC1579CEpdvTjho!Fowfmpqf!JE;!6:CE:E76.2FB3.5B43.:27E.D8C4358DFB9F Ordinance. Hotel tax revenue will include penalty and interest related to the late payments of the tax revenue by the taxpayer. (ii) fiscal year. It will include hotel tax revenue due to CITY for the relevant fiscal year and collected through the 22nd day of the month following the close of the relevant fiscal year. (iii) to the total hotel tax revenue collected by 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 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) stth which this Agreement is in force. Contract quarters will end on March 31, June 30, thst September 30, and December 31 of each contract year. (b) In return for satisfactory performance of the activities set forth in this Agreement and all attachments hereto, CITY shall pay to ORGANIZATION an amount of money in each contract year equal to the lesser amount of Three Hundredths percent (0.03%) of the annual base payment amount, or the fixed contract amount of One Thousand and Twenty Dollars ($1,020). th This amount will be paid in one lump sum after the 25 of January 2020. If Chief Financial Officer determines that hotel tax receipts to the CITY are not meeting the anticipated budget projection, CITY may reduce ORGANIZATION current budget at any time during the contract period. Payment is subject to refund of any unused or improperly expended funds from the prior contract period, and receipt of the required quarterly reports. 1.3 Dates of Payments. ORGANIZATION of those amounts specified in ¶1.2, 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 th 25 day following the last day of the contract quarter. If any quarterly financial report is not received within thirty (30) days of the end of the applicable contract quarter, the recipient may be held in breach of this Agreement. CITY may withhold the quarterly payment(s) until the appropriate reports are received and approved, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. 1.4 Other limitations regarding consideration. (a) The funding of this project in no way commits CITY to future funding of this program beyond the current contract period. Any future funding is solely the responsibility of ORGANIZATION. Historic Denton HOT Funds, PY2020 - Page 2 EpdvTjho!Fowfmpqf!JE;!6F9454:4.:CF7.56:1.B99F.:1G5DEC1579CEpdvTjho!Fowfmpqf!JE;!6:CE:E76.2FB3.5B43.:27E.D8C4358DFB9F (b) It is expressly understood that this contract in no way obligates the General Fund or any other monies or credits of CITY. (c) CITY may withhold further allocations if CITY determines that ORGANIZATION 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 CITY to ORGANIZATION of the agreed payments of hotel tax funds specified above, ORGANIZATION 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 T EX. T AX C ODE §351.101(a). Funds for any calendar year which are unused by midnight December st 31 of that year shall be refunded to CITY within sixty (60) days. Advertising materials purchased with the hotel occupancy tax funds must be targeted to reach audiences outside the Denton city limits. These materials include, but are not limited to, signs, posters, postcards, newsletters, print advertising, digital marketing, billboards, radio and television. 2.2 Administrative Costs. The hotel tax funds received from the CITY by the ORGANIZATION may be spent for day-to-day operations, office supplies, salaries, travel expenses, and other administrative costs allowed by T EX. T AX C ODE §351.101(e), but only if specified in ORGANIZATION budget attached hereto as and incorporated herein for all purposes and each are directly attributable to work on programs which promote tourism and the hotel and convention industry, and if each promotes at least one of the six statutory purposes enumerated within T EX. T AX C ODE §351.101(a). 2.3 Specific Restrictions on Use of Funds. (a) That portion of total administrative costs of the THEATRE for which hotel tax funds may be used shall not exceed that portion of the ORGANIZATION administrative costs actually incurred in conducting the activities specified in ¶2.1 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 professional manner. III. RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 3.1 Budget. (a) ORGANIZATION shall prepare and submit to the City Manager of CITY an annual all operations of ORGANIZATION in which the hotel tax funds shall be used by ORGANIZATION. In other words, CITY should be able to audit specifically the purpose of each individual expenditure of hotel tax funds from the separate account relating to hotel tax. CITY shall not pay to ORGANIZATION Historic Denton HOT Funds, PY2020 - Page 3 EpdvTjho!Fowfmpqf!JE;!6F9454:4.:CF7.56:1.B99F.:1G5DEC1579CEpdvTjho!Fowfmpqf!JE;!6:CE:E76.2FB3.5B43.:27E.D8C4358DFB9F any hotel tax revenues as set forth in Section I of this contract during any program year of this Agreement unless a budget for such respective program year has been approved in writing by the Denton City Council, authorizing the expenditure of funds. (b) ORGANIZATION acknowledges that approval of the budget by the Denton City Council creates a fiduciary duty in ORGANIZATION with respect to the hotel tax funds paid by CITY to ORGANIZATION under this Agreement. ORGANIZATION shall expend hotel tax funds only in the manner and for the purposes specified in this Agreement, T EX. T AX C ODE §351.101(a) and in the budget as approved by CITY. (c) Upon the application or consent of ORGANIZATION, the City Manager or his designate may authorize minor amendments to the approved budget as necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement, in a manner consistent with efficient use of public funds, and in accordance with State law. Such minor amendments may not increase the overall funding set forth in ¶1.2(b), extend the term, or otherwise alter the performance obligations of ORGANIZATION, without approval of the City Council by ordinance. 3.2 Separate Accounts. ORGANIZATION shall maintain any hotel tax funds paid to ORGANIZATION by CITY in a separate account or with segregated fund accounting, such that any reasonable person can ascertain the revenue source of any given expenditure. 3.3 Financial Records. ORGANIZATION shall maintain complete and accurate financial records of each expenditure of the hotel tax funds made by ORGANIZATION. These funds are required to be classified as restricted funds for audited financial purposes, and may not be used for contracted services, including, but not limited to, auditing fees or attorney fees. Upon reasonable advance written request of the Denton City Council, the City Manager or designate, or any other person, ORGANIZATION shall make such financial records available for inspection and review by the party making the request. ORGANIZATION understands and accepts that all such financial records, and any other records relating to this Agreement shall be subject to the Texas Public Information Act, T EX. G OVT C ODE, ch. 552, as hereafter amended. 3.4 Quarterly Reports. After initial receipt of hotel tax funds, and within thirty (30) days after the end of every quarter thereafter, until all funds have been expended and reported to CITY, ORGANIZATION shall furnish to CITY: (1) a completed financial report, (2) a list of the expenditures or copies of the invoices or receipts made with regard to hotel tax funds pursuant to T EX. T AX C ODE §351.101(c), social media and/or digital marketing expenditures require invoices to be provided and shall include performance measures, and (3) a copy of all financial records (e.g., copies of front and back cleared checks or bank statements, and other relevant documentation). Both the financial and expenditure reports will be in a form either determined or approved by the City Manager or designate. ORGANIZATION shall respond promptly to any request from the City Manager of CITY, or designate, for additional information relating to the activities performed under this Agreement. 3.5 Notice of Meetings. ORGANIZATION shall give the City Manager of CITY, or his designate, reasonable advance written notice of the time and place of all meetings of ORGANIZATION Board of Directors, as well as any other meeting of any constituency of Historic Denton HOT Funds, PY2020 - Page 4 EpdvTjho!Fowfmpqf!JE;!6F9454:4.:CF7.56:1.B99F.:1G5DEC1579CEpdvTjho!Fowfmpqf!JE;!6:CE:E76.2FB3.5B43.:27E.D8C4358DFB9F ORGANIZATION, at which this Agreement or any matter subject to this Agreement shall be considered. IV. TERM AND TERMINATION 4.1 Term. The term of this Agreement shall commence on January 1, 2020, and terminate at midnight on January 31, 2021. However, the program period shall commence on January 1, 2020 and terminate at midnight on December 31, 2020. Only those expenditures authorized by Chapter 351 of the Texas Tax Code and the program guidelines, which are actually incurred during the program period, for events and activities taking place within the program period, are eligible for funding under this Agreement, and any ineligible expenditures or unspent funds shall be forfeited to CITY upon termination of this Agreement. 4.2 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 ¶4.2(a), CITY agrees to reimburse ORGANIZATION for any contractual obligations of THEATRE undertaken by ORGANIZATION in satisfactory performance of those activities specified in ¶¶2.1 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 CITY to reimburse ORGANIZATION, or to assume the performance of any contractual obligations of ORGANIZATION, for or under any contract entered into by THEATRE as contemplated herein, shall not exceed 66 2/3% of the current quarterly payment. (c) Further, upon termination pursuant to ¶4.2(a), ORGANIZATION will provide CITY: 1) within ten (10) business days from the termination notification, a short-term budget of probable expenditures for the remaining sixty (60) day period between termination notification and contract termination. This budget will be presented to Council for approval within ten (10) business days after receipt by CITY. If formal approval is not given within ten (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 thirty (30) days, a full accounting of all expenditures not previously audited by CITY; 3) within five (5) business days of a request from 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. ORGANIZATION will be obligated to return any unused funds, or funds determined to be used improperly. Any use of remaining funds by ORGANIZATION 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. Historic Denton HOT Funds, PY2020 - Page 5 EpdvTjho!Fowfmpqf!JE;!6F9454:4.:CF7.56:1.B99F.:1G5DEC1579CEpdvTjho!Fowfmpqf!JE;!6:CE:E76.2FB3.5B43.:27E.D8C4358DFB9F 4.3 Automatic Termination. This Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following events: (a) The termination of the legal existence of ORGANIZATION; (b) The insolvency of ORGANIZATION, the filing of a petition in bankruptcy, either voluntarily or involuntarily, or an assignment by ORGANIZATION for the benefit of creditors; (c) The continuation of a breach of any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement by either CITY or ORGANIZATION 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 ORGANIZATION 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 ¶1.3 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 ¶¶4.3 or 4.4, ORGANIZATION agrees to refund any and all unused funds, or funds determined by CITY to have been used improperly, within thirty (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 ORGANIZATION with another private entity, person, or organization for the performance of those services described in ¶2.1 above. In the event that ORGANIZATION enters into any arrangement, contractual or otherwise, with such other entity, person or organization, ORGANIZATION 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 T EX. T AX C ODE 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. ORGANIZATION 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 CITY. ORGANIZATION shall have exclusive control of its operations and performance of services hereunder, and such persons, entities, or organizations performing the same, and ORGANIZATION shall be solely responsible for the acts and omissions of its directors, officers, employees, agents, and subcontractors. ORGANIZATION shall not be considered a partner or joint venturer with CITY, nor shall ORGANIZATION be considered, nor in any manner hold itself out as, an agent or official representative of CITY. Historic Denton HOT Funds, PY2020 - Page 6 EpdvTjho!Fowfmpqf!JE;!6F9454:4.:CF7.56:1.B99F.:1G5DEC1579CEpdvTjho!Fowfmpqf!JE;!6:CE:E76.2FB3.5B43.:27E.D8C4358DFB9F 5.3 Indemnification. ORGANIZATION AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, HOLD HARMLESS, AND DEFEND CITY, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR SUITS FOR INJURIES, DAMAGE, LOSS, OR LIABILITY OF WHATEVER KIND OR CHARACTER, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE BY ORGANIZATION OF THOSE SERVICES CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ALL SUCH CLAIMS OR CAUSES OF ACTION BASED UPON COMMON, CONSTITUTIONAL OR STATUTORY LAW, OR BASED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, UPON ALLEGATIONS OF NEGLIGENT OR INTENTIONAL ACTS OF ORGANIZATION, ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUBCONTRACTORS, LICENSEES AND INVITEES. 5.4 Assignment. ORGANIZATION shall not assign this Agreement without first obtaining the written consent of CITY. 5.5 Notice. Any notice required to be given under this Agreement or any statute, ordinance, or regulation, 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 ORGAN IZATION City Manager Randy Hunt CITY OF DENTON HISTORIC DENTON, INC. 215 E. McKinney 722 West Oak Denton, TX 76201 Denton, TX 76201 5.6 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 CITY and ORGANIZATION and their respective successors and assigns. 5.7 Application of Laws. All terms, conditions, and provisions of this Agreement are subject to all applicable federal laws, state laws, the Charter of CITY of Denton, all ordinances passed pursuant thereto, and all judicial determinations relative thereto. 5.8 Exclusive 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 this 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 this transaction or these transactions. 5.9 Duplicate Originals. This Agreement is executed in duplicate originals. Historic Denton HOT Funds, PY2020 - Page 7 EpdvTjho!Fowfmpqf!JE;!6F9454:4.:CF7.56:1.B99F.:1G5DEC1579CEpdvTjho!Fowfmpqf!JE;!6:CE:E76.2FB3.5B43.:27E.D8C4358DFB9F 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 limitation, 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 this Agreement, and the parties hereby declare they would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity. 5.12 Insurance. ORGANIZATION shall provide insurance as follows: 1. $500,000 Commercial General Liability, or $1,000,000 Event Insurance, covering all events taking place on City-owned property, 2. $250,000 Liquor/Dram Shop Liability for any event occurring on City-owned property where alcohol will be provided or served. proof of coverage shall be submitted prior to any payment by the CITY. EXECUTED this _____ day of __________________________, 2019. THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS By: ____________________________________ TODD HILEMAN, CITY MANAGER ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: By: ______________________________ By: ____________________________________ ROSA RIOS, AARON LEAL, CITY SECRETARY CITY ATTORNEY HISTORIC DENTON, INC. 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