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Home My WebLink AboutReso 2019-2955 RESOLUTION NO. 2019- '2-95S A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN RONALD L. BOOK, P.A. AND THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH FOR PROFESSIONAL LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS AND LOBBYING SERVICES, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SEVENTY-TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($72,500.00), EFFECTIVE FROM JULY 1, 2019 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2020, ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT "A"; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SAID AGREEMENT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach has had and continues to anticipate several issues that will come before the Florida Legislature and possibly other legislative bodies that will directly affect the City of Sunny Isles Beach and for which the City of Sunny Isles Beach may be eligible to receive funding; and WHEREAS, since 1998 the City has contracted Ronald L. Book, P.A. for the provision of professional legislative and lobbyist services; and WHEREAS, Mr. Book has performed well overall, assisting the City in securing grant monies from State and County agencies; and WHEREAS, the City and Mr. Book desire to continue their professional association for the provision of legislative relations and lobbyist services, in an amount of Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($65,000.00) and Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00) for reimbursements, for a total amount not to exceed Seventy-Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($72,500.00), effective from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, in accordance with the professional Services Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit"A". NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Approval of Agreement. The Agreement by and between the City of Sunny Isles Beach and Ronald L. Book, P.A. for professional services, in a total amount not to exceed Seventy-Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($72,500.00), effective from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, attached hereto as Exhibit"A", is hereby approved. Section 2. Authorization of City Manager. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute said agreement and to do all things necessary to effectuate this Resolution. R2019 Ron Book Lobbyist Srvs Agrmt Page 1 of 2 Section 3. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective upon adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18t1i day of Ju 2019. George . Scholl, Mayor gAT '"AS 41114illif .),L; " Mauricio B:taricur, CMC, City Clerk e` , APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY: A.,' 4/A' A 'Al( Edward A. Dion, City Attorney Moved by: QE-eti vJ Seconded by: 8,AkvvttsstOIJEg- u 1se4.4 Vote: Mayor Scholl J (Yes) (No) Vice Mayor Svechin (Yes) (No) Commissioner Goldman V (Yes) (No) Commissioner Lama ✓ (Yes) (No) Commissioner Viscarra (Yes) (No) R2019 Ron Book Lobbyist Srvs Agrmt Page 2 of 2 Contract for Professional Services THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into the 19t' day of June, 2019 by and between the City of Sunny Isles Beach, a Florida municipal corporation ("CITY") and Ronald L. Book, Esquire ("BOOK".), an attorney and member of the Florida Bar, doing business as Ronald L. Book, P.A. THE PARTIES HERETO DO COVENANT AND AGREE AS FOLLOWS: PURPOSE The purpose of this Agreement is to provide for the CITY to retain the professional services of BOOK for coordination of the City's legislative relations and for lobbying requirements,as described in paragraph II herein below. II. SERVICES BOOK shall provide all necessary legislative relations and lobbying services in any jurisdiction to the City of Sunny Isles Beach,including advising the City Attorney of any new legislation that may affect the City.Such services shall include work for the purposes of securing funds and grants for various purposes from State, Federal and other sources, promoting Intergovernmental cooperation in achieving CITY's objective,securing funds and grants for parks and recreation purposes, crime prevention, economic development, tourism, beautification, traffic and streetscape improvement, beach renourishment and other purposes. BOOK shall regularly report the status of his efforts to the City Manager and/or City Attorney. III. COMPENSATION For all professional services provided by BOOK hereunder as described in paragraph II, the CITY shall pay BOOK annual compensation of Sixty-Five Thousand and No/100 ($65,000.00) Dollars for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.The City Manager may choose to extend this agreement for an additional year at the same contract price. IV. EFFECTIVE DATE, DURATION This revised agreement shall be effective the lst day of July, 2019 and shall be effective through June 30,2020 subject to renewal upon such terms as the parties mutually agree. V. TERMINATION Either party hereto,at its discretion, may terminate this contract at any time upon thirty(30) days advance written notice to the other.In the event of such termination,the CITY shall be obligated for costs incurred prior to the termination notice. VI. PRIORITY BOOK shall not be prohibited from representing or providing the like services to other persons and entities besides CITY, so long as BOOK shall avoid any representation or relation which would create a conflict of interest, as determined by the City Attorney and City Manager. Further, BOOK shall not take on any client or matter that would jeopardize BOOK's ability to devote time, resources and effort necessary to fulfill to CITY hereunder. 1 t ' ' .. , . . - . . , . VII. MALPRACTICE INSURANCE , .. . . . ..„. . — _ . . • _ BOOK shall cams lawyer's professional malpractice Insurance or other form of insurance,which shall provide coverage of, not less than Five Hundred Thousand and No/100($500,000.00)Dollars. • = _ . . VIII. _ PROCESSING,OE;COSTS , — _ - - ' ; . r , • 1 : BOOK shall be reimbursed by CITY for reasonable costs,including travel expenses, telephone,copy.fees,Federal Express r and onstage.Such costs shall not exceed Seven Thousand Five Hundred and No/100($7,500) Dollars for contract year 2019-2020 unless approved,by the City Manager. If BOOK is,traveling_oldbehalf of several clients, the CITY shall be responsible for such costs on a pro-rated and equal basls: IX. NOT ASSIGNABLE This Agreement shall not be subject to assignment by either party hereto. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned parties have executed this Agreement on the date indicated above. WITNESSED' RO, L.BOOK,PA gg ..4a$re-fiit.tre.iatia Print me:/30A.14:17V/(-4•3c Ronald L Book,Esquire Print Name: XA•iher Z.fil,g- CITY 0 SUNN ISLES BEACH, a Flo da OM 11C-PrP.Pr:atiPP By: George"Bur oil,Mayor A 9 / , A' p / . fr/ . fol Maurldo Betancur, wt. Clerk , ROVED AS TO FORM. LEGAL SUFFICIENCY By: .1.1.),a/1,44/ • ' ' • Edward A.Dion,City Attorney s • ' _ . i _ . . 2 _ . , . 'ySdyY Lsi4, City of Sunny isles Beach. 0 f -� -Zw 18070 Collins Avenue ms s ., ,- " } l { _ aq ' Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 r�F A9 >.f 1.0¢k° se. (305)947-0606 City Hall r`7'*of suK Aa .C.(7'). (305)949-3113 Fax MEMORANDUM TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commission FROM: Christopher J. Russo, City Manager DATE: 7/18/2019 Ratification of Agreement with Ronald L. Book, Esq. for RE: Professional Legislative Relations and Lobbying Services • RECOMMENDATION: 0 It is recommended that the City Commission approve this item. REASONS: Since 1998, the City has contracted Ronald L. Book, Esq. for the provision of professional legislative and lobbyist services. Mr. Book has performed well with securing grant monies from State and County agencies and assisting with other legislative matters. The City requests that Mr. Book continue to provide legislative relations and lobbyist services. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The total contract amount is for $72,500.00, which is the aggregate of ` $65,000 (compensation) and $7;500 (reimbursements). Also, this contract has a thirty(30)day cancellation notice. FUNDING SOURCE: The fundingsource for this contract is in - account 001-2 5120-4.31001- 00000 (General Fund / City Manager Department / Contract Service - Professional Services/Lobbyist . Y ) /' ATTACHMENTS: 234