HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2006-975
RESOLUTION NO. 2006-.9.J...5
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH,
FLORIDA, APPROVING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT
WITH RONALD L. BOOK, ESQ. FOR PROFESSIONAL
LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS AND LOBBYING SERVICES, IN AN
AMOUNT OF FIFTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($55,000.00) PER
YEAR, EFFECTIVE FROM OCTOBER 1, 2006 THROUGH
SEPTEMBER 30, 2007, ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT ItAIt;
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAID AGREEMENT;
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DO ALL THINGS
NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE TERMS OF THE
AGREEMENT; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach has had and continues to anticipate a number of
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, by Sunny Isles Beach Resolution 2005-870, the City contracted Ronald L.
Book, Esq. for the provision of professional legislative and lobbyist services, with an option for a
second year; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Book has performed well overall, assisting the City in securing grant
monies from State and County agencies, and wishes to exercise its option to renew this agreement
for an additional year; and
WHEREAS, the City and Mr. Book desire to continue their professional association for the
provision oflegislative relations and lobbyist services, in an amount of$55,000.00 per year, effective
from October 1,2006 through September 30, 2007, 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 First Amendment to Agreement. The First Amendment to the
Professional Services Agreement with Ronald L. Book, P.A. for legislative relations and lobbying
services, in an amount of$55,000.00 per year, effective from October 1,2006 through September 30,
2007, attached hereto as Exhibit "A", be, and the same, is hereby approved.
Section 2, Authorization of Mayor. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute said Professional
Services Agreement.
Section 3, Authorization of City Manager. The City Manager is hereby authorized to do all
things necessary to effectuate the terms of this Professional Services Agreement.
R2006- Ron Book Lobbyist 1st Amendment To Agmt Page I of2
Section 4.
Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2151 day of September 2006.
City Clerk
Moved by: '11'-'.. YV\tlljOY ~1'H :2J,v
Seconded by: G~~ IHli\:Lfl€'
Vote: L~ -0- \
Mayor Edelcup ~Yes)
Vice Mayor Brezin V(Yes)
CommissionerIglesias V (Yes)
Commissioner Goodman ~~~Y es)
Commissioner Thaler ~(Yes)
_(No)
_(No)
_(No)
_(No)
_(No)
R2006N Ron Book Lobbyist 1st Amendment To Agmt Page 2 of2
FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT BETWEEN
CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH AND RONALD L. BOOK, P.A.
THIS AMENDMENT, EXECUTED THIS c21'S+ DAY OF ~"-' ,2006,
shall be an integral part of the agreement. In the event that any terms or conditions contained herein
conflict with the basic agreement, the terms and conditions of this addendum shall prevail.
1.
Pursuant to Resolution 2005-870 adopted on December 8, 2005, the City Commission approved
an Agreement with Ronald L. Book, P.A, in an amount not to exceed Fifty-Five Thousand and
No/ 100 ($55000.00), to 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 effect the City.
The City wishes to exercise its 0 ii:\n ,to extend the attached agreement (Attachment "A") for an ~~ o!
additional year beginning 04" *, 2006 through September~, 2007, at the same annual \\}J
compensation of Fifty-Five Thousand and No/ 100 ($55000.00). I,
2.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the patties hereto have executed this document as of the date mentioned
above.
Date: September 1, 2006.
Witness
RONALD L. ~OK, ESQ.
By: /L C V<JoL
,.%nald L. Book, Esq.
~e~~a~~~ L(S~~
Witness
Printed Name:
ATTEST:
~~t
".................__ '.-i<_-.---.,-:-->: .f
By:' - . '...'~
Jane A. Hines, CIty Clerk, CMC
Addendum to Ronald L. Book, Esq,
V,,
'l
,
Contract for Professional Services
THIS AGREEMENT was originally made and entered into on the 8th day of
January, 1998 and revised on March 11, 1999, and revised again on Decemb'er 21,
2000, and revised again on December 18, 2003, and revised again on December 18,
2004, and revised again on December 8 ,2005, 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:
1. 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 thc status of his efforts to the City Manager and/or City Attorney.
Ill. COMPENSATION
For all professional services provided by Book hereunder as described in paragraph
II, the CITY shall pay BOOK annual compensation of Twenty Thousand and No/ 100
($20,000,00) Dollars for calendar year 1998, at an annual rate of Twenty-Five
Thousand and No/lOO ($25.000,00) Dollars for January, February and March
1999, at the annual rate of Forty Thousand No/ 100 ($40,000,00) Dollars for April
1999 through December 1999, and at the annual rate of Fifty Thousand and
I.:! 1'1 q !f)
--J tnll,m,-!/. (l'lll,.,;> /l)'lq flnll
1-'''1 h"Jlh Pi(j;ll'_". 'hf'Fl. ~lj\
--- "An
Attachment
(;1>:- (~'J-,) '1-;. 'd;,i, r <Ii (\tl',) 'h', 'lIt;
SIB
No/100 ($50,000,00) 0llars through September 30, 2(, "at an annual rate of
Fifty-Five Thousand and No /100 ($55,000.00) Dollars for October I, 2002 through
September 30, 2003, at an annual rate of Fifty-Five Thousand and No/IOO
($55.000,00) Dollars for October I, 2003 through September 30, 2004, at an
annual rate of Fifty-Five Thousand and No /100 ($55,000,00) Dollars for October I,
2004 through September 20, 2005, at an annual rate of Fifty-Five Thousand and
No/lOO ($55,000.00) Dollars for October I, 2005 through September 20, 2006, 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 I" day of October 2005, and shall be
effective through September 2006, 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.
VII. MALPRACTICE INSURANCE
BOOK shall carry Iav,'Yer's professional malpractice insurance or other form of
insurance, which shall provide coverage of not less than Five Hundred Thousand
and No/IOO ($500,000,00) Dollars,
VIII. PROCESSING OF COSTS
BOOK shall be reimbursed by CITY for reasonable costs, including travel expenses,
telephone, copy fees, federal express and postage, Such costs shall not exceed
Three Thousand and No/100 ($3,000,00) Dollars on an annual basis for calendar
year 1998, and Five Thousand and No/IOO ($5,000.00) each for calendar years
1999 and 2000, and Seven Thousand Five Hundred and No/IOO ($7,500,00)
Dollars for calendar years 2001-2006, unless approved by the City Manager. If
;'i PI!; iO
--'J ('llil'Jldr ('-il;',-, ," .'q'i'i !iOI!!,!', Ii ''J; (,~:;'!'! f'l'! 11-.-, HI';'d,!:" -". ~.I'.' ,"i',j': 'h ,;,-,1.",. .:,c",!', ! .[,; (,n-,i 'n", j'iU
, -"", \(<1'1 I! lll"'fll1l '1""1 '!I-\I" ','I,,!,,, ',j" I,,"
SIB
..
BOOK is traveling on half of several clients, the City sh, be responsible for such
costs on a pro-rated and equal basis,
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:
c. ~
[;.
'.
"
1 '''"-, .~,
':,:'.d"-
< #;i - 'J'
l~! PIll 10
RONA;V(;Z:, PA
:// ~0A~
?' Ronald L. Book, Esquire
/
/
I
CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH,
a FIOrI, da" munic, ,iPal cor, pO"r,at"ion;,
~? Ji h. . ,
By::11f4r!;(j / $ltid/uj)
Norman S. Edelcup, Mayor
FORM AND
I ,0'1 \ol)li! lii(';,;f!l' 'il,,,,'-j >,;.1'-' n,' i"II,.,:!:",i!"-',; i"'II_.i-
-'1 t' 'lI!! old" (,."id f' "';".{', [hi i 1:1',;\' ;'i' ,.. ",'('1 i'!!, 11,,'-,-n.'I.l, I J('j,d,- ; ','i:,; 'i';'I'/;<)'" lj ,J 'i ~ I,'~i,i
" ,'H
SIB
(.,,,,l
i:j
City of Sunny Isles Beach
18070 Collins Avenue
Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160
(305) 947-0606 City Hall
(305) 949-3113 Fox
(305) 947-2150 Building Department
(305) 947-5107 Fox
City Commission
Norman S. Edelcup, Mayor
Roslyn Brezin, Vice Mayor
Gerry Goodman, Commissioner
Danny Iglesias, Commissioner
Lewis J. Thaler, Commissioner
A. John Szerlag, City Manager
Hans Ottinot, City AI/orney
Jane A. Hines, City Clerk
MEMORANDUM
TO: Hans Ottinot, City Attorney
{--:=:>w~--,
FROM: Priscilla Walker, CMC, Deputy City Clerk " .
DATE: September 26, 2006
RE: Approval of First Amendment to Lobbyist Agreement with Ron Book
At its regular meeting of September 21, 2006, the City Commission adopted Resolution No.
2006-975, which approved the First Amendment to the lobbying services agreement with Ronald
L. Book. Attached is a copy of the approving resolution to assist you in processing this item.
Thank you.
:pw
Attachments
cc: A. John Szerlag, City Manager
Jean Watson, Finance Director
Shaun S. Gelvez, Contracts Coordinator
Book, Ron - Renewal For 2006-2007 Reso Trans Memo
City of Sunny Isles Beach
18070 Collins Avenue, Suite 250
Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33] 60
(305) 947-0606 City Hall
(305) 949-3113 Fax
(305) 947-2/50 Building Department
(305) 947-5 107 Fax
City Commission
Norman S. Edelcup, Mayor
Roslyn Brezin, Vice Mayor
Gerry Goodman, Commissioner
Danny Iglesias, Commissioner
Lewis J. Thaler, Commissioner
A. John Szerlag, City Manager
Hans Ottinot, City Attorney
Jane A. Hines, CMC City Clerk
MEMORANDUM
TO:
The Honorable Mayor and City Commission
Hans Ottinot, City Attorney (\ '~
September 20, 2006 ~ V
FROM:
DATE:
RE:
RENEWAL OF CONTRACT WITH CITY LOBBYIST
RECOMMENDA TION:
It is recommended that the City Commission approve the attached Resolution.
REASONS:
Ronald Book, Esq. has served as the City's lobbyist at the state level for numerous years. The City
has received numerous grants as a result of Mr. Book's efforts. I am respectfully requesting a
renewal ofMr. Book's contract for professional services.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Pursuant to Resolution 2005-870 adopted on December 8, 2005, the City Commission approved an
Agreement with Ronald L. Book, P.A. The City wishes to exercise its option to extend the
agreement for an additional year beginning October I, 2006 through September 30, 2007, at the
same annual compensation of Fifty-Five Thousand and No/ ] 00 ($55000.00).
Agenda Item I D K
Date q-21...0~