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Home My WebLink AboutReso 2009-1467 RESOLUTION NO. 2009-~ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN RONALD L. BOOK, ESQ. AND THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH FOR PROFESSIONAL LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS AND LOBBYING SERVICES, IN AN AMOUNT OF $55,000.00 PER YEAR, EFFECTIVE FROM OCTOBER 1, 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2010, WITH AN OPTION FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR, ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT "A"; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR 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 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, since 1998 the City has contracted Ronald L. Book, Esq. 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 $55,000.00 per year, effective from October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010, with an option for an additional year, 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 an amount of $55,000.00 per year, effective from October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010, with an option for an additional year, attached hereto as Exhibit "A", be, and the same, is hereby approved. Section 2. Authorization of Mayor. Agreement. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute said R2009- Ronald Book Lobbyist Services Agrmt Approval Page I of2 Section 3. Authorization of City Manager. The City Manager is hereby authorized to do all things necessary to effectuate this Resolution. Section 4. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective upon adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of September 2009. W;#/cd d ~~ Norman S. Edelcup, Mayor/ . ATTEST: ~f\~ ~ane A. Hines, CMC, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM AND ICIENCY: Moved by: YlLt- ~ It\:kt.~ Seconded by: Ooh-wt\~~()fJ~ ~~-,-;tJ Vote: S..O Mayor Edelcup Vice Mayor Thaler Commissioner Brezin Commissioner Goodman Commissioner Scholl v (Yes) V (Yes) 17(Yes) 17 xYes) ZCYes) _(No) _(No) _(No) _(No) _(No) R2009- Ronald Book Lobbyist Services Agrmt Approval Page 2 of2 Ronald L BooK, P. R lowameu PROH\)lOn~l nllOClHllon Contract for Professional Services THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this _ day of September, 2009, 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: I. 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 Fifty-Five Thousand and NojlOO ($55,000.00) Dollars for October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010. 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 1st day of October 2009, and shall be effective through September 2010, 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 Exhibit "A" RfPLlJ 10: o COllcorde Center 2 - 2999 northeast 191 Strect. Ptl6 - llwnturil. noridd 33180'" Tcdt'phon(" (30)) 93)-'1806 ... [<lK (:50';) 95'j-9rn c. 201, South lTIonrofJ Street, Suite 10') .... lilllilhill\(,(', f10ridil 32302 - (8')0) 22',-3',27 .,I , I.J 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 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 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 Seven Thousand Five Hundred and No/100 ($7,500.00) Dollars for calendar year 2009-2010, unless approved by the City Manager. If BOOK is traveling on behalf of several clients, the City shall 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: ~~ Jane A. Hines, City Clerk ~o A~OO~'))=e- ( B. , Ronald L. Book, Esquire RfPLlJ TO: C1 (ol1(oroe (enter z - 2999 flortheillllf)l Stre<?l. PH 6 - flvPflturil. f10lidd 33160 -. Tc.'!ephllne (30~) 9Yr'1666 ... F,]x (30'j) 9~~-9nl C1 20', South rTlonrne Street, SnitI.' 10') Tdlldhdlll!(>, FloridiJ 37.302 - (8'jo) UI,-3',2] Preview Page 1 of 1 City of Sunny Isles Beach 18070 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach, Florida 33160 (305) 947-0606 City Hall (305) 949-3113 Fax MEMORANDUM TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Commission FROM: Rick Conner, City Manager DATE: 9/17/2009 RE: Renewal of Contract with Ronald L. Book, Esq. for Professional Legislative Relations and Lobbying Services RECOMMENDATION: Per the City Commission's direction, we recommend approval of the renewal of the contract with Ron Book for lobbyist services. REASONS: Since 1998 the City has contracted with Mr. Ronald L. Book Esquire for professional legislative and lobbying services. Mr. Book has assisted the City in securing grant monies from State and County agencies, and advanced our position at the State level on legislative matters affecting us. The City Commission instructed us to include payment for Mr. Book in the upcoming budget and the attached resolution continues the existing agreement between the City of Sunny Isles Beach and Ronald Book for professional services in the amount of $55,000 per year, effective from October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010, all in accordance with the Professional Services Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit "A". This agreement also authorizes reimbursables which are approved in an amount not to exceed $7500 annually. FUNDING SOURCE: This contract will be funded by Account Number 10-512-5314B. ATTACHMENTS: . Resolution . Agreement Agenda Item 10 \<( 9-ll-09 Date http://sibagenda.sibfl.net/agenda/Preview .aspx?I temID=97 &MeetingID=C