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RESOLUTION NO.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the City Manager be and he is hereby authorized to execute a contract with The
Golden Triangle Minority Business Council. The contract is substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit "A".
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the�day
of 1998.
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STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON §
AGREEMENT
This agreement, executed in duplicate, is made and entered into by and between
the City of Beaumont, Texas, a municipal corporation of the State of Texas, hereinafter
called "City", acting herein by and through its duly authorized City Manager, and The
Golden Triangle Minority Business Council, a regional minority business development
corporation, hereinafter called "Council", acting herein by and through its President.
WHEREAS, the City believes that minority business development is crucial to the
continued economic success of City and believes that Council should be retained to carry
out a program of work on behalf of City for minority business development in the City and
the southeast Texas region;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises made herein, the City
and Council agree as follows:
1.
City does hereby employ, engage and hire Council to develop a Business
Information Center with computer counseling stations, a reference library, video and audio
cassette monitors and various business plans along with staff trained in the use of the
Business Information Center.
2.
Council is hired as an independent contractor and is not an agent of the City.
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3.
City hereby agrees to pay to Council during the term of this agreement Twenty-five
Thousand Dollars ($25,000) for purposes as described in paragraph 2 herein. A payment
of one-fourth of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) will be paid upon invoice from
Council and the remainder in quarterly payments upon receipt of invoice from Council.
4.
In conjunction with its annual audit, Council agrees to audit, on a review basis, the
functional areas outlined in this agreement. Council agrees to provide City a copy of the
report done by Council's certified public accountants on an annual basis.
5.
The term of this agreement shall be from October 1, 1997 until September 30, 1998.
6.
Council agrees to indemnify, save harmless, and defend the City of Beaumont from
any and all claims, causes of action and damages of every kind arising from the operations
of Council, its officers, agents and employees, including the officers, agents and
employees involved in economic development and specifically including herein any and
all acts of negligence by the City of Beaumont, its agents, officers or employees, carried
out under the terms of this agreement. Council shall carry, or cause to be carried, general
public liability and automobile liability insurance on all operations embraced by this
agreement in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) for each
occurrence and property damage liability insurance in the amount of Twenty-five Thousand
Dollars ($25,000) for each occurrence. Said liability policies shall include contractual
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liability coverage in the same amounts as stated herein. Said insurance policies shall
name the City of Beaumont as an additional insured. Said policies or duplicate originals
thereof shall be filed with the City Clerk, or her designated representative, before any
operations contemplated by this agreement are begun.
7.
This agreement supersedes any agreement previously executed for the term above
specified.
EXECUTED in duplicate originals this the day of , 1998.
CITY OF BEAUMONT
BY:
RAY A. RILEY
CITY MANAGER
ATTEST:
BY:
THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE MINORITY
BUSINESS COUNCIL
BY:
ATTEST:
BY:
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