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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 22-238RESOLUTION NO.22-238 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 one-year financial assistance agreement, the contract is substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit "A," between the Beaumont Heritage Society/John Jay French Museum and the City of Beaumont in the amount of $47,000.00 for FY 2023. The meeting at which this resolution was approved was in all things conducted in strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 551. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 11th day of October, 2022. Mayor Robin uton - STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF JEFFERSON § AGREEMENT This agreement between the City of Beaumont, a municipal corporation, herein called "City", and the Beaumont Heritage Society operating the John J. French Museum, herein called "Museum", is as follows: WITNESSETH: WHEREAS V.T.C.A., Tax Code Section 351.001 et.seq., authorizes the City to levy by ordinance, a hotel tax which may not exceed seven percent (7%) of the consideration paid by a hotel occupant; and WHEREAS, V.T.C.A. Tax Code Section 351.101 (a)(5), authorizes the City to use a portion of the revenues derived from its hotel occupancy tax "for historical restoration and preservation projects or activities or advertising and conducting solicitation and promotional programs to encourage tourists and convention delegates to visit preserved historic sites or museums at or in the immediate vicinity of convention center facilities or located elsewhere in the municipality or its vicinity that would be frequented by tourists; and," WHEREAS, under the authority of V.T.C.A. Tax Code Section 351.101(a)(5), the City desires to provide financial assistance to Museum for historical restoration, preservation, and tourism in Beaumont: EXHIBIT "A" Page 1 NOW, THEREFORE, the City and Museum agree as follows: 1. City agrees to pay to Museum the amount of Forty -Seven Thousand ($47,000) Dollars. The payment provided for herein will be made quarterly in the amount of Eleven Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($11,750) per quarter commencing October 1, 2022, from funds as available and collected from the hotel occupancy tax. Any funds not expended by Museum will be retained by Museum to be reallocated for similar purposes by approval of City. 2. All expenditure of funds shall be reasonably related to the purposes established by V.T.C.A. Tax Code Section 351.101(a)(5). 3. The Museum is an independent contractor and is not an officer, agent or employee of the City. 4. In return for the payments provided for herein, Museum agrees to operate for the period October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. 5. The Museum shall submit quarterly reports in the format provided by the City reflecting the activities of the Museum as they relate to this contract. The Museum shall submit such reports quarterly commencing January 15, 2023. 6. The City Manager of City or his designated representative shall, upon reasonable notice, have the right to inspect all books and records of the Museum. Page 2 7. Upon termination of this agreement or any extension thereof, unless it be renewed, the Museum shall deliver to the City all funds paid under this contract that it may have and all removable personal property that may have been purchased with funds derived from said tax. 8. Funding under this contract will require that should a seminar be held during the term of this contract designed to assure that expenditures of Hotel Occupancy Tax funds are made in compliance with the Act, a representative of the Museum will attend the seminar, 9. The Beaumont Heritage Society agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend, at its own expense, the City of Beaumont and its officers, agents, servants and employees, from and against any and all claims, causes of action and damages of every kind arising out of or in conjunction with the execution, performance, attempted performance or nonperformance of this contract or from the operations and actions of the Beaumont Heritage Society/John Jay French Museum, its officers, agents and employees 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. Page 3 ATTEST: in EXECUTED this the day of , 2022. Tina Broussard City Clerk ATTEST: By: _ Name: Title: CITY OF BEAUMONT Kenneth R. Williams City Manager BEAUMONT HERITAGE SOCIETY By: _ Name: Title: Page 4 STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF JEFFERSON This agreement between, the City of' Beaumont,, a mumicipal corporation, herein Ca I led "City", and the Beaumont Heritage Society operating the John j. French -a Mom ,Iwo MITI M-IMI M'M WHEREAS V.T.C,.A., Tax Code Section 351.001 et.seq., authorizes the City to levy by ordinance, a, hotel, tax which may not exceed, seven percent (7%) of the consideration, paid by a, hotel occupant,, and WHEREAS, V.T.C.A. Tax Code Section 351.101 (a)(5),, authorizes the City tiv& use a portion of the revenues o I der"ved frm its hoitel occupanc, _y tax "for hl'stor"cal restoration and preservation projects or activities or advertising, and conducting to visit, preserved historic sites or museums at or in the immediate(vicinfity of conventior center facilities or located elsewhere "in the municipality or its vicinity that would bj frequented by tourists,& an,di WH EREASI under the authority of' V.T. C.A. 'Tax Code Section, 35 1.10 1 (a)(5), the City desires to provid�e financifal assistance to Museum for historical restorationI preservationi, and tourism in Beaumont' - Am NOW, THEREFORE, the(City and Museum agr,ee as follows: 1. City agrees to pay to Museum the amount of Forty -Seven Thousand i n th 00) Dollars. The payment providled for herei,n will be made quarterl, ..moulnt of Eleven Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty, Dollar's (.011,750) per quarter commencing October 1, 2022, from funds as available and collected from the holtq Any funds not expended, by Museurn wilil be retained by Museum to bil" reallocated for similar purposes by approval of City. ated to the purposes, 2. All expenditure of funds, shiall, be reasonably rell 'Tax Code Section 351. 101 (a)(51 establ[shed 3. The Museum is an independent contractor and is not an officer, agent or oiiq� ��ilill� p =41 4,., In return foir the payments provided for herein, Museum agrees to operate; for thie perilod October 1, 202,2 tio September 30, 2,023. 51., The Museum shall submit, quarterly reports "in the format provided by the City reflecting the activities of the Museum as they relate to this contract. The Museum shal' 6. The, City Manager of City or his, designated representative shall,, upon reasonable notice have the right to inspect a,11 books and records of"the Museum. amm"A T. Upon, termination of this agree�ment or any extension, thereof, un]ess it locr, renewed the Museum shall deliver to the City al] funds paid unider th[s contract that 10 may have a,n�d all, removable personal property that may haive been purchased with 1 A 40 � 1 111 iamb" ry ! �� I I I '. 111111111111111 q APHOW 11 "Brow W1. roll 1 M US U111SEM lx!F c,o nt the term of thi ract designed to assure that expeind'tures of Hotel Occupancy Tax 111,011111i n The Beaumont Heritage Society agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend, at, its own expense, the City of Beaumont and its off'icers, agents, servants ant =#Ioyees,l from and against any and all claims, causes of action and da�m&,� every kind aris,ing out of or in conjunction with the execution, performance, attemptel performance or nonperformance of this contract or from the operations and actions, of the Beaumont Heritage Society/John Jay French �Museum, 'its offilcers, agents and ITMI =41 OM E,11111111 I i I EM mam Beaumont its agents, officers or employees, carded out under the terms of this EXECUTED this the day of 2022. ATTEST - By: .. . ...... .. Tina 8ro" u-ssard City Clerk CITY OF BIE.AUMONT By: Kenneth R. Williams City Manager BEAUMONT HERITAGE SOCIETY Byio Name: r ii Title: �A . . .. ................ . .. . ... . ..... . ............ Am