HomeMy WebLinkAboutC2005-447 - 7/28/2005 - NACONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT
'1 lus Consultant Service~ Asmement (hereinafter 'Agreement') is trade aa of
g, . ,. c ._., by and between MBIA MuniService~ Company, a wholly owned aubaidizry
uI'~VlBIA Inc. with an office at 7335 N Palm Bluffs Avenue, Fresno, CA 93711 ~
"MMC"}, and the City of Corpus C'hristi, a municipal corporation of the State of Texa~
( hereinafter "CITY"L
I Sf2-~rl¢ 'ES
buhjtx. I to thc irau,' End cooditiom ~1 forth he~in~ MMC ~tll provide to CITY Ibc ~ ~t fe~h tn the l~h~"hlt
^ alta¢lrecl hca'eto in emile for the £e,~ set forth therein. MMC fl~ll not be required to perform, r~- CITY be
~cqui~cd Io pay for. sen ice~ not contained in said I~h~it.
2. INDEPENDENT CONTRAC'I~R NTATUS
sc~'io.'~ fo~ CITY. NodainS in ~ Ag;rcml~ ~ be in~ or ~ el ~ or eet~ the
n.'lationabip of r.u~loy~' taxi employee betwt~n CITY and MMC or bets~en CTrY ,nd any ew?l,n,yee or a~.m, mt Of
.MM¢ Bothpeni~m:lmow~l~tbm~,LMCi~ot~aempkryeermsmemfede~mxpm-pam~ MMCs~llmml-
ibc nL.~ m perform ~ rm ache~ duriz~ the ~ of ~s ^gz~-me~_ Nea,~g ia t~i, ~ ~ be
c,m~:r,__,~l_ u cn~liN~ a partnership, joim ventm-e No~nh~_ in tJ~ Asteement sba]l be cotmzued as
MM(' a an agem of CITY exc~.'t~ a~ spe~:ifi~lly provided in ExJu'bit A. MMC shall have no ~ to ~
MM(' s~all he t'espom~le fro' ~ny sulx.'ontznc'cs entered Lam in the com'se of l~t~o~mm~..e of tim ~ ~ctr L3.'1'1~
ami MM(' ~'mll be solely reqxx~,hJe for payrr~n! to Ibc subcoubactors.
( 'OMPENSAT]ON
· ! In ctm~l~r~t/on for th~ Se~ices to be performed by MMC, CITY ~Smm to pay MMC the mm ~et fo~h
m E xtu'bit A
-' MMC shtll submit timely invoices for nil services t~-ndered in acaxcltnce ~ ~ 1~1~'1~ PaymenZ
will be rmde to MMC within Ihirty (30) days of reoeipt of MMC's invoice tberefons. Any ~moena ,/ate&
remain unpaid afte~ thirty (30! days ~sall nccme ime~at at the rote ofo~e nra one--bnlf~ (1.5%) per
smnth, or fie nnxirman amount p~udtled by law.
mcl,di~ but not llmlh~l IO. all co~a of equipn~nt provided by MMC, all fee~, finm, lis:emro, bonds or
rexes required of ot imposed ngnin~ MMC nnd all other of MMC's ceca of ~oin& basinem. CITY almll
not be responsible for expense~ i~cunt, d by MMC in p~rfc~,,.;,,- Services for CITY, eaxa~ ns noted in an
Fxhibit or such exlx"n~e~ tbm receive prior wtitlnn ~q..~uvtl from CTI'Y.
MBIA MualNer~ ices ('ompan)
deen-zd confidential if ~ (i) ~s rigl~fully ~ to the receiving im-ty pzior to r,yzetpt flx}m tl~ diw, Amtng
p~y .- rea~mably evic~aeed by txw. h pm'ty; (ii) Ix-cotm~ known to the recehdng lmrty P. um·
,~J~cr t~n om' who is ureter an. obli~t~on of confl~fly to the d~..k~ ~ or (iii)
p~blicly k'n~wn or oflx'fwi~ ~ to be confidemml other lhan by an umntlmriz~ act. At ~I1 limm, in
-~m:hnce w~th Gmh~rn-~.och Bhley ired o~er upplk:~ble Sm~ ~ Fed~:~l. m~ ~
bel. I in the raric~e~ conlktenc¢ b~ MMC.
if u subpoena or ol~h~ legal procc~s m ~ny w~y concer~in~_ Canfu:lcufial ~ i~ ~vod upon ·
l~ny I~ which Cora~emial Infommion I~ been d~clc~d ('~-cipient"). the Rzcipie~ ~
I.~ ful effort to come~ the v~lidity of such ~ubpoena or other ~ p~:e~. Howev~, CITY ~ ~ot be
~lxmsible for I~ymem of MMCs legal
FI~' I~rtie~ agm~ tha~ a bre~uh o f th~ term~ of Section 4.1 or 4.2 would result in i~e l~ljury Io th~
,on-t~eachin8 ~ for whk'h a remedy in dam~-s ~ould be imdecpm~. The ~ ~ l~t in the
.l~'~.'r tram"dies lv~dabk' I[ Iiw or in eqmly, seek an injunction to ~ the tm:~7.h or
Ih- o~ligallon of con.fid~.u~ality t~ sel forth in Section 4.1 sh~ll cummuz fur · ~ of lim~ (3)
~mnt the dine of dir, clo~tre of Ibc inforrrm~ pfovided~ howe-vet, that for ~y ~ which
co~tiuaes a Trade Secret (as defined by ~ppl'~'~Me law), the obli~_~_~a of czm'kl=~l~ily ~ ~
during the enhrr term ot' this Agree~m and ~all ~u'vivc the le~mimtim~ ofthi= ~ imiet~l~ly.
.¥ff~tC's obligution of confideratali .ly wilh respect lo any conlide~ial l~xt~yer ~ ~ o',m'~, in
i~ccurdance w~th ~plk~ble federal, slate ~ml k~al mgul~ion~ Not~ the f~ all
I~blic Info,.~.km Ac~ and n'~y be disclosed by Ihe ('ITY ~ requim:l
TERM AND TERMINATION
~ Thi~ Agroemem shzll be effe~dve ~ of the dine of t:he lam tiflmtur~ Iz~e~o =nd thai1 c.~uilmt tn t~ttIl
force and effect for n ~ of o1~ ( 1 ) yell', with CiTY 'l oi~_'O_n il:}
Fe~ew~ Je'r~. 'J'JlI~F~IJ'~I', J~lil Asjz'ea~"m droll coatinue uafil Iz~dnm~d in accazdan~ with t~i. Sec~t~
· kt any firm m~d for ~ny reagan or no re.,on, eitl~' pm'ty n~y termimte thi~ ~ effe~--th~ on ~o i~m
th~ sixty (60) chys' notice. Yermirwdon ofthia Alpeernent shall be
:..3 below.
EQUAL g,M PLOY'M~NT OPPORTUNITY
t~mnntz pet'~ o£1hi~ Ag~'~.'lrlem. MMC. for i~lf, itm ~.~igm:e~ .~ mccmso~ in m ~ m~ followm:
(.?om~lisr~c With l~gul~'in~: MMC sh~ll comply with Ex~:utiw Order 11246, "l~
Opportune" mhd labor relulatiora (41 ('.F.R. Pmrt 60 }, het'~ina fl~' z~-ferr~ m ms th~ 'R~ulatlmm~"
, ch:ntion ofemployo~, sulx-omrmclo~, the procuremems ofmatefi~h or ~
:tg[icimlio~ for Sub~mtmalxx. lm;l,uiln8 Prt~,ren~nl~ of ~.~1. ,~ ~
~ ~ co~i~ b~8,~ ~imm ~ ~ ~MC ~ ~ m ~ ~
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~ REP~A~ONS ~D ~DEMNI~CA~ON
lim~m~ ~ F~ C~ R~ ~ ~ P~ I~ Co~ ~ ~ ~
~u~. ~IS ~P~EN~ ~IE ~LL AND ~~ W~ ~A~ OF
MMC H~EUNOER.
~MC~~~ ~c~of~c~~d~ ~
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I~m ~y c~im ~ ~LMC ~i~)' ~ i~mlly ~ my ~ ~
I.IM~A~ON O~ L~[L]~. TO I'~ ~IMUM ~ P~ BY MW, ~ NO
I~ SHALL ~C. ~ EMP~Y~ ~NI~ OR AO~ BE ~ ~R
INI)I~. INC~ SPECIAL P~ OR ~~L D~G~ ~ DATA
OR (~T OF PR~'~ENT OF SUB~E ~ OR S~ ~ ~M OR
REI.A~D ~ ~ S~]CES WHh~ FO~ ~ONG ~ ~
WAR~N~' OR ~Y OBUGATION A~S~G TH~OM, ~ ~
AS~TED IN ~N~ ~' OR ~)RT (IN~UDING B~ ~ ~ ~ ~~
~ PRO~(T I ~II.HY} ~IE~ OR NOT ~C ~ B~ ~ OF
~S~IU~' OF ~Y SU(~ L~S OR D~GE. ~C'S ~B~ ~~ ~5.5.
NO EV~ EXXOn .&N AMOU~ EQUAL '~ ]~E FE~ PA~ BY ~l Y FOR ~
SERVICE TO ~1~ ~E (7la~lM PERTA~S. ~ r~i~ ~ ~ ~'s ~
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If to MM(::
MBIA MurdSer, dc~ Company
7335 N. palm Bluf~ Avenue
Fr~ano, CA 93711
Aim: Corporate C~I
~ ..N_9_ Or'il Ma'lilkittoa. No ~[~K:lsfi~ofl of ,hla Al~,,,:ment ahall bt effe~d'v~ tmicaa net ~ in ~
~1 ~ eff~li~ ~ in ~8 ~ s~ ~ ~ CEO for MMC.
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REM/dNDER OF P,4GE INTENTION,4LLY LFFT BLANK
F. XIc'CUTED as ofthe day and .v~ar first above staled.
MBIA MuniServices Comp~my/MMC
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P~icl~nt
CITY OF CORPUS CHRIS'TI
Title:
ATTEST:
T~tlc. Chief Financial Oftic~
Exhibit A
Local Hotel Occupancy Tax and Hospitality Consulting Program
OBJECTIVE8 AND MET'HOD8
MBIA MunlSeevtces (MMC) Local Ho~e; Occupancy Tax and Ho~pltaJlty Cor~ulflng Program la Ir~mx:led to
ass~l the City In reai[z~g all of the lodging tax revenue to whlct~ It II entlt~d through c~lducflrtg ~rmual
analy~e~ of re~Jms end, when warranted, on-Mte examinations of recon~; providing artnuaJ reports
reflecting and projecting r~ve~ue bends, idantlfy~g eny provldem who a~)uld be ~ to field
audl'ung or outer scruff, off~ ordinance and edmlnlatraflve enhancemerd~ aa needed; ~ educating
~o(~g providers to enmxe appropriate c~lec~on and rernlttance of ~ lodging tax. The ~ of Ut~
Performance ~hall encompass ail Innkeepem and tmnslant lodging rental agerff~ o~ng wlttfln the City
arcl sublecl to coilec'bng the lodging tax
'rhe parbe~ ~Lze that the c~"rtlnualJon of any conb'act offer the cto~e of any fiscal y~er of the Clt~,
wh~h fiscal year encla en July 31 of each year, ~ be subject to appr~ end ~
providing for coverk~ euch co.l,~:;t Item e~ an expenditure In ~ budgeL The City doee no( f'~
thai the budget Item wtll be ac~ally edopted, ~ald detmminelJon being wtthln Ute sole dina'elam of the
C,ty Councd at Ute time of edo~ of such budgeL
LOCAL HO ~ ~ OCCUPANCY TAX AND Ho~PrrALI'T'Y CON~I.ILTIN~ PRO~RA~ ~E~VICE~:
ORDINANCE, RETURN AND ADMINISTRATION REVIEW SERVICES (INCEPTION OF CONTRACT):
· Review City's lodging tax ordinance, re{urn form and admlnl~a'ab'~ ~;
re~por~llflea In colle...l~.g and paying-over the lax, and to Improve revenue generation.
and a,.;,,,inlatraflon bythe City
· Provide a whtten report to City, Including e4~ ,'or new ordlrmnce ~ form
deeig~ and ~ developmant, aa el~lcable; and
ANALYSIS & COMPLIANCE REVIEW SERVICES (ANNUALLY):
· O~ ~ analyze lodging provider ratum Informs(ion In tyro palleellon of Ute .City
I~lt~lly for It~ prk:x' three (3) year period.
· Conduct une~a'uslve co~lec~on of Information o~ each prager[y, Inciudng number_, af
roor~e, ~ rate, physical condition, bueimma dynamics, etc.;
· Provide a relxxt to t~e City on trend analysts to Include proJecflom for gross rent revenue
and _oc~mJpancy rates, end other Ir~al~ conducive to ae~ee~rnent of vt~.
· AnaJy'ze lodging provider r~um Irdorrn~n from Ute pa~t ~ y~ara In orde~ to ~
unusual or suspicious reporting and/or acflvffie~ that wm3ant fur'd'mr review; and
· Provlcle - de,sled tepee1 to the City Idm'ffJfylng lodging providem who require
additJonal Inve~ or examlnalJon to daterrnlne their compliance w~l the Clty~
ladging tax ordinance,
FIELD AUDIT SERVICES (AS DEEMED NEEDED BY ANALYSIS):
analyska to weyrlant furl~er I~, but ordy se eulhcN'~ed by ~
· Provide City ~aff ~ a detoied ltet of PJI records required to be made avaleble by
lodging prov~e~s for the fur~ r(~Aewe, tog6tt~ wlb'l ia drlaf~ (mgagemant ann(xzx:emant
letto~ to be sent to each lodging provtder requlrlrtg examination;
In coordineta:)n with C~y =~,'T, ~heduk~ and conduct reviews et the property Iocaflorm c~
those provtdera kientEkJd and aulhorLzed f(~ examk'mUon;
Ve~lfy ecc:Lxecy of flied Ic)(Jg[ng tax reb.a~s with ddy and monb~ly acthrEy etzrtmmte~;
Review a random sempie of b%e dally and monthly
summarlee re<~nc~le to the monthly eummarlee;
Review exempted revenue for proper quell~tng
deeignated City a~,,,;~ In order to facilitate c~dlectJon of mvm'lue due from k:~ providel~
Coordlnete ~ dseign _eted__ City ofllcial(~,) aa riecee~a~ to review 11fxlinga and
Provide ass~u'~ce to City in rev~ any ~ eul:x'n_lf~d__ In extenuation erxl
mitigation by lodging providere In conteeting a deficiency detmminatlon; end
Prepem mx:l documant any c~ to the review findings and provtde ~ tax,
Intorset ~ penalty amounts due the City.
in no event aheil MMC be _expected____ to pedorm fkdd eud~ ~ Inv~ving rTmm Itmn o~e-thkfl of Clty~
kxtging pro~ddem tn a NngLe year dudng the tawn of thkB agt-Bement.
SEMINAR SERVICES (ONCE WHEN DESIRED BY CITY):
· Conduct a seminar sesalon with City etafr to prseent eu3d dlm3.m~ la~Lme pei'b~nlng to
lodging tax edrninh, buLIo~. Key toph:= for nc)rn~ c~ty ~ eee~xla k'N:tude apl~k=a~9
*, C.,(x~uct e seminar seaelo~ for IocaJ lodging provtde~ to dlaaemlf'~
Ute City's I(:x:lglng tax ordinance, their rsepon~bgltise for c~c~x~ end record keying,
and to eddreee any poinl~ requlrlr~g clarification In Ute lodging provtdma' undemtanding
the City's lodging tax o,-dlnence;
Cra/staff Mall be encouraged to attend both seminar seaaior~ so aa to become femlkr
and ~s facing local lodging providers and to interact directly with the lodging provfl:lem.
COROLLARY CONSULTING
U~x~ mutt,al agreemerrt betweert MMC and the City aa to the scope of ~ to be IXOVkJed, MMC
shsll p,-ovlde to City suc~ add#JonsI con~Jltlng ~ ~ City may request. C~r~ult~lg ~
nthe~ ,nctud~ In Itlls Addendum will not be subject to MMC's ~ fo~ C~--~n~/Cormui~no ns set
twenty-four thousand aeve~ hundred filly ck:~ara ($24,750.00) ~ annum. The FIxed Fee ~ be
~nvolced qum'terly ~n equal Increments of six t~d one hundred etghty-aeven dollar~ and fifty cen'm
(S6.187.50'r beginning upon executlo~ of this Agreement.
COROLLARY CONSULTING
For any agreed ~ of servtcea to be pedonT~d by MMC for City aa Corolka'y Cona~lt~g a~ provided
for herein, MMC shaft be compensated on a '['lme and Materials baab. MMC'~ Itandard ~ total are
Prirx~pal - $175/hour
Dlrecbx - $1
I~ - $125~hoL~r
Se~i=~' Analyst - $1
Analyst - $75/hour
Admrnisb'atlve Support - $50/hour
MMC
MunlServlcee ~ny
~r~ N. Palm B~u~ ~,
~ C~ I~/'11
56~ 271 ~uJ (p)
5/~ ~f15 0171 (f)
.luly 25, 20~)5
l.isa Aguilar
Aaniatant City Attorne.,,
City of Corpus Christi
1201 Lcopaxd Swcc-t
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
[)car Ms. Aguilar:
Enclo '~xl please find two (2) partially executed agm~nent~ between the City of Col~
Christi and MBIA MuniScrvices Company for thc provision of Local Hotel Occul~mcy
lax and Hoapitality Consulting Program.
Plca~c have thc-sc signcd and return one fully cxccutcd origirud to mc.
If you havc a~y questiona/concema, plcue call mc at (559) 271-6868.
Sincerely,
Patricia Kcmslcy
('ontract Administration