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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC2011-420 - 11/15/2011 - ApprovedYUNDING AGREEMENT THIS FUNDING AGREEMENT (this "Agreement ") is entered into by and between the City of Corpus Christi, a Texas home -rule municipal corporation (the "City ") and Friends of the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History, a Texas nonprofit corporation ( "Friends ") and shall be effective as of the date this Agreement becomes fully executed by both parties. WHEREAS, the City owns and operates the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History (the "Museum "); and WHEREAS, the City employs Dr. Robert Drolet as an Archeologist at the Museum; and WHEREAS, Dr. Drolet has been active in a decade long archeological study of the Lower Nueces River Valley (the "Project "); and WHEREAS, the parties intend that the information gained from the Project during the first year of this Agreement is disseminated during the second year of this Agreement through (i) Collection Curation and On -Line Exhibit and (ii) Project Manuscripts, Monographs and Publications, as outlined in the attached Schedule for Analysis and Dissemination of Information from the Lower Nueces River Valley Archaeological Study 2000 -2010 (the "Schedule "); and WHEREAS, Dr. Drolet agrees that the Project can be completed within the time frame of the Schedule; and WHEREAS, the City had proposed to eliminate the Archeologist position due to the City's budget constraints; and WHEREAS, the elimination of the Archeologist position would result in a failure to complete the Project; and WHEREAS, Friends has agreed to provide the money necessary for the City to fund the salary for the Archeologist position for a period of two years; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement, the parties hereby agree as follows: 1. Funding. The City will continue to employ Dr. Drolet as an Archeologist for the fiscal years ending July 31, 2012 and July 31, 2013, and Friends agrees to reimburse the City for the total amount of Dr. Drolet's salary for such fiscal years. 2. Reports. All parties agree that the continuation of this Agreement is subject to Dr. Drolet making reasonable progress towards completion of the Project in accordance with the Schedule. Therefore, the City agrees to provide Friends with interim reports in accordance with the attached Lower Nueces River Valley Project Analysis and Writc -up Schedule that describe the progress made by Dr. Drolet towards completion of the Project. If Dr. Drolet fails to show reasonable progress towards completion of the Project, Friends shall have the right to terminate 2011 -420' 11115111 M2011 -261 Friends of the Museum INDEXED this Agreement and withhold fixture funding for salary incurred after the effective date of termination. 3. Payments. The City will invoice Friends at regular intervals during the term of this Agreement, and Friends agrees to pay within thirty days after receipt of a proper invoice. The City agrees that funds provided by Friends under this Agreement shall be used by the City solely for the purposes of employing Dr. Drolet. 4. Waiver. No waiver of any breach of any term or condition of this Agreement waives any subsequent breach of the same. 5. Compliance with Laws. This Agreement is subject to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations. All duties of the parties will be performed in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas. The applicable law for any legal disputes arising out of this Agreement is the law of Texas and the venue for such disputes is the appropriate district, county, or justice court in and for Nucces County, Texas. 6. Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument that is signed by the duly authorized representatives of each party. 7. Termination. Either. the City or Friends may terminate this Agreement, with or without cause, upon thirty (30) days advance written notice to the other party. Obligations incurred prior to the effective date of termination shall survive termination. 8. Notice. Notice may be given by fax, hand delivery or certified mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed received on the day faxed or hand - delivered or on the third day after deposit in the U.S. mail, if sent by certified mail. Notice shall be addressed as follows: IF TO CITY: City of Corpus Christi Attn: Rick Stryker, Director 1900 N. Chaparral Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 Fax: 361 - 826 -4660 IF TO FRIENDS: Friends of the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History 1900 N. Chaparral Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 Fax: 361 -884 -7392 9. Severability. Each provision of this Agreement is severable and, if, for any reason, any provision or any part thereof, is determined to be invalid or contrary to any existing or future applicable law, such invalidity shall not impair the operation of or affect those portions 2 of this Agreement that are valid, but this Agreement shall be construed and enforced in all respects as if the invalid or unenforceable provision or part thereof had been omitted. SIGNED this J day of NDy r , 2011. ATTEST: FRIENDS: FRIENDS OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND HISTORY By: zz m Moloney, President CITY: CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI B B y: C Armando Chapa, City Secretary Ronald L. Olson, City Manager Approved as to Form: SSc?4 16 , 2011. AUT4i0RtLL� L. Bnan Nary ez, Assis ant City Attorney NY CGUReEL For City Attorney _ �L RFrRFTAPv - fa- 3 I WQrkSChedu1e2011 -2013 Drolet 81112011 Schedule for Analysis and Dissemination of Information from the Lower Nueces River Valley Archaeological Study 2000 -2010. August 2011 to September 2012 Special Analysis and Data Or anization of Recovered Archaeological Collections from the Lower Nueces River Valley. Ceramic analysis (formal analysis of Late Prehistoric ceramic collections from habitation sites 41NU54 and 41 SP220 and their outliers). The analysis will be used to generate answers to the following questions: a. What were the principal vessel types manufactured? b. What types of temper were used with clay? c. What were the manufacture techniques d. What were the stylistic attributes, including decoration, vessel size, and clay types used? e. What were the different vessel types used for? f. What does the ceramic information tell us about inland -coastal trade and exchange? 2. Faunal and botanical analysis (formal analysis of organic remains from Archaic and Late Prehistoric sites). The analysis will be used to generate answers to the following questions. a. What plants and animals were exploited? b. What was their seasonality and distribution? c. What is known about river valley habitats surrounding the base camp settlements in both periods? 3. Lithic analysis (formal analysis of chipped stone artifact assemblages from Archaic and Late Prehistoric sites). The analysis will be used to generate answers to the following questions. a. What were the principal chipped stone tool types manufactured during each period? b. What manufacturing techniques were used in tool manufacture? c. Where were the principal stone quarries located that provided raw lithic material? Were tools manufactured at these sites or was the material transported to base camps d. How did stone tools contribute to domestic work, hunting, and other everyday chores? e. What did a typical Late Prehistoric lithic tool workshop look like? 4. Settlement pattern analysis (formal analysis of archaeological sites identified and recorded during systematic survey). The analysis will be used to generate answers to the following questions. a. What were the principal site types associated with each cultural period? b. What is the spatial pattern relating to site distribution? c. How did settlement patterns change over time? d. Did populations grow over time or remain small and scattered? 2 Work Schedule 2011 -2013 Drolet 81112011 d. Were settlements permanent or seasonal? 5. Chronological analysis (laboratory C 14 analysis of charcoal, animal bone, and sediment samples recovered in Archaic and Late Prehistoric site excavations). The analysis will be used to generate answers to the following questions. a. What was the duration of Archaic settlement? b. What was the duration of Late Prehistoric settlement? c. When did historic contact occur and what happened to the Native groups during this contact period? Analysis will be undertaken at the Corpus Christi Museum and Texas A & M University by Dr. Drolet and students. The broader understanding derived from this analysis will address culture change and environmental adaptation of people in South Texas during an approximate 9,000 year period. August 2012 to September 2013 Collection Curation and On -Line Exhibit I. Integrate archaeological collection into permanent Museum storage. 2. Create a publically accessible data base associated with the Lower Nueces River Valley archaeological collection. Project Manuscripts, Monographs, and Publications 1. Scholars The compilation of what we have learned will first be developed into a professional manuscript to be published in the Case Studies in Archaeology Series. Chapters include discussions about: a) prehistoric and ethnographic background; b) research background; c) chronological framework; e) results of survey and excavations; f) changes in population and environment; g) settlement types, subsistence and exchange; and h) early Native American- European contact. 2. General Public Another important product will be an illustrated monograph available through the Museum gift shop and other book stores that will paint a of picture of the lives these people led: especially the long tradition associated with fishing, hunting, tool making and base camp settlements located along the banks of the Nueces River. The whole story of these resilient people will be summed up from prehistoric times to European contact. The goal is to expose current generations of south Texans to the life ways of the Native peoples who preceded us. 3. Schools An important Museum target audience is school students who visit to learn about South Texas history. This project will include the publication of a study guide for use in classrooms along with web content that can be used by teachers in their curriculum. This story is important for both the K -12 science and social studies curriculum. I Timeline LNRVProject 8111/1011 Lower Nueces River Valley Project Analysis and Write -up Schedule. Dr. Robert Drolet Analysis of Archaeological Materials 2011 August Literature Review September- November Chronological data analysis. Environmental and cultural history framework Progress report November 2011- 2012 December- March Site excavation data; lithic assemblages, faunal and macrobotanical analysis Progress report March 2012 April -June Ceramic analysis and thin section study Progress report June July Interim Report Manuscript Draft Preparation 2012 August- September Introduction, research design and environment Progress report September October- December Survey and site excavations Progress report December 2013 January- March Cultural chronology, Native American subsistence, demography and resource exploitation and ecological adaptation Progress report March A ril - June Native American-European contact & conclusion July Manuscript Draft