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
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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
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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:
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CITY:
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
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Armando Chapa, City Secretary Ronald L. Olson, City Manager
Approved as to Form: SSc?4 16 , 2011.
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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?
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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.
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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