738-Chamber of Commerce October AGREEMENT BETWEEN
SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
AND
CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA
be~een THE CITY OF SANFORD, a political subdivision of the State of Florida, whose
address is 300 Noah Park Avenue, Sanford, Florida 3277~, hereina~er referred to as "CI~,"
and the SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUN~ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, a not-for-profit
corporation organized under the laws of the State of Florida, whose corporate address is 400
East First Street, Sanford, Florida, 3277~ -~408, hereinaffer referred to as
"SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUN~ CHAMBER OF COMMERCE",
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the CITY finds that provision of services including information services,
community enhancement, special events, community and economic development, toudsm
development and promotion, education, government, and membership activities are valid CITY
purposes under the laws of the State of Florida; and
WHEREAS, SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE performs
such services in the course of its activities':and operations; and
WHEREAS, the CITY desires to provide SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE a grant totaling TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($25,000.00) to perform such services for the benefit of citizens of the City of Sanford.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and for
other good and valuable consideration provided by each party hereto, the parties agree as
follows:
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Section 1. Recitals. The above recitals are true and correct and form a material part of
this Agreement upon which the parties have relied.
Section 2. Services to be Provided by SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE. SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE shall:
a. Promote and assist in recruitment of new business in Sanford, act as
liaison with the economic development endeavors of local and regional economic development
organizations, conduct a business recruitment survey, inventory, vacant business locations,
develop a manufacturers and business park guide, and attract television and the film industry to
the city. Keep abreast of Florida and U.S. Chambers of Commerce positions affecting business.
Attend business grand openings and ribbon cuttings.
b. Provide information to businesses, visitors and local residents through
letters, phone contact, brochures and other publications and signs.
c. Conduct tours of the Sanford area for site selectors, travel agents,
motorcoach tour operators, travel writers, and meeting planners.
d. Conduct Realtors' Tours and provide awareness of the excellence of
Seminole County Schools.
e. Annual Awards Banquet for Sanford business.
f. Produce Business Expo at the Seminole Towne Center.
g. Administer complaints through the Better Business Bureau.
h. Provide quarterly and annual status reports detailing
SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE activities including all activities
in relation to Services to be Provided, for circulation and review by the City Commission of the
City of Sanford.
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Section 3. Goods and Services to be Provided by the CITY. The CITY shall
provide a one-time grant in the amount of TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS
($25,000.00) to SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Section 4. Payments and Billing.
a. As set forth in Section 3 herein, the CITY shall pay to
SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE the total sum of TWENTY-FIVE
THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($25,000.00). This is the total amount to be paid to
SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE pursuant to this Agreement.
b. The CITY shall render the TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND AND NO/100
DOLLARS ($25,000.00) payment to SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE in two payments of $12,500.00 each, with the first payment to be made upon
request after October 1, 2000, and the second payment to be made upon request after this
agreement is executed by both parties.
Section 5. Term. The term of this Agreement shall be from October 1, 2000 to
September 30, 2001, notwithstanding the date the parties signed this Agreement.
Section 6. Assignment. SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE shall not assign any right or duties under this Agreement to any other party
without written permission of the CITY. If SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE attempts to assign any rights or duties without prior written permission of the
CITY, this Agreement may be declared void by the CITY and SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE thereupon agrees to remit to the CITY all payments made
pursuant to this Agreement for the entire term of the Agreement.
Section 7. Indemnification. SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the CITY from and against any and all
liability, claims, demands, damages, expenses, fees, fines, penalties, suits, proceedings,
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actions and costs of action including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees, of any kind and nature,
arising or growing out of or in any way connected with the performance of this -Agreement by
SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE or because of or due to the
existence of this Agreement itself.
Section 8. Records and Reports.
a. SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE shall
keep orderly and complete records of its accounts and operations and shall open these records
to inspection and audit by the authorized CITY personnel at reasonable hours during the entire
term of this Agreement, or, if audit findings have not been resolved at the end of three (3)
years, the records shall be retained until resolution of the audit findings. Any person duly
authorized by the CITY shall have full access to and the right to examine any of said records
during said period Project files are confidential and not available for inspection to the extent
permitted by State law.
b. SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE agrees
to maintain its not-for-profit corporate status in the State of Florida throughout the term of this
Agreement. If SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE should, during
the term of this Agreement, lose its not-for-profit corporate status, the CITY reserves the right
to terminate this Agreement immediately and SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE thereupon agrees to remit to the CITY all payments made pursuant to this
Agreement.
c. SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE shall
permit the CITY to monitor the services to be provided hereunder. SANFORD/SEMINOLE
COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE shall, to assist monitoring of its program, provide to the
CITY such other information, as the CITY may deem necessary.
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Section 9. Civil Rights.
a. SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will not
discriminate against any employee or person on account of race, color, sex, religious
background, ancestry, marital status, disability or national origin in the performance of this
Agreement.
b.
the CITY
It is expressly understood that, upon receipt of evidence of such discrimination,
shall have the right to terminate this Agreement for breach and
SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE thereupon agrees to remit to
the CITY all payments made pursuant to this Agreement.
Section '10. Alterations, Variations, Etc., Reduced to Writing. Any alterations,
variations, modifications or waivers of provisions of this Agreement shall only be valid when
they have been reduced to writing, duly signed and attached to the original of this Agreement.
The parties agree to renegotiate this Agreement if revision of any applicable laws or regulations
make changes in this Agreement necessary.
Section 1'1. Issuance of Checks. The name of the official payee to whom the CITY
shall issue checks shall be:
SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Section '12. Notice. Whenever either party desires to give notice unto the other, notice
may be sent to:
CITY OF SANFORD:
Anthony M. VanDerworp, AICP
City Manager
P.O. Box 1788
Sanford, FL 32772-1788
SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE:
Ronald E. Rose, President and CEO
400 East First Street Sanford, Florida 32771-1408
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Section 13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains all the terms and
conditions agreed upon by the parties. No other agreements, oral or otherwise, regarding the
subject matter of this Agreement shall be deemed to exist or to bind any of the parties hereto.
Section 14. Compliance with Laws and Regulations. SANFORD/SEMINOLE
COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE shall obtain and possess throughout the term of this
Agreement all licenses and permits applicable to its operations under Federal, State and local
laws and shall comply with all fire, health, and other applicable regulatory codes.
Section '15. Governing Law; Severability. This Agreement shall be construed
in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida. It is agreed by and between the parties that
if any covenant, condition or provision contained in this Agreement is held to be invalid by any
court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of any other
covenants, conditions, or provisions herein contained to the extent the CITY derives anticipated
benefits from this Agreement.
Section '16. Failure to Enforce Not Waiver of Right. Failure by CITY to
enforce any provision contained herein shall not be deemed a waiver of the fight to do so
thereafter as to the same breach or as to any breach occurring prior or subsequent thereto.
Section 17. Conflict of Interest.
a. SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE agrees
that it will not engage in any action that would create a conflict of interest in the performance of
its obligations pursuant to this Agreement with the CITY or which would violate or cause others
to violate the provisions of Part
government.
b.
III, Chapter 112, Florida Statutes, relating to ethics in
SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE hereby
certifies that no officer, agent or employee of the CITY has any material interest (as defined in
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Section 112.312(15), Florida Statutes, as over 5%) either directly or indirectly, in the business
of SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE to be conducted here, and
that no such person shall have any such interest at any time during the term of this Agreement.
c. Pursuant to Section 216.347, Florida Statutes, SANFORD/SEMINOLE
COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE hereby agrees that monies received from the CITY
pursuant to this Agreement will not be used for the purpose of lobbying the Legislature or any
other State or Federal Agency.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have made and executed this
Agreement for the purposes stated herein:
ATTEST:
By: ~~,~'~ ~
RONALD E. ROSE, President and CEO
SANFORDISEMINO ,E COUNTY
CHAMBER OF CON UIERCE
of the Board
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(CORPORATE SEAL)
STATE OF Florida)
COUNTY OF, Seminole)
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this /~'TA' day of ~t""oEc/f~, 2000 before me, an
officer duly authorized in the State and County fore said to take acknowled ments personally
appeared RDDERT PARBELL and RONALD E. ROSE, as ~rosidont~ and Executive Director,
respectively, of SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, a not-for-profit
corporation organized under the laws of the State of Florida, who are personally known tn me or
who have produced as identification. They
acknowledged before me that they executed the foregoing instrument as such officers in the
name and on behalf of the corporation and that they also affixed thereto the official seal of the
corporation.
OFFICIAL NOTARY SEAL
STEPHI~ H O:X)VER
~ NCtrARyPUBLICSI'ATEOFlrbORIDA
COMMISSION NO. ~
MY ,COMMBSION EXP. }AN: 5,2~03
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
For the use and reliance of the City of Sanford
only. Approved as to form legal sufficiency
Notary Public in and for the County and State
aforementioned.
My Commission expires:
CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SANFORD
L A. DALE, Mayor
Date: / c7,,
As authorized for execution ~by the Gity Commission
of the City of Sanford at its October 9, 2000 regular
meeting.
William L. Colbert
City Attorney
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STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE OCTOBER 2000
GOAL 2. The City's schools and businesses provide our residents with the opportunity to succeed
in life.
COMPLETED PROJECTS
FY 00/01 PROJECTS
Economic Development
Jobs Incentive Fund Awards
· Conference Center Referendum
Corporate Service Awards
· Public Works Academy
· Revised Plumbing Code
· Downtown Master development plan
· Permit process Handbook
Economic Development
· Conference Center / Hotel RFQ
· Foreign Trade Zone
· East Area land use update
1 cent sales tax/road referendum update
· Revised Downtown Building Codes
· Downtown Master development plan marketing
· Image Campaign
· Greenway Interchange development plans
· Small Business Development Center
Partnership
Schools
SHS entrance sign and sidewalks
· Public Works Academy
· CSO Academy
Airport
· OSA general runway
· OSA firefighting facility
· Taxiway Bravo
· Parking lot B
· Pan Am Flights
Schools
· Magnet Schools marketing
· Catholic High School location
· Increase SRO Coverage
Airport
OSA DRI
· OSA ILS
· OSA terminal expansion
· Domestic Flights to Atlanta
· Business Park Development
Infrastructure
· East Side Treatment Plant property acquisition
West Side utility lines
· Airport Utility Improvements
· St. Johns Parkway funds
Infrastructure
· St. Johns Parkway construction
· Rand Yard utility construction
· East side treatment plant construction
· Reclaimed augmentation facility construction
· East LMB utility lines
· Aretrack Autotrain Facility
· Rand Yard Area Road Network
Section 9. Civil Rights.
a. SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will not
discriminate against any employee or person on account of race, color, sex, religious
background, ancestry, marital status, disability or national origin in the performance of this
Agreement.
b.
the CITY
It is expressly understood that, upon receipt of evidence of such discrimination,
shall have the right to terminate this Agreement for breach and
SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE thereupon agrees to remit to
the CITY all payments made pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 10. Alterations, Variations, Etc., Reduced to Writing. Any alterations,
variations, modifications or waivers of provisions of this Agreement shall only be valid when
they have been reduced to writing, duly signed and attached to the original of this Agreement.
The parties agree to renegotiate this Agreement if revision of any applicable laws or regulations
make changes in this Agreement necessary.
Section 11. Issuance of Checks. The name of the official payee to whom the CITY
shall issue checks shall be:
SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Section 12. Notice. Whenever either party desires to give notice unto the other, notice
may be sent to:
CITY OF SANFORD:
Anthony M. VanDerworp, AICP
City Manager
P.O. Box 1788
Sanford, FL 32772-1788
SANFORD/SEMINOLE COUNTY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE:
Ronald E. Rose, President and CEO
400 East First Street Sanford, Florida 32771-1408
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