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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-03-0345J-03-335 4/10/03 RESOLUTION NO. 03— 345 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI COMMISSION, WITH ATTACHMENT(S), ACCEPTING A PRESERVATION DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE GRANT, VALUED AT $97,500, FOR TECHNICAL SERVICE FROM THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATES TO ASSIST THE CITY OF MIAMI IN INCORPORATING HISTORIC PRESERVATION AS PART OF ITS ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES; AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF REQUIRED MATCHING FUNDS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $57,500, FROM THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION INITIATIVE OF HOMELAND DEFENSE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT BOND FUNDS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. 327001; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY AGREEMENT, IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE ATTACHED FORM, TO IMPLEMENT ACCEPTANCE OF SAID GRANT. WHEREAS, the City of Miami has made application for and received a Preservation Development Initiative grant consisting of technical assistance valued at $97,500, and a commitment to create a financial assistance tool that will be capitalized at no less than $1.7 million from the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States, to assist the City of Miami in using historic preservation as part of its economic and community development strategies; and �o T ., k AySA N' T [`w), - `'�b a 1 B � � u`y� �� C 01, 17 A I N I Uft CITY CC?Ad11!=ON MEETING OF' APR 1 0 2003 Resolution No. 03- 345. WHEREAS, matching funds from the City of Miami, in the amount of $57,500, required for said Grant are available from the Historic Preservation Initiative of the Homeland Defense Neighborhood Improvement Bond Funds, Capital Improvement Project Account No. 327001; and WHEREAS, this matter was presented before the Bond Oversight Board on March 25, 2003, and the Board approved the allocation from the Historic Preservation Initiative of the Homeland Defense Neighborhood Improvement Bond Funds, Capital Improvement Project; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA: Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution are adopted by reference and incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section. Section 2. A Preservation Development Initiative Grant, valued at $97,500, for technical service from the National Trust for Historic Preservation for the United States, is accepted to assist the City of Miami in incorporating historic preservation as part of its economic and community development strategies. Section 3. The allocation of required matching funds, in the amount of $57,500, is authorized from the Historic Preservation Initiative of the Homeland Defense Neighborhood Improvement Bond Funds, Capital Improvement Project No. 327001. Page 2 of 3 A C o3. 4 5 Section 4. The City Manager is authorizedll to execute an agreement, in substantially the attached form, to implement acceptance of said grant. Section 5. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.21 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of April , 2003. ATTEST: PRI ILLA A. THOMPSON CITY CLERK APPROVE�bRM CORRECTNESS:t/ ATTORNEY W7140:tr:AS:BSS 1� The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all requirements that may be imposed by the City Attorney, including but not limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and Code provisions. If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at the end of ten calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by the City Commission. Page 3 of 3 03- 345 CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM CA -6 TO: , onora Mayor Nnd Mem s DATE: 2; NT -03 -IN -2443 EXHIBIT A Examples of Ongoing Technical Assistance Available from the National Trust Development of community -wide Main Street programs. 2. Establishment of Main Street programs in one or more specific commercial districts. 3. Basic and advanced commercial revitalization training. 4. Specific assistance to existing commercial district revitalization and management programs in areas such as market analysis, business development, and marketing. 5. Membership in the National Main Street Network, whose benefits including Main Street News, Network member website, discounts on National Main Street Center's materials and conferences, information exchanges, and access to the National Trust's financial assistance and insurance programs. 6. Organizational development and program design assistance to build real estate capacity aimed at assisting residents of low-income historic districts. 7. Comprehensive assistance, including low-interest, short term loans, to developers of historic properties. 8. Consulting through the National Trust's Heritage Property Services group on all facets of preservation -related real estate development including comprehensive project consultation; feasibility analyses; and tax credit syndication services (such as preliminary legal structuring, initial tax credit valuation, development of an investor presentation package, preparation of the Part 1, 2, and 3 applications to the National Park Service, assistance in identifying bridge and other debt financing, identification of prospective equity investors, negotiation of the letter of intent and assistance during the closing process). 9. Consulting and technical assistance regarding the establishment of local financial incentives programs including revolving loan funds and loan guaranty programs. 10. Consultation regarding participating in the New Markets Tax Credit program including setting up Community Development Entities (CDEs), working with local lenders to structure New Markets Tax Credit advantaged debt products. 11. Advisory service regarding new design in historic areas. 03- 345 NT -03 -IN -2443 Exhibit A Page 2 12. Strengthening of community -wide preservation organizations, including priority consideration for participation in the National Trust's Local Organization Initiative and annual Big City Preservation Workshop. 13. Strengthening preservation and smart growth policies and ordinances. 14. Advising on historic site stewardship. 15. Initiating or strengthening heritage tourism programs. 03- 345 NT -03 -IN -2443 AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTING SERVICES THIS AGREEMENT is entered into by and between National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States, a charitable, educational and nonprofit corporation created by Act of Congress, with a mailing address at 1785 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 (hereafter referred to as the "National Trust") and the City of Miami, a municipal corporation organized under the laws of the State of Florida through its Planning and Zoning Department whose mailing address is P.O. Box 330708, Miami, Florida 33233 (hereafter referred to as "Local Sponsor"). BACKGROUND The National Trust's Preservation Development Initiative ("PDI") provides assessments, technical assistance and related services at discounted or no cost to selected communities throughout the United States to assist those communities in using historic preservation as part of their economic and community development strategies. PDI is made possible through a grant to the National Trust from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (the "Knight Foundation"). Communities eligible to be selected for PDI are any of the twenty-six communities participating in the Knight Foundation's Community Partners Program (each, a "Knight Community" or jointly the "Knight Communities"). PDI participants are selected by the National Trust from among interested Knight Communities through a competitive proposal process. Any government agency, community foundation, nonprofit organization or private corporation may submit an application on behalf of a Knight Community. Miami, Florida (the "Community"), a Knight Community, has been selected to participate in PDI based on a proposal submitted by the Local Sponsor. As a result of participation in PDI, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the National Trust will provide the following four categories of assistance with respect to the Community: (1) a comprehensive community preservation assessment consisting of a week-long strategic planning service, and the preparation and presentation of a preservation -based economic development strategy; (2) follow-up technical assistance provided at no cost on a retainer basis; (3) discounted ongoing technical assistance; and (4) access to success stories and lessons learned disseminated through a "best practices" database and a preservation -based development symposium. The Local Sponsor wishes to enter into a cooperative working agreement with the National Trust that will facilitate the delivery of these categories of assistance to the Community. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties have agreed as follows: 345 NT -03 -IN -2443 Page 2 1.Term. This Agreement will be effective as of October 1, 2002. It will conclude no later than June 30, 2004 or the date on which all subsidies available with respect to the Community pursuant to this Agreement have been exhausted, whichever date occurs first. The term may be extended for an additional period of time through a properly executed amendment signed by the authorized representatives of both parties. 2. Definitions. The parties agree that the following terms when used in this Agreement will have the meanings set forth below: A. "Assessment" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 3.A B. "Assessment Match" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 5.A C. "Best Practices Data Base" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 3.1)(i). D. "Community" has the meaning set forth in the Background Statement. E. "Follow -Uv Technical Assistance" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 3.B. F. "Knight Community" has the meaning set forth in the Background Statement. G. "Knight Foundation" has the meaning set forth in the Background Statement. H. "Local Partners" means any government agency, community foundation, nonprofit organization, or private corporation identified by the Local Sponsor as being a useful participant in the activities contemplated in this Agreement. I. "Ongoing Technical Assistance" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 3.C. J. "On -Site Assessment" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 3.A.(ii). K. "PDI" has the meaning set forth in the Background Statement. L. "Retainer" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 3.B M. "Straten Egggrt" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 3.A(iii). N. "Symposium" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 3.1)(ii). O. "Task Fee" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 3.C(ii). P. "Task Order" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 3.C(ii). Q. "Team" means the economic and community development experts who will conduct the Assessment of the Community, including representatives from the National Trust's 03- 345 NT -03 -IN -2443 Page 3 Community Partners program, a representative from the National Main Street Center, and other National Trust staff, as appropriate. R. Third Party Costs" means all expenses incurred by the National Trust or its agents to third parties in the course of performing the services contemplated herein, including items such as travel, lodging, meals, toll telephone calls, photocopying, facsimiles ("fax"), and courier services. - 3. Services to be Provided by the National Trust A. ComRrehensive Community Preservation Assessment. The National Trust will perform a comprehensive community preservation assessment (the "Assessment") designed to determine current and potential preservation -based economic development strategies for the Community. The Assessment will consist of four components: (1) an Off -Site Assessment, (2) an On -Site Assessment, (3) Additional Assessment Services (if any), and (4) an Economic Development Strategy Report. (i) Off -Site Assessment. Prior to undertaking the On -Site Assessment, the Team will perform the following tasks: (a) Review background information furnished by the Local Sponsor; (b) Identify factors affecting preservation -based development throughout the Community, including: (1) Patterns of commercial and residential development, zoning and planning policies, transportation infrastructure, and other influences on commercial and residential development; (2) Public and private financing available for preservation -based community development; (3) Regulatory and incentive -driven tools available within the Community; and (4) The experience and capacity of public- and private -sector organizations and agencies involved in the revitalization of historic residential neighborhoods and traditional commercial districts. (c) Develop a questionnaire to be used during interviews with Local Partners; (d) Coordinate with the Local Sponsor in preparing an itinerary for the On - Site Assessment; and 03- 345 NT -03 -IN -2443 Page 4 (e) Coordinate with the Local Sponsor in setting up appointments to meet with Local Sponsor staff and Local Partners. On -Site Assessment. The members of the Team will visit the community for approximately five -days to perform an on-site assessment (the "On -Site Assessment"). Members of the Team will perform the following tasks as part of the On -Site Assessment: (a) Tour the community, meet Local Partners, and collect additional information; (b) Conduct confidential interviews with a representative group of residents, property owners, business owners, civic leaders, developers, and others; (c) Work independently to gather additional information; (d) Evaluate any existing short-range and long-range plans for Community neighborhoods, and identify areas of priority for future action; (e) Review existing public and private Community programs that complement a comprehensive approach to historic preservation; (f) Meet with a representative of the State Historic Preservation Officer in person or by phone regarding priorities and endangered properties, and solicit input from them to maximize the Team's assistance to the Local Sponsor; (g) Identify potential historic tax credit projects; (h) Identify National Trust Inner -City Ventures Fund or National Preservation Loan Fund opportunities, for either individual project -based loans or for lines of credit to assist multiple projects undertaken by one organization; (i) Identify historic or conservation districts in the Community that would benefit from the creation of design guidelines for affordable housing; (j) Identify Community commercial districts that would benefit from the creations of design guidelines; (k) Identify one or more urban neighborhoods in the Community that would benefit from the creation of a Main Street program, or a citywide Main Street program to assist multiple districts in the Community; 03-- 345 NT -03 -IN -2443 Page 5 (I) Identify opportunities for the Local Sponsor to expand partnerships with other national community revitalization intermediaries and funding sources; and (m) Evaluate the Local Sponsor's opportunities to fund recommended strategies, programs and technical assistance. (iii) Economic Development Strategy Rept . Once the On -Site Assessment has been completed, the Team will formulate a practical, preservation -based economic development strategy for the Community, with specific recommendations and a "success schedule". The National Trust will present the recommended strategy in the form of a bound, written report (the "Strategy Report"). In addition, one or more members of the Team will present the principal findings contained in the Strategy Report at a public forum organized by the Local Sponsor. B. Follow -Up Technical Assistance . (i) Upon payment of the $20,000 Assessment Match by the Local Sponsor, an additional $25,000 retainer (the "Retainer") will deemed to have been paid to the National Trust on behalf of the Local Sponsor from the proceeds of the National Trust's Knight Foundation grant. The Retainer shall be used to facilitate the provision of Follow -Up Technical Assistance. Follow -Up Technical Assistance means the provision of advice and technical assistance by the National Trust on an "as -needed" basis. It is contemplated that Follow -Up Technical Assistance will initially involve assistance designed to ensure that momentum is not lost following the completion of the Strategy Report by providing the Local Sponsor or its designees with access to Team members and other National Trust professional staff while formulating plans for implementing the recommendations contained in the Strategy Report. Thereafter, Follow -Up Technical Assistance shall mean phone consultation or written guidance on discrete questions that lend themselves to hourly consulting. The parties agree to work cooperatively to determine whether specific consulting assignments are best characterized as Follow -Up Technical Assistance or Ongoing Technical Assistance pursuant to paragraph 3.C. The provision of Follow -Up Technical Assistance pursuant to the Retainer shall be subject to the following terms and conditions: (ii) Services provided pursuant to the Retainer shall be available only to the Local Sponsor or its authorized designees. The designated Representative of the Local Sponsor shall on a continuing basis indicate in writing to the designated Representative of the National Trust which of Local Sponsor's employees may access Retainer services. In addition, the designated Representative of the Local Sponsor may authorize other individuals (for example, employees of other Local Partners) to access Retainer services provided that such authorization is given to the designated Representative of the National Trust in writing, and names the 03- 345 NT -03 -IN -2443 Page 6 specific person or persons who may access such services and the extent of their authorization to do so. (iii) Persons seeking to access Retainer services must initially contact the designated Representative of the National Trust at the onset of each assignment. The National Trust Representative shall evaluate the nature of the request and assign it to an appropriate National Trust professional staff member or an independent consultant selected and retained by the National Trust. (iv) The Retainer fund will be debited at the rate of $145.00 per hour of professional services performed by the staff of the National Trust. Any expenses incurred for the services of outside consultants will be debited against the Retainer at their actual cost, based upon fees negotiated by the National Trust with each such consultant. The Retainer will also be debited for the actual cost of all Third Party Expenses incurred in connected with the provision of Retainer services; provided, however, that a 15 % mark-up for administration will be added to travel expenses where National Trust staff are not participating in the service. (v) The National Trust will provide the Local Sponsor with a statement at the end of each calendar quarter identifying the professional services rendered and the Third Party Expenses paid during the quarter from the Retainer and the balance remaining in the Retainer. (vi) The National Trust retains the option to charge the Local Sponsor for any follow-up technical assistance obtained from the National Trust in a manner that is inconsistent with the provisions of this paragraph 3.13, including the requirements of paragraph 3.13(ii) and (iii). The charge for such assistance shall be based upon the standard rates currently in effect for consulting services provided by the National Trust in the normal course of business and shall be due and payable within thirty (30) days following the receipt of an itemized invoice of such services. C. Ongoing Technical Assistance Tasks. (i) The Knight Foundation grant to the National Trust enables the National Trust to provide a fixed amount of discounted Ongoing Technical Assistance (as hereafter defined) to the Local Sponsor or its designee. Ongoing Technical Assistance means technical assistance or consulting assignments that are defined in terms of the completion of specific programmatic tasks (for example, initiating a heritage tourism program or revising codes and ordinances). Examples of possible Ongoing Technical Assistance tasks are listed in Exhibit A, which is attached and incorporated herein by reference. It is expressly understood that should the National Trust agree to provide funding to the Local Sponsor or its designee to establish financial programs such as revolving loan 03- 345 NT -03 -IN -2443 Page 7 funds, any technical assistance required or desired in connection with the provision of such funds shall be considered Ongoing Technical Assistance. (ii) The Local Sponsor or its designee may request an estimate from the National Trust for performing Ongoing Technical Assistance tasks. Each request shall contain a brief scope of work and desired outcome. The National Trust shall respond in a timely manner to such requests (including notifying the Local Sponsor that it is not able to undertake the additional requested task, if that is the case). If the parties agree that the National Trust should undertake a task, the National Trust shall prepare a task order ("Task Order") to that effect. The Task Order shall describe the agreement of the parties regarding the scope of the task to be performed and the conditions related thereto. Each Task Order shall state the agreed amount of or basis for calculating the compensation (e.g. a fixed fee) to be paid to the National Trust in consideration of the task to be performed (the "Task Fee"). The National Trust may require a deposit or that Task Fees ' be paid in progress installments, subject to the negotiations of the parties. Tasks shall be performed by a professional staff member of the National Trust or an independent consultant selected and retained by the National Trust. If a party other than the Local Sponsor orders the task or is responsible for the Task Fee, the Local Sponsor shall nonetheless countersign the Task Order so as to evidence its assent to the use of such portion of the discounted technical assistance available hereunder. D. Dissemination and Evaluation. The Local Sponsor shall also be entitled to the following services which are designed to disseminate "best practices" and lessons learned by the eight Knight Communities initially participating in PDI: (i) Local Sponsor shall, at no additional cost, have access to a "Best Practices" online database (the "Best Practices Database") highlighting the "best practices" of preservation -based economic development. The Best Practices Database will be developed at a future date by the National Trust and will be maintained for so long as funding remains available to do so; and (ii) The National Trust will organize a preservation -based development symposium (the "Symposium") in Washington, D.C. that will feature, among others, the Local Sponsor and/or the Community: The Symposium is expected to occur in the spring of summer of 2004. Any registration fees that might be charged for the Symposium will be waived for a fixed number of representatives of the Local Sponsor and its designees. The number of complimentary registrations to be made available will be determined by the National Trust in advance of the Symposium. Attendees receiving complimentary registration will also receive complimentary accommodations funded through the Knight Foundation grant. Complimentary accommodations must be arranged by the National Trust's Travel Coordinator (Sue De La Torre 202/588-6206). 03- 345 NT -03 -IN -2443 Page 8 4. Materials or Assistance to be Provided by the Local Sponsor. A. Assessment ReeQnsibilities. The Local Sponsor agrees, promptly upon the execution of this Agreement, to discharge the following responsibilities with respect to the Assessment: (i) providing the National Trust with any background materials (including maps, plans, codes, descriptions of development projects, information on Local Sponsor and Local Partner agencies and programs, and other materials), as requested by the National Trust for its preparation of the Assessment; (ii) establishing Local Partners and providing the National Trust with names and contact persons that the National Trust should include in the interview and Assessment process, and any other information that the National Trust may reasonably request; (iii) making all logistical arrangement necessary for the Assessment, the public presentation of the Strategic Report and other scheduled local events, including the following: (a) providing adequate on-site meeting space, work facilities and requested equipment, such as a slide projector, LCD Projector, flip chart and overhead projector; (b) issuing invitations to participants; (c) preparing and confirming local schedules including meetings, focus groups and interviews; and (d) providing suitable local program publicity, if appropriate. B. Follow -Up Technical Assistance Responsibilities. The Local Sponsor shall be responsible for communicating all pertinent facts, issues, and other information to the National Trust regarding any requested Follow -Up Technical Assistance. C. OngQing Technical Assistance Responsibilities. The Local Sponsor or its designee shall be responsible for communicating all pertinent facts, issues, and other information to the National Trust regarding any requested Ongoing Technical Assistance. Other responsibilities of the Local Sponsor or its designee with respect to any Ongoing Technical Assistance undertaken by the National Trust shall be set out in the applicable Task Order. D. Dissemination and Evaluation Respgnsibilities. The Sponsor agrees to cooperate in the collection of information related to the establishment of the Best Practices Data Base and in developing the Symposium. The Local Sponsor also agrees to send pa- 345 NT -03 -IN -2443 Page 9 participants to the Symposium, it being understood that the National Trust shall not be responsible for the cost of such participation except as expressly set out in paragraph 3.D(ii). 5. Compensation. A. Assessment Compensation. The Comprehensive Community Preservation Assessment has a value of $80,000, of which $60,000 will be paid to the National Trust on behalf of the Local Sponsor from the Knight Foundation grant. The Local Sponsor agrees to pay the balance, Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) (the "Assessment Match"), to the National Trust as compensation for all services performed under paragraph 3.A. The Assessment Match will be paid as follows: (i) Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) shall be paid as a non-refundable deposit following the execution of this Agreement; and (ii) Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) shall be paid upon completion of the Strategy Report described in paragraph 3.A (iv) above. B. Follow -Up Technical Assistance Compensation. Follow -Up Technical Assistance and related expenses valued at Twenty -Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) will be provided for the Local Sponsor or its designees at no cost thereto, subject to the terms and conditions of paragraph 3.B above. C. Ongoing Technical Assistance Compensation. Task Fees shall be due and payable as provided for in the applicable Task Order. The Knight Foundation grant to the National Trust includes the sum of Thirty -Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($37,500) to be used to subsidize the cost of Ongoing Technical Assistance, subject to a 1:1 match requirement on the part of the Local Sponsor. It is agreed and understood that this benefit will be realized by applying a 50% discount to the first Seventy- Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) ordered by the Local Sponsor or its designees (based upon standard rates currently in effect for consulting services provided by the National Trust in the normal course of business). Ongoing Technical Assistance ordered by the Local Sponsor or its designees in excess of this amount will be charged at the standard rates then in effect for consulting services provided b the National Trust in the normal course of business. D. Payment. (i) The payment of compensation for services performed and expenses incurred pursuant to this Agreement will be made in response to invoices submitted by the National Trust as each installment or monthly billing becomes due as specified in this Agreement or the applicable Task Order. Invoices for services billed monthly will contain a statement of services performed and the number of 03- 345 NT -03 -IN -2443 Page 10 hours devoted to each service. The reimbursement for Third Party Expenses is not contingent upon implementation of the applicable project or any other event. (ii) Each invoice will be paid by the Local Sponsor within thirty (30) days following receipt thereof. All payments for compensation and expenses will be sent directly to the attention of: McDuffie Nichols, Director, Preservation Development Initiatives, National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States 1785 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036. 6. Representatives. A. National Trust. McDuffie Nichols is hereby designated as the Representative of the National Trust and is authorized to exercise the general direction, supervision and administration of the performance of this Agreement on its behalf. All correspondence and materials shall be sent as follows: National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States 1785 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 Attention: MCDuffie Nichols B. Local Sponsor. Sarah Eaton is hereby designated as the Representative of the Local Sponsor and is authorized to exercise the general direction, supervision and administration of the performance of this Agreement on its behalf. All correspondence and materials shall be sent as follows: Miami Planning and Zoning Department P.O. Box 330708 Miami, Florida 33233 Attn: Sarah Eaton, Preservation Officer 7. General Terms and Conditions. A. Publici . The Local Sponsor agrees to use its best efforts to ensure that all promotional materials, publications, signage, construction billboards, plaques or communications with the media in connection with the services performed hereunder shall acknowledge the participation of the National Trust and of the Knight Foundation. Any reference to the Knight Foundation shall be as follows: "The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation promotes excellence in journalism and invests in the vitality of 26 U.S. communities". 03-- 345 NT -03 -IN -2443 Page 11 B. Independent Contractor. The National Trust is furnishing its services under this Agreement as an independent contractor, and nothing in this Agreement creates any association, partnership or joint venture between the parties, nor any employer- employee relationship. C. National Trust Role. The Local Sponsor agrees that it will not misrepresent the role of the National Trust orally or in any written materials relating to the Project. D. Indemnification of National Trust . The Local Sponsor agrees to defend, indemnify and hold the National Trust, its officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any liability or responsibility for any claims, damages, expenses or costs arising out of any of Local Sponsor's acts or omissions in the performance of this Agreement. E. Indemnification of Local Sponsor. The National Trust agrees to defend, indemnify and hold the Local Sponsor, its officers, employees and agents harmless from and against any liability or responsibility for any claims, damages, expenses or costs arising out of any of the National Trust's acts or omissions in the performance of this Agreement. F. SubcontracLing. It is understood and agreed that in carrying out its services hereunder, the National Trust is authorized to subcontract with such subcontractors, as the National Trust may deem appropriate. The National Trust will be solely responsible for compensating the subcontractors according to the terms of this Agreement and its agreement with the subcontractors. G. Co i t. It is agreed and understood that the National Trust is retaining ownership of the copyright and all literary and property rights to the Strategy Report and in the "Best Practices data base prepared for the Knight Communities pursuant to this Agreement including all such rights in any secondary or derivative works based thereon. However, the Local Sponsor shall have and is hereby granted an unlimited, indefinite and royalty- free right to reproduce, publish or otherwise make use of the Strategy Report in connection with its efforts to develop and implement preservation - based economic development programs for the Community. H. Release. The Local Sponsor consents to the release of and authorizes the use of any information, case studies or other materials collected by the National Trust in the performance of this Agreement for use in the Best Practices Data Base and in any publications prepared by the National Trust. I. Amendment. No amendment, modification or waiver of the terms or conditions of this Agreement will be valid unless in writing and signed by both parties. J. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and assigns. 03- 345 NT -03 -IN -2443 Page 12 K. Governing law. This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the District of Columbia. L. Entire Agreement This document constitutes the entire agreement between the parties concerning the services and obligations specified herein. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement with the signatures of their duly authorized representatives, effective as of the date written above. National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States 0 City of Miami IM Moe, President Carlos A. Gimenez, City Manager 03- 345