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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-87-0504J-87-457 5-28-87 RESOLUTION NO. 87-504 A RESOLUTION WAIVING BY A 4/5THS AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF THE CITY COMMISSION THE REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITION CONTAINED IN CITY CODE SECTION 2-302; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT, SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM ATTACHED, SUBJECT TO THE CITY ATTORNEY'S APPROVAL AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS, FOR PROFESSIONAL PLANNING SERVICES WITH JOYCE A. MEYERS, PRIMARILY IN CONNECTION WITH FINALIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN/DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT PROJECT, FOR A SIXTEEN -MONTH PERIOD FROM JUNE 1, 1987, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1988, FOR A TOTAL FEE OF $48,831 WITH FUNDS IN THAT AMOUNT BEING REIMBURSED TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT OPERATING BUDGET FROM THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, ,SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. WHEREAS, Joyce A. Meyers, Planner III in the Planning Department, will resign from the City of Miami on May 29, 1987, after 11 years of faithful and effective service, to spend more time with her family; and WHEREAS, the City of Miami has a vital interest in the completion of the Downtown Master Plan/Development of Regional Impact Project and implementation of said plan; and WHEREAS, Ms. Meyers has been involved with the project serving as the Project Manager and is well -qualified to undertake the finalization and implementation of the Downtown Master Plan/Development of Regional Impact Project; and WHEREAS, the City Manager believes that it is in the best interest of the City to engage a professional planner with sufficient expertise to coordinate the finalization and implementation of the Downtown Master Plan/Development of Regional Impact Project, working under the general supervision of the Planning Director; and WHEREAS, Section 18-52.2(a)(2)(ii) of the City Code exempts this contract from competitive negotiations; and WHEREAS, no new jobs are created under this agreement, the First Source Hiring Ordinance is not applicable; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF NIAMI, FLORIDA: AT'PAC,% N Mg. E 11 T 3 CONTAINE"000 CITY COMMSIOIY )CETING OF MAY 28 1987, su w 1 I mW4 Section 1. The authorization set forth in Section 3 hereof is based upon the following findings: (a) The services of Joyce A. Meyers are unique in character as they relate to the Downtown Master Plan/Development of Regional Impact, which project will be the primary object of her services under the herein agreement. (b) The City of Miami cannot avail itself of such services without entering into the herein proposed agreement, the execution of which would be in violation of City Code Section 2-302 were there not a waiver of the requirements and the prohibition contained in said Section 2-302. (c) The herein proposed agreement will be to the best interest of the City of Miami. Section 2. Based upon the findings set forth in Section 1 hereof, the requirements and prohibition contained in Section 2-302 of the C i ty Code are hereby waived by a 4/5ths affirmative vote of the C i ty Commission. Section 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement, substantially in the form attached, subject to the City Attorney's approval as to form and correctness, for professional planning services with Joyce A. Meyers, primarily in connection with finalization and implementation of the Downtown Master Plan/Development of Regional Impact Project, for a sixteen -month period commencing June 1, 1987, through September 30, 1988, for a total fee of $48,831 with funds in that amount to be reimbursed to the FY '86-'87 Planning Department operating Budget and the FY '87-'88 Planning Department operating Budget, by the Downtown Development Authority subject to the approval of the Downtown Development Authority. -2s hy4 4 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 28th day of May , 1987. , ATTEST: PREPARED AND APPROVED BY: - '�a ( ( xi dj 4�4I DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY REVIEWED BY: Vww vv VIY'W\ J• MANAGEMENT -3- APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS: le;z" --/. c4'reexe4", CITY ATTORNEY REVIEWED BY: CARLOS s UIRECTUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT This Agreement entered into this day of , 1987, by and between the City of Miami, a municipal corporation of Dade County, Florida, hereinafter referred to as "CITY", and Joyce A. Meyers, an individual, 816 Castile Avenue, Coral Gables, FL 33134, hereinafter referred to as "CONSULTANT." RECITAL: WHEREAS, finalization of the Downtown Master Plan/Development of Regional Impact and subsequent public hearings are anticipated in the fall of 1987, with implementation of the Downtown Master Plan/Development of Regional Impact to follow (the "Project"); and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to engage a well - qualified professional planner to work on the Project under the supervision of the Planning Director; and WHEREAS, funding for the Project has been identified and provided in the Planning Department General Fund account; and WHEREAS, the City Commission passed and adopted Resolution No. , on , authorizing the City Manager to execute this agreement with Joyce A. Meyers for professional planning services. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants and obligations herein contained, and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter stated, the parties hereto understand and agree as follows: TERM: The term of this Agreement shall be from Jude 15, 1987, through September 30, 1988. WKXN NMVXMNG f0it VVXT# r KZV%W, RAA" RANTWI! 11 n Y�� Sh � _.. 1 ltt, it. SCOPE OF SERVICES: CONSULTANT shall: (1) Function as the Project Manager reporting to the Planning Director. The CONSULTANT will serve as key staff for the finalization and implementation of the Downtown Master Plan/Development of Regional Impact. (2) Provide professional planning services that shall include but not be limited to: a) coordinating the work products/public presentations of up to four consulting firms which have continuing obligations per (3) separate City contract b) continuing to research appropriate implementation measurements and actions that will have the effect of carrying out the plan and recovering the cost of the study c) facilitating agreement on the salient features and implementation measures of the Downtown Master Plan/Development of Regional Impact through continued discussions with key representatives of both the public and private sectors, e.g. the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and its committees d) responsibility for supervising the editorial consultants and j completing the document: Downtown Master Plan e) supervising the preparation of oral and media presentations for public hearings f) representing the Planning Department in public presentations of the Downtown Master Plan/Development of Regional Impact to private groups, City boards, City Commission and the South Florida Regional Planning Council g) supervising the initial implementation measures, following adoption of the proposed plan, and providing critical feed- Y back to correct any administrative deficiencies. Provide professional assistance to the Planning Director on other assignments as time is available from the Project. x r: �t- 'ar y- _ ire s COMPENSATION: A. CITY shall pay the CONSULTANT, as maximum compensation for services required pursuant to Paragraph II hereof, $48,831, FIE allocated as $12,277 for the period of June 15, 1987 - September 30, 1987 and =36,554 for the period October 1, 1987 - September 30, 1988. B. Such compensation shall be paid on the following bases: A fee of $35.62 per hour for the period of June 15, 1987 through September 30, 1988, based on an average work week of 17 hours per week. This fee will be paid on a biweekly basis. In addition, quarterly payments shall be made in lieu of certain fringe benefits, specifically, Social Security, group insurance, workmen's compensation, and retirement. Such quarterly payments shall be at a rate equal to of 15% of 221 hours of work (approximately 13 weeks) and shall be paid upon the completion of each 221 hours of work. Payment of all taxes and expenses such as income tax, social security, health and major medical insurance, personal insurances and general expenses of any kind not provided for in this Agreement will be the responsibility of the CONSULTANT. The CONSULTANT shall provide part-time services during the normal working hours of the CITY plus attending occasional evening meetings required to carry out the responsibilities set forth above. The fee shall be paid at the equivalent hourly rate multiplied by the number of hours actually worked. -3R All office space, supplies, equipment and parking required in connection with the Project shall be furnished by the CITY. The CONSULTANT shall be reimbursed for travel and mileage expenses authorized by the City Manager. Such supplies, equipment, parking, mileage and travel expenses shall not be considered as compensation for the purposes of the maximum compensation limit set forth in paragraph III A. above. C. CITY shall have the right to review and audit the time records and related records of CONSULTANT pertaining to any payments by the CITY. IV. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS: Both parties shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances and codes of federal, state and local governments. V. GENERAL CONDITIONS: A. All notices or other communications which shall or may be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered by personal service, or by registered mail addressed to the other party at the address indicated herein or as the same may be changed from time to time. Such notice shall be deemed given on the day on which personally served; or, if by mail, on the fifth day after being posted or the date of actual receipt, whichever is earlier. CITY OF MIAMI CONSULTANT City Manager Joyce A. Meyers 3500 Pan American Drive 816 Castile Avenue Miami, FL 33133 Coral Gables, FL 33134 B. Title and paragraph headings are for convenient reference and are not a part of this Agreement. C. In the event of conflict between the terms of this Agreement and any terms or conditions contained in any attached documents, the terms in this Agreement shall rolp :t QQ 874w504. �& Y'� 0. No waiver or breach of any provision of this Agreement shall constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision hereof, and no waiver shall be effective unless made in writing. E. Should any provisions, paragraphs, sentences, words or phrases contained in this Agreement be determined by a court of competent Jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or otherwise unenforceable under the laws of the State of Florida or the City of Miami, such provisions, paragraphs, sentences, words or phrases shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary in order to conform with such laws, or if not modifiable to conform with such laws, then same shall be deemed severable, and in either event, the remaining terms and provisions of this Agreement shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect. ' VI. OWNERSHIP OF DOCUMENTS: All documents developed by CONSULTANT under this Agreement shall be delivered to CITY by said CONSULTANT upon completion of the services required pursuant to paragraph II hereof and shall become the property of CITY, without restriction or limitation on its use. CONSULTANT agrees that all documents maintained and generated pursuant to this contractual relationship between CITY and CONSULTANT shall be subject to all provisions of the Public Records Law, Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. It is further understood by and between the parties that any information, writings, maps, contract documents, reports or any other matter whatsoever which is given by CITY to CONSULTANT pursuant to this Agreement shall at all times remain the property of CITY and shall not be used by CONSULTANT for any other purposes whatsoever without the written consent of CITY. a The CONSULTANT shall not discuss assignments or reports, or release documents to the news media, without the oral or written consent, respectively VII. NONDELEGABILITY: That the obligations undertaken by CONSULTANT pursuant to this Agreement shall not be delegated or assigned to any other person or firm unless CITY shall first consent in writing to the performance or assignment of such service or any part thereof by another person or firm. AUDIT RIGHTS: CITY reserves the right to audit the records of CONSULTANT at any time during the performance of this Agreement and for a period of one year after final payment is made under this Agreement. IX. AWARD OF AGREEMENT: CONSULTANT warrants that it has not employed or retained any person employed by the CITY to solicit or secure this Agreement and that it has not offered to pay, paid, or agreed to pay any person employed by the CITY any fee, commission percentage, brokerage fee, or gift of any kind contingent upon or resulting from the award of this Agreement. X. CONSTRUCTION OF AGREEMENT: This Agreement shall be construed and enforced according to the laws of the State of Florida. XI. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS: This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties .herein, their heirs, executors, legal representatives, successors, and assigns. • 0. X11. CONFLICT OF INTEREST: A. CONSULTANT covenants that no person under its employ who presently exercises any functions or responsibilities in connection with this Agreement has any personal financial interests, direct or indirect, with CITY. CONSULTANT further covenants that, in the performance of this Agreement, no person having such conflicting interest shall be employed. Any such interests on the part of CONSULTANT or its employees, must be disclosed in writing to CITY. B. CONSULTANT is aware of the conflict of interest laws of the City of Miami (City of Miami Code Chapter 2, Article V), Dade County Florida (Dade County Code Section 2-11.1) and the State of Florida, and agrees that it shall fully comply in all respects with the terms of said laws. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR: CONSULTANT and its employees and agents shall be deemed to be independent contractors, and not agents or employees of CITY, and shall not attain any rights or benefits under the Civil Service or Pension Ordinances of CITY, or any rights generally afforded classified or unclassified employees; further he/she shall not be deemed entitled to the Florida Workers' Compensation benefits as an employee of CITY. : r XIV. TERMINATION OF CONTRACT: CITY retains the right to terminate this Agreement at any time prior to the completion of the services required pursuant to paragraph II hereof without penalty to the CITY. In that event, notice of termination of this Agreement shall be in writing to CONSULTANT, who shall be paid for those services performed prior to the date of its receipt of the notice of termination. In no case, however, will CITY pay CONSULTANT an amount in excess of the total sum provided by this Agreement. It is hereby understood by and between CITY and CONSULTANT that any payment made in accordance with this Section to CONSULTANT shall be made only if said CONSULTANT is not in default under the terms of this Agreement. If CONSULTANT is in default, then CITY shall in no way be obligated and shall not pay to CONSULTANT any sum whatsoever. XV. NONDISCRIMINATION: CONSULTANT agrees that it shall not discriminate as to race, sex, color, creed, national origin, or handicap in connection with its performance under this Agreement. Furthermore that no otherwise qualified individual shall, solely by reason of his/her race, sex, color, creed, national origin, or handicap, be excluded from the participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. XVI. MINORITY PROCUREMENT COMPLIANCE: CONSULTANT acknowledges that it has been furnished a copy of Ordinance No. 100620 the Minority Procurement Ordinance of the City of Miami, and agrees to comply with all applicable substantive and procedural provisions therein, including any amendments thereto. µ "Pa. P ' ' XYII. CONTINGENCY CLAUSE: Funding for this Agreement is contingent on the availability of funds and continued authorization for program activities and is subject to amendment or termination due to lack of funds, or authorization, reduction of funds, and/or change in regulations. XVIII. DEFAULT PROVISION: In the event that CONSULTANT shall fail to comply with each and every term and condition of this Agreement or fails to perform any of the terms and conditions contained herein, then CITY, at its sole option, upon written notice to CONSULTANT may cancel and terminate this Agreement, and all payments, advances, or other compensation paid to CONSULTANT by CITY while CONSULTANT was in default of the provisions herein contained, shall be forthwith returned to CITY. XIX. ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This instrument and its attachments constitute the sole and only Agreement of the parties hereto relating to said grant and correctly sets forth the rights, duties, and obligations of each to the other as of its date. Any prior agreements, promises, negotiations, or representations not expressly set forth in this Agreement are of no force or effect. XX. AMENDMENTS: No amendments to this Agreement shall be binding on either party unless in writing and signed by both parties. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed by the respective officials thereunto duly authorized, this the day and year first above written. ATTEST: FUMY HIRAI City Clerk WITNESSES: IASGto CUMULTANT) CITY OF MIAMI, a municipal Corporation of the State of Florida BY CUM H. OULU City Manager CONSULTANT: By � 6--. j-Z /' C? S&# ME y lei 81-38-7578 _� JPYGE A. (NOTE: If CONSULTANT is not a Corporation, two witnesses must sign.) APPROVED AST INSURANCE APPROVEVAS"TO FORM AND REQUIRESENTS CORRE�Nq: &.WW&N% "• W WW City Attorney ram. C133 r" Off' MIAMI. rWftIOA INTS"FFICS MEMORANDUM : Honorable Mayor and dAM MAY 2 11987 Members of the City Commi ssi on- suutct: - Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement for Professional Services with Joyce A. Meyers �RONt Cesar H. Odio nt"ItaNc[s: City Manager ENcLosuncs: RECOMMENDATION: It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached resolution waiving the requirements and prohibition in City Code Section 2-302 and authorizing the execution of an agreement, in substantially the formed attached hereto and subject to the City Attorney's approval as to form and correctness, with Joyce A. Meyers, for professional planning services primarily in connection with finalization and implementation of the Downtown Master Plan/Development of Regional Impact Project. BACKGROUND: Joyce A. Meyers, Planner III in the Planning Department, intends to resign her position effective June 1, 1987, after 11 years of faithful and effective service,, to spend more time with her family. For the past 2 years, Ms. Meyers has served as Project Manager on the Downtown Master Plan/Development of Regional Impact and the City has a sizeable investment in her expertise on this and other projects. Likewise, finalization of the Downtown Master Plan/Development of Regional Impact and subsequent public hearings- are anticipated in the fall of 1987, with implementation to follow. Ms. Meyers is willing to continue offering her professional services on a part-time basis; therefore it is in the best interest of the City to engage a well -qualified professional planner with sufficient expertise to coordinate the finalization and implementation of the Project, via this agreement. Funding for this agreement will be made available by leaving the vacant Planner III position unfilled for the remainder of FY '87. The Indemnification clause customarily a part of professional services agreements has been deleted solely while Ms. Meyers is working on the Downtown Master Plan/DRI Project. 874rW4I- 11A } z� s M his