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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF MORT1)A
OFFICE OF "1'H.E ATTORNEY GENERAL
AND
City of Miami Police Department
AMENDMENT 1
GRANT NO. V003-14185
The Office of the Attorney General (the OA.G) and. the City of Miami Police Department
(the Provider), entered into an Agreement for the Provider to provide services for the State under
the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Grant Prograin for the fiscal year 2014/2015; and
WHEREAS, Article 24 specifically states, modification of any provision of this
Agreement muss be mutually agreed upon by all parties, and requires a written amendment to
this Agreement; and
and
WHEREAS, the OAG wishes to modify the contract to include fiscal year 2015/2016;
WHEREAS, there is now a need to amend Article 3, Article 4 and Article 8.
NOW THEREFORE; the parties have mutually agreed to modify the Agreement as
follows:
1. Article 3 is hereby deleted and the following language is substituted:
ARTICLE 3. TIM.E OF PERFORMANCE
This Agreement shall beoom.e effective on October 1, 2014, or on the date when the
Agreement has been signed by all parties, whichever is later, and. shall continue through
September 30, 2015 (Phase I). No costs incurred by the Provider prior to the effective date of
Phase I. of the A.greernent will be reimbursed and the Provider is solely responsible for a.n.y such
expenses. Phase II of the Agreement shall become effective on October 1, 2015 and will
continue through September 30, 2016.
The original signed Amendment must be returned. to the OAG within 15 days of signature
by all parties, or. the Amendment shall be voidable at the option of the OAG.
2. Article 4 is hereby deleted. and the following language :iis substituted:
ARTICLE 4. AMOUNT OF FUNDS
Th _OA_G agrees to reimburse_the Provider for services completed in accordance with the
terns and conditions of the Agreement. The total suln of .monies reimbursed to the Provider for
the costs incurred under this Phase I of the Agreement shall not exceed $32,467. The total sum of
monies reimbursed to the Provider for the costs incurred under this Phase TI of the Agreement
shall not exceed $32,467. The Provider agrees not to commingle grant fiends with other personal
or business accounts. The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justiee Programs, Financial
Guide does not require physical. segregation of cash deposits or the establishment of any
eligibility requirements for funds which are provided to a recipient. However, the accounting
- systems of Providers must ensure OAG funds are not commingled with funds on either a
program -by -program or a project -by -project basis. Funds specifically budgeted and/or received
for one project may not be used to support another. Where a Provider's accounting system
cannot comply with this requirement, the Provider shall establish. a system to provide adequate
fund accountability for each project.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 287.0582, F.S, (2014), if the terms of this
Agreement and reimbursement thereunder extend beyond the current fiscalyear, the OAG's
performance and obligation to reimburse under this Agreement are contingent upon an annual
appropriation by the Florida Legislature. This Agreement is contingent upon the OAG's Victims
of Crime Act award funded through the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
formula grant program.
3, Article 8 is hereby deleted and the following language is substituted:
ARTICLE 8. METHOD OF PAYMENT
Payments under this Agreement shall be made on a cost reimbursement basis.
Reimbursement shall. be made monthly based on the Provider's submission and OAG approval
of a monthly invoice, monthly performance report, quarterly and annual performance reports and
all required supporting documentation.
hi accordance with Section 215.971 F.S. (2013), financial consequences are described in
this Article of the Agreement. The .Provider will be held responsible for maintaining a victim
services program that will be available to provide services to victims of crime that are identified.
by the Provider and/or are presented to the Provider, and meeting the deliverables and the
performance standards as outlined in the 2014/201.5 VOCA Grant Application and. approved by
the OAG, incorporated herein by reference as Attachment "A," unless otherwise approved by the
OAG in. writing. At a minimum, the agency will provide services to no less than 80 percent of
the total number of projected. victims. Both parties agree that damages resulting from failure to
follow this provision v\il.1 result in ascertainable damages. Therefore, if the Provider does not
maintain a victim services program that will be available to provide services to victims of crime
and provide the anticipated total number of deliverables as outlined in Attachment "A," without
an approved justification, the parties agree that the final paym.ent for the grant will be reduced by
5°/a of the total award amount as listed in Article 4 as reasonable liquidated damages.
Monthly perfarmanee reports nm.st be completed and received with the monthly invoice
to document the provision of the project deliverables. Reimbursement of a monthly invoice is
contingent upon. OAG receipt of the corresponding monthly performance :report; and approval of
the level of service provided during the report period,
The monthly .invoice, the monthly performance report and all required supporting
documentation nn.ust be submitted to the OAG by the last d.ay of the nnonth,immediately
following the month for which, reimbursement is requested. The Provider shall maintain
documentation of all costs represented on the invoice, The OAG may require documentation of
expenditures prior to approval of the invoice, and may withhold reimbursement if services are
not satisfactorily completed or the documentation is not satisfactory. The final invoice is due to
the OAG no later than 45 days after the expiration or termination of the Agreement, If the
complete and correct invoices are not received within these time frames, all right to
reimbursement may be forfeited, the OAG may not honor any subsequent .requests, and the 0J1G
may terminate the Agreement.
Any reirnbu.rsem.ent due or any approval necessary under the terms of this Agreement
may be withheld until all evaluation, financial and program. reports due from the Provider, and.
necessary adjustments thereto, have been approved by the OAG. The Provider is required to
inform the OAG if they are being investigated by a state agency for financial or programmatic
issues. If it comes to the attention of the OAG that the Provider is being investigated, requests for
reimbursement may not be processed until the matter is resolved and approved by the OAG,
The Provider agrees to maintain and timely submit such progress, fiscal, inventory, and other
reports as the OAG may require pertaining to this grant. Payment for services shall be issued in
accordance with the provisions of Section 21.5.422, F,S, (2013.),
The Provider is required to match the grant award as required in the VOCA Federal
Guidelines. Match contributions of 20% (cash or in -kind) of the total cost of each VOCA project
(VOCA grant plus match) must be reported monthly to the OAG, All funds designated as match
are restricted to the same uses as the VOCA victim assistance funds and must be expended
within the grant period. Unless otherwise approved by the OAG, match must be reported on a
monthly basis consistent with the amount of funding requested for reimbursement,
4. All other terms and conditions of the Contract shall remain in full force and effect,
Except as otherwise set forth herein, the terms and conditions contained in the Contract
remain unchanged, This Annendnnent, sets forth the entire understanding between the
Parties with regard to the subject matter hereof.
rN WITNESS WHEREOF, the OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL and the City
of Miami Police Department have executed this amendment to the Agreement,
Authorizing Official
Print Nante
irector of iIministration
Bonnie Rogers
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