VIETNAMESE AMERICAN ARTS &LETTERS ASSOCIATION(VAALA)

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INSURANCE NOT REQUIRED WORK MAY PROCEED CLERK OF COUNCIL DATE: MAR 0 12022 ar;" March I , 2021 Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association (VAALA) ("Speaker/Performer") Attn: Ysa Le P.O. Box 20218 Fountain Valley, CA 92728 714-805-7363 info@vaala.org Re: Speaker/Performer Engagement Agreement N-2022-052 This letter represents your agreement with the City of Santa Ana ("City") as entered into on the above date for the engagement described below: 1. Event Description: As further described in Exhibit A, VAALA will conduct a community reading program focusing on Thi Bui's graphic novel, "The Best We Could Do." There will be two virtual author talk programs with comic artist, Trung Le Nguyen on March 10, 2022, and with author Eric Nguyen on April 14, 2022. Additionally, there will be an in -person community book discussion at the Newhope Library on April 29, 2022. Santa Ana Public Library Librarian Tony Lam and Orange County Public Library Librarian Viet Vu will be the moderators for all three programs. 2. Date(s): Thursday, March 10, 2022 Thursday, April 14, 2022 Friday, April 29, 2022 3. Event Time(s): Thursday, March 10, 2022 @ 6:00 pan — 7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 14, 2022 @ 6:00 p.m — 7:00 p.m. Friday, April 29, 2022 @ 3:00 p.m — 4:00 p.m. 4. Location: Thursday, March 10, 2022 - Virtual Thursday, April 14, 2022 - Virtual Friday, April 29, 2022 —Newhope Library, 122 N Newhope St., Santa Ana, CA 92703 5. Compensation: Speaker/Performer is providing this programming free of charge 6. Equipment provided by City: Table, microphone, computer, projector, and staff to assist with setup. 7. Equipment provided by Speaker/Performer: All other equipment and materials necessary. 8. City Contact Person (for coordinating purposes only): Maria Castro 9. Independent Contractor: Speaker/Performer shall, during the entire term of this Agreement, be construed to be an independent contractor and not an employee of the City. This Agreement is not intended nor shall it be construed to create an employer -employee relationship, a joint venture relationship, or to allow the City to exercise discretion or control over the professional manner in which Speaker/Performer performs the services that are the subject matter of this Agreement; however, the services to be provided by Speaker/Performer shall be provided in a manner consistent with all applicable standards and regulations. Speaker/Performer shall pay all salaries and wages, employer's social security taxes, unemployment insurance and similar taxes relating to employees and shall be responsible for all applicable withholding taxes.