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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSQAURE TREE PUBLISHING, LLCCity of Santa Ana Clerk of the Council corcOffice Use AGREEMENT TERMINATION FORM Please complete this form in its entirety when the attached agreement and all I amendments (if any) are no longer in effect. Note: If your agreement is grant related, please ensure that all grant retention requirements have been satisfied prior to signing the termination form. =^" OF THE COI INC I Is the agreement(s) a permanent record? Yes No ��! 2.1 Pf 3`0 Return form to the Clerk of the Council Office (M-30). Call 647-1520 if you have any questions. The agreement with No. N-2019-041 was completed on L' L20 and final payment has been made. (List all amendments. Use space below if needed.) Department: PRCGA Phone/Ext.: yR, Iq Signature: /us{ v� Date: (`� 20IR Revised: 10-18-16 N INSURANCE NOT ON FILE WORK MAY N2 PROCEED CLERK OF COUNCIL DATE: MAR 0 4 2019 p,,?9C5A0) AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE SPEAKER AT CITY LIBRARY EVENT N-2019-041 GAVL" THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into on this 18TH day of February, 2019 by and between Square Tree Publishing, LLC, a California company ("Contractor"), and the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State of California ("City"). RECITALS A. The City desires to retain a Contractor having special skill and knowledge in the field of providing authors, artists, and entertainers ("Speakers") to provide author readings, presentations and speaking engagements based on their artistic works or professional experiences to present to the public at the City's public library. B. In particular, the City Library is hosting an event on March 2, 2019, and would like authors to present at the event. C. Authors are being compensated by a third -party. D. This contract governs authors' activities at City event. C. Contractor represents that Contractor is able and willing to provide such services to the City D. In undertaking the performance of this Agreement, Contractor represents that it is knowledgeable in its field and that any services performed by Contractor under this Agreement will be performed in compliance with such standards as may reasonably be expected from a professional consulting firm in the field. NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual and respective promises, and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the parties agree as follows: 1. SCOPE OF SERVICES Contractor shall provide authors Shari Ho and Melody Fox f'or a special event at the Santa Ana Public Library on March 2, 2019, from 1 — 2:30 p.m. ("the event"), or such date and time as may be mutually agreed upon between the City and Contractor. Ms. Ho and Ms. Fox will read from their books "My Name is Also Freedom and Freedom Was Joist the Beginning," conduct a question and answer session with audience members and sign copies of their books. 2. COMPENSATION a. Contractor will provide authors Shari Ho and Melody Fox for the event at the Santa Ana Library without monetary compensation but in exchange for the City's promotion and advertisement of authors' appearance at the event. The avenue and type of said promotion and advertisement shall be determined at City's sole discretion. The parties agree that said non -monetary compensation constitutes the sole consideration between the parties for this Agreement. The parties agree further that there is a mutual benefit to the authors appearing at the event. b. Contractor agrees that the City is not responsible for payment to Ms. Ho nor Ms. Fox, or anyone representing them and will not pay Ms. Ho nor Ms. Fox directly for their services. 3. TERM This Agreement shall commence on the date first written above and will terminate on March 3, 2019 after conclusion of the event, or one calendar day after the date of the event whichever date occurs first, unless terminated earlier in accordance with Section 15, below. 4. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Contractor 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 Contractor performs the services which are the subject matter of this Agreement; however, the services to be provided by Contractor shall be provided in a manner consistent with all applicable standards and regulations governing such services. Contractor 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. 5. INSURANCE Prior to undertaking performance of work under this Agreement, Contractor shall maintain and shall require its subcontractors, if any, to obtain and maintain insurance as described below: a. Commercial General Liability Insurance. Contractor shall maintain commercial general liability insurance naming the City, its officers, employees, agents, volunteers and representatives as additional insured(s) and shall include, but not be limited to protection against claims arising from bodily and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom and damage to property, resulting from any act or occurrence arising out of Contractor's operations in the performance of this Agreement, including, without limitation, acts involving vehicles. The amounts of insurance shall be not less than the following: single limit coverage applying to bodily and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom, and property damage, in the total amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence, with $2,000,000 in the aggregate. Such insurance shall (a) name the City, its officers, employees, agents, and representatives as additional insured(s); (b) be primary and not contributory with respect to insurance or self- insurance programs maintained by the City; and (c) contain standard separation of insureds provisions. b. Business automobile liability insurance, or equivalent form, with a combined single limit of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. Such insurance shall include coverage for owned, hired and non -owned automobiles. c. Worker's Compensation Insurance. In accordance with the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code, Contractor, if Contractor has any employees, is required to be insured against liability for worker's compensation or to undertake self-insurance. Prior to commencing the performance of the work under this Agreement, Contractor agrees to obtain and maintain any employer's liability insurance with limits not less than $1,000,000 per accident. d. If Contractor is or employs a licensed professional such as an architect or engineer: Professional liability (errors and omissions) insurance, with a combined single limit of not less than $1,000,000 per claim with $2,000,000 in the aggregate. e. The following requirements apply to the insurance to be provided by Contractor pursuant to this section: i. Contractor shall maintain all insurance required above in full force and effect for the entire period covered by this Agreement. ii. Certificates of insurance shall be furnished to the City upon execution of this Agreement and shall be approved by the City. iii. Certificates and policies shall state that the policies shall not be canceled or reduced in coverage or changed in any other material aspect without thirty (30) days prior written notice to the City. iv. Where the amounts or coverage provided by the certificates of insurance provides coverage greater than those listed by this Agreement, the amounts provided by the certificates of insurance shall be incorporated by reference into the Agreement. V. Contractor shall supply City with a fully executed additional insured endorsement. f. If Contractor fails or refuses to produce or maintain the insurance required by this section or fails or refuses to furnish the City with required proof that insurance has been procured and is in force and paid for, the City shall have the right, at the City's election, to forthwith terminate this Agreement. Such termination shall not affect Contractor's right to be paid for its time and materials expended prior to notification of termination. Contractor waives the right to receive compensation and agrees to indemnify the City for any work performed prior to approval of insurance by the City. 6. INDEMNIFICATION Contractor agrees to defend, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officers, agents, employees, contractors, special counsel, and representatives from liability; (1) for personal injury, damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief arising out of claims for personal injury, including death, and claims for property damage, which may arise from the negligent operations of the Contractor, its subcontractors, agents, employees, or other persons acting on its behalf which relates to the services described in section 1 of this Agreement; and (2) from any claim that personal injury, damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief is due by reason of the terms of or effects arising from this Agreement. This indemnity and hold harmless agreement applies to all claims for damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief suffered, or alleged to have been suffered, by reason of the events referred to in this Section or by reason of the terms of, or effects, arising from this Agreement. The Contractor further agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, and pay all costs for the defense of the City, including fees and costs for special counsel to be selected by the City, regarding any action by a third party challenging the validity of this Agreement, or asserting that personal injury, damages, just compensation, restitution, judicial or equitable relief due to personal or property rights arises by reason of the terms of, or effects arising from this Agreement. City may make all reasonable decisions with respect to its representation in any legal proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent Contractor's services are subject to Civil Code Section 2782.8, the above indemnity shall be limited, to the extent required by Civil Code Section 2782.8, to claims that arise out of, pertain to, or relate to the negligence, recklessness, or willful misconduct of the Contractor. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INDEMNIFICATION Contractor shall defend and indemnify the City, its officers, agents, representatives, and employees against any and all liability, including costs, for infringement of any United States' letters patent, trademark, or copyright infringement, including costs, contained in the work product or documents provided by Contractor to the City pursuant to this Agreement. 8. RECORDS Contractor shall keep records and invoices in connection with the work to be performed under this Agreement. Contractor shall maintain complete and accurate records with respect to the costs incurred under this Agreement and any services, expenditures, and disbursements charged to the City for a minimum period of three (3) years, or for any longer period required by law, from the date of final payment to Contractor under this Agreement. All such records and invoices shall be clearly identifiable. Contractor shall allow a representative of the City to examine, audit, and make transcripts or copies of such records and any other documents created pursuant to this Agreement during regular business hours. Contractor shall allow inspection of all work, data, documents, proceedings, and activities related to this Agreement for a period of three (3) years from the date of final payment to Contractor under this Agreement. 9. CONFIDENTIALITY If Contractor receives from the City information which due to the nature of such information is reasonably understood to be confidential and/or proprietary, Contractor agrees that it shall not use or disclose such information except in the performance of this Agreement, and further agrees to exercise the same degree of care it uses to protect its own information of like importance, but in no event less than reasonable care. "Confidential Information" shall include all nonpublic information. Confidential information includes not only written information, but also information transferred orally, visually, electronically, or by other means. Confidential information disclosed to either party by any subsidiary and/or agent of the other party is covered by this Agreement. The foregoing obligations of non-use and nondisclosure shall not apply to any information that (a) has been disclosed in publicly available sources; (b) is, through no fault of the Contractor disclosed in a publicly available source; (c) is in rightful possession of the Contractor without an obligation of confidentiality; (d) is required to be disclosed by operation of law; or (e) is independently developed by the Contractor without reference to information disclosed by the City. 10. CONFLICT OF INTEREST CLAUSE Contractor represents and warrants that it has no interests and shall not have interests, direct or indirect, which would conflict in any manner with performance of services specified under this Agreement. 11. NON-DISCRIMINATION Contractor shall not discriminate because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, or disability, as defined and prohibited by applicable law, in the recruitment, selection, training, utilization, promotion, termination or other employment related activities. Contractor affirms that it is an equal opportunity employer and shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. 12. EXCLUSIVITY AND AMENDMENT This Agreement represents the complete and exclusive statement between the City and Contractor, and supersedes any and all other agreements, oral or written, between the parties. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and any attachments hereto, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail, This Agreement may not be modified except by written instrument signed by the City and by an authorized representative of Contractor. The parties agree that any terms or conditions of any purchase order or other instrument that are inconsistent with, or in addition to, the terms and conditions hereof, shall not bind or obligate Contractor or the City. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises or agreements, orally or otherwise, have been made by any party, or anyone acting on behalf of any party, which is not embodied herein. 13. ASSIGNMENT Inasmuch as this Agreement is intended to secure the specialized services of Contractor, Contractor may not assign, transfer, delegate, or subcontract any interest herein without the prior written consent of the City and any such assignment, transfer, delegation or subcontract without the City's prior written consent shall be considered null and void. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to limit the City's ability to have any of the services which are the subject to this Agreement performed by City personnel or by other Contractors retained by City. 14. TERMINATION This Agreement may be terminated by the City upon twenty-four (24) hours written notice of termination. In such event, Contractor shall be entitled to receive and the City shall pay Contractor compensation for all services performed by Contractor prior to receipt of such notice of termination, subject to the following conditions: a. As a condition of such payment, the Executive Director may require Contractor to deliver to the City all work product(s) completed as of such date, and in such case such work product shall be the property of the City unless prohibited by law, and Contractor consents to the City's use thereof for such purposes as the City deems appropriate. b. Payment need not be made for work which fails to meet the standard of performance specified in the Recitals of this Agreement. 15. WAIVER No waiver of any breach, failure or right, or remedy shall be deemed a waiver of any other breach, failure, right or remedy, whether or not similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless the writing so specifies. 16. JURISDICTION -VENUE This Agreement has been executed and delivered in the State of California and the validity, interpretation, performance, and enforcement of any of the clauses of this Agreement shall be determined and governed by the laws of the State of California. Both parties further agree that Orange County, California, shall be the venue for any action or proceeding that may be brought or arise out of, in connection with or by reason of this Agreement. 17. PROFESSIONAL LICENSES Contractor shall, throughout the term of this Agreement, maintain all necessary licenses, permits, approvals, waivers, and exemptions necessary for the provision of the services hereunder and required by the laws and regulations of the United States, the State of California, the City of Santa Ana and all other governmental agencies. Contractor shall notify the City immediately and in writing of its inability to obtain or maintain such permits, licenses, approvals, waivers, and exemptions. Said inability shall be cause for termination of this Agreement. 18. NOTICE Any notice, tender, demand, delivery, or other communicationpursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be properly given if delivered in person or mailed by first class or certified mail, postage prepaid, or sent by fax or other telegraphic communication in the manner provided in this Section, to the following persons: To City: Clerk of the City Council City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-30) P.O. Box 1988 Santa Ana, CA 92702-1988 Fax: 714- 647-6956 With courtesy copies to: Executive Director, Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-23) P.O. Box 1988 Santa Ana, California 92702 Fax: 714-571-4261 To Contractor: Square Tree Publishing, LLC. 5151 Berkeley Ave. Westminster, CA 92683 562-596-2179 A party may change its address by giving notice in writing to the other party. Thereafter, any communication shall be addressed and transmitted to the new address. If sent by mail, communication shall be effective or deemed to have been given three (3) days after it has been deposited in the United States mail, duly registered or certified, with postage prepaid, and addressed as set forth above. If sent by fax, communication shall be effective or deemed to have been given twenty-four (24) hours after the time set forth on the transmission report issued by the transmitting facsimile machine, addressed as set forth above. For purposes of calculating these time frames, weekends, federal, state, County or City holidays shall be excluded. 19. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS a. Each undersigned represents and warrants that its signature herein below has the power, authority and right to bind their respective parties to each of the terms of this Agreement, and shall indemnify City fully, including reasonable costs and attorney's fees, for any injuries or damages to City in the event that such authority or power is not, in fact, held by the signatory or is withdrawn. b. All Exhibits referenced herein and attached hereto shall be incorporated as if fully set forth in the body of this Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement the date and year first above written. ATTEST: Qi NORMA MITRE Acting Clerk of the Council APPROVED AS TO FORM: SONIA R. CARVALHO City Attorney LAURA A. ROSSINI Senior Assistant City Attorney RECOMMENDED F APPROVAL: LIS LOFP Execu rve Director Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency CITY OF SANTA ANA STEVEN MENDOZA Acting City Manager Bj Title: C &D EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY CERTIFICATE NO.: CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE SPECIAL EVENT LIABILITY PROGRAM PRODUCER PUBLIC ENTITY (ADDITIONAL INSURED) Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. in conjunction with Apex Insurance Services P. O. Box 6450 Newport Beach, CA 92658 License No: OC 36861 NAMED INSURED (EVENT HOLDER): EVENT INFORMATION: City of Santa Ana TYPE: Square Tree Publishing Shari Ho and P O Box 1988 Melody Fox Book Reading Santa Ana, CA 92702 DATE(S): March 2, 2019 LOCATION: Main Librarv, 26 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA *Liquor Liability Yes ❑ No **Liquor Liability after 12 am ends before 2 am ❑ This is to certify that the insurance policy listed below has been issued to the above insured named (event holder) for the policy period indicated. The insurance described herein is subject to all the terms, exclusions and conditions of such policy(ies) unless amended as described in Special Conditions. INSURANCE CARRIER: Evanston Insurance Company MASTER POLICY NUMBER: SEP41028 MASTER POLICY DATES: EFFECTIVE: JANUARY 1, 2019 EXPIRATION: JANUARY 1, 2020 COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY OCCURRENCEFORM DEDUCTIBLE: NONE General Aggregate Limit $ 2,000,000 Products & Completed Operations 1,000,000 SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Personal & Advertising Injury 1,000,000 The following endorsements attached to Each Occurrence Limit 1,000,000 the Master Policy do not apply to this Damage To Premises Rented To You (Any One Premises) 100,000 Certificate Of Insurance: Medical Payments (Any One Person) 5,000 MEGL643 Liquor Liability (If purchased) 1,000,000 Optional Limits Purchased ❑ $1,000,0001$3,000,000 ❑ $2,000,00052,000,000 Damage To Property (If purchased) The limits of insurance apply separately to each event insured by this policy as if a separate policy of insurance has been issued for that event. OTHER ADDITIONAL INSUREDS CANCELLATION: Should the above described policy be cancelled before the expiration date thereof, notice will be delivered in accordance with the policy provisions. AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE: i �A DATE ISSUED: KQW_E-5-�LQL4EE LNMTlO�rL-QBCLAMTF 4 QL I 5(Nam�e-/4%t oT�—�� hereby affirm under penalty of perjury, the following declaration : I certify on behalf of that during the term of my 1. U Vfttolme) contract for — .05rw z- VZ�� --- services with the City of Santa Ana, I will I C-) not. employ any person in any manner so as to become subject to the workers' compensation laws of California, and agree that if I should become subject to the workers' compensation provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code, I shall forthwith comply with those provisions and provide proof of workers' compensation coverage. n4 By. Nam Title: WARNING: FAILURE TO SECURE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE IS UNLAWFUL, AND SHALL SUBJECT AN EMPLOYER TO CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND CIVIL FINES UP TO ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($ [00,000). IN ADDITION TO THE COST OF COMPENSATION, DAMAGES AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 3706 OFTHL LABOR CODE, INTEREST, AND ATTORNEY'S FEES.