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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT 1City of Santa Ana Clerk of the Council AGREEMENT TERMINATION FORM COTC Office Use Only j......................................................... ic1- n f15 --i'_ Please complete this form when the attached agreement and all amendments (if any) are no longer in effect. CITY! OF SAN €, f`'.3 e C fIRK, F34TT C Return form to the Clerk of the Council Office (M-30). i Call 647-6520 if you have any questions. The agreement with Communications Support Group, Inc. No. A-2003-204 was completed on 10/31/04 and final payment has been made. (List all amendments. Use space below if needed.) Department: P Phone/Ext.: Signature: Date: 5/21/15 Revised 08-23-10 INSURA,+CE ON FILE vVORK MAv PROCEED A-2003-204 UNTIL INSURANCE EXPIRES #-a-D#{ CLER; lU --,7#-09OF COUNCIL DATESTANDARD CONSULTANT AGREEMENT DATE: 6.'P R c 5 THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this day of6wLeAhey 2003 by and between Communications Support Group, a sole proprietorship (herein fter "Consultant"), (aIvan) and the City of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation organized and existing under rl N the Constitution and laws of the State of California (hereinafter "City"). RECITALS A. The City desires to retain a consultant having special skill and knowledge in the field of cable television consulting services. B. Consultant represents that Consultant is able and willing to provide such services to the City. C. In undertaking the performance of this Agreement, Consultant represents that it is knowledgeable in its field and that any services performed by Consultant 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: SCOPE OF SERVICES Consultant shall perform those services as set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement. 2. COMPENSATION a. City agrees to pay, and Consultant agrees to accept as total payment for its services, the rates and charges identified in Exhibit A. The total sum to be expended under this Agreement, shall not exceed $53,370.00 for all hours worked, travel and expenses during the tern of this Agreement. b. Payment by City shall be made within thirty (30) days following receipt of proper invoice evidencing work performed, subject to City accounting procedures. Payment need not be made for work which fails to meet the standards of performance set forth in the Recitals which may reasonably be expected by City. 3. TERM This Agreement shall commence on November 1, 2003 and terminate on October 31, 2004, unless terminated earlier in accordance with Section 12, below. The term of this Agreement may be extended upon a writing executed by the Executive Director of the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency and the City Attorney. 4. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR Consultant 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 Consultant performs the services which are the subject matter of this Agreement; however, the services to be provided by Consultant shall be provided in a manner consistent with all applicable standards and regulations governing such services. Consultant 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, Consultant shall maintain and shall require its subcontractors, if any, to obtain and maintain insurance as described below: a. Commercial General Liability Insurance. Consultant 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 Consultant'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. Consultant shall supply City with a fully executed additional insured endorsement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B upon execution of this Agreement and shall be approved in form by the City Attorney. 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 3300 of the Labor Code, Consultant, if Consultant 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, Consultant agrees to obtain and maintain any employer's liability insurance with limits not less than $1,000,000 per accident. d. If Consultant 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. e. The following requirements apply to the insurance to be provided by Consultant pursuant to this section: (i) Consultant 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 in form by the City Attorney. (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. f If Consultant 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 effect Consultant's right to be paid for its time and materials expended prior to notification of termination. Consultant 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 Consultant agrees to and shall indemnify and hold harmless the City, its officers, agents, employees, consultants, 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 health, and claims for property damage, which may arise from the direct or indirect operations of the Consultant or its contractors, subcontractors, agents, employees, or other persons acting on their 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 Consultant 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. 7. CONFIDENTIALITY If Consultant receives from the City information which due to the nature of such information is reasonably understood to be confidential and/or proprietary, Consultant 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 Consultant disclosed in a publicly available source; (c) is in rightful possession of the Consultant without an obligation of confidentiality; (d) is required to be disclosed by operation of law; or (e) is independently developed by the Consultant without reference to information disclosed by the City. 8. CONFLICT OF INTEREST CLAUSE Consultant covenants that it presently 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. 9. NOTICE Any notice, tender, demand, delivery, or other communication pursuant 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 telefacsimile 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, California 92702-1988 telefacsimile (714) 647-6956 With courtesy copies to: Executive Director Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Agency City of Santa Ana 888 West Santa Ana Blvd., Suite 200 (M-23) Santa Ana, California 92702 telefacsimile (714) 571-4235 and, City Attorney City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza (M-29) P.O. Box 1988 Santa Ana, California 92702 telefacsimile (714) 647-6515 To Consultant: Communications Support Group 409 Edgewood Road Santa Ana, CA 92711 714-836-6280 Attn: Katherine Bowers A party may change its address by giving notice in writing to the other party. Thereafter, any notice, tender, demand, delivery, or other communication shall be addressed and transmitted to the new address. If sent by mail, any notice, tender, demand, delivery, or other 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 telefacsimile, any notice, tender, demand, delivery, or other 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. 10. EXCLUSIVITY AND AMENDMENT This Agreement represents the complete and exclusive statement between the City and Consultant, 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 Consultant. 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 Consultant nor 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 are not embodied herein. 11. ASSIGNMENT Inasmuch as this Agreement is intended to secure the specialized services of Consultant, Consultant 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 consultants retained by City. 12. TERMINATION This Agreement may be terminated by the City upon thirty (30) days written notice of termination. In such event, Consultant shall be entitled to receive and the City shall pay Consultant compensation for all services performed by Consultant 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 Consultant to deliver to the City all work product completed as of such date, and in such case such work product shall be the property of the City unless prohibited by law, and Consultant 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. 13. DISCRIMINATION Consultant 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. Consultant affirms that it is an equal opportunity employer and shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. 14. JURISDICTION - VENUE This Agreement and all questions relating to its validity, interpretation, performance, and enforcement shall be government and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. 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. 15. PROFESSIONAL LICENSES Consultant 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. Consultant shall notify the City immediately and in writing of her inability to obtain or maintain such permits, licenses, approvals, waivers, and exemptions. Said inability shall be cause for termination of this Agreement. 16. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS a. Each undersigned represents and warrants that its signature hereinbelow 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. A'T'TEST: ATRICIA E. HEALY Clerk of the Council APPROVED AS TO FORM: JOSEPH W.FLETCHER CityMo ey By: Crist haw Assistant City Attorney RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL: Jon "Rip" Ribble Executive Director Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Agency City of Santa Ana CITY OF SANTAANA: 4l� DAVID N. REAM City Manager CO UL T theri e A. Bower/ 522-68-8179 Employer ID # or Individual SS # "Exhibit A" Contractor agrees to provide, at the request of the City Manager or designee technical support to City Manager and Executive Director of the Recreation and Community Services Agency, for the City's Cable Television operations including but not limited to cable programming, customer service and franchise compliance/ administration, at its own cost and expense as follows: 1. Monitor currency and accuracy of franchise security and certificate of insurance documents provided by the Cable Operator. 2. Receive/document resolution to subscriber's complaints and respond to cable television program inquiries from City Officials and citizens. 3. Assist in providing information for and attend Santa Ana Cable Advisory Board Meetings as requested. 4. Monitor cable Operators telephone response time and report results to City. 5. Maintain databases necessary to monitor Cable Operator's compliance to City Cable Cable Television Subscriber Protection Ordinance and franchise agreement and to provide information based on inquiries. 6. Maintain in City Cable Office historical and current records of cable television program, franchise agreement and related documentation. 7. Plan and coordinate programming requirements for programming shown on City Channel 3. 8. Provide comprehensive technical performance testing of the subscriber cable and I- NET systems as set forth in Exhibit `B". This testing will be conducted during the months of July and August. - - - 9. Prepare a comprehensive cable requlatory report documenting overall cable operator activity, performance and compliance to the franchise agreement. This report will be completed at the conclusion of the calendar year. 10. Prepare a report documenting the programming that was prepared and shown on Channel 3 and the operators compliance to the franchise agreement. 11. Develop alternatives for the production of city cable television programming for the forthcoming franchise renewal negotiations. 12. Perform a cable rate comparison of Adelphia systems in Orange County. 12. Review and update equipment list when needed with city video engineer for current technology related to franchise renewal renegotiations. 13. Attend meetings on as needed basis preparatory to the renegotiation of the franchise agreement and assist in program development as needed. EXHIBIT B PROOF OF PERFORMANCE TESTING I. Perform a series of television signal level measurements to ascertain franchise compliance. All testing shall be coordinated and supervised by Consultant. A. Test shall be performed at the tap location under the existing conditions. B. No accommodations shall be made to allow the City to correct problems found prior to testing. C. Prior to the commencement of testing, obtain the necessary calibration certificate for all frequency/voltage sensitive equipment which will be used in the field testing from the Grantee. D. A 100' calibrated RG -59 jumper shall be used to connect the output of a subscriber tap to the input of the measuring equipment. Il. An abbreviated proof of performance check shall be compl:.ted for each of the six (o) construction phases. A minimum of five (5) different locations per construction phase for the subscriber cable, and a total of five (5) random locations for each of the four (4) legs of the Institutional Network (I -NET) shall be selected and tested for compliance as set forth in the following sections. A. The following test shall be performed at the headend prior to field testing and then at all subscriber network testpoints. Vistigal carrier levels Astral carrier levels Vistigal / Aural difference (calculated) Sweep Peak -to -Valley Carrier — to — Noise Low frequency distortions ("Hum") Composite Triple Beat TASO rating of picture disfortions on all channels B. The following tests shall be performed at the headend and at the field test locations on the Institutional Network: Vistigal carrier levels Aural carrier levels Vistigal / Aural difference (calculated) Sweep Peak -to -Valley Carrier -to -Noise Low frequency distortions ("Hum") 10 TASO rating of picture distortions on all channels C. The following inspections shall be made at the headend: Stand -by -carriers NET patch bays and switching bridges Subscriber patch bays and switching bridges Stand-by power generators Radio carriage Aural levels Emergency override equipment Installation of leased access equipment Microwave and satellite receive equipment D. The following inspections shall be performed at the Grantee's office and elsewhere: Telephone answering equipment Billing, converter, and converter addressing computer equipment Parental control lock systems II1. Prepare a final comprehensive report (test and summary report) following the conclusion of the performance test. A. The test report shall include a description of testing methods, testing criteria, list of locations tested, test scores, original black and white photographs of several of the measurement parameters (carrier -to -noise, sweep, composite triple beat), as well as site identification photographs. B. The summary report ("Executive Report") shalt employ graphs and charts summarizing the scores of all testpoints and make comparative analysis of the test results to the minimum standards found in the Grantee's franchise and the current CFR 47 Part 76 (FCC) Rules and Regulations. 11 EXHIBIT B ADDITIONAL INSURED ENDORSEMENT FOR COMMERCIAL GENERAL LIABILITY POLICY Insurance Company This endorsement modifies such insurance as is afforded by the provisions of Policy # relating to the following: 1. The City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California 92701; its officers, employees, agents, volunteers and representatives are named as additional insureds ("additional insureds") with regard to liability and defense of suits arising from the operations and uses performed by or on behalf of the named insured. 2. With respect to claims arising out of the operations and uses performed by or on behalf of the named insured, such insurance as is afforded by this policy is primary and is not additional to or contributing with any other insurance carried by or for the benefit of the additional insureds. 3. This insurance applies separately to each insured against whom claim is made or suit is brought except with respect to the company's limits of liability. The inclusion of any person or organization as an insured shall not affect any right which such person or organization would have as a claimant if not so included. 4. With respect to the additional insureds, this insurance shall not be cancelled, or materially reduced in coverage or limits except after thirty (30) days written notice has been given to the Clerk of the Council, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California 92701. (Completion of the following, including countersignature, is required to make this endorsement effective.) Effective Policy # Issued to this endorsement form as a part of Named Insured Countersigned by Authorized Representative PINK—eJ +:—G.JVY tV •Y, NI'I f,�K:'ICM1J^-t 1YC 4M1NfI l.0 !JY >,tJ c•COG rG r p t 1 • P ,u Nt" — 6 oroe Kai -4.1 , P 1, TI - 3.02=2004 PRODUCER THHl COATIFICATE 0 45AS A MATTER OF INPORMATION ONLY ANO CONIERI RT T AMEND. RO R LO BY THECERTIPOOLICIESTE EW.'ND MBEAL.TMER THEBE00 MOL AYE BELOW. STEVE MILLER 5642 E LA PALMA SUITE 208 COMPANIES AFFORDING COVERAGE ANAHEIM, CA. 92807 COMPANY A FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP OF COMPANIES LETTER - CL'EO S IN6URE0 OM q� C jCS SUPPORT GROUP L6STMTEA 409 EDGEVOOD RD. NP^ Y O SANTA ANA, CA. 92706 A-�D�?3 -a� ' L�FIY a e THIS IS TO CENTWY THAT POUOIEI OFININJI& P[CE LISTED ESL OW :.AVE SEEN """^TC THE INSUP' NAMED ABOVE FOR THE POLICY ►ERNOOINDNCATEO.. 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AVTHORIt D REPR ENT `— AwY _ rt—as—<nnY ,a<coa rrl FHKMI XK —r Mar 11 04 02r 4I.R EXHIBIT B �a a • h 1: a . ss tRl- RM-6-1 Insurance Company ramWrRSINSURAAN,CE This endorsement modifies such insurance as is afforded by the provisions of Policy N X1309 -88-4o relating to the following: I. The City of Saata Ana, 20 Civic Center Plain, Santa Ana, California 92901; its officers, employees, agents, volunteers and representatives are narned as additional insureds ("additional insureds") with regard to liability and defense of suits arising from the operations and uses performed by or on behalf of the named insured. 2. With respect to claims arising out of the operations and uses performed by or on behalf of the named Insured, suNt Insurance as is afforded by this policy is primary and is not additional to or contributing with any other insurance carried by or for the benefit of the additional insureds. 3. This insurance applies separately to each insured against whom claim is made or suit is brought except with respect to the company's limits of liability. The inclusion of any person or organization as an in.aured shalt not affect any right which such person or organization would have as a claimant if not so included. 4. With respect to the additional insureds, this insurance shall not be cancelled, or materially reduced in coverage or limits except after thirty (30) days written notice has been given to the City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California 92701- (Completion 2701_ (Completion of the following, including countersignature, is required to make this endorsement effeotive.) Effective 4-02-04 this endorsement form as o part of Policy # -73-69 98- lasuedto KATHFnINF aAVEnt nnA Commtrurrerrnu _ Named hawed Countersigned by ='%'`- Authorized Rep native