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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutiontoApproveSalesandUseTaxAgmtChamberofCommerceKITTITAS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AGENDA DATE: ACTION REQUESTED: AGENDA STAFF REPORT October 3, 2017 Request to Approve a Resolution for the 2018 Distressed County Sales and Use Tax Infrastructure Improvement Program Agreement with Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce. BACKGROUND: Kittitas County Conference of Governments (COG) met on July 19, 2017 to review the 2018 submitted applications. COG recommended awarding $72,000 to Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce. This Agreement is the final step in the award process. INTERACTION: Public Works; Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce RECOMMENDATION: Approve & Sign the Resolution and the 2018 Distressed County Sales and Use Tax Infrastructure Improvement Program Agreement. HANDLING: Return one (1) original to Public Works ATTACHMENTS: Resolution, 2018 Distressed County Sales and Use Tax Infrastructure Improvement Program Agreement LEAD STAFF: Mark Cook Director of Public Works BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF KITTITAS STATE OF WASHINGTON RESOLUTION NO: 2017 - RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE 2018 DISTRESSED COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AGREEMENT WITH THE KITTITAS COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WHEREAS: The 1999 Legislature did pass RCW 82.14.370 Sales and Use Tax for Public Facilities in rural counties; and WHEREAS: These funds are for the purpose of financing Public Facilities which are defined as bridges, roads, domestic and industrial water facilities, sanitary sewer facilities, earth stabilization, storm sewer facilities, railroad, electricity, natural gas, buildings, structures, telecommunications infrastructure, transportation infrastructure or commercial infrastructure and port facilities in the State of Washington; and WHEREAS: The 2018 Distressed County Sales and Use Tax Infrastructure Improvement Program Agreement with the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce has been executed by said entity with funding available January 1, 2018; and NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners hereby approves the attached 2018 Distressed County Sales and Use Tax Infrastructure Improvement Program Agreement with the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce. ADOPTED this 3rd day of October, 2017. Attest: ❑ Clerk of the Board- Julie Kjorsvik BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS KITTITAS COUNTY. WASHINGTON Paul Jewell, Chairman Laura Osiadacz, Vice -Chairman ❑ Deputy Clerk of the Board- Mandy Buchholz Obie O'Brien, Commissioner 2018 DISTRESSED COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AGREEMENT BETWEEN KITTITAS COUNTY AND KITTITAS COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE This Contract, dated , 2017 is made and entered into by and between KITTITAS COUNTY ("County'), a subdivision of the State of Washington, and KITTITAS COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ("Funding Recipient'). WHEREAS, the purpose of this Agreement is to provide for public facility construction and foster economic development opportunities within Kittitas County; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the terms and conditions contained herein, or attached and incorporated and made a part hereof, the County and the Funding Recipient mutually agree as follows: Section 1. Scope of Work. a. Funding Recipient shall provide the services and staff described in its Application for Funds submitted to the Council of Governments, attached hereto as Exhibit "A" which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference. b. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, Funding Recipient shall furnish the following as required to perform the services, described in Paragraph (a) above, in accordance with this Agreement: Personnel, labor and supervision; technical, professional and other services. All such services, property and other items furnished or required to be furnished, together with all other obligations performed, or required to be performed, by Funding Recipient under this Agreement are collectively referred to herein as "Services." Section 2. Payment. a. As full compensation for satisfactory performance of the Funding Recipient Services, the County ag rees to pay Funding Recipient the sum of seventy-two thousand dollars ($72,000). b. Additional payment terms: The County will make payment to the Funding Recipient only on a reimbursement basis, as receipts for any items including marketing and/or advertising are submitted to the County. c. Requests for reimbursements must be submitted to: Kittitas Public Works Finance Director Attn: Kathy Jurgens 411 North Ruby, — Suite 1 Ellensburg, WA 98926 kathy.lurgens(a)co. kittitas.wa. us Distressed County Sales and Use Tax Infrastructure Improvement Program Funding Agreement Page 1 d. Reporting requirements of your events will be required on prescribed forms from the Kittitas Public Works Department. Section 3. Performance by Funding Recipient. a. Funding Recipient shall not (by contract, operation of law or otherwise) delegate or subcontract performance of any Services to any other person or entity without the prior written consent of the County. Any such delegation or subcontracting without the County's prior written consent shall be voidable at the County's option. b. Funding Recipient shall at all times be an independent Funding Recipient and not an agent or representative of the County with regard to performing the Services. Funding Recipient shall not represent that it is, or hold itself out as, an agent or representative of the County. In no event shall Funding Recipient be authorized to enter into any Agreement or undertaking for or on behalf of the County. It is understood that the Funding Recipient and the Funding Recipient's staff and employees are not employees of the County and are not, therefore, entitled to any benefits provided employees of the County. c. Funding Recipient shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, licenses, permits, and other requirements, now or hereafter in effect, of any governmental authority (including, but not limited to, such requirements as may be imposed upon the County and applicable to Services). Funding Recipient shall furnish such documents as may be required to effect or evidence such compliance. All laws, ordinances, rules, and orders required to be incorporated into agreements of this character are incorporated into this Agreement by this reference. Funding Recipient agrees to obtain all required licenses and permits, and further agrees to keep them in full force and effect during the term of this Agreement. d. The County and the Funding Recipient agree that in fulfilling the terms and conditions of this Agreement neither shall discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, marital status, or the presence of a physical, sensory, or mental handicap. e. The Services shall at all times be subject to inspection by and approval of the County, but the County's making (or failure or delay in making) such inspection or approval shall not relieve Funding Recipient of its responsibility to perform the Services in accord with this Agreement, notwithstanding the County's knowledge of defective or non -complying performance, or the substantiality or ease of discovering the same. Funding Recipient shall provide the County with sufficient, safe, and proper facilities and equipment for such inspection and free access to such facilities. This contract is subject to review by any Federal or State auditor. Funding Recipient shall promptly furnish the County or its designee, or such Federal or State auditor with such information related to the Services as may be requested by the applicable governmental entity. Funding Recipient shall preserve and maintain all financial records and records relating to performance of Services under this Agreement for six (6) years after contract termination. For such duration after the County makes final payment of compensation due hereunder, Funding Recipient shall provide the County access to (and the County shall have the right to examine, audit and copy, Distressed County Sales and Use Tax Infrastructure Improvement Program Funding Agreement Page 2 with or without notice) all of Funding Recipient's books, documents, papers and records related to the Services or this Agreement. g. Funding Recipient understands and acknowledges that Funding Recipient is solely responsible for its own reporting and accounting of all state, federal, social security, and local taxes, of every nature, arising from Funding Recipient's performance of this Agreement. All compensation received by the Funding Recipient will be reported to the Internal Revenue Service at the end of the calendar year in accord with the applicable IRS regulations. Section 4. Release. Indemnity, and Hold Harmless. The County assumes no liability for the Funding Recipient's actions under this Agreement. Funding Recipient releases and shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the County, its officers and employees, agents, representatives, attorneys and/or volunteers, from and against all claims, costs, liabilities, damages, and expenses, (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney fees) which arise or may arise or be alleged to arise out of or by reason of this Agreement including: • Any fault, negligence, strict liability or product liability of Funding Recipient in connection with the Services for this Agreement; • Any lien asserted upon any property of the County in connection with the Services for this Agreement; • Any failure of Funding Recipient, or of the Services, to comply with any applicable law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, license, permit and other requirement, now or hereafter in effect, of any governmental authority; or • Any breach of or default under this Agreement by Funding Recipient. Section 5. Compliance with Public Records Law. a. In compliance with Washington's public records law, the County will retain copies of any documents associated with this Agreement, which may be required by law unless legally exempt from such retention, for any applicable legally required retention period. b. In the event a public records request is made to the County for documents created in relation to this Agreement, should legal uncertainty arise regarding the disclosability of any documents under federal or state public records laws, the County shall provide notice to Funding Recipient pursuant to Washington's public records act, chapter 42.56 RCW, to allow Funding Recipient to seek a court injunction. c. The County specifically shall not be liable to Funding Recipient for the County's release under public records laws of any documents not protected by trademark, copyright or other law. Distressed County Sales and Use Tax Infrastructure Improvement Program Funding Agreement Page 3 Section 6. Industrial Insurance Waiver. With respect to performance of this Agreement and as to any claims against the County, its Additional Insureds, officers, agents and employees, the Funding Recipient expressly waives its immunity under Title 51 of the Revised Code of Washington, the Industrial Insurance Act, for injuries to Funding Recipient's employees and agrees that the obligations to indemnify, defend and hold harmless provided in this Agreement extend to any claim brought by or on behalf of any employee of the Funding Recipient. This waiver is mutually negotiated by the parties to this Agreement. Section 7. Insurance and Endorsements. a. The County may require through a request in writing that the Funding Recipient provide the County with a certificate, binder, or policy of liability insurance, acceptable to the County in an amount specified by the County. b. Such liability insurance shall be such employees, agents and representatives, liabilities, damages and expenses arising property damage that may result from Agreement, whether such performance employees, agents or representatives. as will protect Funding Recipient, its from all claims, losses, harm, costs, out of personal injury (including death) or m performance of the Services or this is by Funding Recipient or any of its c. Should the County require such liability insurance, the Funding Recipient agrees to provide proof of insurance prior to commencing performance of this Agreement. d. Copies of the County's written request and the insurance documents provided by Funding Recipient shall be attached to this Agreement and by this reference will be made part hereof. e. Where insurance is requested by the County, all liability insurance policies shall be endorsed to include the County as an Additional Insured and shall stipulate that the insurance afforded by the policies shall be primary insurance, and that any insurance, self-insured retention, deductibles, or risk retention trusts maintained or participated in by the Parties shall be excess and not contributory to any other insurance maintained by the County. Funding Recipient shall furnish the County a certificate of insurance with Endorsement as evidence that the required policies are in full force and effect. Section 8. Termination, The County may, by written notice thereof to Funding Recipient, terminate this Agreement as to all or any portion of the Services not yet performed, whether or not Funding Recipient is in breach or default. Upon receiving such notice of termination, Funding Recipient shall, except as otherwise directed by the County, immediately stop performing the Services to the extent specified in the notice. In the event the County terminates the Funding Recipient's Services, the Funding Recipient is obligated and hereby agrees to refund to the County all monies paid for Services not yet rendered by the Funding Recipient, if any, as of the date of the notice of termination. Distressed County Sales and Use Tax Infrastructure Improvement Program Funding Agreement Page 4 Section 9. Miscellaneous. a. Funding Recipient shall not (by contract, operation of law or otherwise) assign this Agreement or any right or interest in this Agreement without the County's prior written consent. This Agreement embodies the entire Agreement between the County and Funding Recipient, and supersedes any and all prior oral or written communications, proposals, conditions, promises, representations, or understandings regarding the Services. No change, amendment or modification of any provision of this Agreement shall be valid unless set forth in a written amendment to the Agreement signed by both parties. c. Notice for any purpose under this Agreement, except service of process, shall be given by the Funding Recipient to the Kittitas County Commissioners and the Kittitas County Public Works Director, 411 North Ruby, Suite 1, Ellensburg, WA 98926. For all purposes under this Agreement, any notice by the County to the Funding Recipient shall be given to the Funding Recipient's address provided on the signature page. Notice may be given by delivery or by depositing in the U.S. Mail, first class, postage prepaid, certified mail, return receipt requested. The section and paragraph headings of this Agreement are for reference convenience only and are not intended to restrict, affect or be of any weight in interpreting or construing the provisions of such sections or paragraphs. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by facsimile, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Funding Recipient warrants to the County that the individual signing on Funding Recipient's behalf has the requisite power and authority to enter into and to perform Funding Recipient's obligations under this Agreement. Funding Recipient further warrants to the County that Funding Recipient has made no misrepresentation or misleading statement in connection with this Agreement, and is not in violation of any applicable law, ordinance, or regulation the consequence of which will or may materially affect Funding Recipient's ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement. g. If any term or condition of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person(s) or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other terms, conditions or applications which can be given effect without the invalid term, condition or application. To this end, the terms and conditions of this Agreement are declared severable. h. The exclusive venue for any action brought to enforce this Agreement or any of its terms shall be in Kittitas County, State of Washington. Distressed County Sales and Use Tax Infrastructure Improvement Program Funding Agreement Page 5 KITTITAS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Chair Vice- Chair Commissioner ATTEST: Clerk of the Board APPROVED AS TO FORM: Deputy Prosecuting Attorney FUNDING RECIPIENT Re esent iv 6tf, lx(, Address t/ Telephone Distressed County Sales and Use Tax Infrastructure Improvement Program Funding Agreement Page 6