HomeMy WebLinkAboutC-5893(Q) - Grant Agreement for Special Event Support Program FY 14-15 - Newport Beach Film FestivalGRANT AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AND
NEWPORT BEACH FILM FESTIVAL
This Grant Agreement ( "Agreement ") is entered into this IC day of _�U N G
2014 ( "Effective Date'), by and between the City of Newport Beach, a California
municipal corporation and charter city ( "City'), and NEWPORT BEACH FILM
FESTIVAL, a California nonprofit corporation located at 4540 Campus Drive, Suite 100,
Newport Beach, California, 92660 ( "Grantee "). City and Grantee are at times
individually referred to as "Party" and collectively as "Parties" herein.
RECITALS
A. It is the policy of the City Council that the City's budget specifically allow the City
Council to direct revenue towards non - profit agencies, community groups,
community events, or enhancement projects with worthy projects or programs
which the City Council deems beneficial to resident's quality of life.
B. Grantee requested a grant from the City for the 2015 Newport Beach Film
Festival ( "Grant Proposal ").
C. The City Council determined the Grant Proposal is for a worthy project that will
benefit the City's resident's quality of life.
D. The City Council approved a grant in the amount of One Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars and 00 /100 ($150,000.00) ( "Grant Funds ") to Grantee
pursuant to certain conditions regarding expenditure, reporting, and accounting
requirements.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:
1. GRANT
1.1. City awards to Grantee Grant Funds in the amount of One Hundred Fifty
Thousand Dollars and 001100 ($150,000.00) as requested by Grantee in the Grant
Proposal attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference, or such
other amount as authorized by the City Council.
1.2. Grant Funds shall be disbursed by City to Grantee in two (2) equal
installments on the following dates:
a. $75,000.00 at the time of execution of this Agreement; and
b. $75,000.00 on or after January 3, 2015.
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The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall
continue in full force and effect until June 30, 2015, unless terminated earlier as
provided herein.
3. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUNDS
3.1. The Grant Funds are subject to the following expenditure conditions
( "Approved Uses'):
3.1.1. The Grant Funds shall be expended solely for the purposes
provided in Exhibit A;
3.1.2. The Grant Funds shall not be used for any activity that would
violate City, state or federal statutory or decisional law such as regulations affecting
non - profit or tax exempt organizations exempt from taxation pursuant to Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and
3.2. Grantee further warrants to City that the Grant Funds will be spent solely for
the Approved Uses and the Grant Funds shall be used by Grantee during this
Agreement's term otherwise the Grant Funds shall be returned to City, as provided in
Section 5 below.
4. REPORTING AND ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS
4.1. At all times during the term of this Agreement, Grantee shall maintain true,
proper, and complete books, records, and accounts (collectively, "Books and Records ")
in which shall be entered fully and accurately all transactions taken with respect to the
operations of Grantee under the Grant Proposal and the expenditure of the Grant
Funds. Grantee shall maintain the Books and Records in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles.
4.2. If the Grantee has been audited by an independent auditor or has been the
subject of a compliance audit/examination by a grantee or regulatory agency during the
past three years, audit reports and management letters indicating compliance violations,
fraud, illegal acts, material weaknesses in internal control structure or reportable
conditions, in connection with such audits shall be delivered to the City thirty (30) days
prior to the effective date of this agreement. If no audits or events as described above
have occurred during this period, the Grantee shall provide City a written assertion that
no audits or similar examinations have occurred during the three (3) year period and an
assertion that the Grantee is not aware of any events or conditions, described above, or
other information that might reasonably impact City's decision to fund the grant as
requested.
4.3. City reserves the right to designate its own employee representative(s) or its
contracted representative(s) with a Certified Public Accounting firm who shall have the
right to audit Grantee's accounting procedures and internal controls of Grantee's
financial systems as they relate to the Grant Proposal and to examine any cost,
revenue, payment, claim, other records or supporting documentation resulting from any
items set forth in this Agreement. Any such audit(s) shall be undertaken by City or its
representative(s) at mutually agreed upon reasonable times and in conformance with
generally accepted auditing standards. Grantee agrees to fully cooperate with any such
audit(s).
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4.4. This right to audit shall extend during the length of this Agreement and for a
period of three (3) years or longer, if required by law, following the date of any Grant
Funds tendered under this Agreement. Grantee agrees to retain all necessary
records /documentation for the entire length of this audit period.
4.5. Grantee shall, upon conclusion of the event, furnish the City with a Balance
Sheet and Income Statement describing the receipt and disbursement activities of
Grantee with respect to the Grant Funds. In its sole and absolute discretion the City
may also require Grantee to submit: (i) quarterly check registers and descriptions of
each disbursement; (ii) budget -to- actual - results; and (iii) a statement of position
describing the assets and liabilities associated with the Grant event. All reports,
including a post -event evaluation, shall be due to the City no later than forty -five (45)
days following the conclusion of the event. In the event that an independent audit is
conducted, Grantee shall forward a copy of the audited report to the City for review,
including any Management Letter, Report on Internal Controls, or Reportable Conditions
letter generated during the course of the audit.
4.6. Grantee agrees to exercise prudent financial management processes
including proper oversight of all assets, budget preparation, and timely reporting
including budget -to- actual- comparisons.
4.7. All Approved Uses shall be performed by Grantee or under Grantee's
supervision. Grantee represents that it possesses the professional and technical skills
required to perform the services required by this Agreement, and that it will perform all
services with a standard of care and in a manner commensurate with the community
professional standards.
4.8. If Grantee has supported Political Action Committees(s) (PACs) during the
past three (3) years, the Grantee shall hire an independent auditor to perform limited,
agreed -upon testwork procedures to provide City assurance that City sponsored event
profits did not subsidize the funding of Political Action Committees (PACs) and event
proceeds were adequately segregated from funds used to support PACs. Agreed upon
procedures may include a review of a detail list of the past three (3) years of PAC
contributions and expenditures, including:
a. An identifying donor number, date and amount of each reported
contribution; and
b. A detail of expenditures sufficient enough to determine that the
expenditures were solely for PAC - related expenses; and
c. Any retained earnings or fund balance at the end of each fiscal year.
Substantive documentation for the contribution and expenditure should be available
upon request. City shall approve the agreed -upon testwork procedures prior to the
commencement of fieldwork.
5. USE OF GRANT FUNDS
The Grant Funds shall be used solely by Grantee for the Approved Uses and for no
other use. In the event that the Grant Funds are not used for the Approved Uses or are
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not expended by or before June 30, 2015, Grantee shall notify the City in writing, and
shall be obligated to return the Grant Funds to City within thirty (30) days.
6. INDEMNIFICATION
6.1. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Grantee shall indemnify, defend and
hold harmless City, its City Council, boards and commissions, officers, agents,
volunteers, and employees (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties ") from and against any
and all claims (including, without limitation, claims for bodily injury, death or damage to
property), demands, obligations, damages, actions, causes of action, suits, losses,
judgments, fines, penalties, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, without limitation,
attorney's fees, disbursements and court costs) of every kind and nature whatsoever
(individually, a Claim; collectively, "Claims "), which may arise from or in any manner
relate (directly or indirectly) to this Agreement (including the negligent and /or willful acts,
errors and /or omissions of Grantee, its principals, officers, agents, employees, vendors,
suppliers, consultants, subcontractors, anyone employed directly or indirectly by any of
them or for whose acts they may be liable or any or all of them).
6.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall be construed to require
Grantee to indemnify the Indemnified Parties from any Claim arising from the sole
negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Parties. Nothing in this indemnity
shall be construed as authorizing any award of attorney's fees in any action on or to
enforce the terms of this Agreement. This indemnity shall apply to all claims and liability
regardless of whether any insurance policies are applicable. The policy limits do not act
as a limitation upon the amount of indemnification to be provided by Grantee.
7. GRANTEE INDEPENDENCE
In the performance of this Agreement, the Grantee, and the agents and employees of
Grantee, shall act in an independent capacity and are not officers, employees or agents
of the City. The manner and means of performing the Approved Uses are under the
control of Grantee, except to the extent they are limited by statute, rule or regulation and
the expressed terms of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to
constitute approval for Grantee or any of Grantee's employees or agents, to be the
agents or employees of City. Grantee shall have the responsibility for and control over
the means of performing the Approved Uses, provided that Grantee is in compliance
with the terms of this Agreement. Anything in this Agreement that may appear to give
City the right to direct Grantee as to the details of the performance or to exercise a
measure of control over Grantee shall mean only that Grantee shall follow the desires of
City with respect to the results of the Approved Uses.
8. PROHIBITION AGAINST TRANSFERS
Grantee shall not assign, sublease, hypothecate or transfer this Agreement or any of
the services to be performed under this Agreement, directly or indirectly, by operation of
law or otherwise without prior written consent of City. Any attempt to do so without
written consent of City shall be null and void.
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9. NOTICES
9.1. All notices, demands, requests or approvals to be given under this Agreement
shall be given in writing and conclusively shall be deemed served when delivered
personally or on the third business day after the deposit thereof in the United States
mail, postage prepaid, first class mail, addressed as hereinafter provided.
9.2. All notices, demands, requests or approvals from Grantee to City shall be
addressed to the City at:
Attn: City Manager
City of Newport Beach
3300 Newport Boulevard
P.O. Box 1768
Newport Beach, CA 92658 -8915
9.3. All notices, demands, requests or approvals from City to Grantee shall be
addressed to Grantee at:
Attn: Gregg Schwenk
Newport Beach Film Festival
4540 Campus Drive, Suite 100
Newport Beach, CA 92660
10.TERMINATION
10.1. Termination for Cause. Grantee shall be in default if Grantee fails or refuses
to perform any duty required by the Agreement or performs in a manner inconsistent
with the terms, conditions and restrictions in this Agreement. In such event, City shall
give Grantee, thirty (30) days written notice to cure, if the default can be cured and City
shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement if Grantee has not cured the default within
the thirty (30) day cure period. City shall be entitled to immediately terminate this
Agreement if the default cannot be cured through corrective action. If terminated for
cause, Grant Funds shall be returned to the City pursuant to Section 5. This Agreement
is made on an annual basis, and as such is subject to non - renewal at its termination.
10.2. Termination without Cause. City may terminate this Agreement at anytime
with or without cause upon seven (7) days written notice to Grantee, any remaining
Grant Funds in Grantee's possession at the time of termination shall be returned to City
pursuant to Section 5.
10.3. Specific Performance. Grantee agrees that the City has the legal right, and
all necessary conditions have been satisfied, to specifically enforce Grantee's
obligations pursuant to this Agreement.
11.STANDARD PROVISIONS
11.1. Recitals. City and Grantee acknowledge that the above Recitals are true and
correct and are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement.
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11.2. Compliance With all Laws. Grantee shall at its own cost and expense comply
with all statutes, ordinances, regulations and requirements of all governmental entities,
including federal, state, county or municipal, whether now in force or hereinafter
enacted.
11.3. Waiver. A waiver by either Party of any breach, of any term, covenant or
condition contained herein shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent
breach of the same or any other term, covenant or condition contained herein, whether
of the same or a different character.
11.4. Integrated Contract. This Agreement represents the full and complete
understanding of every kind or nature whatsoever between the parties hereto, and all
preliminary negotiations and agreements of whatsoever kind or nature are merged
herein. No verbal agreement or implied covenant shall be held to vary the provisions
herein.
11.5. Conflicts or Inconsistencies. In the event there are any conflicts or
inconsistencies between this Agreement and the Grant Proposal or any other
attachments attached hereto, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.
11.6. Interpretation. The terms of this Agreement shall be construed in accordance
with the meaning of the language used and shall not be construed for or against either
party by reason of the authorship of the Agreement or any other rule of construction
which might otherwise apply.
11.7. Amendments. This Agreement may be modified or amended only by a
written document executed by both Grantee and City and approved as to form by the
City Attorney.
11.8. Severability. If any term or portion of this Agreement is held to be invalid,
illegal, or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining
provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
11.9. Controlling Law And Venue. The laws of the State of California shall govern
this Agreement and all matters relating to it and any action brought relating to this
Agreement shall be adjudicated in a court of competent jurisdiction in the County of
Orange, State of California.
11.10. Equal Opportunity Employment. Grantee represents that it is an equal
opportunity employer and it shall not discriminate against any contractor, employee or
applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, national origin, handicap,
ancestry, sex or age or any other impermissible basis under law.
11.11. No Attorney's Fees. In the event of any dispute or legal action arising under
this Agreement, the prevailing party shall not be entitled to attorney's fees.
11.12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed
on the dates written below.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Date: Z8 / I
By:
Aaron C. Harp cnM af+ -1Ik
City Attorney
ATTEST: /
Date:
By: `'C, fi'l--� m--
Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk �9780o
Attachment: Exhibit A: Grant Proposal
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH,
A California municipal corporation
Date
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Rush N. Hill, II
Mayor
GRANTEE: Newport Beach Film
Festival, a California nonprofit corporation
Date:
By:
Gregg Schwenk
CEO
Todd Quartarato -
Marketing Director, Co- Founder
[END OF SIGNATURES]
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Exhibit A
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CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
SPECIAL EVENT - APPLICATION FINANCIAL SUPPORT 2014-15
Applicant /Event Information
Name of Applicant Organization:
Newport Beach Film Festival
Applicant Representative Contact Information:
First Name Last Name
Gregg Schwenk
Full Address
4540 Campus Drive, Newport Beach 92660
Phone
Email
949- 253 -2880
gregg. Schwenk @newportbeachfilmfest.com
Type of Entity (indicate one):
Corporation (�) LLC 0 LLP O Sole Proprietor 0 Other Q
Authorized Agents for Entity (signing authority for entering into contracts)
Name Todd Quartarato Title Marketing Director, Co- Founder
Name Todd Quartarato Title Marketing Director, Co- Founder
Entity Address (if different from applicant)
same
Name of Event:
Newport Beach Film Festival
Event Date(s):
Event location /venue:
April 23 - April 30
Is this an annual event? Yes
No
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Type of Event (circle one):
Art/Culture Q Sports O Commercial O Social Q
Community Speciallnterest 0 Other
Have you previously received City support for this or any other event sponsored by your
organization? YES ® NO FJ
If yes, please list the event(s), year(s) and amount(s):
From 2000 - 2013 amounts ranging from $50,000 to $125,000
Is there a fee to enter the event? If yes, what is the amount of the fee?
Fees range from 0- $500. The fee for general admission is $14 and an all Access Pass is $500
any, portion of the event is FREE to
Our seminar series, special screenings,& other selected events
of Event (150 -word maximum):
See attachment #1
Anticipated Event Attendance (indicate participants vs. spectators, if applicable):
Filmmakers - 500 + / -, Audience - 539000 +/-
Summarize applicant's prior event experience (1
See attachment #2
If the Applicant conducts similar events elsewhere, please provide details including: where, w
safety issues, and if applicable, why the event left its previous location (150 -word maximum):
N/A
Financial Support Request
Amount of cash requested (do not request fee waivers or in -kind donations):
$225,000 _
Briefly describe how the requested funds will be used.
Event Production
Newport Beach Event Venues
Newport Beach Hotel Expenses
Marketing of Newport Beach & Newport Beach Film Festival
The City's support should represent no more than 25% of the total event
Yes
No
budget. Volunteer hours may not be counted toward the total event budget,
but the value of in -kind goods and services may be counted. Does your
request meet this criterion?
The City's support must be used for the implementation of a special event.
Yes
No
(i.e., event execution, not planning the event.) Does your request meet this
criterion?
The request for City support must include a list of other City entities or
Yes
No
groups (e.g., City Arts Commission, Newport Beach Restaurant
Association Business Improvement District) from which the applicant is
seeking financial support. Are you seeking support from other City
entities?
If you answered yes above, please list the
requested from each:
City Arts Commission- $6000
or groups and the amount of financial support
Attach event budget and mail the completed application to:
City of Newport Beach
City Manager's Office
P.O. Box 1768
Newport Beach, CA 92658 -8915
Or e -mail to mlocey(c�newportbeachco,gov
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS — Friday, March 21, 2014 at 4 p.m.
Attachment #1
Event Description
The Newport Beach Film Festival offers our community the ultimate festival
experience with many social, cultural and professional opportunities. The Festival
features special events including red carpet galas, post screening receptions,
conversations with filmmakers, and industry seminars. The Festival offers attendees
an opportunity to mingle with film industry professionals, avid filmgoers, Hollywood
celebrities and filmmakers from around the globe. In 2015, the Festival will host a
red carpet Gala Opening Night featuring live entertainment and world class cuisine
from Newport Beach restaurants. Each year over 500 filmmakers travel to the
Newport Beach Film Festival and enjoy Newport Beach's hotels, dining, shopping and
recreation.
The Festival partners with several arts organizations, including Orange County Film
Society, Orange County Museum of Art, The Studio at Sage Hill, Peter and Mary Muth
Interpretive Center, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Carnegie Hall, Orange County
Performing Arts Center, Pacific Symphony Orchestra and UC Irvine.
Attachment #2
History of the Newport Beach Film Festival
Since its launch in 2000, the Festival has presented several acclaimed films such as The
Cove, (500) Days of Summer, Project Nim, Waitress, Letters to Juliet, Paprika, Crash, Broken
English, Layer Cake, The illusionist, Emmanuel's Gift, Mad Hot Ballroom, Spellbound, Castle in
the Sky, Born into Brothels..
Each year the Festival presents an array of special programs including: Art, Architecture+
Design Films, Action Sports Films, Music Films, Family Films, Environmental Films, Youth
Films, and Collegiate Showcase. The Festival features nightly special events, including red
carpet galas, post screening receptions, conversations with filmmakers, international spotlights,
industry seminars and retrospectives.
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