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Resolution No. 78511 2 3 4 5 10 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 iry 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 7851 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTING SERVICES BY AND AMONG THE CITY OF VERNON, THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF VERNON AND IVANHOE ENERGY SERVICES & DEVELOPMENT, INC. WHEREAS, the City of Vernon desires to retain the services of a consultant to perform and provide assistance on issues relating to municipal business and economic matters, especially municipal utility and some redevelopment project issues; and WHEREAS, David B. Brearley, a retired former City Attorney of the City of Vernon and Legal Counsel of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon (the "Agency"), founded and manages Ivanhoe Energy Services & Development, Inc. ("Ivanhoe"), which provides consulting services relating to municipal business and economic issues, including matters relating to municipal utility and redevelopment issues; and WHEREAS, on March 16, 1999, the City and Ivanhoe entered into an Agreement for Consulting Services (hereinafter the "Initial Agreement") under which Ivanhoe provided consulting services to the City on municipal business, economic issues and redevelopment issues; and WHEREAS, on October 3, 2000, the City and Ivanhoe entered into an Amendment No. One to the Initial Agreement which extended the term of the Initial Agreement to October 31, 2001; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section IV of the Initial Agreement, on or about August 22, 2001, the City provided Ivanhoe with written notice of its intent to terminate the Initial Agreement; and 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WHEREAS, the Initial Agreement is due to expire on October 31, 2001; and WHEREAS, by letter dated October 11, 2001, Bruce V. Malkenhorst, City Administrator/City Clerk, recommended that the City Administrator be authorized to negotiate further the terms and compensation of an agreement with Ivanhoe; and WHEREAS, the City desires to engage Ivanhoe for the services hereinabove described and to enter into a new agreement that will set forth the terms and conditions of Ivanhoe's engagement. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are true and correct. SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby approves the Agreement for Consulting Services with Ivanhoe Energy Services & Development, Inc. and the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof. SECTION 3: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby authorizes the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute said Agreement for, and on behalf of, the City of Vernon. SECTION 4: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby directs the City Clerk, or his designee, to send one fully executed Agreement to: Ivanhoe Energy Services & Development, Inca Attn. David B. Brearley, President 2440 S. Hacienda Blvd., Suite No. 223 Hacienda Heights, CA 91745 - 2 - 1 SECTION 5: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall 2 certify to the passage of this resolution, and thereupon and 3 thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. 4 APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of October, 2001. 5 6 LEONIS C. MALB G, May r ATTEST: 7- 8 BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3 _ 1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA } 2 } ss COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) 3 4 I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do 5 hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 6 7851, was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at a 7 regular meeting of the City Council duly held on Wednesday, October 17, 8 2001, and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor of the City of 9 Vernon. 10 11 BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk 12 13 (SEAL) 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 - 4 - EXHIBIT 0 EXECUTION COPY AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTING SERVICES BY AND AMONG THE CITY OF VERNON, THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF VERNON AND IVANHOE ENERGY SERVICES & DEVELOPMENT, INC. THIS AGREEMENT FOR CONSULTING SERVICES (the "Agreement") is made, entered into and executed in duplicate originals, either copy of which may be considered and used as the original hereof for all purposes, as of this-17tn day of October, 2001 BY THE CITY OF VERNON (hereinafter referred to as the "City") 4305 Santa Fe Avenue Vernon, CA 90058 AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF VERNON (hereinafter referred to as the "Agency")4305 Santa Fe Avenue Vernon, CA 90058 AND IVANHOE ENERGY SERVICES & DEVELOPMENT, INC. (hereinafter referred to as the "Consultant") 2440 South Hacienda Boulevard *223 Hacienda Heights, CA 91745 D V('T TTT C WHEREAS, David B. Brearley began serving the City as its City Attorney on July 1, 1977; and WHEREAS, David B. Brearley retired as City Attorney of the City effective October 31, 1999, pursuant to the provisions of the Public Employees Retirement System; and WHEREAS, David B. Brearley upon his retirement became subject to the provisions of Government Code Section 21224 which limits his activities so that they shall not exceed 960 hours in any calendar year; and WHEREAS, David B. Brearley has created a Subchapter S Corporation entitled Ivanhoe Energy Services & Development, Inc., incorporated on May 11, 1987; and WHEREAS, David B. Brearley serves as the President and chief consultant in said corporation and provides consulting services related to municipal business and economic issues, including matters related to municipal utility issues; and WHEREAS, on March 16, 1999, the City, the Agency and the Consultant entered into an Agreement for Consulting Services (hereinafter the " Initial Agreement");and WHEREAS, on October 3, 2000, the City, the Agency and the Consultant entered into an Amendment No. One to the Initial Agreement; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section IV of the Initial Agreement, on or about August 22, 2001, the City and the Agency each provided the Consultant with written notice of their intent to terminate the Initial Agreement; and WHEREAS, the City requires Consultant to perform and provide assistance on issues related to municipal business and economic matters and matters particularly related to municipal utility issues; and WHEREAS, the Agency requires Consultant to perform and provide assistance on issues related to the redevelopment project area located in the City; and WHEREAS, Consultant is familiar not only with the issues facing the City's municipal utilities, but also with the details of their operations, as well as issues facing the Agency; and WHEREAS, the City and the Agency desire to engage EPM Consultant for the services hereinabove described and to enter into a new agreement that will set forth the terms and conditions of Consultant's engagement; and WHEREAS, the Consultant represents that he is qualified to perform such service under this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF THE MUTUAL PROMISES, COVENANTS AND CONDITIONS HEREINAFTER SET FORTH, THE PARTIES DO MUTUALLY HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS: I. RETENTION The City and the Agency hereby retain the services of the Consultant upon the terms and conditions set forth herein. II. SCOPE OF SERVICES Consultant shall perform the requested services as directed by the City Administrator of the City. Consultant shall not work more than 35 hours in any calendar month during the term of this Agreement, unless approved in advance by the City. Consultant shall, at the direction of the City Administrator, assist the City's Utilities Department, the City Attorney's office or the Agency in the areas of: A. Municipal utility issues; B. Public works issues related to utilities; C. Legislative issues related to utilities; and D. Any other activities deemed appropriate and reasonable by the City;and E. Redevelopment issues. All assignments undertaken by Consultant are to be approved by the City Administrator the City Attorney before work -3- is commenced to ensure the assignment is consistent with the Consultant's Scope of Services. If requested by the City Administrator or the City Attorney, the results of Consultant's assignments and any recommendations provided to the City or the Agency shall be in writing. III. Public Employees Retirement Limitation The City, the Agency and Consultant acknowledge that this Agreement is subject to the provisions of Government Code Section 21224, which states in its entirety as follows: "A retired person may serve without reinstatement from retirement or loss or interruption of benefits provided by this system upon appointment by the appointing power of a state agency or any other employer either during an emergency to preventstoppageof public business or because the retired employee has skills needed in performing work of limited duration. These appointments shall not exceed a total for all employers of 960 hours in any calendar year, and the rate of pay for the employment shall not be less than the minimum, nor exceed that paid by the employer to other employees performing comparable duties." IV. TERM OF AGREEMENT AND TIME OF PERFORMANCE Consultant's services herewith shall commence on November 1, 2001, and shall terminate on October 31, 2002, unless otherwise terminated or extended. V. COMPENSATION 1. Monthly Fee. The City shall compensate Consultant for Consultant's obligation to provide the services described herein the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) per month payable as provided in Section VI. 2. Medical Insurance. The City shall provide Consultant's President, David B. Brearley, with medical benefits during the term of this Agreement. Such benefits shall include one annual physical. 3. Expenses. In addition, directly related expenses shall be reimbursed at cost. Such expenses may include: non -local telephone calls, delivery, electronic data processing, non -local facsimiles, graphics and printing. 4. Other Expenses. Other expenses may be reimbursed but only if such other expenses have been given advance approval by the City Administrator. Such other expenses may include, but are not limited to, air fares, hotels, motels, video, and promotional material and subcontract charges. VI. METHOD OF PAYMENT 1. The City or the Agency shall pay Consultant the total sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) per month for the obligation to provide the services set forth in the Scope of Services by Consultant's President Mr. Brearley during the term of this Agreement. Such compensation shall be paid on a deferred basis in accordance with the schedule provided for in the attached Exhibit "A" which is incorporated herein as though fully set forth at length. -5- Within thirty- (30) days after the last day of any calendar month in which services have been performed or costs incurred hereunder, Consultant shall submit an invoice to the City stating the amount of time worked by the Consultant during the previous month. The hours spent on an assignment must be reported for the month in which they were actually performed. If Consultant does not work the entire 35 hours in any particular month, Consultant's obligation to work the additional hours, up to the 35-hour total, shall be carried over from month to month, until such obligation is satisfied. Further, if Consultant, after obtaining approval by the City, works more than the 35 hours required in any particular month, Consultant will be allowed to offset the additional amount of time worked against the 35 hour requirement for the next month. VII. CHANGES AND EXTRA SERVICES The City and Consultant may request additional services to be performed by the Consultant. All such requests shall be incorporated in written change orders executed by the City and the Consultant that shall specify the changes requested and the adjustment of compensation and completion time required thereof. Any services added to the scope of this Agreement by a change order shall be consistent with other applicable conditions of this Agreement and shall not cause Consultant's obligation to exceed thirty-five (35) hours per month. VIII. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 1. Access to Confidential Information. The City may provide Consultant with, or allow Consultant access to, certain information not available to the public concerning the Q. City, or businesses located in the City. The information may include company information, taxes, sales, value of assets, or other such information. All such information shall be known as "Confidential Information" and may not be used to circumvent the responsibility of either party to this Agreement. 2. No Disclosure. Except as expressly permitted, Consultant shall not disclose, permit the disclosure.of, release, disseminate, or transfer, whether orally or by any other means, any part of such Confidential Information to any other person or entity, whether corporate, governmental, or individual, without the express prior written consent of an authorized representative of the City. Consultant shall return any written Confidential Information, and all copies made of such items, to the City upon the City's written request, but in any event not later than the date that the Consultant has performed all services to be performed pursuant to this Agreement. Consultant hereby agrees that such Confidential Information and any documents provided may be used by Consultant only as authorized by the City. Consultant shall take reasonable measures to avoid any disclosure of any such Confidential Information to any unauthorized person. 3. Court Ordered Disclosure. Consultant shall immediately notify the City of any court order or subpoena requiring disclosure of Confidential Information, and shall cooperate with City Attorney in the appeal or challenge of any such order or subpoena. Recipient may only disclose Confidential Information required to be disclosed pursuant to court order or subpoena after the City has exhausted any lawful and timely appeal or challenge. -7- 4. Remedies. In addition to any other remedies that it may have at law or in equity, the City shall be entitled to apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary and/or permanent injunction against any breach or threatened breach of the Confidential Information provisions of this Agreement. Consultant acknowledges that in case of such breach or threatened breach of said provisions, the City would have no other adequate remedy at law. IX. CONFLICT OF INTEREST In the event that a potential conflict should arise between the interests of the City and the interests of any other client of the Consultant, during the Consultant's performance of services under this Agreement, the Consultant shall notify the City of the potential conflict. Notice of the existence of a potential conflict of interest shall be given in writing to the City within ten (10) days of the perceived conflict. The conflict of interest letter shall specify when the potential conflict arose, the identity of the other party(ies) and the facts, which give rise to the potential conflict. In the event that a potential conflict of interest is deemed by the City to be an actual conflict of interest, the City may, at its discretion, terminate this Agreement immediately. X. GENERAL PROVISIONS 1. Independent Contractor. At all times during the term of this Agreement, the Consultant shall be an independent contractor and shall not be an employee of the City. The City shall have the right to control the consultant only insofar as the results of the Consultant's services rendered pursuant to this Agreement; however, the City shall not have the right to control the means by which the Consultant accomplishes services rendered pursuant to the Agreement except to the extent that such services involve the use of City property or Confidential Information. 2. Disputes. Any disputes that may arise under this Agreement, if unresolved after 90 days, shall be presented to an arbitrator to be mutually selected by the parties, or appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction. Costs for the arbitration shall be borne by the party deemed to be liable. 3. Consultant Not Agent. Except as the City may specify in writing the Consultant, shall have no authority, express or implied, to act on behalf of the City in any capacity whatsoever as an agent. The Consultant shall have no authority, expressed or implied, pursuant to this Agreement to bind the City to any obligation whatsoever. 4. Validity. The validity, interpretation and performance of this Agreement shall be controlled and construed under the laws of the State of California. 5. Products of Consulting. All products of consulting services shall become the property of the City and shall be delivered to the City before the end of the performance of this Agreement. 6. Assignment Prohibited. No party to this Agreement may assign any right or obligation pursuant to this Agreement except with the express written consent of the other party. Any other attempted or purported assignment of any right or obligation pursuant to this Agreement shall be void and of no effect. 7. Termination. The City or Consultant may terminate this Agreement by providing the other party with thirty- (30) days written notice. Consultant shall be entitled to the compensation earned by him prior to the date of the termination notice, computed pro rata up to and including that date, plus compensation for work performed during the thirty -day notice period and authorized in the termination notice. 8. Notices. Notices to the parties unless otherwise requested in writing shall be sent to: CITY: THE CITY OF VERNON ATTN: BRUCE V. MALKENHORST CITY ADMINISTRATOR 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE VERNON, CA 90058-0805 AGENCY THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF VERNON ATTN: BRUCE V. MALKENHORST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE VERNON, CA 90058-0805 CONSULTANT: IVANHOE ENERGY SERVICES & DEVELOPMENT, INC. ATTN: DAVID B. BREARLEY PRESIDENT 2440 SOUTH HACIENDA BOULEVARD, #223 HACIENDA HEIGHTS, CA 91745 Any such notices, demand, invoice and written communications shall be (i)hand delivered, (ii) sent by facsimile and mail, or (iii) sent by mail. Mail shall be conclusively deemed to have been received by the addressee five (5) days after the deposit thereof in the United States mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed as noted above. XI. ENTIRE AGREEMENT This Agreement supersedes any and all other agreements, either oral or in writing, between the parties with respect to the Bitola subject matters herein. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no representations have been made by any party which are not embodied herein and that no other agreement, statement or promise not contained in this Agreement shall be valid and binding. Any modifications of this Agreement will be effective only if it is in writing and signed by the parties hereto. XII. BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT This Agreement shall bind and benefit the parties hereto and their heirs and successors. XIII. GOVERNING LAW This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City and the Consultant have executed this Agreement as of the date first hereinabove set forth. THE CITY OF VERNON BY: LEONIS C. MALBURG, Mayor ATTEST: BY: BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: BY: EDUARDO OLIVO, City Attorney -11- �' ., t THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF VERNON BY: LEONIS C. MALBURG, Chairman ATTEST: BY: BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: BY: EDUARDO OLIVO, Legal Counsel IVANHOE ENERGY SERVICES & DEVELOPMENT, INC. BY: DAVID B. BREARLEY, President -12- EXHIBIT FAW EXHIBIT A 1. $10,000 NOVEMBER 2001 2. $10,000 DECEMBER 2001 3. $10,000 JANUARY 2002 4. $10,000 FEBRUARY 2002 5. $10,000 MARCH 2O02 6. $10,000 APRIL 2002 7. $10,000 MAY 2002 8. $10,000 JUNE 2002 9. $10,000 JULY 2002 10. $10,000 AUGUST 2002 11. $10,000 SEPTEMBER 2002 12. $10,000 OCTOBER 2002 la pay $5,000 - July 15, 2002 lb pay $5,000 - August 15, 2002 2a pay $5,000 - September 15, 2002 2b pay $5,000 - October 15 2002 3a pay $5,000 - November 15, 2002 3b pay $5,000 - December 15, 2002 4a pay $5,000 - January 15, 2003 4b pay $5,000 - February 15, 2003 5a pay $5,000 - March 15, 2003 5b pay $5,000 - April 15, 2003 6a pay $5,000 - May 15, 2003 6b pay $5,000 - June 15, 2003 7a pay $5,000 - July 15, 2003 7b pay $5,000 - August 15, 2003 8a pay $5,000 - September 15, 2003 8b pay $5,000 - October 15, 2003 9a pay $5,000 - November 15, 2003 9b pay $5,000 - December 15, 2003 10a pay $5,000 - January 15, 2004 10b pay $5,000 - February 15, 2004 11a pay $5,000 - March 15, 2004 11b pay $5,000 - April 15, 2004 12a pay $5,000 - May 15, 2004 12b pay $5,000 - June 15, 2004