2010-27309 ResoRESOLUTION NO. 2010-27309
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING ALL MATERIAL AND
SUBSTANTIVE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY
AND THE SUPERLATIVE GROUP (TSG), AS THE SUCCESSFUL
PROPOSER PURSUANT TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) NO.
06-04/05, FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PHASE II OF A MUNICIPAL
MARKETING PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND
CITY ATTORNEY (OR THEIR RESPECTIVE DESIGNEES) TO FINALIZE
THE AGREEMENT, BASED ON THE TERMS IN THE ATTACHED TERM
SHEET; AND, SHOULD THE CITY AND TSG SUCCESSFULLY
NEGOTIATE AND FINALIZE SAID AGREEMENT, AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE FINAL AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS, municipal marketing provides a mechanism for a municipality to generate
revenues or resources through partnerships with business entities at no cost to the
municipality; and
WHEREAS, these partnerships provide mutual benefits to the municipality and to the
business entity through the co-identification with, and promotion of, the partnership
between the two brands; and
WHEREAS, the City of Miami Beach has a recognized and desirable "brand" that
provides a marketing opportunity for the City; and
WHEREAS, certain business entities have been and would be desirous of partnering
with the City in an effort to co-identify with the City's brand; and
WHEREAS, on February 23, 2005, the City Commission approved the issuance of a
competitive selection process to contract with an entity that specialized in municipal
marketing, to assist the City in developing a municipal marketing program; and
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2007, the City entered into an agreement for $39,000 (plus
expenses) with The Superlative Group (TSG), for Phase I of a municipal marketing
program; specifically, for the development of an Asset and Valuation Inventory, a
Strategic Planning Document, and a Policy Document; and
WHEREAS, TSG has completed the Phase I deliverables; and
WHEREAS, the Phase I deliverables reflect potential revenue opportunities for the City,
and provide for a mechanism to implement a municipal marketing program that is
responsive to the City's needs, while protecting the City's unique and historic character;
and
WHEREAS, Phase II of the municipal marketing program involves contracting with a
consultant for the solicitation, negotiation, and implementation of the program, including,
without limitation, soliciting and entering into municipal marketing agreements with
business entities; and
WHEREAS, the Phase I Agreement with TSG allowed for the City, at its sole option, to
engage TSG for Phase II of the municipal marketing program; and
WHEREAS, TSG is an industry leader in the development and implementation of
municipal marketing programs; and
APPROVED AS TQ
FORM & LANGUAGE
WHEREAS, the City Administration recommends proceeding with TSG to provide the
aforestated Phase II services; and
WHEREAS, the City has negotiated the attached Term Sheet with TSG, which
contemplates entering into an agreement with TSG for an initial term of three (3) years,
with two (2) one year renewal options, at the City's discretion; and
WHEREAS, TSG's compensation under the Agreement would be on a commission
basis; accordingly, the City would pay TSG $49,500, as a reimbursable draw on future
commissions, plus a maximum of $15,000 in other expenses, for TSG to implement
Phase II of a municipal marketing program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, that the Mayor and City Commission
hereby approve all material and substantive terms of the Agreement between the City
and The Superlative Group (TSG), as the successful proposer pursuant to Request For
Proposals. (RFP) No. 06-04/05, for the implementation of Phase II of a municipal
marketing program; authorizing the City Manager and City Attorney (or their respective
designees) to finalize the Agreement, based on the terms in the attached Term Sheet;
and, should the City and TSG successfully negotiate and finalize said Agreement,
authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the final Agreement.
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS ~ DAY OF J ~h~yrc 10.
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CITY CLERK MAYOR
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Condensed Title:
A Resolution Of The Mayor And City Commission Approving All Material And Substantive Terms Of The
Agreement Between The City And. The Superlative Group (TSG), As The Successful Proposer Pursuant To
Request For Proposals (RFP) No. 06-04/05, For The Implementation Of Phase II Of A Municipal Marketing
Program; Further Authorizing The Mayor And City Clerk To Execute The Final Agreement; Said Agreement
Having An Initial Term Of Three (3) Years, With Two (2) One-Year Renewals, To Be Exercised At The City's Sole
Option And Discretion.
Key Intended Outcome Supported:
Maximize Miami Beach as a destination brand; improve City's overall financial health/maintain overall bond rating
Supporting Data (Surveys, Environmental Scan, etc
Approximately 40% of retail businesses surveyed rank Miami Beach as one of the best places to do business; 61%
would recommend Miami Beach as a place to do business;
Issue:
Should the City Commission approve the agreement with The Superlative Group for Phase II of a municipal marketing
program to generate revenues for the City from sponsorship and partnership opportunities?
Item Summa /Recommendation;
In 2005, the City issued RFP NO. 06-04/05 for the purpose of implementing a municipal marketing program. Municipal
Marketing, or corporate sponsorship, is designed to "link complimentary corporate brands for mutual benefit." For cities, this
represents an opportunity to generate non-tax revenues, to provide services or goods at no cost to residents, and to provide
promotional opportunity for the City that may attract residents, businesses or visitors. For business partners, the benefit is
typically some form of advertising, public relations or visible recognition, with an end goal of further promoting their brand.
Developing and implementing a successful municipal marketing program requires inventorying City assets, determining the
sponsorship marketing value of the assets, developing sponsorship management policy, the actual marketing of the assets
and negotiating sponsorship contracts. As such, the City determined that professional assistance was desirable and issued
an RFP for services to be broken down into two phases: Phase I -Development of Asset Inventory/valuation, Policy
Document and Strategic Plan; and Phase II -identification, marketing and negotiation of sponsorships/partnerships. The City
retained the right to use the entity contracted to produce Phase I for the Phase II work. A final agreement was executed with
The Superlative Group (TSG) on March 22, 2007, for Phase 1 of the program. TSG provided the three deliverables in Phase 1
to the City. The deliverables were presented to the Finance and Citywide Projects Committee, who subsequently directed staff
to negotiate an agreement with TSG for Phase II work. The proposed agreement provides for a commission system. However,
the City negotiated a tiered commission, as well as a "draw versus commission" in lieu of a retainer fee. The draw is
reimbursed to the City from commissions earned. As negotiated, TSG would receive up to $5,500 per month for up to nine (9)
months of draw versus commission. In addition, TSG would receive up to $15,000 in reimbursable expenses associated with
the marketing of the sponsorship/partnership agreements. The City of Miami Beach enjoys a positive brand image that is
attractive to a variety of potential sponsors. While municipal marketing programs provide revenue enhancement opportunities
for the City, it is recognized that whatever municipal marketing opportunity is pursued by the City needs to be compatible with
the City's goals and expectations. It is recommended that the Mayor and Commission approve the proposed resolution to
proceed with Phase 2 of the municipal marketing program, and approve the proposed agreement with The Superlative Group,
for the terms and conditions set forth in the attached RFP.
Advlso Board Recommendation:
Finance and Cit ide Projects Committee June 25, 2009, November 17, 2009
Financial Information:
Source of Amount Account
Funds: ~ $64,500 FY10 General Fund Operating Contingency Account # 011-9975-000356
2
O I Total $64,500 $49,500 is a recoverable draw against commission that will reimburse
Acct. 011-9975-000356
Financial Impact Summary:
The municipal marketing program is designed to generate revenues to the City, or provide savings through cost
avoidance. The otential revenues are not known at this time, but are ex ected to exceed the consultant costs.
Ci Clerk's Office Le islative Trackin
Hilda M. Fernandez/Mariu Emmons
Sian-Offs:
Department Director ( Assistant City Manager City Manager
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City of Miami Beath, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139, www.miamibeachfl.aov
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
ro: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Co fission
FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, City Manager
DATE: January 13, 2010
sU~1ECr: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION APPROVING ALL MATERIAL
AND SUBSTANTIVE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE
SUPERLATIVE GROUP (TSG), AS THE SUCCESSFUL PROPOSER PURSUANT TO
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) NO. 06-04/05, FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
PHASE II OF A MUNICIPAL MARKETING PROGRAM; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE THE FINAL AGREEMENT; SAID AGREEMENT
HAVING AN INITIAL TERM OF THREE (3) YEARS, WITH TWO (2) ONE-YEAR
RENEWALS, TO BE EXERCISED AT THE CITY'S SOLE OPTION AND DISCRETION.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the resolution.
BACKGROUND:
Municipal Marketing, or corporate sponsorship, is designed to "link complimentary corporate brands for
mutual benefit."For cities, this represents an opportunity to generate non-tax revenues, to provide services or
goods at no cost to residents, and to provide promotional opportunity for the City that may attract residents,
businesses or visitors. For business partners, the benefit is typically some form of advertising, public relations
or visible recognition, with an end goal of further promoting their brand. While the business gains financially
by marketing advantage and/or customer loyalty enhancement, the advantage to the City is primarily
financial. Businesses will pay the City for the ability to use or link with our City image and identity, especially
as our City enjoys an excellent public image and is considered a strong "brand." Miami Beach is especially
well positioned to implement this now well-established model for generating additional revenue.
The suggestion that that City implement a municipal marketing program was first introduced by the Parks and
Recreation Programs Blue Ribbon Citizen's Committee as a mechanism to assist in funding program costs
for our Parks Department. The City established a Development Coordinator position whose primary
responsibility was to identify potential advertising and sponsorship opportunities. The Development
Coordinator subsequently researched current successful municipal marketing consultant practices; reviewed
other local government municipal marketing programs; formed and led a City of Miami Beach municipal
marketing evaluation team; interviewed several leading national municipal marketing; and determined that
the City of Miami Beach had significant potential for success through a professionally structured and
managed municipal marketing program.
Developing and implementing a successful municipal marketing program requires inventorying City assets,
determining the sponsorship marketing value of the assets, developing sponsorship management policy, the
actual marketing of the assets and negotiating sponsorship contracts. As such, the City determined that
professional assistance was desirable and issued an RFP for services.
A competitive (RFP) process was issued in 2004 and the City received proposals from a variety of
consultants proposing to assist the City of Miami Beach with the development and implementation of a
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municipal marketing program pursuant to Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 66-02/03. The municipal
marketing. program was intended to broadly market the City of Miami Beach and to attract revenues to the
City of Miami Beach by allowing sponsoring entities to identify with the City. However, due to a bid challenge
and subsequent investigation, no action was taken at that time. On February 23, 2005, the Commission
approved the issuance of a second competitive process (RFP NO. 06-04/05) for the Development and
Implementation of a Citywide Corporate Marketing and Sponsorship Program. Four responses were received
for that competitive process, with the Commission selecting IMG, an industry leader in municipal marketing.
In particular, IMG had supported municipal marketing plans in several U.S. Cities. The Commission further
approved that if we were unable to negotiate an agreement with IMG, then we were authorized to negotiate
with the second ranked proposer, The Superlative Group.
The proposed agreement was to be divided into two phases (as described in the RFP):
1. Phase I: Conducting an inventory of existing and prospective tangible and non-tangible marketing assets;
2) Developing a comprehensive sponsorship policy; and 3) Developing a strategic plan for marketing
assets.
2. Phase II: At its sole discretion, the City could elect to:
• Terminate the corporate sponsorship program; or,
• Continue the program with the marketing of inventoried and valued assets with the vendor that
performed work outlined in Phase I, paying earned commissions to the vendor through that process;
or,
• Continue the program through issuance of an RFP for a new vendor to market the inventoried assets,
paying earned commissions to the new vendor through that process.
This Phase II work would consist of marketing the City's assets, to include developing sample rights
packages for the marketplace; assisting in the evaluation and development of sponsorship RFP's; identifying
corporate sponsors; preparing reports and presentations on the City's municipal marketing program, as
directed by the City; assisting in contract negotiations; and providing advice in implementing/managing
sponsorships. The decision to enter into Phase I I work, or to proceed to implement the sponsorship program,
and with which consultant, is solely that of the City Commission.
IMG proposed a fee structure that provided a monthly fee of $20,000 per month for the first 12 months of the
relationship (plus approved expenses), and a 20% sales commission on all amounts generated for the City;
this included a credit to the City of up to 50% of any fees received against the commissions generated if they
were selected for Phase 2. After several months of discussions, the City negotiated a fee of $60,000 plus
expenses. However, in February 2006, IMG notified the City that they would not be continuing their
negotiations and would not execute their agreement with the City, as they were reconsidering the continued
participation in municipal marketing programs at that time.
Following consultation with the City Attorney's Office, and as approved by the Commission action, staff
began negotiations with the second-ranked proposer, The Superlative Group, for Phase 1 of the program. A
final agreement was executed effective March 22, 2007 for a contract amount of $39,000 (plus expenses) to
provide the three deliverables in Phase 1. TSG is a privately held corporation headquartered in Cleveland,
Ohio, with offices in Cincinnati, Detroit and Miami. This full service marketing, consulting and sales
corporation was established in January, 1994, and they have a long history of working with entities to create
mutually beneficial tie-ins to attractive events, places and personalities. Their clients include large
corporations, professional sports teams, city and county governments, sports and entertainment
properties/venues and colleges and universities. Current government partners include the Greater Cleveland
RTA, Chicago Parks and Sedwick, Kansas.
In consultation with the City's Development Coordinator, The Superlative Group developed a strategy for the
compilation of the information for an Asset Inventory and Valuation Report, one of three deliverables in
Phase I. This process entailed interviewing City Departments, conducting site visits to assess potential
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sponsorship opportunities within the City and researching potential values and marketability of the assets
based on comparable opportunities, and the current market. Subsequently, The Superlative Group was to
complete the second and third deliverables, the Strategic Plan and the Policy Document. The Asset
Inventory and Valuation Report was completed in late 2007 and required revisions and updates to reflect
new opportunities. In early 2008, it was concluded that all three deliverables should be completed for
presentation to the City Commission concurrently. The remaining deliverables were subsequently provided
for review. The departure of the Development Coordinator (the contract administrator for this project) resulted
in an unanticipated delay in completing the internal review of the documents. The deliverables were
presented to the Finance and Citywide Committee at their June, 2009 meeting. It was requested that staff
return with additional information, including a proposal for terms for an agreement with The Superlative
Group for Phase II. Staff subsequently provided additional information to the Committee in November, and
received direction to bring proposed terms of an agreement to the Commission for consideration.
The three deliverables produced by TSG, and previously provided to the Commission, include the following:
1. Asset Inventory and Valuation Reaort. This report provides an explanation of the municipal marketing
approach, municipal marketing opportunities, successful examples of municipal marketing and a matrix of
assets identified throughout the City for potential sponsorship opportunities. The matrix provides a broad look
at the types of assets owned by the City that may provide a value to a sponsor; these may be facilities,
programs or events, or other intangibles. A brief description of each asset is given, as well as a description of
the rights available, a value rating and an estimate of the level of difficulty in "selling" that asset. In some
instances where no benchmarks may exist, it is difficult to assess a value for an asset. In other cases,
sufficient information was not available at the time the report was completed to assess a value. The matrix
also includes a listing of other assets or sponsorships the assets can be packaged with to maximize interest
and value. In most cases, the value provided anticipates that the sponsorship includes a "package" of
opportunities for the sponsor. It should be noted that although naming rights typically present the highest
return, they are also typically the most difficult to negotiate, and may not be the priority of the City for
aesthetic or other reasons.
2. Strategic Plan: This report uses the information from the Asset Inventory and Valuation Report to provide a
recommended plan for the implementation of the municipal marketing plan. This Strategic Plan is a working
plan that will incorporate the comments and suggestions of the Commission and other input, but presents the
framework for the implementation of the program.
3. Policy Document: This deliverable was intended to outline the general policies to be considered in the
implementation of a municipal marketing program. Much like the Strategic Plan, it is intended to provide an
outline of suggested policies for the consideration of the City Commission based on typical municipal
marketing programs, but reflecting our typical processes. It is expected that the document will be further
amended following review and input by the Commission. It should be noted that community input and
feedback is important in the implementation of the municipal marketing program, as this ensures an
understanding of the program's goals and how they compliment.
In unison, the three documents provide the City with documents that will assist the City in developing and
implementing a municipal marketing program, and form the framework for the anticipated second phase of
the program -the identification, negotiation and contracting of municipal marketing partners.
CURRENT/INTERNAL CORPORATE MARKETING EFFORTS:
An effective corporate marketing program involves market research and review of existing City assets to
ascertain a value to the business. This "value" may be in the form of name recognition, association or access
to possible "clients." The City has engaged in sponsorship efforts for events such as Sleepless municipal
marketing was the agreement with Izod/PVH for the provision of uniforms for our Ocean Rescue, Pool
Lifeguard, Fire Rescue and Golf Club personnel. This agreement provided uniforms at no cost to the City. In
exchange, Izod was provided the ability to identify itself as "the official outfitter" of these departments, and
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place their logo (with city approval of location and size) on the products they provided at no cost. No cash
commitment was made by the corporation, and the marketing element of the program never fully
materialized. The City is in the final year of deliverables and Izod has advised us that they will not be
pursuing renewal. The identification of a replacement provider would be a priority under the municipal
marketing program.
PROPOSED STRUCTURE OF A MUNICIPAL MARKETING PROGRAM:
Should the City Commission decide to proceed with the implementation of a municipal marketing program
(Phase 2), it is proposed that an agreement with a professional municipal marketing company be considered
to assist the City in identifying and pursuing municipal marketing opportunities with partners that include
national and/or international brands. The City employee's responsibility is to act as contract monitor for the
program. However, it is our expectation that the City employee will continue to pursue these smaller-scale
municipal marketing opportunities to assist with "one-off' events (grand openings, special events, etc.),
advertising off-sets (such as the pooper scooper bags), and other opportunities generated or solicited to
offset programming or other City hard costs. While it is anticipated that the contracted municipal marketing
company shall serve as the primary City representative in pursuing the more lucrative municipal marketing
opportunities, the City occasionally receives unsolicited expressions of interest from organizations or
corporations interested in partnering with the City. The City will assess the opportunity and may decide
whether to pursue the partnership in-house, or whether to request the assistance of the City's municipal
marketing company. In those instances when the City pursues the partnership directly, there is no payment
or other consideration provided to the municipal marketing company. It is important to note that these
opportunities are likely to be less lucrative than the types of opportunities typically pursued and developed by
municipal marketing companies.
As previously noted, the City contracted with The Superlative Group to provide the services in Phase I of the
Municipal Marketing program. In light of the potential for revenues, as well as brand recognition for the City,
at this time it is recommended that the City consider pursuing implementation of Phase 2 with The
Superlative Group, as provided for in the RFP.
Staff researched typical contractual terms for municipal marketing programs, including models for
commissions on agreements secured. Terms were negotiated with The Superlative Group for Phase 2 based
on research on other similar agreements. These terms, delineated in AttachmentA, include a "draw versus
commission" model that provides a payment to the company during the development of potential prospects,
but that is recoverable by the City from any commissions resulting from agreements with corporate entities.
This "draw" model has become more common in recent years, although models with direct, fixed retainers
also currently exist. The draws are intended to cover the municipal marketing staffs investment in
researching and negotiating potential municipal marketing partners for the City, especially as there is no
guarantee that the City will ultimately approve any municipal marketing partnership presented by them for the
City's consideration. In addition, this draw covers the cost of staff assisting in the development, review, etc.
process relating to any competitive process that may be used for the selection of a municipal marketing
partner, as well as their assistance in negotiating terms and in assisting staff with the development of
subsequent agreements. The proposed source of the draw is the General Fund Contingency, which would
then be reimbursed from TSG's commissions.
The attached also reflects a tiered commission model that reduces the percentage of commission that can
be earned based on the value of the municipal marketing agreement. It should be noted that most typical
municipal marketing agreements have a flat commission structure. The commission structure includes a
percentage for new revenue opportunities, as well as for budgeted cost avoidance opportunities. Budgeted
cost avoidance measures mean those items previously included in the City's annual adopted budget. This
commission would be paid if and only if the City would have purchased these items from another source
outside of the scope of the agreement. The City has no obligation to pay commissions where the benefits are
of a non-cash nature, including but not limited to the provision of property or services to the City, when such
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property or services are either not currently provided or purchased by the City. A commission is also provided
for renewal terms (one renewal period). As previously noted, the City retains the right to enter into
negotiations directly with any business entity that approaches the City; no commission would be paid to TSG
unless their assistance is requested. A separate line item allocation is provided for reimbursable expenses.
These expenses are typically travel, and TSG will follow the City's travel policies and standards utilizing a
reimbursement model. This amount is capped as indicated and will be monitored by staff.
TARGETED INITIATIVES/BENCHMARKS
At the November Finance and Citywide Projects Committee, it was requested that TSG provide a proposed
list of targeted opportunities. Attached, please find information provided by TSG last summer relating to initial
opportunities they intend to pursue, which include opportunities identified in the Asset Inventory and
Valuation document (Attachment B). This was a very conservative list of possible revenues, and it will be
further expanded by other short- term and long-term opportunities as they are researched following contract
approval, as they may present themselves, or in response to requests by the City to pursue specific expense-
offset/revenue-enhancing opportunities. For example, a significant cost avoidance priority is the identification
of a replacement sponsor as our official outfitter of our Ocean Rescue, Pool Lifeguards, Fire Rescue, as
Izod/PVH's agreement with the City is expiring, and they have advised us they will not be renewing.
Recent municipal marketing opportunities provide a sense of potential partnerships, such as San Diego's
partnership with Pepsi ("Official Provider of Cold Drink Vending Machines, $6.6 million/12 yr agreement),
Verizon (Official Wireless Partner, $2.5 million/10 year agreement), and General Motors (Official vehicle
partner, 34 vehicles/two years); and Long Beach's partnership with Coca Cola (Official Beverage, $3
million/10 year agreement). As you may have seen in this week's Miami Herald, Florida International
University just approved afive-year agreement with Pepsi as the official beverage of the University, with a
value described as being a "multi-million dollar" deal (Attachment C). Similar to the San Diego and Long
Beach agreements, these partnerships not only include revenues, but also other in-kind supports and
benefits.
NEXT STEPS
Should the Committee approve the implementation of Phase 2 with The Superlative Group, and approve the
proposed agreement, it is anticipated that the following steps would occur:
1) Identification of top product/sponsorshipcategorles and priorities (This includes both short-term and long-
term prospects
2) Development of municipal marketing materials
3) Development of competitive processes (as may be appropriate); assistance in negotiating packages
4) Presentation of prospective municipal marketing partners for the City's consideration.
Appropriate community vetting to ensure understanding of the goals of specific targeted efforts will occur as
opportunities are being developed to address any concerns. TSG will assist staff in determining what, if any,
City ordinances may require amendment to accomplish some of the goals or particular municipal marketing
strategies. These proposed amendments would, of course, follow the typical commission review and
approval process.
CONCLUSION:
The City of Miami Beach enjoys a positive brand image that is attractive to a variety of potential sponsors.
The City has engaged in municipal marketing in a number of occasions, with the most recent example the
Izod sponsorship agreement that provided free uniforms to our Ocean Rescue, Pool Lifeguards, Fire Rescue
and Miami Beach Golf Club personnel, at no cost to the City. However, we believe opportunities exist to
pursue sponsorship partnerships to offset existing operational costs for the City, and/or generate new
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revenue. We also believe such a program can be implemented in a manner that is sensitive to concerns
regarding commercialization, especially in our historic city/districts.
While municipal marketing programs provide revenue enhancement opportunities for the City, it is
recognized that whatever municipal marketing opportunity is pursued by the City needs to be compatible with
the City's goals and expectations. There are many different opportunities for municipal marketing
partnerships beyond naming rights, including opportunities that have the added benefit of assisting in the
marketing of our destination. It is recommended that the Mayor and Commission approve the proposed
resolution to proceed with Phase 2 of the municipal marketing program, and approve the proposed
agreement with The Superlative Group, for the terms and conditions set forth in the attached, as provided for
in the RFP.
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TERM SHEET
THE SUPERLATIVE GROUP, INC. TSG MUNICIPAL MARKETING AGREEMENT
1. Term Three (3) year initial term.
Two 2 one 1 ear renewal o tions, at Cit 's sole discretion.
2. Fee Initial Draw: TSG would be compensated based on "draws" against
commissions, up to $49,500 for the first nine (9) months of the Agreement.
Draws would be paid on a monthly basis of $5,500 per month.
Commission Structure: For cumulative gross revenues secured for the City
during the term of the Agreement:
15% commission on $0-$250,000 in gross revenues (GR) to City
12% commission on $250,001-$500,000 in GR to City.
10% commission on $500,001-$1,000,000 in GR to City.
6% commission on $1,000,000+ in GR to City
Additionally:
7% commission on Renewals (% of GR; for first renewal only)
35% commission on licensing agreements (to include monitoring)
10% Commission on budgeted cost avoidance
Reimbursable expenses: capped at $15,000; subject to City approval and
consistent with City policies.
Additional draws and Reimbursable Expenses may be negotiated only after the
City has recovered 100% of initial draw and 100% of the actual costs of any
reimbursable expenses. The decision to proceed with additional draws and/or
reimbursable expense allocations shall be solely at the City's discretion.
Additional Services: The City may, at its option, negotiate a commission
structure on a case-by-case basis should the City wish to request the
assistance of TSG with any municipal marketing agreement the City currently
has in place, or negotiates directly with a potential sponsor for an opportunity
identified b the Cit inde endent of TSG.
3. Targeted Initiatives 1) Develop and present within 90 days of Agreement execution a list of
and benchmarks corporate prospects (local, regional, national and/or international) to pursue,
both short term (12 T 18 months) and long term (18-36 months), and develop a
marketing and sales plan for these prospects
2) Develop, in cooperation with the City's Communications staff, marketing
materials (within 90 days of Agreement execution)
3) Assist the City in the development of competitive solicitation (i.e. RFP, RFQ,
ITB) for soliciting and securing corporate partnerships, as may be appropriate
for each type of municipal marketing opportunity. This would include marketing
the opportunity to potential partners, and assisting the City in the evaluation of
proposals received.
4) Assist the City in negotiating the municipal marketing partnership agreement
terms with selected partners, and in the development of the municipal
marketing partnership agreement document.
5) Develop a plan for managing the fulfillment obligations for each successful
munici al marketin a reement.
4. Termination For cause and for convenience.
provisions TSG shall not receive any direct compensation or financial interest from any
business entity AGENT solicits (or presents to CITY) to enter into an
agreement with the CITY.
Under no circumstances shall CITY be liable to TSG or an third art claimin
b or throu h TSG for copse uential dama es or lost rofits.
5. Sales After Terms Should TSG be in negotiations with a potential sponsor during CITY contract
expiration, non-renewal or in default, the CITY will be allowed to follow up on
endin contacts/cor orates onsors.
6. Naming Rights and City reserves sole right of approval over all naming and sponsorship
S onsorshi s o ortunities.
7. Ownership of All writings, documents or information produced by the consultant pursuant to
Documents the rovision of the a reement is the exclusive ro ert of the Cit .
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~TT~CHMENT B
Superlative
The Superlative Group, Inc. Fernandez
Hilda M
1267 West 9'h Street I Suite 200
Cleveland, Ohio 44113 .
Assistant City Manager
Miami Beach
Phone: 216.592.9400 170o Convention Center Drive
Fax: 216.592.9405 Miami Beach, Florida 33139
info@superlatiueg-•aup.com August 1g, 2009
www. superlativegroup.com
Dear Hilda,
Mariu Emmons has requested a general forecast for the sales phase of the Miami
Beach Municipal Marketing Program.
We understand that due to the downturn in the economy and the declining real
estate tax base, Miami Beach needs to raise funds to maintain city services.
Superlative is happy to submit the following estimate realizing that we have not
officially set a list of priorities with the City.
In order to calculate revenues we have taken one item from each section of the Asset
Inventory and Valuation report. Each item is assigned a range of value we would
expect to raise with an educated guess on the lengths of the contract based on our
experience selling similar sponsorships.
Price Sponsorship
Range Term Average
Parks and Recreation Department
Athletic Fields 25-75K 5 years 45K
Cultural Affairs
Colony Theater Presenting to-4oK 5 years 2gK
Public Works -Vehicle Inventory
"Official Truck" of Miami Beach 3o-6oK 5 years 45K
Parking Department
Pay Stations 5-15K 3 years 1oK
Other Available Inveantories
Soft Drink Beverage Vending: "Official" 25-
Partner looK/year to years 5~K
Licensing Revenue of Branded "Official
Product of South Beach" looK 3 years 1ooK
Total**:
~282,ooo/annually
** Does not include % of licensed apparel on other products.
In addition, we believe that we could, over the course of the next i2 months, set up a
Licensing/Sponsorship in a swimsuit or sunscreen category which could be an
extremely lucrative venture for Miami Beach.
Please let me know your thoughts.
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ATTACHMENT C
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY f
FIU signs 5-year Pepsi
BY LUISA.YANEZ~
lyanez@Miami Herald.com
Florida International University
.has reached an agreement with the
Pepsi Bottling .Group that will make
its signature soft drink the universi-
ty's official beverage.
That means only Pepsi and its
other products will be sold at FIU.
Pepsi is replacing Coca-Cola.
The new five-year agreement,
renewable for up to nine years, is
described as being a multimillion-
dollar deal
"We believe'Pepsi will be a good
agreement
partner of FIU for many years to
come," said Assistant Vice President
for Business Services Jeff Krablin,
who oversaw the bidding process
and helped negotiate the contract,
according to a news release issued
Monday by FIU.
As the university's official bever-
age partner, Pepsi will also sponsor
,FIU's athletic program, said Paula
Hopkins, regional sales director at
Pepsi.
That includes Pepsi signage at all
FIU athletic facilities, exclusive bev-
erage marketing rights for alluniver-
sity athletic programs and cross=pro-
motional-opportunities on www.fius-
ports.com.
Another valuable element of the
agreement.is Pepsi's support for the
university's green initiatives.
' 'Pepsi will help to promote new
energy efficient vending machines
on all FIU campuses.
"Environmental sustainability is
something we take very seriously at
FIIJ," said KrAblin. "PBG is a partner
who shares .that commitment, .and
we look forwazd to working with
them to improve .our community."