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Patrons of Exceptional Artist, Inc. I BEAC City of Miami. Beach Cultural Affairs Program and Cultural Arts Council Fiscal Year 2011/12 Cultural Affairs Grant Agreement This Grant Agreement is entered into this 27th day. of September 2011 between the City of Miami Beach, Florida (the City), and (Grantee). Article I 1 Grant Description 1. Grantee: Patrons of Exceptional Artists, Inc. Grant Contact: Barbara E. Muze Address: 20901 E. Country Club Drive Suite 709 City, State, Zip: Aventura, FL 33180 Phone, fax, e-mail: 305 -345 -7032, 305- 935 -9087, Barbara miamipianofest.com 2. Grant amount: $13,838 50% paid upon execution of this Agreement. Remaining 50% paid upon completion of Project and submission and approval of Final Report. 3: Project description: See Exhibit 1, attached hereto 4. Itemized budget: See Exhibits 2 -A Project Budget and 2 -B Grant Budget, attached hereto 5. Contract execution deadline: November 15, 2011 6. Expenditure deadline: September 30, 2012 7. Project completion date: September 30, 2012 8. Final Report deadline: Must be postmarked or delivered no later than 45 days after Project completion date. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Agreement this _ da U 011. 0 oor Ma errera Bower Mayor Signature Attest: -- STATE OF FLOR DA, COUNTY OF MIAMI - O E (AAA, (r Robert Parcher, City Clerk The foregoing instrumen was qcknowledged before me Grantee's Corporate Seal Here ) this day of At 0 2011, by 8 of .1 1SS , a not - for - profit corporation. He / is personally known to me or has produced as identif ation. GRANTEE: Federal ID #: Signature of Notary Public BY: /?O& Printed Name of Organization's Authorized Representative Notary Name: L�b r= (City Attorney Approval Here) Notary Public, State of Florida APPROVED AS TO FORM LANGUAGE FO ECUTiON' My Commission Expires: a t �. c..4 �,,/' � 44T ,,,,,,, LESLlE MASQTAS � ` V P ��� a- - TTORNEY 1}- "�* "�` Notary Public - State of Florida .. * My Comm. Expires Apr 5, 201 "4 �FOf��o?;� Commission # DD 978893 nn,``` f Article 11 / General Conditions 1. Parties The parties to this Agreement are the Grantee listed in Article 1, and the City of Miami Beach, a municipal corporation organized under the laws of the State of Florida (City). The City has delegated the responsibility of administering this Grant to the City Manager or his authorized designee, who shall be the City's Cultural Affairs Program Manager. 2. Project Description The Grantee may only use the Grant for the purposes that are specifically described in the Project Description, attached hereto as Exhibit No. 1. All expenditures will be subject to the terms of this Agreement, and as specified in the itemized Grant Award Budget, attached hereto as Exhibit 2 -B. A mandatory dollar for dollar ($1 to $1) match is applicable to all Grant programs. Grant applicants must demonstrate this match through cash, other matching grants and /or In -Kind contributions not in excess of 25% of the total cash project budget. Line item changes to said Budget shall not exceed ten percent (10 %) per category, and shall, in no event, exceed the total amount of Grant funds. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, amendments to the itemized Grant Award Budget in Exhibit 2 -13 shall not be permitted without the prior written consent of the Cultural Affairs Program Manager. Said requests shall be made in advance of the project's commencement, in writing, detailing and justifying the need for such changes. 3. Reports This Grant has been awarded with the understanding that the described Project will enhance and develop the City's cultural community. To demonstrate that the Grant is fulfilling, or has fulfilled, its purpose, the Grantee must supply the Cultural Affairs Program Managerwith a written Final Report documenting that the Grantee has fulfilled all requirements. This report must be received by the Cultural Affairs Program Manager within 45 days of the Project's completion date. Grantees completing their Project by the end of the Fiscal Year, or September 30, 2012, must submit their final reports no later than November 15, 2012. New Grant awards will not be released until all Final Reports for previous years' funding are received. 4. Amount of Grant and Payment Schedule The total amount of the Grant is specified in Article 1 -2 (subject to the restrictions therein). In awarding this Grant, the City assumes no obligation to provide financial support of any type whatsoever in excess of the total Grant amount. Cost overruns are the sole responsibility of the . Grantee. - The Grant ¢ funds will onlyibe supplied to the Grantee following the Mayor and City Commission's approval of the award, and execution of this Agreement by the parties hereto. 5. Program Monitoring and'Evaluation The Cultural Affairs Program Manager may monitor and 'conduct an evaluation of the Project under this Grant, which may include, with or without limitation, visits by City representatives to observe the Project, or Grantee's programs, procedures, and operations, or to discuss the Grantee's programs with Grantee's personnel. The Grantee agrees to utilize the standardized Audience Survey adopted by the Cultural Arts Council to obtain specific feedback from program participants. 6. Bank Accounts and Bonding Monies received pursuant to this Agreement shall be kept in accounts in established Miami' - Dade "County banks or "savings and loan associations whose identities shall be disclosed in writing to the Cultural Affairs Program Manager with the identity and title of individuals authorized to withdraw or write checks on Grant funds. 7. Accounting and Financial Review Funded activities must take place within the City's fiscal year for which they are approved (October 1 - September 30).The Grantee shall keep accurate and complete books and records of all receipts and expenditures of Grant funds, in conformance with reasonable accounting standards. These books and records, as well as all documents pertaining to payments received and made in conjunction with this Grant, including, without limitation, vouchers, bills, invoices, receipts and canceled checks, shall be dated within the fiscal year for which they are approved and retained in Miami -Dade County in a secure place and in an orderly fashion by the Grantee for at least two (2) years after the Expenditure Deadline specified in. "Article' 1' -5` These books, records, and documents may be examined by the City, and /or its authorized representatives, at the Gr'antee's offices during regular business hours and upon reasonable notice. Furthermore, the City may, at its expense, audit or have audited, all the financial records of the Grantee, whether not purported to be related to this Grant. 2of9 3 8. Publicity and Credits The Grantee must-include -the City of Miami Beach logo and the following credit Fine in all publications related to this Grant: City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council. Failure to do so may preclude future grant funding from the City in the same manner as if Grantee defaulted under this Agreement, pursuant to Article II -12. 9. Liability and Indemnification The Grantee shall indemnify and hold harmless the City and its officers, employees, agents and contractors, from any and all liability, losses or damages, including attorneys' fees and costs of defense, which the City or its officers, employees, agents and contractors may incur as a result of claims, demands, suits, causes of actions or proceedings of any kind or nature arising out of, relating to, or resulting from the performance if this Agreement by the Grantee or its officers, employees, agents, servants, partners, principals or contractors. Grantee shall pay all claims and losses in connection therewith and shall investigate and defend all claims, suits or actions of any kind or nature in the name of the City, where applicable, including appellate proceedings, and shall pay all costs, judgments, and attorneys' fees which may issue thereon. Grantee expressly understands and agrees that any insurance protection required by this Agreement, or otherwise provided, shall in no way limit its obligation, as set forth herein, to indemnify, hold harmless and defined the City or its officers, employees, agents and contractors as herein provided. If the Grantee is a government entity, this indemnification shall only be to the extent and within the limitations of Section 768.28 Florida Statute, subject to the provisions of that Statute whereby the Grantee entity shall not be held liable to pay a personal injury or property damage claim or judgment by any one person which exceeds the sum of $100,000, or any claim or judgment or portions thereof, which, when totaled with all other claims or judgments paid by the government entity arising out of the same incident or occurrence, exceed the sum of $200,000 from any and all personal injury or property damage claims, liabilities, losses or causes of action which may arise as a result of the negligence of the Grantee entity. 10. Assignment The Grantee shall not be permitted to assign this Grant, and any purported assignment will be void, and shall be treated as an event of default pursuant to Article II -12. 11. Compliance with Laws The Grantee agrees to abide by and be governed by all applicable Federal, State, County and City laws, including but not limited to Miami -Dade County's Conflict Interest and,Code of Ethics Ordinance, as amended, which is incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein, and Chapter 2, Article.VI l .of the ; Miami Beach City..Code, as amended, which is incorporated herein by.reference as -if fully set forth herein. 12. Defau It/Term i nation, Provisions In the event the Grantee shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement, the Cultural Affairs Program Manager may terminate this Agreement and withhold or cancel all or any unpaid installments of the Grant upon giving five (5) calendar days written notice to the Grantee, and the City shall have no further obligation to the Grantee under this. Agreement. Further, in the event of termination, the Grantee shall be required to immediately repay to the'City:ail portions of-the which have been received -by the Grantee, as of the date that the written d,emand. received. In the event that this Grant is terminated, the following provisions will also apply: a. For first -time violations — Grantee shall be required to submit a final,report with documentation of expenditure of all Grant funds already received (first half) up to the termination Additionally, Grantee will be ineligible to apply and /or receive a granfin'the subsequent City fiscal year. However, Grantee will be allowed to apply for grants in future fiscal years. b. For more than first -time violations - Any compliance infractions' beyond first -time violations will be considered by the Cultural Affairs Program Manager, on a case -by -case basis. As part of his consideration; the Cultural Affairs Program Manager shall obtain the recommendation of the Cultural Arts Council, but the final decision as to whether Grantee may be allowed to apply for future grants shall remain within the sole discretion of the City. 3of9 Any uncommitted Grant funds which remain in the possession or underthe control of the Grantee as of the date of the Expenditure. Deadline specified in Article 1 -5 must be returned to the City within fifteen (15) days after the Expenditure Deadline. If such funds have been committed but not expended, the Grantee must request in writing from the Cultural Affairs Program Manager an extension of the Expenditure Deadline which, if approved, shall be for a period not to exceed one (1) year Grant funds which are to be repaid to the City pursuant to this Section are to be repaid upon demand by delivering to the Cultural Affairs Program Manager a certified check for the total amount due, payable to the City of Miami Beach, Florida. These provisions shall not waive or preclude the City from pursuing any other remedies that may be available to it under the law. 13. Indulgence Will Not be Waiver of Breach The indulgence of either party with regard to any breach or failure to perform any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of the provision or any portion of this Agreement either at the time the breach or failure occurs, or at any time throughout the term of this Agreement. 14. Written Notices Any written notices required under this Agreement will be effective when delivered in person or upon the receipt of a certified letter addressed to the Grantee at the address specified in Article 1 -1 of this Agreement, and to the City when addressed as follows: Gary Farmer, Cultural Affairs Program Manager, City of Miami Beach Dept. of Tourism and Cultural Development, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida 33139 -1819. 15. Captions Used in this Agreement Captions, as used in this Agreement, are for convenience of reference only and should not be deemed or construed as in any way limiting or extending the language or provisions to which such captions may refer. 16. Contract Represents Total Agreement This contract, including its special conditions and exhibits, represents the whole and total agreement of the parties. No representations, except those contained within this agreement and its attachments, are to be considered in construing its terms. No modifications or amendments may be made to this Agreement unless made in writing signed by both parties, and approved by appropriate action by the Mayor and City Commission. Article III / Miscellaneous Provisions 17. The Grant awarded herein is the result of an extensive, public review process, which found that the Grantee is performing a public purpose through the programs, projects, and/or services recommendcu f l V support. As such, use of Grant funds for any program component not meeting this condition will be considered a breach of the terms of this Agreement and will allow the City to seek remedies including, but not limited to, those outlined in this Grant Agreement. 18. The Grantee also accepts and agrees to comply with the following Special Conditions: The Grantee hereby agrees that it will comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, handicap, or sex. The Grantee hereby agrees that it will comply with City of Miami Beach Human Rights Ordinance as codified in Sections 62 -31 through 62 -66 of the City Code, and as amended from time to time, prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations on account of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, financial status, or age. The City endorses the clear mandate of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) to remove barriers, which prevents qualified individuals with disabilities from enjoying the same employment opportunities that are available to persons without disabilities. 4of9 d The City also endorses the mandate of;the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Section 504 and prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability and requires that Grant recipients provide equal access and equal opportunity and services without discrimination on the basis of any disability. 19. GOVERNING LAW AND EXCLUSIVE VENUE This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Florida, both substantive and remedial, without regard to principles of conflict of laws. The exclusive venue for any litigation arising out of this Agreement shall be Miami -Dade County, Florida, if in State court, and the U.S. District Court, .Southern District of Florida, if in federal court. BY ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, GRANTOR AND GRANTEE EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS EITHER PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CIVIL LITIGATION RELATED TO, OR ARISING OUT OF, THIS AGREEMENT. -THE REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE IS LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK- 5 of 9 Exhibit 1 / Revised Project Description Organization: Patrons of Exceptional Artists, Inc. Completely describe Project approved by the Grants Panel and in a separate narrative detail all revisions to the Project based upon the City Commission approved award. Please be as specific as possible; name of event, specific dates, venues, times, artists, etc. Use extra page if necessary. Proiect description as approved. by Grants Panel As of the grant deadline, the following programs had beem proposed: MAY 2012 - DISCOVERY SERIES - Miami Beach Thursday, May 17 7 :00 p.m. — Lecture TBA 8:00 p.m. — Joseph Moog (Germany) Friday, May 18 7:00 p.m. - Lecture by Frank Cooper, Research Prof.of Music, Univ. of Miami 8:00 p m. — Nick Van Bloss (England) Saturday, May 19 "Prodigies & Masters of Tomorrow" 2:00 p.m. — 2:00p. m. — Michael Province (Violin) 16 years old; Aristo Sham 15 years old; Simone Porter (violin) 7:00 p.m.- LectureTBA 8:00 p.m. — Fabio Martino (Brazil) Sunday, May 20 7:00 p.m. Lecture TBA 8:00 p.m. Grande Finale - The World Premier of "Guernica" A piano concerto written by Fred Kaufman and commissioned for pianist Kemal Gekic. Project description as revised (if applicable) based upon the City Commission approved award: Changes to projects awarded under the Artistic Disciplines program muststill adhere to the requirement that the work is new or has never before been presented in Miami Beach. The only revision to the project will be a program change for the season grand. finale. Unfortunately, additional funding was not obtained to present the world premier of "Guernica." In place of the this concerto, the Festival will present TWO concert, an afternoon matinee and an evening performance. Five pianists will be featured performing all five Beethoven Symphonies as transcribed for two pianos by Franz Liszt. This program is a classical piano lover's dream and we believe it will be an exciting, accessible and attractive way to conclude the Festival's 15 Anniversary Season. A Season Brochure is attached to document the final programs. 6of9 Exhibit 2 -A: Project Budget I Revised Total Project Budget Name of organization: Patrons of Exceptional Artists, Inc. Date(s) of Project: Attach a -copy of the total Project budget or list cash expenses and cash revenues specifically identified with your program, project or events. Round off a// numbers to the nearest dollar EXPENSES REVENUES CASH IN -KIND CASH IN -KIND Personnel - artistic 5,000 5 Admissions 42,000 Personnel - technical 18,000 Contracted services Personnel - administration 40,000 Tuitions Outside artistic fees /services 40,000 5,000 Corporate support 17,250 20,000 Outside other fees /services 21,000 2,500 Foundation support 8,000 Marketing /Publicity 35,000 10,000 Individual support 70,000 10,000 Space rental 18,000 Government grants Utilities 3,000 Federal Equipment rental 2,000 7,500 State 2,900 Office supplies 2,500 Local 38,000 Other Costs: (Itemize below) Other Contributions (Itemize below) CD /DVDs 5,000 DVD Sales 5,012 Office Space 3,500 Fundraising 4,000 City of Miami Beach Grant Award 13,838 Total cash expenses 197,000 Total cash revenues 197,000 Total in -kind expenses 30,000 Total in -kind revenues 30,000 Total project expenses 227,000 Total project revenues 227,000 CASH & IN -KIND CASH & IN -KIND 7of9 f Exhibit 2 -B: Project Budget 1 Revised Grant Award Budget Name of organization: Patrons of Exceptional Artists, Inc. Date(s) of Project: Grant Award: $13,838 Directions:. Identify and itemize cash expenses to be paid from Grant award funds. Grant awards may only be spent within budget categories declared below. Line item changes to said Budget shall not exceed ten percent (10 %) per category, so long as said expenditures do not exceed the total amount of Grant funds Grant Expenses Personnel — artistic Equipment Rental Personnel — technical Space rental (Performance Related Only) 6,000 Outside artistic fees 4,000 Marketing /Publicity 3,838 Total Other Costs (itemize Below) Printing Description Amount Postage TOTAL (must equal grant award): 13,838 Grant requirements Grant funds must be spent within budget categories agreed upon in grant agreement. All publications associated with City of Miami Beach cultural grant support must include the City of Miami Beach logo and the following byline: "City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council." Allowable Grant Expenditures as Relates to Grant Project: • Artistic and technical fees directly related to the proposed program or event • Production costs related to the proposed program, project or event • Honoraria • Equipment rental and expendable materials • Marketing • Publicity e Equipment rental and personnel necessary to provide program accessibility as mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Grant Use Restrictions (grant funds may not be used towards): 8of9 • Remuneration of City of Miami Beach employees* for any services rendered as part of a project receiving a grant from Cultural Affairs grants programs Administrative salaries or fees "Bricks and mortar" or permanent equipment; unless the purchase price is less than the cost of rental. • City of Miami Beach services (permit fees, off duty police, electricians, insurance, etc.) • Debt reduction o Indirect or general operating costs related to the operation of the organization (Cultural Anchors excluded from this restriction) o Travel or transportation • Insurance Fees (Cultural Anchors excluded from this restriction) • Social /Fundraising events, beauty pageants or sporting events • Hospitality costs including decorations or affiliate personnel with the exception of artists • Cash prizes Lobbying or propaganda materials • Charitable contributions • Events not open to the public; unless the event serves to specifically benefit City of Miami Beach government and has been previously approved as such be the Cultural Affairs Program Manager Required supporting materials for final reports submitted within 45 days upon completion of grant project: • Copies of all receipts, invoices and expenditures of grant monies. CATEGORIZE ALL RECEIPTS, INVOICES AND CANCELLED CHECKS (front and back copies), ETC. ACCORDING TO THE GRANT BUDGET (i.e. - all artists payments, separate from advertising payments). Invoices AND checks must be dated within the 2011 -12 Fiscal Year Proof of logo and credit.line in project publications and advertisements • Proof of performance(s), such as programs, brochures and flyers. - 9 of 9 l � ,.� r .R