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Amendment No. 1 to the Concession Agreement with Boucher Brothers Miami Beach 21 & 46 St., LLC do is-- ...”/ AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE CONCESSION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF.MIAMI BEACH AND BOUCHER BROTHERS MIAMI BEACH 21 &46 ST, LLC DATED DECEMBER 17, 2015 This Amendment No. 1 is made and entered into this day of ' , 2016, by and between the CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, a municipal corpor tion having its principal office at 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139 ("City"), and BOUCHER BROTHERS MIAMI BEACH 21 & 46 ST, LLC, a limited liability company of the State of Florida, with offices at 420 Lincoln Road, Suite 265, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139 ("Concessionaire"), and hereby amends the Concession Agreement between City and Concessionaire dated December 17, 2015 ("Concession Agreement") as follows: RECITALS WHEREAS, on October 14, 2015, the Mayor and City Commission adopted Resolution No. 2015-29166, approving the award of RFP 2015-205WG for the management and operation of concession stands and beachfront concessions located east of Collins Avenue Near 21st and 46th Street to Concessionaire, and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a concession agreement upon conclusion of negotiations; and WHEREAS, the Concession Agreement was executed on December 17, 2015; and WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Concession Agreement to clarify certain terms and conditions contained therein; and WHEREAS, capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, the City and Concessionaire hereby amend the Concession Agreement as follows: 1. Section 12.4 of the Concession Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 12.4. Force Majeure. Neither party shall be obligated to perform hereunder and neither party shall be deemed to be in default if performance is prevented by: << a. fire which renders at least thirty percent (30%) of the Concessionaire's cumulative facilities and equipment unusable and which is not caused by the negligence of Concessionaire; b. earthquake; hurricane; flood; act of God; direct act of terrorism; or civil commotion occurring on the Concession Area(s) or during or in connection with any event or other matter or condition of like nature; c. beach erosion significant enough that, in the determination of the City, does not allow for the setup of beach equipment; or d. any law, ordinance, rule, regulation or order of any public or military authority stemming from the existence of economic or energy controls, hostilities, or war(in any such event, "an event of Force Majeure"). Concessionaire acknowledges that City shall have no obligation to undertake any beach re-nourishment efforts to restore the footprint of the Beachfront Concession Areas in the event of Force Majeure. The parties further acknowledge that Concessionaire's obligations and benefits hereunder may be negatively affected by an event of Force Majeure. Accordingly, upon the occurrence of an event of Force Majeure that renders a given Concession Area unusable for more than thirty (30) consecutive days during a contract year, and provided further that Concessionaire's MG payment to the City for that contract year is greater than the applicable PG, then the City Manager, in his or her sole discretion, may extend the Term of this Agreement with respect to the affected Concession Area for a reasonable period of time corresponding to the period of interruption related to the Force Majeure event, subject to Concessionaire's agreement as to any extension of the Term. Concessionaire agrees to use its reasonable efforts to recommence business operations as soon as feasible following an event of Force Majeure, and shall keep the City apprised of the status thereof. 2. Section 3.5.1 of the Concession Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 3.5.1. The final design approval from the City's Planning Department for Concessionaire's dispensing facilities and storage facilities is attached hereto in Amended Exhibit 3.5.1. City acknowledges and agrees that, prior to having obtained such final design approval, Concessionaire's set up for dispensing facilities and storage facilities was consistent with the Concession design standards set forth in Addendum 2 of the RFP. a. The location of facilities must also be approved by the City Manager or his/her designee, and shall be designated within Concessionaire's approved site plan (as referenced in Exhibit 3.1.3). b. Once approved by the City, Concessionaire shall not deviate from or change the type, design, and/or location of its proposed dispensing or storage facilities without the prior written consent of the City Manager or his/her designee. 3. Section 3.2.1 of the Concession Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 3.2.1. Concessionaire shall be permitted to sell and serve, within the Concession Areas, pre-cooked, prepared, and/or prepackaged foods and non-alcoholic beverages, such as those set forth in the attached Exhibit 3.1, in accordance with all applicable codes, regulations and laws concerning the sale of food items to the public. (a) Cooking of food items shall not be allowed at the Beachfront Concession Areas identified in Section 2.1.2 and 2.2.2 of the Agreement, provided, however, that pre-cooked, prepared and/or pre-packaged food items may be sold and served within the Beachfront Concession Areas. (b) The heating of pre-cooked, prepared and/or pre-packaged foods shall be permitted at the Concession Buildings identified in Section 2.1.1 and 2.2.1. For purposes of this Agreement, "heating" means the use of appliances of 120 volts or less to create an increase in temperature to warm a pre-cooked, prepared or pre-packaged food item, including but not limited to microwaves, hot dog warmers or other warmers, panini grills, small pizza ovens, or similar appliances that may be operated safely in accordance with all applicable code requirements and within the parameters of the physical infrastructure of the Concession Buildings. (c) The City herein approves the types of food and beverages, and prices for same, as set forth in Exhibit 3.1. Any amendments to Exhibit 3.1, whether as to type of food and beverages to be sold, or as to changes in prices for same, must be approved, in writing, by the City Manager or his/her designee prior to such changes being implemented within the Concession Area(s) (and, if approved, an updated Exhibit 3.1 will be incorporated into this Agreement). All non-alcoholic beverage products shall be in compliance with the City's Coca Cola Agreement dated January 12, 2012, during the term of such agreement. 4. Section 3.2.2 and Exhibit 3.2.2 are hereby deleted in their entirety. 5. Section 3.2.7 of the Concession Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 3.2.7. In addition to Concessionaire's general maintenance obligations for the Concession Areas, as set forth in Section 10 hereof, all food and beverage dispensing facilities, and the immediately surrounding 50-foot areas, shall at all times be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner. All food and beverage dispensing facilities within the Concession Buildings where heating of food occurs shall be properly cleaned, and Concessionaire shall ensure that products used to heat or serve food are properly disposed of. At least one supervisory employee must possess a Food Service Management Certification issued by a County Public Health Department in Florida. In addition, each food and beverage dispensing facility must be licensed by the Florida Department of Business Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants, the Department of Agriculture, and as may further be required by State law and/or by corresponding agencies. • 6. Section 10.6 of the Concession Agreement is hereby modified as follows: 10.6. No Dangerous Materials. Concessionaire agrees not to use or permit the storage in the Concession Areas of gasoline, fuel oils, diesel, illuminating oils, oil lamps, combustible powered electricity producing generators, turpentine, benzene, naphtha, propane, natural gas, or other similar substances, combustible materials, or explosives of any kind, or any substance or thing prohibited in the standard policies of fire insurance companies in the State of Florida. Any such substances or materials found within the Concession Areas shall be immediately removed. This subsection shall not apply to any substances permitted by the City's Rules and Regulations for Beachfront Concession Operations, as same may be amended from time to time; provided the use and storage of such substances comply with such Rules and Regulations. Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of this Agreement, Concessionaire, shall indemnify and hold City harmless from any loss, damage, cost, or expense of the City, including, without limitation, reasonable attorney's fees, incurred as a result of, arising from, or connected with the placement by Concessionaire of any "hazardous substance" or "petroleum products" on, under, in or upon the Concession Areas, as those terms are defined by applicable Federal and State Statute, or any environmental rules and environmental regulations promulgated thereunder. The provisions of this Subsection 10.5 shall survive the termination or earlier expiration of this Agreement. The City shall provide Concessionaire written notice of any indemnifiable claim arising under this Subsection 10.5 incurred by the City, including with such notice all documentation relating thereto, and the Concessionaire shall retain counsel to defend any such demand, claim or lawsuit. Thereafter, the City shall be permitted to participate in such defense at its own expense. 7. Exhibit 6 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and substituted with the Amended Exhibit"6" attached hereto. 8. Exhibit 3.1.1 of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and substituted with Amended Exhibit 3.1.1. 9. Section 6 of the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: Section 6. Inspection and Audit. Concessionaire shall maintain financial records pertaining to its operations pursuant to this Agreement for a period of three (3) years after the conclusion of any Agreement year, and such records shall be open and available to the City Manager or his/her designee, as deemed necessary by the City Manager or his/her designee, but shall not be subject to photocopying without the Concessionaire's prior consent. Concessionaire shall maintain all such records at its principal office, currently located at 1451 Ocean Drive, Suite 205, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139. If moved to another location outside of the City of Miami Beach, all such records shall be relocated, at Concessionaire's expense, to a location in Miami Beach, within ten (10) days' written notice from the City Manager or his/her designee. The City Manager or his/her designee shall be entitled to audit (but shall not be subject to photocopying without the Concessionaire's prior consent), Concessionaire's records pertaining to its operations pursuant to this Agreement as often as it deems reasonably necessary throughout the Term of this Agreement, and three (3) times within the three (3) year period following termination of this Agreement, regardless of whether such termination results from the natural expiration of the Term or for any other reason. The City shall be responsible for paying all costs associated with such audits, unless the audit(s) reveals a deficiency of five percent (5%) or more in Concessionaire's statement of Gross Receipts for any year or years audited, in which case the Concessionaire shall pay to the City, within thirty (30) days of the audit being deemed final (as specified below), the out-of-pocket cost of such audit and a sum equal to the amount of the deficiency revealed by the audit, plus interest at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum from the date payment was otherwise due with respect to such deficiency; provided, however, the audit shall not be deemed final until Concessionaire has received the audit and has had a reasonable opportunity to review the audit and discuss the audit with the City. These audits are in addition to periodic audits by the City of Resort Tax collections and payments, which are performed separately. Nothing contained within this Section shall preclude the City's audit rights for Resort Tax collection purposes. Concessionaire shall submit at the end of each Agreement year, an annual statement of Gross Receipts, in a form consistent with Amended Exhibit 6. Additionally, such statement shall be accompanied by a report from an independent CPA firm which shall perform certain agreed upon procedures, as described in the attached Amended.Exhibit 6. It is Concessionaire's intent to stay informed of comments and suggestions by the City regarding Concessionaire's performance under the Agreement. Within thirty (30) days after the end of each Agreement year, Concessionaire and the City Manager or his/her designee may meet to review Concessionaire's performance under this Agreement for the previous Agreement year. At the meeting, Concessionaire and City may discuss quality, operational, maintenance and any other issues regarding Concessionaire's performance under this Agreement. 10. The City and Concessionaire acknowledge that, among other things, the City's award of this Agreement to Concessionaire is currently the subject of a challenge in the case styled M&M Beach Concessions, Inc. v. City of Miami Beach, Florida and Boucher Brothers 21st and 46t" Street, LLC, Case No. 2015-024855-CA-01, currently pending in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County (the "Litigation"). The Concessionaire hereby expressly acknowledges that the City shall have no liability whatsoever to Concessionaire for any matter arising out of or related to the Litigation, or the matters that are the subject of the Litigation. 11. No Further Modifications. Except as provided in this Amendment No. 2, the Agreement remains unmodified and in full force and effect. All references to the Agreement in the Agreement or in any other document referencing the Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the Agreement as amended hereby. (REMAINDER OF PAGE LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK) • IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment 1 has been executed by the parties hereto as of the day and year first above written. ATTEST: CITY OF MIAMI': r ;'FLORIDA / i Rafa .!=do, -• ,ierk Philip ,� , a` �,e tI , 2016. BOUCHER BROTHERS MIAMI BE °CH 21 &46ST, LLC //e/ Corpo to Secretary Nam- ,' d Title of Signatory PeIeR,Y 130'4 GC-f e k Jameb Aog4cLsr /1701411 n /l4mb,e' APPROVED AS TO FORM&LANGUAGE &FOR EXECUTION ac { airoagrier pip zits A dd t.wh,,b,A 3.C. 1 n cri- ('g toGc . .. .441011 .4,-hsok.. ! � Wk/A,, kt, ; d `10 . 411111Mtaimia-mmumnim,...imfor 1,1/m/Of :p, r ,,,,„„, _ _ ,. , pr-.-- . , Ilititivi 401i/Aii4D 11111' 1 - c#,TECT- _ r _ iiii- , , . . _ .: 141 A4.00,1, iiiiir JHk _ 3//iii/42 mg! . „.:• „J....4... :1.7r.'tiffs _, , . i ... . .. . ,rniammip , .. - ,..,.. ,..._ ... , ., .. . -„...„.._ __. _. - 4 4 :,..1. 5 `Y: , Ia x -.S ; �, . 'NV)( 111LVPiii ,2 ,,„ �. L o (IN tt� a T e��� '9a cra J•(Ci'�d •� a t` �� OAi Ob. L III ••.4`</i.,OO • G ,(ite, mob 0J j k), / a O�Qoz �4 a A:, • +y c Cii n e-lvz) ' '4S OZ Ct lb 1 V CC 0 k-,&- sZ_ . rT, iI II 1 • .v:,. W IND -...re4to a N -1__A.-- ---b- 61.1 .A11111.1, '''. 0 i*= .....4r!.... - e en CC2 II `� -v/44 Jai, i �d 1 1 • I .I1TEII 4 co • I 1 1 {I ' i • Arv.tea EXHIBIT 6 (page 1 of 3) City of Miami Beach Boucher Brothers Miami Beach 21 &46 St, LLC Agreed-Upon Procedures 1) Inquire of management and obtain and review documentation on the nature of the company's business and the factors that affect sales. Inquire about and document any major changes made during the period. a) Review procedures for recording sales for all sources of beachfront rental income. b) Obtain the operating policies and procedures from the concessionaire. c) Interview key company representatives to determine procedures used. d) Observe the utilization and effectiveness of the procedures through quarterly site visits to beach concession locations. 2) Test to determine that the concessionaire maintained proper internal controls and documentation to support the reported gross receipts figure for each open and dosed section. a) Document the procedures, if any, for determining how sections are recorded as open and closed. b) For months, test manual Open and Closed Sections sheet to Daily Rental sheets for days to determine if for sections opened revenues are recorded and that for closed sections, proper supervisory approval is evidenced. Agree earned revenue to entries on master Consolidated Sales schedule. c) Determine that all daily rental sheets have been accounted for. d) Verify the notations of "Inclement weather" or "special events" for days in which the revenues are unusually low. e) Document the findings. 3) Obtain a Consolidated Sales schedule for the year ended, prepared in conformity with the concession agreement between the City of Miami Beach and Boucher Brothers Miami Beach 21 & 46 St, dated December 17th, 2015. Recalculate concession fees for the period based on sales per the schedule and the terms of the concession agreement. 4) Review the concession agreement(s) and inquire about major changes, if any; in the definition of which sales are included and excluded from the Consolidated Sales schedule. 5) Perform an analytical test of sales by obtaining a schedule summarizing sales by revenue type (i.e. food and beverage, water sports, etc.) Analyze this schedule and critically evaluate explanations for significant variations that are unusual in amount or nature. 6) Obtain or prepare a reconciliation of total sales recorded in the general ledger for the period to the Consolidated Sales schedule provided to the City of Miami Beach. Also, obtain or prepare an analysis of sales summarized by revenue type. Perform the following procedures: a)Test the analysis by selecting a few categories, and compare the amounts shown with those recorded in the sales schedule. Document the items selected for testing. Agree the sales schedule balances to the general ledger. b)Review the analysis, and identify any unusual trends or variations within the period or the prior period. • EXHIBIT 6 (page 2 of 3) c)Obtain sound business reasons for large or unusual variations in the amounts included in the analysis. 7) Scan the accounting records for large and unusual transactions, review evidence and document any findings. 8) Perform a test of sales completeness by applying the.following procedures: a)Using safes documentation or daily cash register recaps, select 1 (one) day per month throughout the year, including weekdays and weekends. Document the items selected for testing.The sales documentation or daily cash register recaps should include original sales documents(including cash sales and credit card sales),credit memos, etc. b)Agree the summary information on the daily cash register recap or daily collection sheet to the supporting documents (which maybe sales tickets, cash register tape, etc.). Determine that details are appropriately reflected Gn the summary and that all collection sheets have been accounted for. c)Agree the amounts on the daily cash register recaps to proper recording in the sates schedule and general ledger,as appropriate. d)Determine that proper accounting treatment has been applied to these sales transactions. e)Agree deposits per the daily register recap to the daily collection sheets and ultimately to the bank statement. f) Agree sundries to supporting inventory sales sheets. g)Test the propriety of the numerical sequence of the executed water sports agreements/wavers. h)Agree revenues from equipment rentals to Daily Sheets. Check for proper sign- off approval by attendant and supervisor. i) Agree daily deposits to daily, revenue sheets and bank statements. j) Foot and cross foot selected months of Consolidated Sates schedule and other linked spreadsheets to verify their accuracy. k)Compare total sales for selected months to sales tax returns filed with the applicable taxing jurisdictions. 9) Verify that the concessionaire's rental payments were remitted timely in adherence to the dates designated by the City 10)Review, the products and prices charged by the concessionaire and his sub-concessionaire to determine if the City Manager or his designee has approved them a)Obtain pricing from site visits to beach locations. b)Compare prices to agreement terms. Recalculate any increase to determine if it falls with the limits of the agreement. c)Determine if the city has authorized any price increases and verify if the Company has the authorization in its files. 11)Verify the status of operations in both 21st Street and the 46t"Street Concession Areas. a)Conduct site visit to determine the level of operations. b)Review provided documents to determine the period of activity. c)Discuss and document any variances with Boucher Brothers Management for explanation. EXHIBIT 6 (page 3 of 3) 12) Verify that the sub concessionaire has timely paid all resort taxes to the City's Finance Department and ensure the correct calculation of resort tax due. 13) Review the records maintained of all secret shoppers and determine: a)The shoppers'results and corresponding actions taken by management. b)That all locations (including Monty's kiosks) were periodically covered by secret shoppers. c)The frequency and timing of the shoppers on a quarterly basis. d)That all revenues were recorded in the Consolidated Sales schedule. 14)Determine and document how management verifies which Monty's kiosks were open in a particular day. a)Agree food and beverage sales to sub concessionaire reports. Agree amounts sold to daily inventory sheets. b)Using sales documentation or daily cash registers recaps, select one day per month throughout the year, including weekdays and weekends. Document the items selected for testing. The sales documentation or daily cash register recaps should include original sales documents(including cash sales and credit card sales), credit memos, etc. c)Agree the summary information on the daily cash register recap or daily collection sheet to the supporting documents (which maybe sales tickets, cash register tape, etc.). Determine that details are appropriately reflected on the summary and that all collection sheets have been accounted for. d)Agree the amounts on the daily cash register recaps to proper recording in the sales schedule and general ledger,as appropriate. e)Verify the notations of "inclement weather" or "special events" for days in which the revenues are usually low. f) Select days and ensure that both the attendant and a supervisor sign-off on the applicable daily inventory sheet attesting to the accuracy of the beginning and ending Inventory counts as well as any other inventory charges for the day. g)For the days selected above, ensure that the ending inventory agrees to the next day's opening inventory. Document any discrepancies. h)Review management's periodic reconciliations of the food and beverage revenues performed by analyzing the inventory reports and cash register tapes. Document any discrepancies and management follow-up. • Pn„.eAdk Q Exhibit 3.1.1 Inventory (Up to the following levels) Quantity-by Area Totals Date Acquired Condition Beach Equipment 21st Street 46th Street Standard Lounge Chair 225 100 325 12/01/2015 new Luxury Lounges 400 100 500 12/01/2015 new Umbrella 300 100 400 12/01/2015 new Cabana 60 20 80 12/01/2015 new Luxury Lounge Bed 30 10 40 12/01/2015 new Conversion Factors 1 Daybed=1 Cabana w/2 chairs=2.85 Chairs w/Umbrella