Amendment 1 to Agreement with Italian Film Festival, Inc. 202 •3/ a,
AMENDMENT 1
- City of Miami Beach Cultural Affairs Program and Cultural Arts Council
Fiscal Year.2020/21 Cultural Affairs Grant Agreement SUN 1 5 2021
This Amendment No. 1 to the Cultural Affairs Grant Agreement (the"Agreement"), dated
January 8, 2021, by and between the City of Miami Beach, Florida (the "City"), a municipal
corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida, Italian Film
Festival, Inc.,a Florida not-for-profit corporation (the"Grantee") is entered into on this 18th day
of October, 2021.
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RECITALS
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WHEREAS, the City and Grantee executed the Agreement to fund activities during the
City's fiscal year for which the Grant is approved (October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020);
and
WHEREAS, on March 12, 2020 the City of Miami Beach cancelled public gatherings due.
to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in the closure of cultural facilities and
suspension of cultural programming; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement, a written Final Report, which documents the
Grantee's satisfaction of all requirements, is due no later than October 16, 2020; and
WHEREAS,the Parties wish to extend the Grand funding period in order to permit Grantee
to complete the Grant activities.
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and conditions contained herein,
and other good and valuable consideration,the'sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged,the
City and Grantee hereby agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
1. ABOVE RECITALS
The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated as part of this Amendment. •
2. MODIFICATIONS
The Agreement is hereby amended(deleted items struck through and inserted items underlined)
as follows:
a. Article I/Grant Description, bullet point 7 is hereby modified as follows:
Expenditure deadline: September 30, 2024-2022.
b. Article II Grant Description, bullet point 8 is hereby modified as follows:
Final Report deadline: Postmarked or delivered no later than Octobcr 15, 2021.
October 14, 2022.
c. The third paragraph of Section 3 (Budget) of Article II/General Conditions is hereby
modified as follows:
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Line item changes to the Grant Award Budget shall not exceed ten percent (10%) per
category and shall in no even+ exceed the total amount of Grant Funds. Should the Grantee
not be able to fulfill programmatic activities by December 31, 2021, Cultural Affairs staff will
consider allowable expenses to include indirect or general operating costs related to the
operation of the organization. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, amendments to the
itemized Grant Award Budget shall not be permitted without the prior written consent of the
Cultural Affairs Program Manager. Said requests shall be made in writing, detailing and
justifying the need for such changes, in advance of the Project's commencement.
d. Exhibit 1/Project Description is hereby modified as follows:
The 10 films to be showcased have not yet been selected, but all will have been produced in Italy
in 2019 and early 2020 (released during the 12 months preceding the festival). Some will be US
premiers and others East Coast premiers, but none willhave been previously screened for South
Florida Audiences. A list containing-films in consideration is being utilized by the screening
committee and final selection is expected by the end of August 2020.
Any changes to the programming will be approved by Cultural.Affairs staff on a case-by-
case basis. Grantee should make all attempts to reschedule programming or provide
alternative programming solutions, such as live streaming.
3. RATIFICATION
Except as amended herein, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall
remain unchanged and in full force and effect. In the event there is a conflict
between the provisions of this Amendment and the Agreement,the provisions of this
Amendment shall govern.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement this day of
, 2021.
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CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
By:
Alina Hudak, ity anager
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ATTEST:
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Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk 't 26
ITALIAN FILM FESTIVA INC.
BY:
Claudio Di Persia, President and Artistic Director
ATTEST:
Camilla Di Persia
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