Miami Choral Society
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City of Miami Beach and Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council
Fiscal Year 2004/2005 Cultural Affairs Grant Agreement
This Grant Agreement is entered into this 26 day of October
Miami Beach, Florida, (the City), and Miami Choral Society (Grantee).
, 2004, between the City of
Article II Grant Description
1.
Grantee:
Address
City, State, Zip
Phone, fax, e-mail
Miami Choral Society
1533 Sunset Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33143
(305) 662-7494, (305) 662-7494, miamichor@aol.com
2. Grant amount: $9800 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 and 2-B, attached hereto
5. Contract deadline: November 5, 2004
6. Expenditure deadline: September 30, 2005
7. Project completion date: June 30. 2005
8. Final Report deadline: Must be postmarked or delivered no later than 45 days after Project
completion date. 11./1. MnJ IZ#l-
HEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement this ~ day of o..l.~,. ,2004.
Attest: ltitw t P cuLL
Robert Parcher, City Clerk
STATE OF FLORIDA, COUNTY OF MIAMI- DADE
APPROVED A TO
FORM & LANG AGE
& FOR EXECU ION
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me
this~day of October 2004, by
Timothy A. Sharp of
Grantee's Cor orate Seal Here
Miami Choral Society . a not-for-profit
corporation. ~/She is personally known to me or has
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GRANTEE: Miami Choral Society
FederallD #: 23-72508] ]
BY: Timothy A. Sharp
Printed Name of Organization's Authorized Representative
Signature~( Q~
Notary Name: Beatriz Jimcol
Notary Public, State of Florida
My Commission Expires:
Article III General Conditions
1. Parties: The parties to this Agreement are the Grantee listed in Article I, 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 toJhe City's Cultural Affairs Program Manager or his designee.
2. Proiect 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 2-8. 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. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, amendments to the itemized
Budget in Exhibit 2-B shall not be permitted without the prior written consent ofJhe Cultural Affairs Program
Manager or his designee. Said requests shall be made in advance, 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 Manager or his designee with a written final report
documenting that the Grantee has fulfilled all requirements. This report is to be received by the Cultural Affairs
Program Manager or his designee within 45 days of the Project's completion date. Grantees completing their
Project by Fiscal Year End, September 30, 2005, must submit their final reports no later than November 15,
2005.
4. Amount of Grant and Payment Schedule: The total amount of the Grant is specified in Article 1-2 (subject
to the restrictions in Article 1-2). By making this Grant, the City assumes no obligation to provide financial
support of any type whatever in excess of the total Grant amount. Cost overruns are the sole responsibility of the
Grantee. The Grant funds will be supplied to the Grantee subsequent to the Mayor and City Commission's
approval of the award.
5. Proqram Monitorinq and Evaluation: The Cultural Affairs Program Manager or his designee may monitor
and conduct an evaluation of operations and the Project under this Grant, which may include visits by City
representatives to observe the Project or Grantee's programs, procedures, and operations, or to discuss the
Grantee's programs with the Grantee's personnel.
6. Bank Accounts and Bondinq: 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 or his designee with the identity and title of individuals
authorized to withdraw or write checks on Grant funds.
7. Accountinq and Financial Review: The Grantee must 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, such as vouchers, bills, invoices, receipts and canceled checks, shall be 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 Cultural Affairs
Program Manager or his designee or his designee at the Grantee's offices during regular business hours and
upon reasonable notice. Furthermore, the Cultural Affairs Program Manager or his designee may, at the City's
expense, audit or have audited, upon reasonable notice, all the financial records of the Grantee, whether or not
purported to be related to this Grant.
8. Publicitv and Credits: The Grantee must include the City of Miami Beach logo and the following
credit line 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 11-12.
9. Liabilitvand Indemnification: The Grantee shall indemnify and hold harmless the City and its officers,
employees, agents and instruments from any and all liability, losses or damages, including attorneys' fees and
costs of defense, which the City or its officers, employees, agents and instrumentalities 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 employees, agents, servants, partners,
principals or subcontractors. 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 the responsibility to indemnify, keep and save harmless and defined
the City or its officers, employees, agents and instrumentalities 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 anyone 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. Assiqnment: The Grantee is not permitted to assign this Grant, and any purported assignment will be
void, and shall be treated as an event of default pursuant to Article 11-12.
11. Comoliance 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 of Interest and Code of
Ethics Ordinance, as amended, which is incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein, and Chapter
2, Article VII of the Miami Beach City Code, as amended, which is incorporated herein by reference as iffully set
forth herein.
12. DefaulUTermination Provisions: In the eventthe Grantee shall fail to materially conform with any of the
provisions ofthis Agreement, the Cultural Affairs Program Manager or his designee may 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 a breach of
any term or condition of this Agreement, upon five (5) calendar days written demand by the Cultural Affairs
Program Manager or his designee, the Grantee shall repay to the City all portions of the Grant which have been
received by the Grantee, but which have not actually been disbursed by the Grantee as of the date that the
written demand is received. In the event that this Grant is cancelled or the Grantee is requested to repay Grant
funds because of a breach of this Agreement, the Grantee will not be eligible to apply to the City for another
Grant for a one year period commencing on the date the Grantee is notified in writing of the breach of this
Agreement.
The Grantee will be liable to reimburse the City for all unauthorized expenditures discovered after the
expiration of the Grant period. The Grantee will also be liable to reimburse the City for all lost or stolen Grant
funds.
Any uncommitted Grant funds which remain in the possession or under the 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 or his designee 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 by delivering to
the Cultural Affairs Program Manager or his designee a certified check for the total amount due, payable to the
City of Miami Beach, Florida.
These provisions do not waive or preclude the City from pursuing any other remedies that may be
available to it under the law.
13. Indulqence 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 of the breach of 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: Grisette Roque Marcos,
Interim Director, Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach,
Florida 33139-1819.
15. Captions Used in this Aqreement: 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 Aqreement: 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 1111 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 services recommended for support.
As such, use of these 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 Ordinance No. 92-2824, as
amended from time to time, prohibiting discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations on
account of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, handicap, marital 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.
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.
Exhibit 1/ Revised Project Description
Organization: Miami Choral Society
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Completely describe Project approved by the Grants Panel and in a .separate nan:ative 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.
The Miami Children's Chorus, through its project "Sing! Sing! Sing!", will present two full-length
concerts and one community sing-along in the City of Miami Beach during the 2004-2005 season.
The first concert by the MCC titled, "United We Stand", will take place on Friday, November 12,2004
at 7:00 PM at St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church. This performance will feature an evening of folk
songs, patriotic music and classical music exemplifying the many cultures residing in and visiting the
City of Miami Beach. The second concert titled, "Rejoice in the Spirit", will showcase the MCC
Advanced Chorus singing spirituals, gospel, and classical music to lift your spirits. African drumming
will be a part of this festive evening. This concert will take place on Friday, April 29, 2005 at 7:00 PM
at St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church. Joining the MCC music staff will be local musicians hired by the
organization for these presentations.
ALL TOGETHER NOW - a free community sing-along - is a project initiated by the Miami
Children's Chorus to help get South Horida singing. Begun in October of 1997, it is the MCC response
to a call put out by MENC-The National Association for Music Education. The Miami Children's
Chorus supports their mission and is itself commited to providing positive musical experiences for
children. The Miami Beach presentation will take place on Saturday, February 26,2005 at the Miami
City Ballet School.
All Together Now has two main objectives:
1) Promote community singing by school age children and adults all across Miami-Dade County.
2) Promote the preservation of songs that reflect our multi-cultural heritage.
For each presentation MCC uses the songbook "Get America Singing...Again!" We believe that
through singing, we can offer a vehicle by which the community can gain a deeper understanding and
appreciation of its diversity. This will be the fourth consecutive year of presenting this project in the
City of Miami Beach.
MCC Artistic Personnel Involved
Timothy A. Sharp, Music Director · Cynthia A. Kohanek, Assistant Music Director
Alan Ngim, Principal Accompanist · Grigorios Zamparas, Accompanist
MCC Advanced, Intermediate and Beginning Chorus - (One choir serves as host at each location.)
Time and Location
Saturday, February 26, 2005
Miami City Ballet
2200 Liberty A venue
Miami Beach 33139
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
REVISED PROJECT DESCRIPTION - ATTACHMENT
Organization:
Miami Choral Society. Inc.
Project Title: Sing! Sing! Sing!
The following narrative describes the MCC project based upon the grant award received from the
City of Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council and the City of Miami Beach. The major revisions to
the project will be in marketing. The substance of the project as described in the original application
remains the same.
The Miami Children's Chorus, through its project "Sing! Sing! Sing!", will present two full-length
concerts and one community sing-along in the City of Miami Beach during the 2004-2005 season.
The first concert by the MCC titled, "United We Stand", will take place on Friday, November 12,
2004 at 7:00 PM at St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church. This performance will feature an evening of
folk songs, patriotic music and classical music exemplifying the many cultures residing in and
visiting the City of Miami Beach. The second concert titled, "Rejoice in the Spirit" , will showcase
the MCC Advanced Chorus singing spirituals, gospel, and classical music to lift your spirits.
African drumming will be a part of this festive evening. This concert will take place on Friday,
April 29, 2005 at 7:00 PM at St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church. Joining the MCC music staff will
be local musicians hired by the organization for these presentations.
ALL TOGETHER NOW - a free community sing-along - is a project initiated by the Miami
Children's Chorus to help get South Horida singing. Begun in October of 1997, it is the MCC
response to a call put out by MENC-The National Association for Music Education. The Miami
Children's Chorus supports their mission and is itself commited to providing positive musical
experiences for children. The Miami Beach presentation will take place on Saturday, February 26,
2005 at the Miami City Ballet School.
All Together Now has two main objectives:
1) Promote community singing by school age children and adults all across Miami-Dade County.
2) Promote the preservation of songs that reflect our multi-cultural heritage.
For each presentation MCC uses the songbook "Get America Singing...Again!" We believe that
through singing, we can offer a vehicle by which the community can gain a deeper understanding
and appreciation of its diversity. This will be the fourth consecutive year of presenting this project
in the City of Miami Beach.
MCC Artistic Personnel Involved
Timothy A. Sharp, Music Director · Cynthia A. Kohanek, Assistant Music Director
Alan Ngim, Principal Accompanist · Grigorios Zamparas, Accompanist
MCC Advanced, Intermediate and Beginning Chorus - (One choir serves as host at each location.)
Time and Location
Saturday, February 26, 2005
Miami City Ballet
2200 Liberty A venue
Miami Beach 33139
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Exhibit 2-A: Project Budget I Revised Total Project Budget
Name of organization: Miami Choral Society
Project Title: Sing! Sing! Sing!
Date(s) of Project: October 1,2004 - June 30,2005
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 all numbers to the
nearest dollar.
EXPENSES REVENUES
Cash In-Kind Cash In-Kind
Personnel - artistic 7,929 -0- Admissions -0- -0-
Personnel - technical 400 -0- Contracted services 2.000 ~o-
Personnel - administration 4,147 -0- Tuitions 7.000 -0-
Outside artistic fees/services 6,825 -0- Corporate support 3 .500 3275
Outside other fees/services 2,750 -0- Foundation support 4.000 -0-
Marketing/Publicity 7,727 725 Individual support 2228 140
Space rental 2,148 1,900 Government grants 8 .500 -0-
Travel 800 -0- Federal -0- -0-
Utilities 480 -0- State 500 -0-
Equipment rental 450 -0-
Office supplies 600 -0-
Insurance/Security 950 -0-
Other Costs: (Itemize below) Other Contributions (Itemize below)
Music 800 200
Piano Tuning 70 140
Postage 650 -0-
Uniforms 802 450
Grant award $9800
Total cash expenses 37,528 Total cash revenues 37,528
Total in-kind expenses 3,415 Total in-kind revenues 3,415
Total project expenses 40,943 Total project revenues 40,943
(cash + in-kind) (cash + in-kind)
Exhibit 2-B: Project Budget I Revised Grant Award Budget
Name of organization: Miami Choral Society
Project Title:
Sing! Sing! Sing!
Date(s) of Project:
October 1,2004 - June 30,2005
Directions: Identify and itemize cash expenses to be paid from Grant 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
3,600 Marketing/Publicity 1 ,500
500 Space rental -0-
-0- Travel (local only) 500
3,500 Outside other fees -0-
(itemize below)
Personnel - administrative
Personnel - technical
Outside artistic fees
Other costs
(Itemize below)
Music/Licensing
200
TOTAL: $9800
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."
Grant funds may not be used for:
. Remuneration of City employees for any services rendered as part of a project receiving a grant from
the City of Miami Beach Cultural Arts Council
. "Bricks and mortar" or permanent equipment (permanent equipment necessary for proposed project
may be purchased if the price is less than what is would cost to rent the equipment)
. Debt reduction
. Out-of-county travel or transportation
. Fundraising events
. Hospitality events
. Events not open to the public