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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSo. Beach Chamber Ensemble .t II> "1/05-- t? (p 0/ ~ ,. tD ""=""" City of Miami Beach Cultural Affairs Program and Cultural Arts Council Cu~~fA':I:;:::r~m Fiscal Year 2005/2006 Cultural Affairs Grant Agreement TourtIm and Cultural Development This Grant Agreement is entered into this ;2/,efday of ~) , 2005, between the City of Miami Beach, Florida (the City), and (Grantee). Article II Grant Description 1. Grantee: Grant Contact: Address: City, State, Zip: Phone, fax, e-mail : South Beach Chamber Ensemble Michael Andrews 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue Suite 8C Miami Beach FL 33139 (305) 673-2183, (305) 673-2183, mandrews17@mindspring.com 2. Grant amount: $7,848.83 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 deadline: November 4,2005 6. Expenditure deadline: September 30,2006 7. Project completion date: 8. inal eport deadline: Must be postmarked or delivered no later than 45 days after Project completion date. ~ lt1 _ / HE EOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement this L day of /~J 2005. Attest: ~ fM~ Robert Parcher, City Clerk STATE OF FLORIDA, COUNTY OF MIAMI- DADE The for~oing instrument was acknowledged before me thisLdayof \\J::Ne-rnOe ~ 2005, by (y\\(''rae\ ;\nJ.feWS of S~ ~chCh:t('Y\'otr En~~ot-for-profit corporation. He/She is personally known to me or has produced \)('\ verS L, (e"'~E> f L.. as Grantee's Corporate Seal Here) ~u~~ Signature of Notary Public GRANTEE: Notary Name: "'a~\-.a D ~QZ APPROVED AS I~t_.. . FORM & LANGUA~~ y PublIc, State of FlOrida ECUTI N ~ 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 to the 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-B. 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 Grant Award Budget in Exhibit 2-B shall not be permitted without the prior written consent of the 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, 2006, must submit their final reports no later than November 15, 2006. 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, and execution of this Agreement by the parties hereto. 5. Proaram Monitorina 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 Bondina: 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. Accountina 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. 2of9 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 ofthe 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 if fully set forth herein. 12. Default/Termination Provisions: In the event the Grantee shall fail to materially conform with any of the provisions of this Agreement, the Cultural Affairs Program Manager or his Designee 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 all portions of the Grant which have been received by the Grantee, as of the date that the written demand is received. In the event that this Grant is terminated and the Grantee is requested to repay all or a portion of the Grant funds because of a breach of this Agreement, the following terms will apply: a. For First-time violations - Grantee shall be required to submit a final report with documentation of expenditure of all grant awards already received (first half) prior to the termination date. If such report is not approved by the Cultural Affairs Program Manager or his Designee, at his sole discretion, Grantee shall be required to immediately return all grant funds received in full to the City of Miami Beach. Grantee will not receive remainder of this Grant award. Additionally, Grantee will be ineligible to apply and/or receive a grant in the subsequent City fiscal year. However, Grantee will be allowed to apply for future fiscal year's grants programs. b. For more than First-time violations - Any future compliance infractions by Grantee will be considered by the City, through its Cultural Affairs Program Manager or his Designee, on a case-by-case basis. As part of his consideration, the Cultural Affairs Program Manager or his Designee 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. 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 30f9 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 upon demand 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. lndulaence 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: Gary Farmer, Interim 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 Aareement: 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 Aareement: 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. 4of9 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- 5of9 Exhibit 1/ Revised Project Description Organization: South Beach Chamber Ensemble Project title: Music in Beautiful Spaces 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 descriotion as approved bv Grants Panel: October 16,2005 Miami Beach Community Church String Quartets by Haydn, Barber and Dvorak Thomas Moore, violin Huifang Chen, violin Laura Wilcox, viola Michael Andrews, cello March 9, 2006 Bass Museum of Art Piano Trios by Faure and Hummel Mei Mei Luo, violin Michael Andrews, cello Tao Lin, piano April 9, 2006 Miami Beach Community Church String Quartets by Mendelssohn, Ginastera and Shostakovich Thomas Moore, violin Huifang Chen, violin Laura Wilcox, viola Michael Andrews, cello Proiect description as revised (if applicable) based upon the City Commission approved award: Dates were changed from November 6, March 5 and September 17 to October 16, March 9 and April 9. Pianist changed from Michael Linville to Tao Lin. 60f9 Exhibit 2..A: Project Budget I Revised Total Project Budget Name of organization: South Beach Chamber Ensemble Project Title: Music in Beautiful Spaces Date(s) of Project: October 16,2005, March 9,2006 and April 9 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 11 ~282 Admissions Personnel- technical 200 Contracted services Personnel - administration 3000 5000 Tuitions Outside artistic fees/services Corporate support Outside other fees/services Foundation support Marketing/Publicity Individual support Space rental Government grants Travel Federal Utilities State Equipment rental Office supplies Insurance/Security Other Costs: (Itemize below) Other Contributions: (Itemize below) _Grant Writer 1000 _Grant Writer 1000 - ED 5000 _Supplies 200 CAC Grant award $<<7,848.83>> Total cash expenses Total in-kind expenses Total project expenses (cash + in-kind) 17~962 6200 24~ 162 (cash + in-kind) Total cash revenues 17~962 Total in-kind revenues 6~200 Total project revenues 24~162 7of9 Exhibit 2-B: Project Budget I Revised Grant Award Budget Name of organization: South Beach Chamber Ensemble Project Title: Music in Beautiful Spaces Date(s) of Project: October 16, March 9 and April 9 Grant Award: $7 ~848. 83 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 (100/0) per category, so long as said expenditures do not exceed the total amount of Grant funds Grant Expenses Personnel - artistic 6398.83 Equipment Rental Personnel - technical Space Rental (Performance 400 related only) Insurance (Performance related only) Other costs total (itemize below) Description Amount Outside artistic fees Printing 1000 50 Marketing/Publicity Postage In County Travel TOTAL (must equal grant award): 7~848.83 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: . 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 . Local travel and transportation costs related to proposed program, project or event. Local travel is defined as travel within the Miami Dade County area 80f9 . 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): . Remuneration of City of Miami Beach employees for any services rendered as part of a projed 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, insurance, etc.) · Debt reduction . Indirect or general operating costs related to the operation of the organization (Cultural Anchors exduded from this restriction) . Travel or transportation outside the local Miami Dade County area . SociallFundraising events, beauty pageants or sporting events . Hospitality costs induding 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 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) . Proof of logo and credit line in projed publications and advertisements . Proof of performance(s), such as programs, brochures and flyers. 9of9 Irpartmrnt of t;tatr I certify the attached is a true and correct copy of the Articles of Incorporation of SOUTH BEACH CHAMBER ENSEMBLE, INC., a Florida corporation, filed on January 22, 2001, as shown by the records of this office. The document number of this corporation is N01000000509. Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the State of Florida at Tallahassee, the Capitol, this the Twenty-fourth day of January, 2001 CR2E022 (1-99) K~$a.~i.s 1!Rafhcrinc ]1arris , . , ~ccrctnrt1 of~tatc '. '-:l < ~ .'- . ~ ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF SOUTH BEACH CHAMBER ENSEMBLE, INC. We, the undersigned, natural persons competent to contract, for the purpose of forming a corporation under and in accordance with the Florida Not for Profit Corporation Act, Chapter 617, Florida Statutes, hereby subscribe to and adopt the following Articles of Incorporation." ~ -po<./: 0 lr~. r-S~ :p/' ~ j; :~ ~ (/'):-- N The name of the corporation is SOUTH BEACH CHAMBER ENSEMBLE, IN~ -'- N rn- ARTICLE I NAME -n - r rn ~ CJ -,-~ ,..... c:- -..J ~- c..n ~~ ~ The principal place of business and mailing address is 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 8C, ARTICLE II PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS Miami Beach, Florida, 33139. ARTICLE III PURPOSES The corporation is organized exclusively for the purpose of promoting and performing chamber music in all its diverse forms, from its origins to the varied cultural creations being produced from time to time. Such promotions may include various collaborations with other art forms from time to time. In furtherance of this purpose, this corporation may engage in any activity or business permitted under the laws of the United States and the State of Florida, including the holding and administering of such funds as may be earned by it, or given to it by a governmental body, corporation, person or other entity, the disbursement of funds, except that no part of the income or assets of the corporation shan be distributable to its members, directors or officers, except as provided in ~617.011(1) with regards to payment of reasonable compensation for services actually rendered. Articles of Incorporation of South Beach Chamber Ensemble, Inc. -, . ARTICLE IV ELECTION OF DIRECTORS The initial directors are listed in article below. This corporation shall have at least five (5) directors, elected for one year tenns at each annual meeting of the members. The number of directors may be increased or diminished from time to time according to the Bylaws, but at no time shall it be decreased to less than five (5). The names and addresses of the current directors are: NAME ADDRESS Michael T. Andrews 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, #8C Miami Beach, Florida 33139 Ruth Stoltz 705 SE 3rd Court Dania Beach, Florida 33004 Holly Berline 930 NE 109th Street Miami, Florida 33161 William L. Handley 9911 SW 48th Street Miami, Florida 33165 Dianne Collins 16425 Collins Avenue, #811 Miami Beach, Florida 33160 ARTICLE V ADRESS OF REGISTERED AGENT The street address of the registered office of this corporation is 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, #8C, Miami Beach, Florida 33139. The registered agent at that address is MICHAEL T. ANDREWS. ARTICLE VI Articles of Incorporation of South Beach Chamber Ensemble, Inc. DURA TION This corporation shall exist perpetually, unless sooner dissolved according to law. ARTICLE VII MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS The qualifications for members, their manner of admission and their classification(s), if any, shall be as set forth in the Bylaws of this corporation, except that voting members/directors of the corporation shall only be qualified persons elected by at least fifty percent (500/0) vote or written consent of the MemberslDirectors of the Corporation. ARTICLE VII INCORPORATORS The names and addresses of the incorporator is: NAME ADDRESS Michael T. Andrews 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, #8C Miami Beach, Florida 33139 ARTICLE IX BYLAWS In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Florida and the United States of Americ~ the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to frame and adopt any such Bylaws for the corporation as are not inconsistent with these Articles, the laws of the State of Florida or the United States of America. The Board of Directors is expressly authorized, without the assent of the members, to add to, delete from, or otherwise Articles of Incorporation of South Beach Chamber Ensemble, Inc. , ' amend the Bylaws of the corporation. ARTICLE X INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMIT A TION OF LIABILITY The corporation shall indemnify any officer or director, or any former officer or director of the corporation, to the fun extent permitted by law. The private property of the members shall not, unless otherwlse provided by law, be subject to the payment of the corporate debts to any extent whatsoever. ARTICLE XI DISTRIBUTIONS ON DISSOLUTION On any dissolution or termination of the corporation, except involuntary or adminis- trative dissolution, or on any liquidation of the corporation's assets, none of such assets shall be distributed to any member, officer or director of this corporation. Should SOUTH BEACH CHAMBER ENSEMBLE, INC., cease to exist or liquidate, the directors shall adopt a plan of distribution in accordance with the provisions of ~617.1406(3)(aXb) and (c), Fla. Stat., with all assets distributed to either creditors, persons entitled to their return, or another ~501(c)(3}. I.R.C., organization. ARTICLE XII AMENDMENTS The corporation reserves the right to amend, add to or repeal any and all provisions contained in these Articles of Incorporation in the manner consistent with law and in conformity with provisions set forth in the Bylaws. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I the undersigned, being the original incorporator here- Articles of Incorporation of South Beach Chamber Ensemble, Inc. \ . inbefore named, for the purpose of forming a corporation not for profit to do business both with- in and without the State of Florida, make and file these Articles of Incorporation, hereby declar- ing and certifying that the facts herein stated are true, and hereunto set my hand and seal this /& day of ;J(,Il/ , 2000. STATE OF FLORIDA ss. COUNTY OF DADE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this day, before me, an officer duly authorized to take acknowledgments in the State and County aforesaid, personally appeared Michael T. Andrews, o to me well known, or 0 identified to me by tYl1CII ~ 7- /fp i)'~{ c.-v $" , to be the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument as an incorporator and, being first duly sworn, he acknowledged to and before me that he executed the same freely and voluntarily for the purposes therein expressed. Icial seal this / (, day of ;J 0 v' , 2000. "'''''''' Raul Quesada ,~~!~ ~~-6 ~Comrnillion 11 00 196124 i:;( 6 i -$ Expires Jan. 22. 2004 ~~ Bonded Thru ?;'~PI:J.O:-~ Atlantic Boncling Co., tno.. {NOTARY SEAL} Page 5 Articles of Incorporation of South Beach Chamber Ensemble, Inc. . ... . '., . , . Having been named as registered agent and to accept service of process for the above stated corporation at the place designated in this certificate, 1 hereby accept the appointment as registered agent and agree to act in this capacity. 1 further agree to comply with the provisions of an statutes relating to the proper and complete performance of my duties, and I am familiar with and accept the obligations of my position as registered agent. SignaturelRegistered Agent Date