Ordinance No. 4,41660327 -10
ORDINANCE NO. 4416
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER
TO EXECUTE AND THE CITY CLERK TO ATTEST TO A CONTRACT
WITH BAY AREA HERITAGE SOCIETY WITH REGARD TO THE
SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF A MUSEUM AND MUSEUM
PROGRAM; AUTHORIZING PAYMENT BY THE CITY OF FOURTEEN
THOUSAND EIGHTY AND NO /100 ($14,0$0.00) DOLLARS; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, hereby
approves a contract with Bay Area Heritage Society and authorizes the City
Manager and City Clerk of the City of Baytown to execute and attest to said
contract with regard to the supervision and management of a museum and museum
program. A copy of said contract is attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A ", and made
a part hereof for all intents and purposes.
Section 2: The City Council hereby authorizes payment of FOURTEEN
THOUSAND EIGHTY AND NO /100 ($14,080.00) DOLLARS to Bay Area Heritage
Society with regard to the supervision and management of a museum and museum
program.
Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City
Council of the City of Baytown, this the 27th day of March, 1986.
AnT i
ATTEST:
J
EILEEN P. HALL, Clity Clerk
APPROVED:
RANDALL B. STRONG, Cit ttorney
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THE STATE OF TEXAS §
§ AGREENENT
COLNTY OF HARRIS §
THIS; AGREENENT i s between t h e CITY OF BAYTOWN , a m u n i c i p a l
corporation of Harris County, Texas, hereinafter called "City"
and BAY AREA HERITAGE SOCIETY, a non- profit corporation of Harris
County, Texas, hereinafter called "Society."
W I THE S S E TH:
WHEREAS, the Society has been organized in the public
interest of the City of Baytown to promote and foster the
heritage of the City of Baytown, and the Greater Baytown Area;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown has
determined that it is in the public interest that the heritage of
the City of Baytown be developed, presented, and interpreted to
the members of the general public; and
WHEREAS, such a museum is a public service that would
normally come within the purview of the Parks and Recreation
'Department of the City of Baytown; and
WHEREAS, such museum is intended to portray the historical
development of the City of Baytown; and
WHEREAS, the museum is to be made available to the general
public as provided herein for cultural, educational, historical,
recreational,and civic purposes; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City to cooperate with the
Society in such a worthwhile civic enterprise; NOW THEREFORE,
K4M ALL WEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
1. That the City agrees to pay to the Bay Area Heritage
Society the sum of FOURTEEN THOUSAND EIGHTY AND NO /100
($14,1780.00) DOLLARS for service to be rendered in the continuing
development, organization, supervision, and management of the
museum and museum programs for a one year period from October 1,
1985, to September 30, 1986. Payment shall be made quarterly in
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the amount of THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY AND NO /100
($3,520.00) DOLLARS per quarter. Payments shall be made on
December 31st, March 31st, June 30th, and September 30th.
2. That the Society for and in the consideration of the sum
of FOURTEEN THOUSAND EIGHTY AND NO/100 ($14,080.00) DOLLARS
agrees to do all things necessary to develop, organize,
supervise, and manage the museum and museum programs, which may
include, but is not limited to, conducting and promoting guided
tours for schools, churches, clubs, and senior citizens,
preparing and publicly displaying exhibits, publications,
postcards and films, conducting lectures and study courses,
demonstration of crafts common to our ancestors, providing
professional and staff personnel, maintaining and operating
adequate facilities, and the performance of all other acts
necessary to insure a successful operation of such civic
enterprise.
3. In no event will the City of Baytown pay more than
FOURTEEN THOUSAND EIGHTY AND N0/100 ($14,080.00) DOLLARS toward
the successful operation of such museum and museum programs.
4. Society covenants and agrees that it will hire a
professional curator to staff the museum on a part time basis.
5. Society covenants and agrees that it will keep the
museum open to the public for a minimum average of 20 hours a
week, and on such other occasions as public demand may justify.
6. The Society shall operate the museum free of charge. Any
admission charges or fees that may be collected by the Society
from the general public for any entry or use of the museum shall
be determined and established by City Council. This provision
shall not be construed, however, to prohibit the Society from
soliciting donations, dues or other funds from any person.
7. All money collected by the Society, and at income or
revenues derived from the operation of the museum shall be set
aside to be used by the Society solely in such a manner as to
develop, operate, and maintain this museum and its programs.
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8. Accurate records of all receipts and disbursements shall
be kept by the Society and all accounts may be audited by the
Finance Director of the City of Baytown. The Society will
disclose in these records that amount of funds that it raised
from whatever sources, including the sums derived from anonymous
donations, private contributions, admission fees, and concession
revenues. These records shall also show the names of operating
personnel, salaries, and amounts necessary for supplies and other
incidental items as may be necessary and proper for the operation
of the museum.
9. Society agrees that it will submit to the City Council a
written annual report. The report shall show participation,
pragrams, number of tours, special exhibits, and year's
activities. The report shall be submitted prior to the receipt
of the final quarterly payment.
10. Society agrees to furnish the City with a copy of its
1986 budget.
11. Society agrees to carry Public Liability and Property
Damage Insurance covering its operations and agrees to furnish
the City, upon request, proof of minimum liability coverage of
Iimits of Five Hundred Thousand and No /100 ($500,000.00) Dollars
combined single limit.
12. The Society agrees to indemnify and does hereby
indemnify, hold harmless and defend, the City of Baytown, its
agents, servants or employees, from and against any and all
claims for damages or injuries to persons or property of
whatsoever kind or character, whether real or asserted, arising
out of or incident to the operation of this museum service.
13. Society agrees that in the performance of its
undertakings under this contract, it will strictly observe and
abide by the ordinances of the City of Baytown, the laws of the
State of Texas, and of the United States of America as the same
may hereafter be amended or any new ordinances or laws which may
be enacted and will observe and abide by the highest principles
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of civic responsibility to the end that neither public funds nor
public property shall be used in any manner which is inimical to
public confidence.
14. It is stipulated and agreed by the Society that said
organization, through its directors, utilizes and manages
property owned by the public; and that said organization depends
in part on public funds for financing of its operations. In
recognition of this public trust, the Society hereby expressly
agrees to exercise appropriate care, prudence and diligence in
the selection of members and the election of directors for the
purpose of assuring broad representation of the community
interest, and to act always in accordance with community goals
and in the highest public interest. Further, the Society hereby
expressly agrees to supply the names of those persons selected as
Board of Directors for filing as a public record. Such directors
shall faithfully and diligently exercise such authority as herein
conferred in conformity with the provision of this agreement and
with the terms and provisions of any contract now or to be in
effect between the City and the Society.
15. The Board of Directors of the Society hereby expressly
agrees to conform in principle and, where applicable, with the
procedures adopted by the City Council in the conduct of its
meeting, and the directors shall adopt appropriate and reasonable
regulations to this end.
16. The Society shall file a true and correct copy of its
corporate charter, with amendments, if any, and an accurate and
complete copy of its bylaws and any amendments thereto, with the
Director of Parks and Recreation to be maintained as a public
record available for inspection to any person upon request during
normal business hours. In the event of subsequent amendments to
said charter of bylaws, true and correct copies of the same shall
be timely filed with the Director of Parks and Recreation.
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17. In the event the City is of the opinion that the intent
of this contract is being violated by Society or its employees,
the Director of Parks and Recreation shall direct that such
violations be corrected or abated, which order shall be obeyed by
Society within the time specified therein, except that the
Society may have a hearing before the City Manager if it files a
prompt request therefore with the Director of Parks and
Recreation. Society may, within a reasonable time, ask the City
Council to review the subject matter of the controversy and the
City Council in its discretion may pass on the matter or grant a
hearing thereon. The decision of the City Council shall be final
and binding and not subject to review by the courts. Failure or
refusal of Society to comply with any such order of the Director
of Parks and Recreation, if the same be not reversed by the City
Council, shall authorize the cancellation of this agreement.
18. It is expressly agreed and understood by all parties
hereto that the Society is an independent contractor in its
relationship to the City of Baytown. Nothing herein contained at
anytime or in any manner shall be construed to effect an
agreement of partnership or joint venture or render any party
hereto the employer or master of any other party and /or its
employees, agents or representatives. All necessary operating
personnel shall be deemed employees of the Society.
19. The City Council reserves the right to cancel this
contract in the event the services performed by Society hereunder
are unsatisfactory in the judgment of the City Council, and
further for the violation of any provision hereof. Cancellation
for cause may be ordered by the City Council at anytime during
the life of the contract.
EXECUTED this the day of ,
1986.
CITY OF BAYTOWV
FRITZ LAND M, City Manager
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ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
BAY AREA HERITAGE SOCIETY
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ATTEST:
Secretary