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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPD Video Production ServicesAGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR VIDEO PRODUCTION SERVICES This Agreement is made and entered into this 3 day of J u r -. , 201 N, by and between the CITY OF SAN RAFAEL (hereinafter "CITY"), and CRITICAL INCIDENT VIDEOS, LLC (hereinafter "CONTRACTOR"). RECITALS WHEREAS, pursuant to recent changes to State law, CITY'S Police Department is now subject to additional requirements for disclosure of police officer personnel records; and WHEREAS, in order to comply with the new disclosure requirements, CITY desires to adopt a practice of producing some of the required personnel records in video form, and will from time to time need the services of a video production contractor to assist with the preparation of videos records; AGREEMENT NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows: 1. PROJECT COORDINATION. A. CITY'S Project Manager. The Police Chief is hereby designated the PROJECT MANAGER for the CITY, and said PROJECT MANAGER shall supervise all aspects of the progress and execution of this Agreement. B. CONTRACTOR'S Project Director. CONTRACTOR shall assign a single PROJECT DIRECTOR to have overall responsibility for the progress and execution of this Agreement for CONTRACTOR. Laura Cole is hereby designated as the PROJECT DIRECTOR for CONTRACTOR. Should circumstances or conditions subsequent to the execution of this Agreement require a substitute PROJECT DIRECTOR, for any reason, the CONTRACTOR shall notify the CITY within ten (10) business days of the substitution. 2. DUTIES OF CONTRACTOR. As may be requested by CITY from time to time, CONTRACTOR shall act as technical expert for putting together a critical incident video or any other video production project requested by CITY. At the request of CITY, CONTRACTOR shall counsel, advise, and guide CITY in matters of video production work and provide a finished product at the CITY'S discretion to distribute. DUTIES OF CITY. CITY shall pay the compensation as provided in Paragraph 4, and perform the duties as follows: PROJECT MANAGER, or designee, shall communicate CITY'S needs for the video production work, including the desired video content, how long the video should be, what information and materials should be included in the video, and what information and materials should be redacted or blurred for privacy reasons or in accordance with state and federal law. PROJECT MANAGER, or designee, will review the critical incident or other video to determine that it accurately represents what happened. PROJECT MANAGER, or designee, will respond to CONTRACTOR'S questions through email, telephone or in person. 4. COMPENSATION. For the full performance of the services described herein by CONTRACTOR, CITY shall pay CONTRACTOR $350 an hour for each hour spent on the project, including but not limited to telephone calls and emails between CITY and CONTRACTOR, time spent traveling to the location of CITY, the process of downloading bodyworn camera footage, research associated with the project, providing technical support to put a critical incident video together, and arranging the critical incident video into a format that can be distributed to the public. CITY shall also reimburse CONTRACTOR for reasonable travel costs incurred in providing requested services to CITY under this Agreement. Payment will be made monthly upon receipt by PROJECT MANAGER of itemized invoices submitted by CONTRACTOR. CONTRACTOR shall not incur any outside expenses on behalf of CITY, such as legal and accounting fees, unless such expenses have been specifically approved by the PROJECT MANAGER, or designee, in writing in advance. CITY shall reimburse CONTRACTOR for any such pre -approved expenses. 5. TERM OF AGREEMENT. The term of this Agreement shall be for one (1) year commencing on May 29, 2019 and ending on May 29, 2020. Upon mutual agreement of the parties, and subject to the approval of the City Manager the term of this Agreement may be extended for an additional period of up to one (1) year. 6. TERMINATION. A. Discretionary. Either party may terminate this Agreement without cause upon thirty (30) days written notice mailed or personally delivered to the other party. B. Cause. Either party may terminate this Agreement for cause upon fifteen (15) days written notice mailed or personally delivered to the other party, and the notified party's failure to cure or correct the cause of the termination, to the reasonable satisfaction of the party giving such notice, or correct the cause of the termination, to the reasonable satisfaction of the parry giving such notice, within such fifteen (15) day time period. C. Effect of Termination. Upon receipt of notice of termination, neither party shall incur additional obligations under any provision of this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other. D. Return of Documents. Upon termination, any and all CITY documents or materials provided to CONTRACTOR and any and all of CONTRACTOR's documents and materials prepared for or relating to the performance of its duties under this Agreement, shall be delivered to CITY as soon as possible, but not later than thirty (30) days after termination. 7. OWNERSI I1P OF DOCUMENTS. The written or video-taped documents and materials prepared by the CONTRACTOR in connection with the performance of its duties under this Agreement, shall be the sole property of CITY. CITY may use said property for any purpose, including projects not contemplated by this Agreement. INSPECTION AND AUDIT. Upon reasonable notice, CONTRACTOR shall make available to CITY, or its agent, for inspection and audit, all documents and materials maintained by CONTRACTOR in connection with its performance of its duties under this Agreement. CONTRACTOR shall fully cooperate with CITY or its agent in any such audit or inspection. 9. ASSIGNABILITY. The parties agree that they shall not assign or transfer any interest in this Agreement nor the performance of any of their respective obligations hereunder, without the prior written consent of the other party, and any attempt to so assign this Agreement or any rights, duties or obligations arising hereunder shall be void and of no effect. 10. INSURANCE. A. Scope of Coverage. During the term of this Agreement, CONTRACTOR shall maintain, at no expense to CITY, the following insurance policies: 1. A commercial general liability insurance policy in the minimum amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence/two million dollars ($2,000,000) aggregate, for death, bodily injury, personal injury, or property damage. 2. An automobile liability (owned, non -owned, and hired vehicles) insurance policy in the minimum amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) dollars per occurrence. 3. If it employs any person, CONTRACTOR shall maintain worker's compensation insurance, as required by the State of California, with statutory limits, and employer's liability insurance with limits of no less than one million dollars ($1,000,000) per accident for bodily injury or disease. CONTRACTOR's worker's compensation insurance shall be specifically endorsed to waive any right of subrogation against CITY. B. Other Insurance Requirements. The insurance coverage required of the CONTRACTOR in subparagraph A of this section above shall also meet the following requirements: 1. Except for professional liability insurance or worker's compensation insurance, the insurance policies shall be specifically endorsed to include the CITY, its officers, agents, employees, and volunteers, as additional insureds (for both ongoing and completed operations) under the policies. 2. The additional insured coverage under CONTRACTOR'S insurance policies shall be "primary and noncontributory" with respect to any insurance or coverage maintained by CITY and shall not call upon CITY's insurance or self-insurance coverage for any contribution. The "primary and noncontributory" coverage in CONTRACTOR'S policies shall be at least as broad as ISO form CG20 0104 13. 3. Except for professional insurance, the insurance policies shall include, contractual liability and personal injury. liability insurance or worker's compensation in their text or by endorsement, coverage for 4. By execution of this Agreement, CONTRACTOR hereby grants to CITY a waiver of any right to subrogation which any insurer of CONTRACTOR may acquire against CITY by virtue of the payment of any loss under such insurance. CONTRACTOR agrees to obtain any endorsement that may be necessary to effect this waiver of subrogation, but this provision applies regardless of whether or not CITY has received a waiver of subrogation endorsement from the insurer. 5. If the insurance is written on a Claims Made Form, then, following termination of this Agreement, said insurance coverage shall survive for a period of not less than five years. 6. The insurance policies shall provide for a retroactive date of placement coinciding with the effective date of this Agreement. 7. The limits of insurance required in this Agreement may be satisfied by a combination of primary and umbrella or excess insurance. Any umbrella or excess insurance shall contain or be endorsed to contain a provision that such coverage shall also apply on a primary and noncontributory basis for the benefit of CITY (if agreed to in a written contract or agreement) before CITY'S own insurance or self-insurance shall be called upon to protect it as a named insured. 8. It shall be a requirement under this Agreement that any available insurance proceeds broader than or in excess of the specified minimum insurance coverage requirements and/or limits shall be available to CITY or any other additional insured party. Furthermore, the requirements 4 for coverage and limits shall be: (1) the minimum coverage and limits specified in this Agreement; or (2) the broader coverage and maximum limits of coverage of any insurance policy or proceeds available to the named insured; whichever is greater. No representation is made that the minimum Insurance requirements of this agreement are sufficient to cover the obligations of the CONTRACTOR under this agreement. C. Deductibles and SIR'S. Any deductibles or self-insured retentions in CONTRACTOR's insurance policies must be declared to and approved by the PROJECT MANAGER and City Attorney, and shall not reduce the limits of liability. Policies containing any self-insured retention (SIR) provision shall provide or be endorsed to provide that the SIR may be satisfied by either the named insured or CITY or other additional insured party. At CITY's option, the deductibles or self-insured retentions with respect to CITY shall be reduced or eliminated to CITY's satisfaction, or CONTRACTOR shall procure a bond guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigations, claims administration, attorney's fees and defense expenses. D. Proof of Insurance. CONTRACTOR shall provide to the PROJECT MANAGER or CITY'S City Attorney all of the following: (1) Certificates of Insurance evidencing the insurance coverage required in this Agreement; (2) a copy of the policy declaration page and/or endorsement page listing all policy endorsements for the commercial general liability policy, and (3) excerpts of policy language or specific endorsements evidencing the other insurance requirements set forth in this Agreement. CITY reserves the right to obtain a full certified copy of any insurance policy and endorsements from CONTRACTOR. Failure to exercise this right shall not constitute a waiver of the right to exercise it later. The insurance shall be approved as to form and sufficiency by PROJECT MANAGER and the City Attorney. 11. DISCLAIMER AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT; INDEMNIFICATION. A. Disclaimers and Acknowledgments. CITY acknowledges that CONTRACTOR is assisting in the technical aspects of video production and does not make any claims regarding applicable laws related to such production and subsequent distribution of any video produced. CITY agrees that it will review all video productions prior to any dissemination to ensure accuracy, context and compliance with all relevant laws. CITY shall take full responsibility for assuring the video produced and the manners of dissemination and publication comply with any and all applicable laws and regulations. Such responsibility shall include any obligations to any individuals, group, entity, building, facility, company or anything else that may be depicted in such video productions. CITY acknowledges that CONTRACTOR will not keep copies of any work product provided by CITY. All materials and information provided by CITY will be returned to CITY. The ORIGINAL final product will be provided to CITY. CONTRACTOR will only retain a copy of the final product provided. B. Indemnification. CITY shall fully defend, with counsel of CITY'S choosing, indemnify, and hold harmless CONTRACTOR from any and all claims, lawsuits, demands, causes of action, liability, loss, damage and/or injury, of any kind whatsoever (including without limitation all claims for monetary loss, property damage, equitable relief, personal injury, arising in tort and/or wrongful death) (hereafter "Claims"), whether brought by an individual or other entity, or imposed by a court of law or by administrative action of any federal, state, or local s governmental body or agency, arising out of, in any way whatsoever, CONTRACTOR'S services under this Agreement, except that to the extent that liability is caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of CONTRACTOR, CITY'S indemnification obligation shall be reduced in proportion to CONTRACTOR'S share of liability for the gross negligence or willful misconduct. For purposes of this section, "CONTRACTOR" shall include CONTRACTOR'S officers, owners, personnel, employees, agents, contractors, invitees, or volunteers. The indemnification provided in this section applies to and includes without limitation, the payment of all penalties, fines, judgments, awards, decrees, attorneys' fees, and related costs or expenses assessed against or incurred by CONTRACTOR in connection with a Claim. C. The defense and indemnification obligations of this Agreement are undertaken in addition to, and shall not in any way be limited by, the insurance obligations contained in this Agreement, and shall survive the termination or completion of this Agreement for the full period of time allowed by law. 12. NONDISCRIMINATION. CONTRACTOR shall not discriminate, in any way, against any person on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin or disability in connection with or related to the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement. 13. COMPLIANCE WITH ALL LAWS. CONTRACTOR shall observe and comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, ordinances, codes and regulations, in the performance of its duties and obligations under this Agreement. CONTRACTOR shall perform all services under this Agreement in accordance with these laws, ordinances, codes and regulations. 14. NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. CITY and CONTRACTOR do not intend, by any provision of this Agreement, to create in any third party, any benefit or right owed by one party, under the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to the other party. 15. NOTICES. All notices and other communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement, including any notice of change of address, shall be in writing and given by personal delivery, or deposited with the United States Postal Service, postage prepaid, addressed to the parties intended to be notified. Notice shall be deemed given as of the date of personal delivery, or if mailed, upon the date of deposit with the United States Postal Service. Notice shall be given as follows: TO CITY's Project Manager: TO CONTRACTOR's Project Director: 16. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. Diana Bishop, Police Chief City of San Rafael 1400 Fifth Avenue P.O. Box 151560 San Rafael, CA 94915-1560 Laura Cole Critical Incident Videos, LLC 3069 Alamo Drive, #122 Vacaville, CA 95687 For the purposes, and for the duration, of this Agreement, CONTRACTOR, its officers, agents and employees shall act in the capacity of an Independent Contractor, and not as employees of the CITY. CONTRACTOR and CITY expressly intend and agree that the status of CONTRACTOR, its officers, agents and employees be that of an Independent Contractor and not that of an employee of CITY. 17. ENTIRE AGREEMENT -- AMENDMENTS. A. The terms and conditions of this Agreement, all exhibits attached, and all documents expressly incorporated by reference, represent the entire Agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. B. This written Agreement shall supersede any and all prior agreements, oral or written, regarding the subject matter between the CONTRACTOR and the CITY. C. No other agreement, promise or statement, written or oral, relating to the subject matter of this Agreement, shall be valid or binding, except by way of a written amendment to this Agreement. D. The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall not be altered or modified except by a written amendment to this Agreement signed by the CONTRACTOR and the CITY. E. If any conflicts arise between the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and the terms and conditions of the attached exhibits or the documents expressly incorporated by reference, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. 18. WAIVERS. The waiver by either party of any breach or violation of any term, covenant or condition of this Agreement, or of any ordinance, law or regulation, shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other term, covenant, condition, ordinance, law or regulation, or of any subsequent breach or violation of the same or other term, covenant, condition, ordinance, law or regulation. The subsequent acceptance by either party of any fee, performance, or other consideration which may become due or owing under this Agreement, shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding breach or violation by the other party of any term, condition, covenant of this Agreement or any applicable law, ordinance or regulation. 19. COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES. The prevailing party in any action brought to enforce the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or arising out of the performance of this Agreement, may recover its reasonable costs (including claims administration) and attorney's fees expended in connection with such action. 20. CITY BUSINESS LICENSE / OTl IER TAXES. CONTRACTOR shall obtain and maintain during the duration of this Agreement, a CITY business license as required by the San Rafael Municipal Code CONTRACTOR shall pay any and all state and federal taxes and any other applicable taxes. CITY shall not be required to pay for any work performed under this Agreement, until CONTRACTOR has provided CITY with a completed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification). 21. SURVIVAL OF TERMS. Any terms of this Agreement that by their nature extend beyond the term (or termination) of this Agreement shall remain in effect until fulfilled, and shall apply to both Parties' respective successors and assigns. 22. APPLICABLE LAW. The laws of the State of California shall govern this Agreement. 23. COUNTERPARTS AND ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one document. Counterpart signature pages may be delivered by telecopier, email or other means of electronic transmission. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day, month and year first above written. CITY OF SAN RAFAEL CONTRACTOR By: G A� 413 -t JI"CTZ, City N ger Nameck,� %. L-,�-U ATTEST: LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: L- Q p- ROBERT F. EPSTEIN, ity AANney RAPq4�, 1 MW�, yo 'TkK'ITH Pah CONTRACT ROUTING FORM INSTRUCTIONS: Use this cover sheet to circulate all contracts for review and approval in the order shown below. TO BE COMPLETED BY INITIATING DEPARTMENT PROJECT MANAGER: Contracting Department: Police Department Project Manager: Diana Bishop Extension: 3470 Contractor Name: Critical Instant Videos Contractor's Contact: 3069 Alamo Drive, #122, Vacaville, CA 95687 Contact's Email: Icole@colepromedia.com ❑ FPPC: Check if Contractor/Consultant must file Form 700 Step RESPONSIBLE DESCRIPTION COMPLETED REVIEWER DEPARTMENT DATE Check/In' ' I 1 Project Manager a. Email PINS Introductory Notice to Contractor Clic)t to � �i�ale. b. Email contract (in Word) and attachments to City CTiI. Dere to Attorney c/o Laraine.Gittens@cityofsanrafael.org enter a elate. ❑ 2 City Attorney a. Review, revise, and comment on draft agreement and return to Project Manager Clic her-- to ,57�lg, Pot b. Confirm insurance requirements, create Job on Clif-I. to i)3'? PINS, send PINS insurance notice to contractor 3 Department Director Approval of final agreement form to send to k_ uck or M1 ❑ contractor to enter a elate. 4 Project Manager Forward three (3) originals of final agreement to Click here to ❑ contractor for their signature enter a date 5 Project Manager When necessary, contractor -signed agreement ❑ N/A agendized for City Council approval * *City Council approval required for Professional Services ❑ Agreements and purchases of goods and services that exceed Or $75,000; and for Public Works Contracts that exceed $175,000 Click here tc Date of City Council approval enter a elate PRINT CONTINUE ROUTING PROCESS WITH HARD COPY 6 Project Manager Forward signed original agreements to City Attorney with printed copy of this routing form 7 City Attorney Review and approve hard copy of signed / 9 agreement 2 �/ 8 City Attorney Review and approve insurance in PINS, and bonds (for Public Works Contracts) 9 City Manager/ Mayor Agreement executed by City Council authorized official 10 City Clerk Attest signatures, retains original agreement and •� forwards copies to Project Manager