1 SERVICE AGREEMENT
This Service Agreement, dated _______________, is by and between the City of Pleasant Hill, a California municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as the “City,” and the Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce, a California non-profit corporation, hereinafter referred to as the “Chamber,” collectively referred to as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
A. On December 22, 2021, the Chamber submitted a funding request letter (“Letter”) to the City requesting a one-time payment of $60,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds in exchange for assistance with the City’s implementation of the ARPA-funded Small Business Economic Stimulus Initiative by providing in-person business outreach.
B. On February 2, 2022, the City Council Budget Committee discussed the Letter and reached consensus on recommending that the Chamber receive a one-time $60,000 grant with conditions to include providing assistance to the City in implementing elements of the Small Business Economic Stimulus Initiative, namely by making in-person visits to businesses to help them register for the City’s upcoming eGift Card Program.
E. The Parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the aforementioned recitals are true and accurate and are hereby incorporated into this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
Now, therefore, the Parties agree as follows:
1. Small Business Economic Stimulus Initiative Support. Chamber shall assist the City on an asneeded and mutually agreeable basis to implement elements of the Small Business Economic Stimulus Initiative (SBESI), such as coordinating with City staff to make in-person business visits to register merchants for the City’s e-Gift Card Program (a.k.a Pleasant Hill Perks), disseminating information about SBESI programs, and assisting businesses to fill out and submit SBESI forms, such as grant applications and reimbursement forms.
2. Term. Upon the execution of this Agreement by the Parties, this Agreement shall be effective as of April 18, 2022 (“Effective Date”) and continue for one year until April 17, 2023 (“Term”).
3. E-Gift Card In-Person Merchant Visits. Chamber shall track its e-Gift Card merchant visits on a shared electronic list, such as Excel, that will be remotely accessible and updated on a timely basis by both the Chamber and City.
4. Disbursement of Funds. City shall disburse a payment of $60,000 upon the execution of this Agreement.
5. Indemnity. Chamber agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City, its officers, agents, employees and volunteers from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, losses, damages, 2 injuries, and liability, direct or indirect (including related costs and expenses), arising out of the performance of this Agreement, except for any such claim arising out of the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the City, its officers, agents, employees or volunteers.
8. Addresses for purpose of giving notice are as follows:
To City:
City Manager
100 Gregory Lane
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
To Chamber:
Chairperson
91 Gregory Ln, STE 11
Pleasant Hill, CA 9452
IN WITNESS THEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this AGREEMENT on the dates below their signatures.
City of Pleasant Hill
By____________________________________
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(print name)
Title:__________________________________
Date:_________________________________
Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce
By_______________________________________
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(print name)
Title:__________________________________
Date:_________________________________