2025-26 SCOPE Events - Paul Anderson Amendment 3 LQ Arts CelebrationMEMORANDUM
DATE: April 3, 2025
TO: Jon McMillen, City Manager
FROM: Michael Calderon, Senior Management Analyst
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RE: Amendment No. 3 to Agreement for Contract Services with SCOPE Events LLC for production of the La Quinta Art Celebration.
Please list the Contracting Party/ Vendor Name, any change orders or amendments, and the type of services to be provided. Make
sure to list any related Project No. and Project Name.
Authority to execute this agreement is based upon:
❑✓ Approved by City Council on 12/21 /21
City Manager's signing authority provided under the City's Purchasing & Contracting Policy
[Resolution No. 2023-008] for budget expenditures of $50,000 or less.
City Manager's signing authority provided under the City's Personnel Policy Section 3.2 for
temporary employment positions.
Department Director's or Manager's signing authority provided under the City's Purchasing Policy
[Resolution No. 2023-008] for budget expenditures of $15,000 and $5,000, respectively, or less.
Procurement Method (one must aaal
Bid ❑✓ RFP RFQ 3 written informal bids
F1Sole Source Select Source Cooperative Procurement
Requesting department shall check and attach the items below as appropriate.
❑✓ Agreement payment will be charged to Account No.: Services in -kind
7 Agreement term: Start Date 3/24/2025
❑✓ Amount of Agreement, Amendment, Change Order, etc.
End Date
$103,000
12/31 /2026
REMINDER: Signing authorities listed above are applicable on the ag_gre_gate Agreement amount, not individual
Amendments or Change Orders!
❑✓ Insurance certificates as required by the Agreement for Risk Manager approval
Approved by: Oscar Mojica (MyCOI) Date: 4/3/2025
Bonds (originals) as required by the Agreement (Performance, Payment, etc.)
Conflict of Interest Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests from Consultant(s)
NOTE: Review the "Form 700 Disclosure for Consultants" guidance to determine if a Form 700 is required pursuant
FPPC regulation 18701(2)
Business License No. LIC-768328 Expires: 10/31/2025
�✓ Requisition for a Purchase Order has been prepared (Agreements over $5,000) - _---- -----
AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO AGREEMENT FOR CONTRACT SERVICES
WITH SCOPE EVENTS LLC.
This Amendment No. 3 ("Amendment 3") to Agreement for Contract Services
("Agreement") is made and entered into as of the 24t" day of March 2025, ("Effective
Date") by and between the CITY OF LA QUINTA ("City"), a California municipal
corporation and SCOPE Events LLC., a California Limited Liability Company
("Contracting Party").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on or about January 1, 2022, the City and Contracting Party entered
into an Agreement to provide services related to the organization and production of the
La Quinta Arts Celebration ("Event"), for a total not to exceed amount of $103,000 per
year for the life of the agreement. The term of the Agreement was set to expire on
December 31, 2025 ("Initial Term"); and
WHEREAS, on or about January 10, 2023, the City and Contracting Party
executed Amendment No. 1 and mutually agreed to change the November 2023 Event
date to November 16t" — 191", 2023, and the March 2024 Event date to February 291" —
March 3rd 2024; and
WHEREAS, on or about September 30, 2024, the City and Contracting Party
executed Amendment No. 2 and mutually agreed to change the November 2024 Event
date to November 141" — 17t", 2024, the March 2025 Event date to February 27t" — March
2nd 2025, and the November 2025 Event date to November 13th — 16th; and
WHEREAS, Amendment No. 2 also extended the Event Use Period by one (1)
additional day to provide extra time to remove Event equipment from Civic Center
Campus and included requirements for compliance with State Law AB2176 pertaining to
Event waste reduction and State Law SIB 1383 pertaining to the donation of edible food
leftover from the Event and extended the Term of the agreement for one additional year
commencing on January 1, 2026 and terminating on December 31, 2026 ("Extended
Term"); and
WHEREAS, the City and Contracting Party mutually agree to amend Exhibit "A"
Scope of Services to change the March 2026 Event date to February 26t" — March 1 st
2026 and extend the Use Period to the Wednesday the week before the Event to allow
additional time for Event setup.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenant herein contained, the
parties agree as follows:
AMENDMENT
In consideration of the foregoing Recitals and the covenants and promises
hereinafter contained, and for good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and
receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Exhibit "A" Scope of Services is amended to incorporate the following:
Exhibit "A" — Scope of Services. The following are the dates for the Event:
2024
February 29 — March 3, 2024
November 14 — 17, 2024
2025
February 27 — March 2, 2025
November 13 — 16, 2025
2026
February 26 — March 1, 2026
November 12 — 15, 2026
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Set Up and Break Down: The *Monday prior to the Event start is Set Up and the
Tuesday after the Event is the end of Break Down. The following are the dates for the
Event Set Up and Break Down (the "Use Period"):
2024
February 26 — March 4, 2024
November 11 — 19, 2024
2025
February 24 — March 4, 2025
*November 5 — 18, 2025 (Use Period begins on the Wednesday, the week before the Event)
2026
*February 18 — March 3, 2026 (Use Period begins on the Wednesday, the week before the Event)
*November 4 — 17, 2026 (Use Period begins on the Wednesday, the week before the Event)
SECTION 2. Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein fully replaces the
original Exhibit "A" to the Agreement.
SECTION 3. In all other respects, and except as amended by this Amendment No. 3, the
original Agreement as amended by Amendment No. 1 and Amendment
No. 2 shall remain in effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City and Contracting Party have executed this
Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement on the respective dates set forth below.
CITY OF LA QUINTA SCOPE EVENTS
a California municipal corporation 7aulnAnaderson,
Liability Company
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MCMILLEN, City Manager CEO
City of La Quinta, California Scope Events LLC.
Dated: 4/4/2025
ATTEST:
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MONIKA RADEVA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
WILLIAM H. IHRKE, City Attorney
City of La Quinta, California
Dated: 3 /(A) ;-�
Exhibit A
Scope of Services
1. Services to be provided:
Contracting Party shall promote the City and shall plan, coordinate, produce, and
break down an outdoor event that will have artists and their work available for display
and purchase (periodically referred to as the "Event"). The Event will include two events
and occur the first week of March (beginning Thursday and ending Sunday) and will be
for 4 days. The hours of operation will be 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. for both events. In the
event the first week of March event causes a conflict with the tennis tournament, the
Event can move to the second week of March. The following are the dates for the
Event:
2022
March 3 — 6, 2022
November 10-13, 2022 (Veteran's Day is Friday, November 11, 2022)
2023
March 2 — 5, 2023
November 16 — 19, 2023 (Veteran's Day is Saturday, November 11, 2023)
2024
February 29 — March 3, 2024
November 14 —17, 2024 (Veteran's Day is Monday, November 11, 2024)
2025
February 27 — March 2, 2025
November 13 — 16, 2025 (Veteran's Day is Tuesday, November 11, 2025)
2026
February 26 — March 1, 2026
November 12 — 15, 2026 (Veterans Day is Wednesday, November 11, 2025)
The location of the Event will be at the La Quinta Civic Center Campus, which
shall be the open-air area in the City located between and around City Hall, the
Wellness Center, and the City Library (the "Civic Center Campus"); additionally,
Contracting Party shall have the right to use the following additional parking and
temporary loading/unloading areas for those stated purposes (the "City Parking and
Loading Areas"), as depicted in Area Site Map attached as an Addendum to this Exhibit
"A" and incorporated by reference with the exception of the City's south parking lot for
the November event. For the November event, the City shall have unrestricted access
to the south parking lot at City Hall to allow for the City's Veteran's Day Recognition
event. Unrestricted access for the City will be on Veteran's Day for each year of this
agreement. The Civic Center Campus and City Parking and Loading Areas may
periodically be referred to as the "City Properties." Contracting Party acknowledges and
understands that the Area Site Map designates privately owned properties and parking
areas, and that the City has no control over those properties, and that nothing in this
Agreement does or may be construed as granting the Contracting Party the right to use
those properties. Contracting Party may request use of the City's vacant lots
surrounding La Quinta Community Park adjacent Avenida Montezuma for overflow
parking for the events.
The City hereby grants the Contracting Party the non-exclusive right to use the
City Properties, which right to use is subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
The use of the City Properties shall be subject to the City's use of the City
Properties in the ordinary course of business and as further described under this
Agreement.
Contracting Party shall have use of the Civic Center Campus for the Event, and
Contracting Party shall have the use of the Civic Center Campus and periodic use of the
City Parking and Loading Areas according to the following schedule:
Set Up & Break Down: The Monday prior to the Event Start is Set Up and the Monday
after the Event is the end of Break Down. The following are the dates for the Event Set
Up and Break Down (the "Use Period")
2022
February 28 — March 7, 2022
November 7-14, 2022
2023
February 27 — March 6, 2023
November 13 — 20, 2023
2024
February 24 — March 4, 2024
November 11 —19, 2024
2025
February 24 — March 4, 2025
*November 5 —18, 2025 (Use Period begins on the Wednesday, the week before the Event)
2026 (Use Period begins on the Wednesday, the week before the Event)
*February 18 — March 3, 2026
*November 4 — 17, 2026
Parking: Non-exclusive use for attendees during Event hours
If Contracting Party elects to change dates for future Events, a written request
with the proposed date change must be submitted to the City no later than ninety (90)
dates prior to the original Event date. Date changes are subject to City approval and
may or may not be granted at City's discretion. City Manger is authorized to approve
Event date changes for the remainer of the term of this Agreement.
During the Use Period, Contracting Party may use the City Properties for
organizing, setting up, breaking down, and holding the Event. The set-up, operation,
production, and break down of the Event shall be according to first-class standards and
consistent with other events that display and sell fine art, crafts, sculpture, and other
items from artists. If Contracting Party seeks to change the dates of the Event,
Contracting Party shall, not less than six (6) months prior to the designated
commencement of the Use Period, deliver a written request to the City with alternative
dates for the Use Period and Event, which the City may, in its sole discretion, approve
or deny.
Contracting Party shall have the obligation to provide and facilitate all materials
and equipment to be used for the Event, as well as any ancillary materials and
equipment necessary or property for the set-up, operation, and break down of the Event
during the Use Period. Contracting Party, at its sole cost and expense (and
notwithstanding any financial or in -kind contribution from the City), employ an adequate
number of competent and responsible personnel to be on the City Properties at all times
during the Event, to supervise participants, spectators, purchasers, and any attendees,
to ensure safety and order.
Contracting Party, at its sole cost and expense (and notwithstanding any financial
or in -kind contribution from the City), shall employ an adequate number of competent
and responsible personnel to be present at all times on the City Hall South Parking Lot
during the Use Period for the purpose of ensuring that no vehicle associated in any way
with the Event parks without prior written approve from the City Manager. Said personnel
shall be directed to allow all City employees, consultants, agents, and other persons
conducting City business to park in the City Hall South Parking Lot during business
hours when City Hall is open, including for any City Council or other City commission or
board meeting. Contracting Party shall develop a parking plan that ensures parking
associated with the set-up, operation, production, or breaking down of the Event in no
way interferes with parking associated with City Hall, Wellness Center, and the Library
operations.
Contracting Party shall be solely responsible for the care, safety, and
supervision of all participants, spectators, purchasers, and any attendees on the City
Properties during the Use Period and for all claims and liabilities arising therefrom.
Contracting Party shall maintain the City Properties and all improvements
thereon in good conditions, free of debris, rubbish, waste, and graffiti. Contracting
Party shall have the obligation to ensure the City Properties, and any portion thereof,
are restored at the end of the Use Period to the condition that the City Properties were
at the commencement of the Use Period. The determination of whether the City
Properties have been properly restored shall be made by the City Manager or
designee, and such determination shall be final. Contracting Party shall take all steps
directed by the City Manager or designee to restore the City Properties to the City
Manager's reasonable satisfaction.
Contracting Party shall be responsible to make all repairs and/or replacements of any
City property destroyed or otherwise damaged during the Use Period for any set up,
break down, operation, production, or any other use of the City Properties by Contracting
Party or its employees or agents, or by any participants, spectators, purchasers, and
any attendees of the Event. The City may demand that any damage or destruction be
repaired or replaced by Contracting Party within thirty (30) days of the end of the Use
Period or, at City's discretion, City may make such repair and replacement and
Contracting Party shall reimburse City for such expense within thirty (30) days of receipt
of invoice for said expenses.
If any such destruction or damage occurs during the Use Period on the City
Properties, it shall be presumed by and between City and Contracting Party that the
expense of such destruction or damage is the obligation of Contracting Party and the
burden shall be place on Contracting Party to prove that City should be responsible for
such expense.
Contracting Party shall be responsible, at its sole expense (except for any
contribution by City set forth in this Agreement), to discard all debris, rubbish, and waste
on the City Properties resulting from the Event or use of the City Properties during the
Use Period in full compliance with applicable laws to a location off of the City Properties.
Contracting Party shall have no legal or equitable claim against the City, any City
agent, or third party to the extent that City construction or repair activity restricts in any
manner the ability of Contracting Party to use the City Properties as set forth in this
Agreement.
No less than two (2) months prior to commencement of the Use Period,
Contracting Party shall provide City with a list of the names and contact information for
persons designated by Contracting Party who are authorized to act on behalf of
Contracting Party for the set-up, operation, production, and break down of the Event.
Contracting Party shall respond to any City inquiries regarding any such authorized
person promptly, and in no Event later than the next business day if City communicates
there is an urgency to respond to a purported authorized agent.
The City shall have final approval right over the name of the Event.
Contracting Party shall waive its commission fee on all sales made by the City's
Civic Art Purchase Committee at both events.
2. Additional Terms Relating to the Scope of Services and City Rights:
■ Use of Civic Center Campus for the Marchand November Event will beat no cost
to Contracting Party;
■ Use of City Parking and Loading Areas around the Civic Center Campus for the
March and November event will be at no cost to Contracting Party;
■ Use of City Hall parking lots for the March and November Event will be at no cost
to Contracting Party with the exception of November during which the City shall
retain unrestricted access to the City Hall South Parking Lot on Veteran's Day;
■ City reserves the right to waiver or reduce the $25,000 Temporary Use Permit
deposit and the encroachment permit fee, which shall only be waiver or reduced
upon Contract Officer's approval;
■ City will coordinate with Contracting Party to provide expedited business licensing
for artists and vendors at the March and November Event;
• In exchange for Contracting Party's top level in sponsorship for the March and
November Event, City will provide the following:
• Underwrite the cost of trash services, up to $5,000, for the March and
November event;
Market and press releases to support the Event;
Advertisement dollars up to $35,000 to be used by the City in its sole
and absolute discretion in furtherance of promoting the Event for each
calendar year and for both events.
City installation of banners on city poles, provided by Contracting Party, where the City
will install the banners in the Village Area of the City; Contracting Party may request for
banners to be on city poles on Highway 111 and Washington Street, but Contracting
Party must install or have them installed with the proper authorization and permits from
the City.