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HomeMy WebLinkAbout064510 - General - Contract - International Sister Cities Association of Fort Worth, Inc.CSC No. 64510 MONTH-TO-MONTH LEASE AGREEMENT This Month-to-Month Lease Agreement ("MTM Agreement") is entered into by and between the City of Fort Worth, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation, acting by and through its duly autharized Assistant City Manager, Valerie Washington ("Lessor"), and International Sister Cities Association of Fort Worth, Inc., a non-profit Texas corporation, acting by and through its duly authorized President ("Lessee"). RECITALS WHEREAS, On February 5, 2014, Lessor and Lessee eXecuted a five (5) year agreement (City Secretary Contract No. 45334) to lease office space on the Sth floor in the Lessor owned building, known as the Annex Building, located at 908 Monroe Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102; and WHEREAS, as a result of subsequent renewals and lease amendments, the lease term including renewals was extended to expire January 29, 2029; and WHEREAS, Lessee has requested, and the Lessor has agreed to relocate the Lessee in the Building to another space, consisting of approximately 2,900 square feet ("Leased Premises"), in the Lessor owned property located at 927 Taylor Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102 (`Building"); and WHEREAS, Lessor and Lessee agree to enter into a MTM Agreement for the Leased Premises until an amendment to the original lease between the parties is finalized, approved by Fort Worth City Council and executed by all parties; and NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the duties, covenants, and obligations under this MTM Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged and agreed, the parties hereto agree as follows: ARTICLE 1. LEASED PREMISES 1.01 Leased Premises. Lessor hereby grants Lessee the exclusive use of Leased Premises, consisting of approximately 2,900 square feet of space in the Lessor owned property located at 927 Taylor Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, as depicted on Exhibit "A", for office use only. Under no circumstances during the Term will Lessee use or cause to be used on the Leased Premises any hazardous or toxic substances or materials, or store or dispose of any such substances or materials on the Leased Premises. Lessee shall not install signs, advertising media, or lettering on the Leased Premises without prior written approval of Lessor. Lessee, Lessee's tenants, and such tenants' employees, invitees, guests, customers, and agents (collectively, the "Lessee Parties") will have exclusive access to the Leased Premises. Sister Cities MTM Agreement Page 1 of 12 OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TX ARTICLE 2. LEASE TERM 2.01 Term. Date"), and continue provided herein. This term of this MTM Agreement shall commence on the ("Effective on a month-to-month basis until terminated pursuant to Section 9 as 2.02 Holdover Tenancv. Unless terminated earlier by either party pursuant to a right hereunder, this MTM Agreement will expire without further notice thirty days after written notice is provided by either party. Any holdover by Lessee after the final Term expires will not constitute a renewal of the MTM Agreement or give Lessee any rights under the MTM Agreement in ar to the Leased Premises, except as a tenant at will. ARTICLE 3. USE OF LEASED PREMISES 3.01 Permitted Use of Leased Premises. Lessee may use the Leased Premises only for the purpose of office space for the Fort Worth Sister Cities Program. 3.02 Ille�al Use Not Permitted. Lessee may not use any part of the Leased Premises ar any building situated on them for any use ar purpose that violates any applicable law, regulation, or ordinance of the United States, the State of Texas, the County of Tarrant, or the City of Fort Worth, or other lawful authority with jurisdiction over the Leased Premises. 3.03 Condition of Leased Premises. Lessee accepts the Leased Premises in their present condition, finds them suitable for the purposes intended, and further acknowledges that it is thoroughly familiar with such condition by reason of a personal inspection and does not rely on any representations by Lessor as to the condition of the Leased Premises or their suitability for the purposes intended. 3.04 Ordinances; Insbection. Lessee covenants and agrees that neither it, nor its officers, agents, employees, licensees, invitees or patrons shall make or suffer any unlawful, improper or offensive use of the Leased Premises or any part thereo£ Lessee further agrees to maintain the area in order to keep the Leased Premises in a clean safe and sanitary condition at all times and shall comply with all ordinances of the City of Fort Worth. Lessor's agents, servants or employees shall be permitted by Lessee to make inspection of the Leased Premises to ascertain compliance with the terms and provisions of this MTM Agreement. 3.05 Alterations. Lessee shall not make any improvements, changes, or enhancements to the Leased Premises without Lessor's express written authorization, which may be unreasonably withheld. 3.06 Ri�ht to Remove Personal Proberty; Trade Fixtures. Lessee may, at any time while it occupies the Leased Premises, or within a reasonable time thereafter, not to exceed ninety (90) days, remove personal property, furniture, machinery, equipment, or other trade fixtures owned solely by Lessee, in, under, or on the Leased Premises, or acquired by Lessee, whether before or during the Term and any extension, such property being here and after referred to as "Lessee Property." On or before the date of expiration of this MTM Agreement, Lessee Sister Cities MTM Agreement Page 2 of 12 shall vacate the Leased Premises, remove all Lessee Properry and must repair any damage to any buildings or improvements on the Leased Premises resulting from the removal, restoring the Leased Premises to a condition reasonably satisfactory to the Lessor. If the Lessor or Lessee terminates this MTM Agreement, Lessee shall vacate the Leased Premises, remove said Lessee Property and restore the Leased Premises afaresaid within such time as the Lessar shall reasonably designate, but in no event less than ninety (90) days. In either event, if Lessee shall fail or neglect to remove said Lessee Property within a reasonable time after the MTM Agreement termination date, not to exceed ninety (90) days and so restore the Leased Premises, then said Lessee Property shall become the property of the Lessor. 3.07 Maintenance and Repair. (a) Lessor Obli�ations. Lessor shall perform all upkeep, maintenance and repair necessary, as determined by Lessor in its sole discretion, to keep the Leased Premises and its operating systems in good condition and in compliance with all applicable codes and regulations. Lessor shall maintain air filters and light bulbs. Lessor shall provide janitorial and custodial service, including carpet cleaning and painting, for the Leased Premises on the same schedule and at the same level as it provides for in the remainder of the Building and its own facilities adjacent to the Leased Premises. (b) Lessee Obli�ations. Lessee shall neither commit nor allow to be committed any waste on the Leased Premises, nor shall Lessee maintain, commit or permit the maintenance or commission of any nuisance on the Leased Premises or use the Leased Premises for any unlawful purpose. Upon discovery of any condition that requires the Lessor to make needed repairs under (a) above, the Lessee shall notify the Lessar of the defect or condition. Lessee shall pay the costs of any repair needed because of negligence by or acts of Lessee or its invitees or licensees. ARTICLE 4. RENT 4.01 Rent. The parties acknowledge and agree that the financial obligations of the Lessee with respect to the payment of rent, and any other sums defined as "Rent" in the agreement referenced below, are fully and exclusively defined in City Secretary Contract No. 45334. The parties to this Agreement hereby find that the rent for the premises described herein shall be paid by the Lessee strictly pursuant to the terms and schedule set forth in the Primary Lease, and no further or independent payment obligation for rent shall be created or imposed upon the Lessee under the terms of this present Agreement. 4.02 Additional Fees. In addition to the Rent, Lessee shall be responsible for the sole cost and expense related to secured facility access cards, in the amount of $ 22.00 per card. Lessee shall also be responsible for the payment of $28.00 for security for the Building. ARTICLE 5. TAXES 5.01 Pavment bv Lessee. In addition to the rent specified in Article 4, Lessee will pay and discharge all taxes, general and special assessments, and other charges of any kind levied on Sister Cities MTM Agreement Page 3 of 12 or assessed against the Leased Premises and all interests in the Leased Premises and all improvements and other property on them during the Term and any extension, whether belonging to Lessor or to Lessee. Lessee will pay all the taxes, charges, and assessments directly to the public officer charged with their collection before they become delinquent, and, to the extent permitted by law, Lessee will indemnify Lessar and hold it harmless from all such taxes, charges, and assessments. Lessee may, in good faith at its own expense (and in its own name) contest any such taxes, charges, and assessments and must pay the contested amount, plus any penalties and interest imposed, if and when fmally determined to be due. Lessee's failure to discharge any such tax, charge or assessment when finally due within ten (10) days after the date Lessor's written notice is received by Lessee shall constitute an event of default under Section 12.01 (d) below. However, Lessee's financial obligation to Lessor to liquidate and discharge such lien shall survive following termination of this MTM Agreement and until such a time as the lien is discharged. ARTICLE 6. UTILITIES 6.01 Pavment bv Lessor. Lessor will provide utility services between 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on all regular business days of Lessor. Utility service includes electricity, heating, cooling, water, and wastewater, trash and recycling pickup. Utility service usage does not include telephone, Internet or wireless services, which Lessee will provide at Lessee's expense. If Lessee requires heating and cooling during hours outside of those set forth above, Lessee shall pay the amount of $44.00 per hour. ARTICLE 7. CASUALTY 7.01 Substantial Casualty. (a) As used herein, the term "substantial casualty" shall mean (1) a fire, explosion, flood, tornado or other casualty of like character, or (2) a structural defect in any part of the Leased Premises, or (3) any other act, condition or event, in any case not due to the negligence or breach of this MTM Agreement by Lessee and resulting in needed repairs, replacement or other expenditure to the Leased Premises that would require more than sixty (60) days for completion. (b) If the Leased Premises are the subject of a substantial casualty, Lessee shall give immediate notice to the Lessor and to Lessee's casualty insurance provider. Lessee shall follow all required procedures to file a claim(s) for the damage caused by the casualty event, and shall assign any and all proceeds for damage to or replacement costs for the building on the Leased Premises to Lessor received as a result of the casualty event. Lessee will have the option, exercisable by written notice given to Lessor within ninety (90) days after the occurrence of such substantial casualty, to terminate this MTM Agreement upon the date specified in said notice, said date not to exceed one (1) year from the date of the substantial casualty. In such event, the MTM Agreement shall expire as of such date in the same manner as if the date specified in said notice were the date herein originally specified for the expiration of the MTM Agreement term and Lessee shall have no obligation to make any expenditure in connection with such substantial casualty or the results thereof, unless Lessee's continued occupancy requires such expenditure. Sister Cities MTM Agreement Page 4 of 12 (c) If Lessee does not give notice as specified in Subsection (b) or waives its right to terminate, Lessor at its sole discretion may proceed to repair, restore, and rebuild the Leased Premises to its former condition within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of such damage; provided, however, that Lessor will be under no obligation to expend any amount on rebuilding or repairing the Leased Premises in excess of the amount of insurance proceeds actually received by Lessor. (d) If Lessor chooses not to rebuild or restore the Leased Premises, the MTM Agreement will terminate. Such choice shall be made by written notice to Lessee within ninety (90) days after the occurrence of such substantial casualty. 7.02 Minor Casualtv. The term "minor casualty" shall be defined in like manner as "substantial casualty" in Section 7.01 except that the length of time for repairs, replacements or other expenditures (the "needed repairs") to the Leased Premises is less than sixty (60) days. If the Leased Premises are the subject of a minor casualty, Lessee shall give immediate notice to Lessor and to Lessee's casualty insurance provider. Lessee shall follow all required procedures to file a claim(s) far the damage caused by the casualty event, and shall assign any and all proceeds for damage to or replacement costs for the building on the Leased Premises to Lessor received as a result of the casualty event. If there are insurance proceeds available to Lessor in amounts sufficient to cover the needed repairs, Lessor will proceed with reasonable diligence to repair such damage. In the event that insurance proceeds are not available or not sufficient to cover the needed repairs, Lessor shall have no obligation to make such repairs until either (1) it receives sufficient funds from Lessee to cover the uninsured needed repairs or (2) Lessee agrees to make the needed repairs at its own expense. In any case, if such repairs are not completed within ninety (90) days after the casualty, Lessee ar Lessar may terminate this MTM Agreement. ARTICLE 8. INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE 8.01 Indemnification. LESSEE COVENANTS AND AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, HOLD HARMLESS AND DEFEND THE LESSOR, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, SERVANTS AND EMPLOYEES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR SUITS FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOSS AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY, INCLUDING DEATH, OF WHATSOEVER KIND OR CHARACTER; ARISING OUT OF OR ALLEGED TO ARISE OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, THE LEASING, OCCUPANCY, USE, CONDITION AND/OR MAINTENANCE OF THE LEASED PREMISES AND ANY AND ALL ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED THEREON, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF LESSEE, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS, SUBLESSEES, PATRONS, GUESTS, LICENSEES, INVITEES OR TRESPASSERS OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE AND/OR CONSUMPTION OF ANY FOOD, BEVERAGE, OR OTHER ITEM HEREUNDER; AND SHALL INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS LESSOR FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL INJURY OR DAMAGE TO SAID LEASED PREMISES OR ANY OTHER PROPERTY OF LESSOR, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH, DIRECTLY OR 1NDIRECTLY, THE LEASING, OCCUPANCY, USE, CONDITION AND/OR MAINTENANCE OF THE LEASED PREMISES. Sister Cities MTM Agreement Page 5 of 12 8.02 Liabilitv Insurance. Lessee shall at all times during the term hereof, maintain a Commercial General Liability Policy of insurance with limits not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence, combined single limit for bodily injury or death and property damage, $2,000,000 aggregate. Said policy shall include the Lessor as an additional insured, as its interests may appear (ATIMA). Lessee shall furnish to Lessor a certificate of insurance verifying such coverage with a confirmation that such policy shall not be subject to cancellation except upon thirry (30) days' prior written notice to Lessor. Lessor may, at its option, also require Lessee to submit a copy of the policy or policies in effect as well as proof of payment of premiums. Insurance must be carried with firms licensed to do business in the State of Texas, and that have financial capability acceptable to Lessor. 8.03 Insurance for Contents of Buildin�s. Lessee shall be responsible for maintaining any policy of insurance that will insure against loss of property owned by Lessee that is located on the Leased Premises. Said insurance shall waive any right of subrogation in favor of Lessor. 8.04 Fire and Extended Covera�e: Boiler and Machinery Covera�e. Lessor shall maintain a policy of fire and extended coverage insurance to cover the structures and mechanical systems included in the Leased Premises and those structures immediately adjacent thereto. Such insurance policies shall be for full replacement value. Said insurance shall waive any right of subrogation in favor of Lessee. 8.05 Hazardous Use. Lessee will not permit the Leased Premises to be used for any purpose which would render the insurance thereon void or the insurance risk more hazardous and will use its best efforts to use the Leased Premises and to store its property in such a manner as to minimize risk of loss by casualty, it being acknowledged that the use of the Leased Premises in the proper and ordinary conduct of Lessee's business for the purposes set forth herein shall not be considered in violation of this Section. 8.06 Independent Contractor. It is expressly understood and agreed that Lessee shall perform its obligations and responsibilities hereunder as an independent contractor and not as an officer, agent, representative or employee of the Lessor; that Lessee shall have exclusive control of and the exclusive right to control the details of its obligations and responsibilities and all persons performing same; that Lessee shall be solely responsible for the acts or omissions of its officers, agents, employees or other persons under its supervision, management and control; that the doctrine of respondeat superior shall not apply as between Lessor and Lessee and that nothing herein shall be construed as creating a partnership or joint enterprise between Lessor and Lessee. ARTICLE 9. DEFAULT, REMEDIES AND TERMINATION 9.01 Event of Default. The following shall be deemed events of default (herein so called) by Lessee under this MTM Agreement: a. Lessee fails to use the Leased Premises for office space related to the Fort Worth Sister Cities Program; Sister Cities MTM Agreement Page 6 of 12 b. Lessee makes a transfer in fraud of creditors, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; c. Lessee vacates any substantial portion of the Leased Premises for a period of longer than thirty (30) days, unless Lessee can demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Lessar that all reasonable efforts are being made by Lessee to occupy said Leased Premises or d. Lessee fails to comply with any other term, provision or covenant of this MTM Agreement in any material respect. 9.02 Curin� a Default. (i) If an event of default occurs, Lessor shall give written notice that describes the default in reasonable detail to Lessee. Lessee must commence curing such default within fourteen (14) calendar days after the time it receives the notice from Lessor, and then complete the cure within ninety (90) days thereafter. (ii) If Lessee does not substantially complete the cure within the stated time in (i) of this section, Lessor may terminate this MTM Agreement by giving written notice of the termination; provided, however, if the default is not reasonably susceptible to cure within the stated time, Lessor will not exercise its right to terminate this MTM Agreement so long as Lessee has commenced to cure the default within the required time and diligently completes the cure within a reasonable time without unreasonable cessation of the work to complete the cure. 9.03 Other Remedies. Any termination of this MTM Agreement as provided in this article will not relieve Lessee from paying any sum ar sums due and payable to Lessor under this MTM Agreement at the time of termination, or any claim for damages then or previously accruing against Lessee under this MTM Agreement. Any such termination will not prevent Lessor from enforcing the payment of any such sum or sums or claim for damages by any remedy provided for by law, or from recovering damages from Lessee for any default under the MTM Agreement. All Lessor's rights, options, and remedies under this MTM Agreement will be construed to be cumulative, and not one of them is exclusive of the other. Lessor may pursue any or all such remedies or any other remedy or relief provided by law, whether or not stated in this MTM Agreement. 9.04 Termination. This MTM Agreement may be terminated for any reason by either party by providing the other party with thirty (30) day written notice. This MTM Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the Effective Date of the Sixth Amendment of City Secretary Contract No. 45334. ARTICLE 10. NOTICES 10.01 Notices. Any notice, demand, request or other communication hereunder given or made by either party to the other shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be delivered whether Sister Cities MTM Agreement Page 7 of 12 actually received or not, when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the parties hereto at the respective addresses set out below, or at such other address as they may hereafter specify by written notice so given. a. If to Lessar: City of Fort Worth Property Management Department Lease Management 100 Fort Worth Trail Fort Worth, TX 76102 b. If to Lessee: Fort Worth Sister Cities International President P.O. Box 17879 Fort Worth Texas, 76102 ARTICLE 11. GENERAL PROVISIONS 11.01 Ri�ht of Entry and Inspection. Lessee must permit Lessor or its agents, representatives, or employees to enter the Leased Premises far the purposes of inspection; determining whether Lessee is complying with this MTM Agreement; maintaining, repairing, or altering the Leased Premises; ar any other reasonable purpose During any inspection, Lessor may perform any obligations that Lessor is authorized or required to perform under the terms of this MTM Agreement or pursuant to its governmental duties under federal state or local laws, rules or regulations. 11.02 Intemretation. In the event of any dispute over the meaning or application of any provision of this MTM Agreement, this MTM Agreement shall be interpreted fairly and reasonably, and neither more strongly for or against any party, regardless of the actual drafter of this MTM Agreement. 11.03 No Third Partv Ri�hts. The provisions and conditions of this MTM Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Lessor and Lessee, and any lawful assign or successor of the Lessee, and are not intended to create any rights, contractual or otherwise, to any other person or entity. 11.04 No Partnership or Joint Venture. Lessee shall operate hereunder as an independent contractor and not as an officer, agent, servant, or employee of the Lessor. Lessee shall have the exclusive control of, and the exclusive right to, control the work designated to the Lessee to be performed hereunder, and all persons performing the same, and shall be solely responsible for the acts and omissions of .its officers, agents, servants, contractors, subcontractors and employees. Neither Lessor nor Lessee shall be responsible under the Doctrine of Respondeat Superior for the acts and omissions of its officers, agents, servants, contractors, subcontractors, or employees. It is understood and agreed that the Lessor is not involved as a party to any activities that may be carried on by Lessee pursuant to this MTM Sister Cities MTM Agreement Page 8 of 12 Agreement. Lessee acknowledges itself solely responsible for such activities and for all persons and property involved or used in connection with Lessee's use of the Leased Premises. Provided, however, that no provision of this MTM Agreement shall operate or be construed as a waiver by either party of any immunity from liability which it has or could be asserted under the doctrine of governmental immunity ar any other immunity which it has under law. 11.05 Declared Emer�encv.In the event of a declared local, state or federal emergency, the Lessee will immediately make the facility available for use as deemed necessary by the Lessor in arder to respond to the declared emergency. Should the declared emergency extend beyond 72 hours, the Lessor will seek reimbursement from federal, state and/or local funding and compensate the Lessee for any lost revenue as a result of declared emergency use, to the extent funds are received from these sources. 11.06 Force Maieure. If the Lessee becomes unable, either in whole or part, to fuliill its obligations under this MTM Agreement due to acts of God, strikes, lockouts, or other industrial disturbances, acts of public enemies, wars, blockades, insurrections, riots, epidemics, earthquakes, fires, floods, restraints or prohibitions by any court, board, department, commission or agency of the United States or of any States, any arrests and restraints, civil disturbances, or explosions, ar some other reason beyond such the Lessee's control (collectively, "Force Majeure Event"), the obligations so affected by such Force Majeure Event will be suspended only during the continuance of such event. Lessee will give the Lessor written notice of the existence, extent and nature of the Force Majeure Event as soon as reasonably possible after the occurrence of the event. The Lessee will use commercially reasonable efforts to remedy its inability to perform as soon as possible. Failure to give notice will result in the continuance of the Lessee's obligation regardless of the extent of any existing Force Majeure Event. 11.07 Bindin� Covenants. Subject to the limitations contained herein, the covenants, conditions and MTM Agreements made and entered into by the parties hereto are declared to be for the benefit of and binding upon their respective successors, representatives and assigns, if any. 11.08 Invalid Provision. It is agreed that, in the event any covenant, condition or provision herein contained is held to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such covenant, condition or provision shall in no way affect any other covenant, condition or provision herein contained; provided, however, that the invalidity of any such covenant, condition or provision does not materially prejudice either Lessee or Lessor in connection with the rights and obligations contained in the valid covenants, conditions or provisions of this MTM Agreement. 11.09 Sublease, Assi�nment and Successors. Lessee may not license or sublease the Leased Premises without Lessor's express written permission. Lessee may not assign, transfer or otherwise convey any of its rights or obligations under this MTM Agreement to any party without the prior written consent of the Lessor. An attempt to license, sublease or assign this contract without the consent of the Lessee shall be considered an event of default. Sister Cities MTM Agreement Page 9 of 12 11.10 Waiver of Immunitv. If Lessee, as a charitable association, political subdivision, corporation, entity or individual enterprise, has or claims an immunity or exemption (statutory or otherwise) from and against liability for damage or injury to property or persons, Lessee, to the extent permitted by law, hereby expressly waives its rights to plead defensively such immunity, including governmental immunity, or exemption as against Lessor arising under this MTM Agreement. 11.11 Applicable Laws. The laws of the State of Texas shall govern this license MTM Agreement and the relationship created hereby. Venue for any action brought to interpret or enforce, or arising out of or incident to, the terms of this MTM Agreement shall be in Tarrant County, Texas. 11.12 Severabilitv of Provisions. If any of the provisions contained in this MTM Agreement shall be held, for any reason, to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, ar unenforceability, shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. 11.13 Governmental Powers. It is understood that by execution of this MTM Agreement, the Lessor does not waive or surrender any of it governmental powers 11.14 Captions. Captions and headings used in this MTM Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not be deemed a part of this MTM Agreement. 11.15 Sole MTM A�reement. This MTM Agreement constitutes the sole and only MTM Agreement of the parties hereto and supersedes any prior understanding or written or oral MTM Agreements between the parties respecting the subject matter. [SIGNATURES ON NEXT PAGE] Sister Cities MTM Agreement Page 10 of 12 22nd EXECUTED this this LESSOR: CITY OF FORT WORTH ✓QOa_ 1.��^-�/1- Valerie Washington (Dec 22, 202516:0327 CST) By: Valerie Washington Assistant City Manager 12/22/2025 Date: APPROVED BY: � . �.�« By: Marilyn Marvin Director, Property Management Department APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: Sophre Maihewr By: Sophie Mathews Assistant City Attorney II an 'o fr F�Rr �4P oCa "_ �y dd ATTEST: °'� �'°' a=� o�o � J� .,�� °p :�� �=d B� �IIap nEXA5a4 Y' Jannette S. Goodall City Secretary Form 1295: NA Contract Authorization: M&C: NA Sister Cities MTM Agreement Page 11 of 12 December day of , 2025 ("Effective Date") LESSEE: INTERNATIONAL SISTER CITIES ASSOCIATION OF FORT WORTH, INC. By: _ Name: Kippen de Alba Chu Title: President/CEO Date: December 16, 2025 CITY OF FORT WORTH CONTRACT COMPLIANCE MANAGER By signing, I acknowledge that I am the person responsible for the monitoring and administration this contract, including ensuring all performance and reporting requirements. �►i�kf ��,a Name: M�,kg, „�;����a.zou_z��o36�s�, Title: rJFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TX EXHIBIT "A" LEASED PREMISES �_. lY'.-�' � . i; � y � i7'��J� F„ � � � .� . Aerial View .� � R� � � o � * ' . ��.� ' ' RS -- �: _ . . * � � . 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Yes ❑ No ❑✓ If �so, provide the original contract number and the amendment number. Is the Contract "PermanenY'? *Yes ❑ No 0 If �unsure, see back page for permanent contract listing. Is this entire contract Confidential? *Yes ❑ No ❑✓ If only specific information is Confidential, please list what information is Confidential and the page it is located. Effective Date: Signature Date ofACM Expiration Date: MTM until terminated If different from the approval date. If applicable. Is a 1295 Form required? * Yes ❑ No ❑✓ *If �so, please ensure it is attached to the approving M&C or attached to the contract. Proj ect Number: If applicable. NA *Did you include a Text field on the contract to add the City Secretary Contract (CSC) number? Yes ❑✓ No ❑ Contracts need to be routed for CSO processin� in the followin� order: 1. Katherine Cenicola (Approver) 2. Jannette S. Goodall (Signer) 3. Allison Tidwell (Form Filler) *Indicates the information is required and if the information is not provided, the contract will be returned to the department.