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R24-250 1 RESOLUTION NO. R24-250 2 3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON 4 BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING A MEMORANDUM OF 5 UNDERSTANDING WITH SCORE ASSOCIATION, INC., THROUGH ITS 6 LOCAL CHAPTER, SERVICE CORE OF RETIRED EXECUTIVES, PALM 7 BEACH COUNTY CHAPTER; AND FOR ALL OTHER PURPOSES. 8 9 WHEREAS, SCORE is comprised of volunteers who provide business mentoring, 10 workshops, and entrepreneur roundtables at no cost to assist small business owners in achieving 11 profitable growth and exchanging insight and resources. This MOU aims to set forth the 12 framework to implement an avenue for counseling and coaching for aspiring and existing 13 entrepreneurs, which will enhance business development and employment within the community. 14 The frequencies of the services below will be based on mutually agreed-upon timeframes between 15 SCORE and the City, with the Economic Development Division as the point of service location. 16 WHEREAS, the City Commission, upon the recommendation of staff, has deemed it in the 17 best interests of the city's citizens and residents to approve a Memorandum of Understanding 18 with Score Association, Inc., through its local chapter, Service Core of Retired Executives, Palm 19 Beach County Chapter. 20 21 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON 22 BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT: 23 SECTION 1. The foregoing "Whereas" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as 24 being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Resolution upon adoption. 25 SECTION 2. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, does hereby 26 approve a Memorandum of Understanding between Score Association, Inc., through its local 27 chapter, Service Core of Retired Executives, Palm Beach County Chapter, and the City(the "MOU"), 28 in form and substance similar to that attached as "Exhibit A." 29 SECTION 3. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, hereby 30 authorizes the Mayor to execute the MOU and such other related documents as may be necessary 31 to accomplish the purpose of this Resolution. 32 SECTION 4. The Mayor-executed MOU shall be forwarded to Michael Keleher to obtain 33 execution of the MOU by SCORE. Michael Keleher shall be responsible for ensuring that one fully 34 executed MOU is returned to the City, to be provided to the Office of the City Attorney for 35 forwarding to the City Clerk for retention as a public record. 36 SECTION 5. This Resolution shall take effect in accordance with law. 37 38 39 PASSED AND ADOPTED this is...) day of t&-ope" 2024. 40 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 41 YES NO 42 Mayor—Ty Penserga 43 44 Vice Mayor—Aimee Kelley 45 46 Commissioner—Angela Cruz 47 48 Commissioner—Woodrow L. Hay 49 50 Commissioner—Thomas Turkin '6'cm a-alS 5 522 I VOTE 53 ATTE : 54 55 .1-.1._k le--- 0P • I' 20- 56 Maylee De J-•"s, MPA, C�oyNTON e�,`y� T ergs 57 City Clerk .QORArf••.'9� 1� M. vor 58 i,_• ��Y•• �i 59 i F--: So�P�Rp,E0� S APPROVED AS TO FORM: 60 (Corporate Seal) ifi,c :.\NC 320 :: f 61 .• 'tel j 62 %`. FLS _ dge4), j 63 Shawna G. Lamb 64 City Attorney POWERED BY SCORE// NH Beach County S B A US.Small Business Administration Memorandum of Understanding This Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") is made and entered into on this/ day of aber , g-0,Li by and between the City of Boynton Beach, on behalf of its Economic Development Division as the point of service, located at 100 E Ocean Ave Boynton Beach, Florida 33425 ("City"), and Score Association, Inc., a Washington DC corporation, through its local chapter, Service Core of Retired Executives, Palm Beach County Chapter, located at 500 South Australian Ave Ste 115, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (SCORE). SCORE is comprised of volunteers that provide business mentoring, workshops, and entrepreneur roundtables at no cost to assist small business owners to achieve profitable growth, and exchange insight and resources. This MOU aims to set forth the framework to implement an avenue for counseling and coaching for aspiring and existing entrepreneurs, which will enhance business development and employment within the community. The frequencies of the services below will be based on mutually agreed-upon timeframes between SCORE and the City, with the Economic Development Division as the point of service location. SCORE agrees to provide the following at no cost to the City: 1. Business Educational Sevices: a. Virtual Mentoring Services: Staff and administer SCORE virtual mentoring office four days a week through CYE2025 SCORE's target is to provide a minimum of 75 1-hour mentoring sessions. b. Onsite Mentoring Services ( Mentor Mondays): Staff and administer in-person mentoring at the City's location of choice once a month through CYE2025, aiming to deliver a minimum of 50 hours of mentoring sessions. 2. Advisory Services: On an on-demand basis, leverage the SCORE Advisory Board Team (SAB) to a. Support Businesses in Boynton Beach: Provide free advisory board services to businesses with over $500k in revenue through the Chapter's SAB. b. Support the City of Boynton Beach: Provide strategic support to the City's economic plan. 3. Annual Entrepreneur Accelerator Event: SCORE will support the City in co-hosting a one-and-a-half-day in-person business-focused event targeting the City's seasoned and emerging entrepreneurs for a donation of $2000 per event. Furthermore the city can sponsor webinars for a $500 donation per event. SCORE will invoice the City. 4. Provide a Liason: SCORE will provide a dedicated ambassador to serve as the City's designated liaison to the SCORE. 5. Joint Marketing: Cross-promote services and events between the City and SCORE, as appropriate. POWERED BY SCORE// Palm Beach County S BA mommir U.S.Small Business Administration The City of Boynton Beach, through the Economic Development Division, agrees to: 1. Provide Location Access: Provide service location and designated space for individualized mentoring for the City's entrepreneurs and jointly sponsored events between SCORE and the City. 2. Resource Support: In the City's sole discretion, utilize available resources to accommodate the mission set forth by SCORE. 3. Joint Marketing: Cross-promote services and events between SCORE and the City, as appropriate. Indemnification/Hold Harmless. SCORE will indemnify, defend, and hold City, and its directors, officers, employees, agents, and assigns (collectively, the "City Parties") harmless against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, and expenses City Parties may suffer and which arise directly or indirectly from SCORE's performance under or breach of this MOU. SCORE will have no obligation to indemnify any City Party to the extent the liability is solely caused by such City Party's gross negligence or willful misconduct. Notwithstanding anything herein, and except to the extent sovereign immunity may be deemed to be waived by entering into the MOU, nothing in the MOU is intended to serve as a waiver of sovereign immunity by City nor shall anything included therein be construed as consent by City to be sued by third parties. City is a political subdivision of the State of Florida as defined in Section 768.28, Florida Statutes, and shall be responsible for the negligent or wrongful acts or omissions of its employees to the extent required pursuant to Section 768.28, Florida Statutes. Termination. Either party may terminate this MOU by providing written notice of that decision to the other. Such termination will be effective ten (10) days after the delivery of notice by the terminating party. Governing Law. This MOU will be governed by the laws of the State of Florida. Venue for any litigation between the parties shall be exclusively within Palm Beach County, Florida. Compliance with Laws. SCORE must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, codes, ordinances, rules, and regulations including, without limitation, the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and any related federal, state, or local laws, rules, and regulations in the performance of this MOU. (Signatures on following page) POWERED BY rimmiumai SCORE// Palm Beach County S B A Err U.S.Small Business Administration The parties indicate agreement with this Memorandum of Understanding by their signatures below. CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH SERVICE CORE OF RETIRED EXECUTIVES BY: se I o A; ?oty BY: Ty '- - - 'a Jason Jackson M. : Chairman, SCORE Palm Beach County APPROVED AS TO FORM BY: $/ &i4& Stacey R. Weinger Deputy City Attorney .: ON r ; i keoRATf'••. 0 1 >-.' PEO' ti P • �1 •;\ C 920 .. .....• F y`�� LOFk POWERED BY rammommil SCORE// Palm Beach County S B U.S.Small Business Administration Government, Community, and Institutional Partnerships Here are a few reasons our Municipal/Agency,Educational,and Bunk partners chose SCORE: SCORE Business SCORE Business SCORE's Marketing SCORE's DEI SCORE Strategy Mentoring Education Reach Engagement Advice Trusted by the US. Maintains content Leverages a Proven strategic Business Mentor Small Business for thousands of database of over outreach has base is comprised of Administration as business 12,000 businesses resulted in a 704 seasoned CPAs, its premier source workshops,on- and 240+chapters national client lawyers,executives, for Expert Business demand webinars, to provide database induding and entrepreneurs Mentors. and a free online marketing support women(61%), to provide business resource for its strategic minorities(46%), unmatched value in library. partners. and veterans(10%). growth initiatives. Founded in 1964,SCORE is the nation's largest network of volunteer,expert business mentors.More than 10,000 volunteers across 2404 chapters offer free and confidential advice and free or low-cost educational workshops to current and aspiring small business owners.As a result,SCORE remains the federal government's most effective business formation and job creation engine returning$58.93 for every$1.00 appropriated. Municipal & Agency Partnerships SCORE Palm Beach supports municipalities,FBAs,and CRAs in their efforts to fuel the city's business community with: > Virtual or On-Site Business Mentoring:Providing free,expert business mentoring to seasoned and emerging business owners. Business Education:Increasing engagement through SCORE's custom webinars, workshops,and business resources. Event Support:Providing joint event development,marketing,and execution of business- focused,special events. Strategy Advice:Supporting economic development strategies,corporate relocations& expansions,and partner introductions through SCORE's Advisory Board. CONTACT INFORMATION: ch.admin0224@ScoreVolunteer.org FOR TME LICE OF',CUR BUSINESS SCORE PALM BEACH 1500 SOUTH AUSTRAILIAN AYE,SUITE 115 WEST PALM BEACH,FL 33401 I www.PalmBeachCounty.SCORE.ORG