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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: .June 13, 2006 <br />Action Age 5da <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT• Amendment to SportsPlex Management Agreement <br />DEPARTMENT: Finance <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Amendment <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Ken Chavious, 245-2453 <br />Geof Gledhill, 732-2196 <br />PURPOSE: To consider an amendment to the SportsPlex Management Agreement approved <br />by the Board on December 5, 2005, <br />BACKGROUND: On December 5, 2005, the Board entered into a Management Agreement <br />with Recreation Factory Partners (RFP) to provide operational management of the SportsPlex. <br />The Agreement covers all operational aspects of the facility including a number of financial <br />responsibilities. Section 5,6 of the Agreement requires RFP to 'establish and maintain <br />in,.,depositories designated by the County,..,bank accounts,,.in the name of the County, with <br />RFP having signature authority...." <br />Discussions among County staff, the Local Government Commission and the County's auditor <br />concerning this financial arrangement resulted in agreement among ail that the Agreement <br />should be amended to comply in all technical aspects with the Local Government Budget and <br />Fiscal Control Act, Gurrentiy, RFP manages all aspects of banking for the SportsPlex as <br />required in the Agreement through a bank account in the County's name, in order for the <br />County to be in all respects in compliance with the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control <br />Act and continue present operating procedures, the Agreement should be amended to establish <br />a disbursement account in the name of RFP and a separate deposit account in the name of the <br />County, The County will transfer funds from the County deposit account to the RFP <br />disbursement account on an as needed basis, The Amendment will not change any other <br />aspect of the Agreement and the County will still have access to all books and records of RFP <br />related to the SportsPlex operations, including bank account information. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There are no costs associated with this action, <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the requested <br />amendment to the SportsPlex Management Agreement and authorize the appropriate County <br />officials to sign the Agreement Amendment. <br />