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FIRST NIGHT TRI-CITIES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made between First Night Tri-Cities, a Washington non-profit
association, and the cities of Kenn e nd Richland, each a Washington Municipal
Corporation,this��day of for the purposes set forth herein.
WHEREAS, First Night Tri-Cities, a non profit entity dedicated to the annual production of
a non-alcoholic New Years Eve event suitable for family attendance, has fulfilled its mission in the
Tri-Cities for more than a decade but requires a financial commitment from the cities to assure its
continuation; and,
WHEREAS, the cities of Kennewick, Pasco and Richland find the First-Night Tri-Cities
event fulfills a need within the region to provide a family-oriented event associated with the
traditional celebration of the new year; and,
WHEREAS, each of the City Councils desire to assure existence of the event in the Tri-
Cities for the foreseeable future and have authorized the respective City Manager to enter into an
agreement with the other cities and First Night Tri-Cities to effect that purpose; NOW
THEREFORE the parties named hereinabove agree as follows:
Section 1: First Night Tri-Cities will be.responsible to provide a safe family-oriented,
non-alcoholic event on December 31 each year. Said event shall be located at Columbia Basin
College (CBC) or in the downtown of one of the sponsoring cities and shall be available to the
public at large.
Section 2: The cities of Kennewick, Pasco and Richland shall each pay to First-Night
Tri-Cities the amount of at least $3,500 not later than July 15 of each event year, in partial
sponsorship of the annual event.
Section 3: Indemnification. First Night Tri-Cities shall defend, indemnify and hold the
cities, its officers, employees, officials, and volunteers harmless from any and all claims,judgments,
damages, causes of action, or penalties from the cities' participation in this Agreement and the
activity conducted by First Night Tri-Cities described in Section 1 above.
Such indemnification shall be secured by a policy of insurance provided by First Night Tri-
Cities and naming the cities as an additional insured thereunder with the policy limits not less than
one million dollars ($1,000,000.00).
Section 4: Relationship of the Parties. In the performance of the services provided in
Section 1 above, First Night Tri-Cities is an independent contactor and nothing herein shall be
construed to create a partnership, joint venture, or create any agency capacity of First Night Tri-
Cities as an agent of the cities.
Section 5: Term. This Agreement shall be effective for an initial period of three years,
beginning January 1, 2009 and ending December 31, 2011 and shall thereafter automatically renew
for consecutive one-year periods,unless terminated by one of the parties giving written notice to the
others at least 10 months prior to the end of any calendar year.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement by the duly
authorized officers on the day and year first written above.
City of Kennewick First Night Tri-Cities
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Robert Hammond, City Manager Date Tom Powers, President Date
City of co
Gary ru lc'fiel ity anger Date
Ci of Richland
Cindy J o , City Manager Date
First Night Tri-Cities Agreement
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