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14564 1 RESOLUTION NO. 14,564 2 3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER 4 INTO AGREEMENT WITH JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF ARKANSAS, 5 FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS 6 ($50,000.00), TO PROVIDE SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OPPOR- 7 TUNITY SERVICES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 8 9 WHEREAS,pursuant to the goals of the Youth Master Plan for the use anddevelopment of Prevention, 10 Intervention and Treatment Programs(PIT)it was concluded that Summer Youth Employment Opportunity 11 related services was an important issue to undertake; and, 12 WHEREAS, Summer Youth Employment Opportunity related services are part of the Prevention and 13 Intervention Programs conducted by a non-profit organization which may be located anywhere within the 14 City; and, 15 WHEREAS,after the issuance of a request for qualifications for these services three applicants bid for 16 Summer Youth Employment Opportunity related services in Bid No. 17134-C; and, 17 WHEREAS,a review committee met to evaluate the qualifications and responses of the various non- 18 profit organizations,the Commission on Children,Youth and Families met to review the recommendations 19 and now endorses this recommendation for approval; 20 WHEREAS,upon the adoption of this resolution, a contract will be negotiated with the organization; 21 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 22 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 23 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to enter into contractual agreements with Junior 24 Achievement of Arkansas for an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) to provide 25 Summer Youth Employment Opportunities for the period of May 3,2017,to November 3, 2017. 26 Section 2. Funds for this program is available in the 2017 Budget for the Community Programs 27 Department in Account No. 108159- S 15A785. 28 Section 3. All payments are conditioned upon entry into contracts for services that are in a form 29 acceptable to the City Attorney;further,nothing in this resolution prevents the City from being able to offer 30 similar services to any vendor during 2017 if, it its sole discretion, it decides to do so. 31 Section 4. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or 32 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or 33 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of this resolution,which shall remain in full force and [Page 1 of 2] 1 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the 2 resolution. 3 Section 5. Repealer. All laws, ordinances and resolutions, or parts of the same, that are inconsistent 4 with the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. • 5 ADOPTED: May 2,2017 6 • 0 APPROVED: 7 '0 iguL , , , lie------ 9 Sus. r ' � _ ey,City Clerk Mark Stodola,Mayor 10 AP 1 AS TO LEGAL FORM: 11 12 i /A11144,-",--, t - 13 Thomas M. Carpenter, City Att ney 14 // 15 // 16 // 17 // 18 // 19 // 20 // 21 // 22 // 23 // 24 // 25 // 26 // 27 // 28 // 29 // 30 // 31 // 32 // 33 // 34 // 35 // [Page 2 of 2]