14759 1 RESOLUTION NO. 14,759
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO
4 EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT AMENDMENT
5 WITH GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES CONSULTING, LLC, IN AN
6 ADDITIONAL ANNUAL AMOUNT OF EIGHT THOUSAND, EIGHT
7 HUNDRED DOLLARS ($8,800.00), FOR A TOTAL ANNUAL AMOUNT
8 NOT TO EXCEED SIXTY-ONE THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED
9 SEVENTY DOLLARS ($61,870.00), PLUS ANY APPLICABLE TAXES,TO
10 ADD A CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE BASIC ASSESSMENT AND TO
11 CONTINUE TO PROVIDE AND CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE
12 CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAINING
13 PROGRAM FOR THE LITTLE ROCK POLICE DEPARTMENT; AND
14 FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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16 WHEREAS, on January 23, 2017, the City of Little Rock issued Request for Proposals No. 17114
17 for an organization or individual to design, implement, and present in-person instruction of a
18 comprehensive Cultural Diversity and Cultural Competency Training Program, specific to a law
19 enforcement community,for the Little Rock Police Department and;
20 WHEREAS,on February 28, 2017, a Selection Committee appointed by the City Manager found the
21 proposal of Global Perspectives Consulting,LLC,to be qualified and in the best interests of the City,and;
22 WHEREAS, the City desires to retain and engage Global Perspectives Consulting, LLC, to create,
23 provide and conduct a comprehensive Cultural Diversity and Cultural Competency Training Program for
24 the Little Rock Police Department, and;
25 WHEREAS, Global Perspectives Consulting, LLC, represents that it is capable of and desirous of
26 performing these services; and
27 WHEREAS, on April 4, 2017, the Board approved Resolution No. 14,537 to execute a Professional
28 Services Agreement with Global Perspectives Consulting, LLC, in the amount of Fifty-Eight Thousand
29 Dollars($58,000.00),to provide Cultural Diversity and Cultural Competency Training; and
30 WHEREAS,the Little Rock Police Department requests an amendment to the existing agreement by
31 adding a Cultural Intelligence Basic Assessment for a cost of Eight Thousand, Eight Hundred Dollars
32 ($8,800.00), bringing the total annual cost to Sixty-One Thousand, Eight Hundred Seventy Dollars
33 ($61,870.00),and
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1 WHEREAS,this is the second year of a three(3)-year agreement.
2 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
3 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
4 Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into an amended Professional Services
5 Agreement with Global Perspectives Consulting, LLC, to include a Cultural Intelligence Basic
6 Assessment and to continue the comprehensive Cultural Diversity and Cultural Competency Training
7 Program for the Little Rock Police Department in an annual additional amount of Eight Thousand, Eight
8 Hundred Dollars ($8,800.00), with an annual total amount not to exceed Sixty-One Thousand, Eight
9 Hundred Seventy Dollars($61,870.00),plus any applicable taxes.
10 Section 2. This is the second year of a three (3)-year agreement, but in no event will the Agreement
11 extend beyond December 31, 2019.
12 Section 3. Funding for these services will be available from Account No. 105220-63390.
13 Section 4. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or
14 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
15 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
16 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
17 resolution.
18 Section 5. Repealer. All resolutions, bylaws, and other matters inconsistent with this resolution are
19 hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
20 ADOPTED: A i ril 3,2018
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24 us:n L 2 1e Clerk Mark Stodola,Mayor
25 AP' 'OVE) AOLEGAL FORM:
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28 Thomas M. Carpenter, Atto ey
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