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2 1 RESOLUTION NO. 9,299
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4 A RESOLUTION TO ADD $200,000 TO THE $400,000
5 OF FUTURE- LITTLE ROCK DOLLARS PREVIOUSLY
6 BUDGETED FOR PREVENTION, INTERVENTION &
7 TREATMENT PROGRAMS; ALi.00ATING APPROXIMATELY
8 $600,000 FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMS SELECTED TO
9 PROVIDE NEIGHBORHOOD BASED PREVENTION,
10 INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT PROJECTS;
11 AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ANY
12 NECESSARY AGREEMENTS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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14 WHEREAS, the City had previously allocated $400,000 of
15 FUTURE- Little Rock tax dollars for prevention, intervention and
16 treatment programs selected by the City for contracts to be
17 issued through a competitive selection process; and
18 WHEREAS, after review of 38 program requests a selection
19 committee determined that 16 programs met the basic criteria to
20 qualify as responsible and responsive bidders; and
21 WHEREAS, current funding would permit the City to contract
22 with nine of these programs, but the appropriation of an
23 additional $200,000 would permit the City to contract with all
24 16 programs that met the criteria.
25 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
26 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
27 SECTION 1: The sum of two hundred thousand dollars
28 ($200,000) is hereby allocated from FUTURE- Little Rock tax
29 dollars to be used to contract with various entities for
30 Prevention, Intervention and Treatment programs, this sum to be
31 in addition to $400,000 previously budgeted for his purpose in
32 the appropriation set forth in Section 3 of Little Rock, Ark.,
33 Ordinance No. 16,797 (December 14, 1994).
34 SECTION 2. The City Manager is authorized to enter into
35 contractual agreements in an aggregate amount of six hundred
36 thousand dollars ($600,000) for the following prevention,
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1 intervention and treatment programs that qualified as
2 responsible and responsive bidders to the City's bid for
3 contractual services to provide neighborhood -based programs:
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5 (a) G.W. Carver /College Station YMCA -- $ 25,000
6 -- A program to involve youth in recreational
7 activities, mentoring, group discussions, field trips,
and social, cultural, educational and service
8 activities.
9 (b) Gaines Street Center for Community Enrichment
10 38,000
11 -- A program to focus on intensive case management
services, including mentoring, parent support groups,
12 recreational, cultural, social and educational
13 activities.
14 (c) Shepherd's Ranch 45,627
15 -- A program for economically disadvantaged children and
youth who come to a camp setting for several weeks each
16 summer. The program includes educational skills
enhancement, recreational activities such as horseback.
17 riding, hiking, camping, water sports, citizenship and
18 interpersonal skills.
19 (d) Cornerstone Project, Inc. 50,000
20 -- A mentoring and parent training program in which
recipients receive training in social skills, violence
21 prevention, cultural development, tutorials and a
22 monthly °Friday Night at Cornerstone.^
23 (e) Chicot Elementary School 50,000
24 -- A comprehensive after - school program involving crime
25 prevention programs, Parenting Center, social, cultural
and recreational programs with peers and family,
26 tutoring and service programs.
27 (f) Arkansas Arts Center 50,000
28 -- A program to engage youth and their families in art
29 projects, public murals, sculptured towers, community
wall and street decorations, clean -up projects and
30 social gatherings.
31 (g) Anderson's Taekwondo Center 50,000
32 -- A program to teach students self - control, discipline,
33 respect for others and improved self- esteem through the
martial arts.
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35 (h) Tomberlin Community Development Center 50,155
36 A comprehensive youth program that includes
mentoring, educational and tutoring programs, African
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1 American cultural awareness activities, and job
2 readiness skills.
3 (1) UMOJA Studio 41,218
4 -- A program that offers tutoring, visual arts, drama
5 and music.
6 (These were the original nine programs recommended for
7 funding in a total amount of four hundred thousand dollars
8 ($400,000). In addition, the following seven programs are
9 recommended for funding with the two hundred thousand dollars
10 ($200,000) identified in Section 1. Each project is to contract
11 for services valued at one time payments of twenty -five thousand
12 dollars ($25,000)).
13 (j) Boy Scouts of America, Quapaw Area Council
14 -- A comprehensive initiative to deliver scouting
15 programs to youth and families in the hard -to -serve
areas of the City. The programs will be geared towards
16 substance abuse, teen pregnancy, crime, illiteracy, lack
17 of good role models, low self - esteem and gang activity.
18 (k) Prosecuting Attorney, Precharging Division
19 -- A program designed to provide youthful offenders with
meaningful alternative sentences as an option to formal
20 adjudication in juvenile court.
21 (1) Big Brothers /Big Sisters of Pulaski County
22 -- A program to provide volunteers to work one -on -one in
23 close, caring relationships with children. Each pair
will have an assigned case worker to work with the
24 parent, child and volunteer.
25 (m) Amelia B. Ives Tenant Council /Sunset Terrace
26 Resident Council
27 -- A program to supplement and enhance the Housing
28 Authority's Drug Elimination Program through intensive
26 -week parent -child training programs.
29 (n) Joseph Pfeifer Kiwanis Camp
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A program in which students - campers of all ethnic,
31 racial, social and economic backgrounds live, work and
32 play together on an equal basis. Activities are aimed at
building teamwork and leadership skills.
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(o) Pankey "New Life" Program
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35 -- A program of parenting classes, community projects,
mentoring programs, conflict resolution and
36 entrepreneurial training.
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(p) Geyer Springs Community Co -op (Geyer Springs
Community Association)
-- A program designed to involve kids in seasonal sports
activities with fees and equipment costs paid for those
that would otherwise be unable to participate.
(q) City Manager Discretionary Fund
A fund for mini - grants to be administered by the
Little Rock task Force for the Prevention of Youth
Violence through the City Manager's office.
SECTION 3. The City Manager is authorized to execute any
necessary contracts approved by the City Attorney with the above
listed organizations in order to present these programs for a
period of one year or, in any event, no later than December 31,
1995. The funds to pay for these various contracts shall come
from Account No. 210 - 030 -0325.
SECTION 4. All resolutions and parts of resolutions in
conflict with the provisions of this resolution are hereby
repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
ADOPTED: December 20, 1994
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