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Home My WebLink About15588 1 RESOLUTION NO. 15,588 2 3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXTEND 4 THE AGREEMENT WITH DEPAUL, USA, INC., FOR A SECOND 5 EXTENSION, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE HUNDRED 6 FIFTY-EIGHT THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED FIVE AND 32/100 7 DOLLARS ($358,405.32), TO OPERATE THE JERICHO WAY 8 HOMELESS DAY RESOURCE CENTER AND TO AMEND LITTLE 9 ROCK, ARK., RESOLUTION NO. 15,121 (DECEMBER 3, 2019), TO 10 ALLOW THE BASE AMOUNT OF PAYMENTS FOR EXTENSIONS TO 11 BE THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S BASE AMOUNT, PLUS THE COST OF 12 LIVING ADJUSTMENT AMOUNT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 13 14 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock ("City") has wished to provide Daytime Services for homeless 15 individuals and families in the Central Arkansas area for many years;and, 16 WHEREAS, on December 3, 2019, the City Board of Directors passed Little Rock, Ark. Resolution 17 Number 15,121 ("Resolution"),which authorized the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Depaul, 18 USA,Inc.("Depaul"),to operate the Jericho Way Homeless Day Resource Center;and, 19 WHEREAS,the City and Depaul entered into an agreement wherein the City provided funds to Depaul 20 in enable it to operate the Jericho Way Homeless Day Resource Center ("Agreement") pursuant to 21 the resolution; and, 22 WHEREAS,the term of the Agreement was from January 1, 2020,through December 31,2020;and, 23 WHEREAS, the Resolution and the Agreement provided for up to four (4) additional one (1)-year 24 extensions;and, 25 WHEREAS,the first extension of the Agreement was entered into by the City and Depaul the term of 26 which was January 1,2021,through December 31,2021 ("First Extension");and, 27 WHEREAS,the City and Depaul wish to continue their relationship and to provide Daytime Services 28 for homeless individuals and families in the Central Arkansas Area; and, 29 WHEREAS, the Resolution and the Agreement provided for payment in an amount not to exceed 30 Three Hundred Forty-Three Thousand, One Hundred Sixty-One and 96/100 Dollars($343,161.96),plus a 31 Cost of Live Adjustment("COLA")not to exceed 3%each year; and, 32 WHEREAS, the resolution should provide for payments for extensions of the Agreement to be the 33 previous year's total amount, i.e., the base plus the COLA, and not a fixed base of Three Hundred Forty- 34 Three Thousand,One Hundred Sixty-One and 96/100 Dollars($343,161.96);and, [Page 1 of 31 1 WHEREAS,the monies paid by the City to Depaul in 2021 equaled the base amount of Three Hundred 2 Forty-Three Thousand,One Hundred Sixty-One and 96/100 Dollars($343,161.96),plus a COLA of 1.4%, 3 for a total of Three Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand, Nine Hundred Sixty-Six and 22/100 Dollars 4 ($347,966.28); and, 5 WHEREAS,a COLA of 3%will be applied to the amount of Three Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand, 6 Nine Hundred Sixty-Six and 22/100 Dollars ($347,966.28) in 2022, for a total of Three Hundred Fifty- 7 Eight Thousand, Four Hundred Five and 27/100 Dollars($358,405.32). 8 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 9 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 10 Section 1. Section 2 of Little Rock, Ark. Resolution No. 15,121 (December 3, 2019) is hereby 11 amended to read as follows: 12 This contract may be extended for four(4)additional one(1)-year periods upon sufficient 13 appropriation and mutual agreement of the parties. Any payments for one (1)-year 14 extensions agreed to by the parties for 2021, and thereafter, shall not exceed the total 15 amount of the payment made by the City to Depaul the previous year,i.e., the base amount 16 plus a Cost of Living Adjustment(COLA)not to exceed 3%per year. The COLA shall be 17 equal to the percentage change in the"Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers"in 18 the preceding twelve(12)months not to exceed 3%. 19 Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into the second one (1)-year extension of 20 the Agreement between the City and Depaul,for the operation of the Jericho Way Homeless Day Resource 21 Center to provide services to homeless individuals and families in the Central Arkansas Area, in a form to 22 be approved by the City Attorney,for a term beginning on or about January 1,2022,through December 31, 23 2022. 24 Section 3. The City shall provide Depaul funding as based on the total amount of the 2021 payment, 25 Three Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand,Nine Hundred Sixty-Six and 22/100 Dollars ($347,966.28), plus 26 a 3% COLA of Ten Thousand, Four Hundred Thirty-Eight and 98/100 Dollars ($10,438.89), for a total 27 amount not to exceed Three Hundred Fifty-Eight Thousand, Four Hundred Five and 17/100 Dollars 28 ($358,405.17). 29 Section 4. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or 30 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or 31 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and 32 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the 33 resolution. 34 Section 5. Repealer. All resolutions, including Resolution No. 15,121 (December 3, 2019),bylaws, 35 and other matters inconsistent with this resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. IPage 2 of 3l 1 ADOPTED: December 21,2021 2 ATTES • APPROVED: 3 ‘14 A MP - ► 4 iI-i!ak 5 usan .ngl: lity Clerk Fran Scott,Jr., 6 APPRO ' IF 0 LEGAL FORM: 7 4::::7""/1"034449 WI• 9 Thomas M. 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