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Home My WebLink About15946 1 RESOLUTION NO. 15,946 2 3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANGER TO EXTEND 4 THE CONTRACT WITH FAB44, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 5 TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200,000.00), TO PROVIDE A 6 DAY LABOR PROGRAM TO THE RESIDENTS OF LITTLE ROCK, 7 ARKANSAS, IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE 8 AND INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 9 10 WHEREAS,there has been an increase in criminal activity over the course of the COVID-19 Pandemic 11 and the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, will respond to the Public Health Emergency by providing a Day 12 Labor Program for the benefit of City residents, particularly in areas identified by the Little Rock Police 13 Department as "Hot Spots", e.g. Wards 1, 2, 6, and 7, in an effort to increase positive outcomes and the 14 overall quality of life for the children,youth, and families residing within the City; and, 15 WHEREAS, Bid No. 1489 requested applications for a Day Labor Program that would become part 16 of the Prevention,Intervention and Treatment(PIT)Programs conducted by qualified organizations located 17 anywhere within the City Limits; and, 18 WHEREAS, as a result of Bid No. 1489, Day Labor Program, one (1) application, which met the 19 minimum score for funding consideration,was selected by a Review Committee; and, 20 WHEREAS, upon the formal adoption of Resolution No. 15,619 (February 15, 2022), a contract was 21 executed with the qualified organization using PIT Funds. 22 NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 23 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 24 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to extend the contract, in an amount not to exceed Two 25 Hundred Thousand Dollars($200,000.00),with FAB44,to provide a Day Labor Program. 26 Section 2. Funds available through a contract using 2023 PIT Account No. 108159-SI5C505. 27 Section 3. The term for the contract listed in Section 1 of this resolution shall be for a period no 28 longer than twelve (12) months, and the program will operate between April 1, 2023, through March 31, 29 2024,with the final report due April 30,2024,with an understanding that the City ratifies,accepts and will 30 compensate any work done between Apri 11,2023,and the effective date of the approved,executed contract. 31 Section 4. All payments are conditioned upon entry into contracts for services that are in a form 32 acceptable to the City Attorney;further,nothing in this resolution prevents the City from being able to offer 33 similar services to any vendor during 2023 if, in its sole discretion, it decides to do so. 34 Section 5. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or [Page 1 of 2] 1 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or 2 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of this resolution, which shall remain in full force and 3 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the 4 resolution. 5 Section 6. Repealer. All laws, ordinances and resolutions, or parts of the same, that are inconsistent 6 with the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. 7 ADOPTED: March 21,2023 8 ATTE APPROVED: 9 10 � ! � � 11 n ,City Clerk Fran Scott,Jr., Mayor 12 A 'RO S TO LEGAL FORM: 13 14 j.444A'J j.4't g 15 Thomas M. Carpenter, City At rney 16 // 17 // 18 // 19 // 20 // 21 // 22 // 23 // 24 // 25 // 26 // 27 // 28 // 29 // 30 // 31 // 32 // 33 // 34 // 35 // 36 // [Page 2 of 2]