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Home My WebLink About15863 1 RESOLUTION NO. 15,863 2 3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER 4 INTO CONTRACTS WITH TWO (2) ORGANIZATIONS, IN A TOTAL 5 AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FOUR HUNDRED TWELVE THOUSAND, 6 FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($412,500.00), TO PROVIDE PREVENTION, 7 INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT FUNDS FOR POSITIVE 8 PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR 2023, AS ENDORSED BY THE 9 COMMISSION ON CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES; AND FOR 10 OTHER PURPOSES. 11 12 WHEREAS, as part of the continued efforts to fund special programs with Prevention and 13 Intervention Dollars that will benefit children,youth and families within the City;and, 14 WHEREAS, Positive Prevention Programs are part of the Prevention and Youth Intervention 15 Programs conducted by non-profit and faith-based organizations which may be located anywhere within 16 the City; and, 17 WHEREAS,after the issuance of two(2) Requests for Proposals (RFPs)for these services, a total of 18 two (2) applicants responded to Bid No. 1906 — Positive Prevention Programs Ages six (6) - twelve (12) 19 and a total of two(2)applicants responded to Bid No. 1904—Positive Prevention Programs Ages thirteen 20 (13)—eighteen(18); and, 21 WHEREAS, review committees met to evaluate the qualifications and responses of the various non- 22 profit and faith-based organizations, of which two (2) applicants met the minimum scores for funding 23 consideration; and, 24 WHEREAS, at their January 13, 2023, Meeting, the Commission on Children, Youth and Families 25 voted to endorse month contracts contingent upon the approval of the Board of Directors; and, 26 WHEREAS, upon the formal adoption of this resolution, contracts will be negotiated, finalized, and 27 executed with the organizations. 28 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 29 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 30 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to enter into contracts with the following two (2) 31 organizations listed to provide Positive Prevention Programs in an amount not to exceed Eighty-Two 32 Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars($82,500.00)per program. 33 [Page 1 of 3] Organization Amount Bridge2Success, 3409 Baseline Road (72209), serving ages six $82,500.00 (6)—twelve(12). Bridge2Success, 3409 Baseline Road (72209), serving ages thir- $82,500.00 teen(13)-eighteen(18). Life Skills for Youth #1, Henderson United Methodist Church, $82,500.00 13000 West Baseline Road (72210), service ages six(6)—twelve (12). Life Skills for Youth #2, Henderson United Methodist Church, $82,500.00 13000 West Baseline Road(72210), service ages six(6)—twelve (12). Life Skills for Youth #2, Henderson United Methodist Church, $82,500.00 13000 West Baseline Road (72210), service ages thirteen (13) — eighteen(18). Total Amount $412,500.00 1 2 Section 2. Funds for these programs are available from the 2023 Prevention, Intervention and 3 Treatment(PIT) Special Project Budget Allocation, Account No. 108159—S 15C376. 4 Section 3. The term for each contract listed in Section 1 of this resolution shall be for a period no 5 longer than eleven (11)months. The programs will operate between February 1, 2023,through December 6 31, 2023, with the final report due January 31, 2024, with an understanding that the City ratifies, accepts, 7 and will compensate any work done between February 1, 2023, and the effective date of the approved 8 contract. Upon mutual agreement,the initial contract may be extended for up to two(2)additional twelve 9 (12)-month terms of a calendar year (January 151 - December 31st), or a portion thereof, based on 10 satisfactory performance and availability of funds for an amount not to exceed Ninety Thousand Dollars 11 ($90,000.00)per contract per calendar year. 12 Section 4. All payments are conditioned upon entry into contracts for services that are in a form 13 acceptable to the City Attorney; further, nothing in this resolution prevents the City from being able to 14 offer similar services to any vendor during 2023 if, in its sole discretion, it decides to do so. 15 Section 5. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or 16 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or 17 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of this resolution, which shall remain in full force and 18 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the 19 resolution. 20 Section 6. Repealer. All laws, ordinances and resolutions, or parts of the same, that are inconsistent 21 with the provisions of this resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. 22 ADOPTED: January 17,2023 23 24 [Page 2 of 3] 1 ATTE • APPROVED: 2 „la 3 4 ley,City Clerk ank Scott,Jr., Ma 5 A' ' ' S ` • AS TO LEGAL FORM: 6 74.44...-rim 8 Thomas M. Carpenter, City Attor y 9 // 10 // 11 // 12 // 13 // 14 // 15 // 16 // 17 // 18 // 19 // 20 // 21 // 22 // 23 // 24 // 25 // 26 // 27 // 28 // 29 // 30 // 31 // 32 // 33 // 34 // 35 // [Page 3 of 3]