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Home My WebLink About16192 1 RESOLUTION NO. 16,192 2 3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXTEND 4 THE AGREEMENT WITH DEPAUL USA, INC., FOR A FOURTH 5 EXTENSION, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE HUNDRED 6 EIGHTY THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO AND 20/100 7 DOLLARS ($380,232.20), TO OPERATE THE JERICHO WAY 8 HOMELESS DAY RESOURCE CENTER; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 9 10 WHEREAS,the City of Little Rock, Arkansas ("City"), has wished to provide Daytime Services for 1 1 homeless individuals and families in the Central Arkansas area for many years;and, 12 WHEREAS, on December 3, 2019, the City Board of Directors passed Little Rock, Ark. Resolution 13 Number 15,121 ("Resolution"),which authorized the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Depaul 14 USA, Inc.("Depaul"),to operate the Jericho Way Homeless Day Resource Center;and, 15 WHEREAS,the City and Depaul entered into an agreement wherein the City provided funds to Depaul 16 in enable it to operate the Jericho Way Homeless Day Resource Center ("Agreement") pursuant to 17 the resolution;and, 18 WHEREAS,the term of the Agreement was from January 1,2020,through December 31, 2020;and, 19 WHEREAS, the resolution and the Agreement provided for up to four (4) additional one (1)-year 20 extensions; and, 21 WHEREAS,the first extension of the Agreement was entered into by the City and Depaul the term of 22 which was January 1,2021,through December 31,2021;and, 23 WHEREAS,the second extension of the Agreement was entered into by the City and Depaul the term 24 of which was January 1,2022,through December 31,2022;and, 25 WHEREAS,the third extension of the Agreement was entered into by the City and Depaul the term of 26 which was January 1,2023,through December 31,2023;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 Three 30 Hundred Forty-Three Thousand,One Hundred Sixty-One and 96/100 Dollars($343,161.96),plus a Cost of 31 Live Adjustment("COLA")not to exceed 3%each year;and, 32 WHEREAS,the resolution provides for payments for extensions of the Agreement to be the previous 33 year's total amount, i.e., the base plus the COLA, and not a fixed base of Three Hundred Forty-Three 34 Thousand,One Hundred Sixty-One and 96/100 Dollars($343,161.96);and, IPage 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 28/100 Dollars 4 ($347,966.28); and, 5 WHEREAS, in 2022, a COLA of 3% was applied to the amount of Three Hundred Forty-Seven 6 Thousand,Nine Hundred Sixty-Six and 28/100 Dollars($347,966.28)in 2022,for a total of Three Hundred 7 Fifty-Eight Thousand, Four Hundred Five and 32/100 Dollars($358,405.32);and, 8 WHEREAS, in 2023, a COLA of 3% was be applied to the amount of Three Hundred Fifty-Eight 9 Thousand, Four Hundred Five and 32/100 Dollars ($358,405.32) in 2023, for a total of Three Hundred 10 Sixty-Nine Thousand,One Hundred Fifty-Seven and 48/100 Dollars($369,157.48). 11 WHEREAS, a COLA of 3% will be applied to the amount of Three Hundred Sixty-Nine Thousand, 12 One Hundred Fifty-Seven and 48/100 Dollars($369,157.48) in 2024, for a total of Three Hundred Eighty 13 Thousand,Two Hundred Thirty-Two and 20/100 Dollars($380,232.20). 14 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 15 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 16 Section 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into the fourth and final one (1)-year 17 extension of the Agreement between the City and Depaul USA, Inc., for the operation of the Jericho Way 18 Homeless Day Resource Center to provide services to homeless individuals and families in the Central 19 Arkansas Area, in a form to be approved by the City Attorney,for a term beginning on or about January 1, 20 2024,through December 31, 2024. 21 Section 2. The City shall provide Depaul funding as based on the total amount of the 2023 payment, 22 Three Hundred Sixty-Nine Thousand, One Hundred Fifty-Seven and 48/100 Dollars($369,157.48), plus 23 a 3% COLA of Eleven Thousand, Seventy-Four 72/100 Dollars ($11,074.72), for a total amount not to 24 exceed Three Hundred Eighty Thousand,Two Hundred Thirty-Two and 20/100 Dollars($380,232.20). 25 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or 26 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or 27 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and 28 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the 29 resolution. 30 Section 4. Repealer. All resolutions, including Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 15,121 (December 31 3,2019),Little Rock,Ark.,Resolution No. 15,588(December 21,2021)and Little Rock,Ark.,Resolution 32 No. 15,832 (December 6, 2022), bylaws, and other matters inconsistent with this resolution are hereby 33 repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. 34 ADOPTED: December 12,2023 35 Wage 2 of 31 1 AT T: APPROVED: 2 3 _�! 4 u : •1'y,City Clerk Frank Sco t,Jr.,Mayor 5 APPR 0 TO LEGAL FORM: 6 7 • 8 Thomas M. 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