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Home My WebLink About16229 1 RESOLUTION NO. 16,229 2 3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER 4 INTO CONTRACTS WITH FIVE (5) ORGANIZATIONS, IN A TOTAL 5 AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED NINE HUNDRED NINETY THOUSAND 6 DOLLARS ($495,000.00), TO PROVIDE AFTER-SCHOOL/OUT-OF 7 SCHOOL TIME POSITIVE PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR 2024, AS 8 ENDORSED BY THE COMMISSION ON CHILDREN, YOUTH AND 9 FAMILIES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 10 11 WHEREAS, as part of the continued efforts to fund special programs with Prevention and 12 Intervention Dollars that will benefit children,youth and families within the City;and, 13 WHEREAS, Positive Prevention Programs are community programs conducted by non-profit and 14 faith-based organizations which may be located anywhere within the City; and, 15 WHEREAS, after the issuance of two (2) Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for these services, ten (10) 16 applicants responded to Bid No. 2326 — After-School/Out-of-School Positive Prevention Programs, ages 17 six(6)—twelve (12) and Bid No. 2334—After-School/Out-of-School Positive Prevention Programs, ages 18 thirteen(13)—eighteen(18); and, 19 WHEREAS, Review Committees met to evaluate the qualifications and responses of the various 20 non-profit, and faith-based organizations, of which all five (5) applicants met the minimum scores for 21 funding consideration; and, 22 WHEREAS, at their January 3, 2024, Meeting, the Commission on Children, Youth and Families 23 reviewed the recommendations and now endorse the following recommendations for approval; and, 24 WHEREAS, the term of the contracts shall be eleven (1 1) months from February 1, 2024, to Decem- 25 ber 31, 2024, with the option of extending the original contract up to two(2) additional one(1)-year terms 26 of a calendar year (January 1 S' - December 31'), or a portion thereof, based on satisfactory performance 27 and availability of funds for an amount not to exceed Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000.00) per contract 28 per calendar year; and, 29 WHEREAS, upon the formal adoption of this resolution, the negotiation process will start with an 30 intent to execute contracts with each of the organizations. 31 NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY 32 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS: 33 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to enter into contracts with the following five (5) 34 organizations listed to provide six (6) After-School/Out-of-School Positive Prevention Programs in an [Page 1 of 3] 1 amount not to exceed Eighty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($82,500.00) per program, for a total 2 amount of Four Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Dollars($495,000.00). Organization Amount Giving Others Ambition Together (G.O.A.T.), 1220 West $82,500.00 Park Drive (72204), serving ages six (6)—twelve (12). Boys & Girls Club — Thrasher, 3301 South State Street $82,500.00 (72206), serving ages six (6)—twelve (12). Central Arkansas Library System (CALS), 4800 West 10th $82,500.00 Street (72204), serving ages six (6)—twelve (12). MOI/Bridge2Success, 3409 Baseline Road (72209), serving $82,500.00 ages six (6)—twelve (12). Central Arkansas Library System (CALS), 4800 West 10th Street (72204), servingages thirteen (13)— eighteen (18 . $82,500.00 Lightdentity Foundation, 9415 Stagecoach Road (72210), $82,500.00 serving ages thirteen (13) —eighteen (18). Total Amount $495,000.00 3 4 Section 2. Funds for these programs are available in the 2024 Budget for the Community Programs 5 Department, Account No. 108159-S 15C376. 6 Section 3. The term for each contract listed in Section I of this resolution shall be for a period no 7 longer than eleven (11) months. The programs will operate from February 1, 2024, through December 8 31, 2024, with the final report due January 31, 2025, with the understanding that the City ratifies, accepts 9 and will compensate any work completed between February 1, 2024, and the effective date of the ap- 10 proved contract. Upon mutual agreement, the contract may be extended for one (1) additional one (1)- 11 year term of a calendar year(January 1st - December 3151), or a portion thereof, based on satisfactory per- 12 formance and availability of funds for an amount not to exceed Ninety Thousand Dollars($90,000.00) per 13 contract per calendar year. 14 Section 4. All payments are conditioned upon entry into contracts for services that are in a form 15 acceptable to the City Attorney; further, nothing in this resolution prevents the City from being able to 16 offer similar services to any vendor during 2024 if, in its sole discretion, it decides to do so. 17 Section 5. Severability. In the event ally title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or 18 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or 19 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of this resolution, which shall remain in full force and 20 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the 21 resolution. 22 Section 6. Repealer. All laws, ordinances and resolutions, or parts of the same, that are inconsistent 23 with the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. 24 ADOPTED: February 6,2024 [Page 2 of 3] 1 �r. ►'2 APPROVED: / 3 e-... /_ • 4 sa �'• 1ty Clerk rank Scott,Jr., 5 APP' ► A 0 LEGAL FORM: 6 7 / hAO. 4"4-42 4 I . ....4. .'�� 8 Thomas M. Carpenter,City Attor cy 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]