HomeMy WebLinkAbout22634 1 ORDINANCE NO. 22,634
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3 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND LITTLE ROCK,ARK. ORDINANCE NO.
4 22,527 (OCTOBER 2, 2024), TO DECLARE IT IMPRACTICAL AND
5 UNFEASIBLE TO BID; TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO
6 AMEND THE SOLE-SOURCE AGREEMENT WITH THE CENTRAL
7 ARKANSAS LIBRARY SYSTEM TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT WITH
8 THE CENTRAL ARKANSAS LIBRARY SYSTEM FOR AN ADDITIONAL
9 SIX(6)MONTHS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIFTY THOUSAND
10 DOLLARS ($50,000) TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE BE MIGHTY
11 AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER MEALS PROGRAM; TO DECLARE AN
12 EMERGENCY;AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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14 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock ("City") Board of Directors enacted Ordinance No. 22,577
15 (October 2, 2024) to authorize the City Manager to enter into a sole-source agreement with the Central
16 Arkansas Library System ("CALS") for the Be Mighty program to reduce hunger in the Little Rock
17 community,for one(1)year in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars($100,000);and,
18 WHEREAS, in 2019, the Be Mighty Meals Program was created and funded by a grant from the
19 National League of Cities and carried out by the Central Arkansas Library System ("CALS") to reduce
20 hunger in the Little Rock community;and,
21 WHEREAS, it was determined to continue this program in 2020 with funds provided by the City of
22 Little Rock, Arkansas, and again to use CALS to facilitate the programming and coordination for the
23 program;and,
24 WHEREAS,the program has continued to be successful and beneficial to the Little Rock community
25 through several previous contract extensions in 2022,2023,and 2024;and,
26 WHEREAS,Be Mighty connects children and teens under 18 with free meals at several local library
27 branches and supports community food security with Little Free Pantries,cooking classes,and health and
28 wellness classes;and,
29 WHEREAS, the experience that CALS has gained, data that CALS has gathered, the efforts it has
30 taken, and the steps it has already implemented to extend this program further so that more locations and
31 more people will participate in the program makes it impractical and unfeasible to subject this program to
32 a competitive selection process;and,
33 WHEREAS,the current contract ends June 30,2025,and the City desires to provide support for this
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1 program through the remainder of 2025.
2 NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
3 OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
4 Section 1.The Board of Directors declares that it is impractical and unfeasible to subject the Be Mighty
5 Program to a competitive selection process since doing so could cause loss of data compilations and the
6 valued experience gained by the Central Arkansas Library System since 2019.
7 Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to enter into an agreement with Central Arkansas Library
8 System from July 1,2025,through December 31,2025, in an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars
9 ($50,000)to provide support for the Be Mighty Meals Program.
10 Section 3. Funds for this agreement are available in Account No. 108159. The Activity Code will be
11 assigned after completion of the contract process.
12 Section 4.Severability.In the event any title,section,paragraph,item,sentence,clause,phrase,or word
13 of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication
14 shall not affect the remaining portions of the ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect as if the
15 portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the ordinance.
16 Section 5.Repealer.All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same,that are inconsistent with
17 the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
18 Section 6. Emergency Clause. The necessity to operate competent and effective feeding programs to
19 reduce hunger within the City is essential to the public health,safety, and welfare;an emergency;therefore,
20 is declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passage.
21 PASSED: July 1,2025
22 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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26 Allison Segars,City • ,4 Frank Scott,Jr.,Mayor
27 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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30 Thomas M. Carpenter,City Attor y
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