HomeMy WebLinkAbout16908 1 RESOLUTION NO. 16,908
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
4 INTO A ONE(1)-YEAR CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH LIGHTDENTITY
5 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
6 DOLLARS ($100,000.00) TO PROVIDE POSITIVE PREVENTION
7 PROGRAMMING, ENDORSED BY THE COMMISSION ON
8 CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES;AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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10 WHEREAS, Positive Prevention Programs are community programs conducted by non-profit
11 and faith-based organizations which may be located throughout the communities of the City of Little Rock
12 and is part of the continued efforts to fund special programs with Prevention and Intervention
13 dollars that will benefit children,youth and families within the City; and,
14 WHEREAS, requests were made for Proposal (RFP) Bid No. 2671 — Positive Prevention
15 Programs,ages six (6) -twelve (12); and,
16 WHEREAS, a Review Committee met to evaluate the qualifications and responses of the
17 various non-profit,and faith-based organizations,of which applicants met the minimum scores for funding
18 consideration; and,
19 WHEREAS,on Wednesday,November 5,2025, at the monthly meeting of the Commission for
20 Children, Youth and Families, the Commission reviewed the recommendations and endorsed the Positive
21 Prevention Programs in 2026 for LIGHTDENTITY; and,
22 WHEREAS, upon the formal adoption of this resolution, any negotiation processes will begin
23 with an intent to execute contracts with each of the organizations.
24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
25 CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
26 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to enter into a one (1)-year contract extension
27 with LIGHTDENTITY to provide Positive Prevention Programs in 2026, in an amount not to exceed One
28 Hundred Thousand Dollars($100,000.00)per contracted Positive Prevention Program.
29 Section 2. Funds for these programs are available in the 2026 Budget of the Community
30 Programs Department, Account No.108159.
31 Section 3. The term for this contract extension shall be for a period no longer than a
32 calendar fiscal year of twelve (12) months, and will operate between January 1 , 2026, through
33 December 31, 2026, with the final report due January 31, 2027 and an understanding that the
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1 City ratifies, accepts. and will compensate for any work done on or after January 1, 2026, and
2 the effective date of the approved contract.
3 Section 4. All payments are conditioned upon entry into contracts for services that are
4 in a form acceptable to the City Attorney; further, nothing in this resolution prevents the City
5 from being able to offer similar services to any vendor during 2026 if, in its sole discretion, it
6 decides to do so.
7 Section 3. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase,
8 or word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
9 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
10 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the
11 resolution.
12 Section 4. Repealer.All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, that are inconsistent
13 with the provisions of this resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
14 ADOPTED: December 16,2025
15 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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18 Allison Segars,City erk Frank Scott,Jr.,Mayor
19 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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22 Thomas M.Carpenter,City A orney
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