HomeMy WebLinkAbout16937 1 RESOLUTION NO. 16,937
2 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXTEND
3 THE AGREEMENT WITH DEPAUL USA,INC.FOR A FIRST EXTENSION
4 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FOUR HUNDRED THREE
5 THOUSAND, THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE AND 20/100 DOLLARS
6 ($403,389.20) TO OPERATE THE JERICHO WAY HOMELESS DAY
7 RESOURCE CENTER; TO RATIFY SERVICES PERFORMED AFTER
8 THE EXPIRATION OF THE PRIOR AGREEMENT; AND FOR OTHER
9 PURPOSES.
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11 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas (the "City") has provided Daytime Services for
12 homeless individuals and families in the Central Arkansas area for many years;and,
13 WHEREAS, pursuant to Little Rock, Resolution No. 16,561 (January 7, 2025) City Manager
14 entered into an agreement with Depaul USA, Inc. (Depaul") to operate the Jericho Way Homeless Day
15 Resource Center; and,
16 WHEREAS,the initial agreement was in effect from January 1,2025 to December 31, 2025, and
17 provided funds to Depaul to operate the Jericho Way Homeless Day Resource Center (the "Agreement")
18 pursuant to Resolution 16,561; and,
19 WHEREAS, the Agreement expired on December 31, 2025, and following the expiration of the
20 agreement,DePaul USA,Inc. continued to provide services necessary for the operation of the Jericho Way
21 Homeless Day Resource Center in order to avoid disruption of critical homeless services; and,
22 WHEREAS, the City desires to ratify and approve the services performed by DePaul USA, Inc.
23 after December 31, 2025 until such time as the new contract has been signed; and,
24 WHEREAS,the Resolution and the Agreement provided for up to four(4)additional one(1)year
25 extensions; and,
26 WHEREAS, the City and Depaul wish to continue their relationship and to provide Daytime
27 Services for homeless individuals and families in the Central Arkansas area; and,
28 WHEREAS,this is the first of the possible one year extensions in an amount not to exceed Three
29 Hundred Ninety-One Thousand, Six Hundred Forty and 00/100 Dollars ($391,640.00) plus a Cost-of-
30 Living Adjustment("COLA")not to exceed three precent(3%)each year; and,
31 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
32 CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,ARKANSAS:
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1 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to enter into the a\ one (1) year extension of the
2 Agreement between the City and Depaul for the operation of the Jericho Way Homeless Day Resource
3 Center to provide services to homeless individuals and families in the Central Arkansas area, in a form to
4 be approved by the City Attorney, for term beginning on or about January 1, 2026 through December 31,
5 2026.
6 Section 2. The City shall provide Depaul funding not to exceed Four Hundred Three thousand,
7 Three Hundred Eighty-Nine and 20/100 Dollars($403,389.20).
8 Section 3. Funding is available in the Homeless Services Account No. S35C639.
9 Section 4. Severability.In the event any title,section,paragraph, item,sentence,clause,phrase, or
10 word of this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or
11 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and
12 effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally a part of the
13 resolution.
14 Section 5. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, that are inconsistent
15 with the provisions of the is resolution,are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
16 ADOPTED: January 20,2026
17 ATTEST: APPROVED:
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20 Allison Segars,City k Frank Scott,Jr.,Ma
21 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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24 Thomas M. Carpenter,City Attorney
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