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ORDINANCE NO. 17,099
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AN ORDINANCE TO EXTEND FIFTEEN
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CONTRACTS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD BASED
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SERVICES THROUGH AUGUST 31, 1996; TO
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AUTHORIZE THE' DISPENSING OF
COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR SAID
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EXTENSIONS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY;
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AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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WHEREAS, the Board of Directors in Resolution No. 9,299
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(December 20, 1994) allocated $600,000 to sixteen prevention,
intervention, and treatment programs and authorized the City
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Manager to execute said contracts approved by the City Attorney;
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and
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WHEREAS, the City Manager has executed fifteen of the
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sixteen contracts; and
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WHEREAS, several programs started late, or incurred
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employee turnover which slowed program operations, or have' not
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expended their full contract amount to date; and
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WHEREAS, the individual programs have not yet been
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completely evaluated for a report to the Board of Directors at
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this time.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
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THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:'
SECTION 1. The Board of Directors hereby finds competitive
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bidding for contract extensions on fifteen contracts awarded in
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Resolution No. 9,299 to be infeasible and impractical since some
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programs started late, or have incurred employee turnover which
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has slowed program operations, or have not expended their full
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contract amount to date, and have not had time to be evaluated
for a report to the Board. Competitive bidding is hereby waived
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and extensions authorized for the programs listed in Section 2
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below.
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SECTION 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute
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contract extensions through August 31, 1996 for these programs
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Program
Extension
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Arkansas Arts Center
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months
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Boy Scouts
8
months
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Cornerstone Project
8
months
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Geyer Spgs. Comm. Assoc:.
8
months
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Shepherd's Ranch
8
months
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Tomberlin CDC
8
months
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Anderson Taekwondo /
7
months
Institute of African -
American Studies
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Pankey NNew Life"
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months
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UMOJA Studio
7
months
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Big Brothers /Sisters
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months
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Gaines Street
6
months
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Ives /Sunset Terrace
3
months
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Joseph Pfeifer Camp
3
months
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Carver /College Station
2
months
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Prosecuting Attorney
2
months
SECTION 3. Emergency.It is hereby found and determined that
the services performed by the fifteen programs listed above are
essential to the peace, health, and safety of the children
enrolled in said programs, and that there exists an urgent need
for the continuation of said programs or similar programs to
attend to the essential needs of the children enrolled therein.
Therefore, an emergency.is hereby declared to exist and this
Ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public
peace, health and safety shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage and approval.
PASSED: January 16:,, 1996
ATTEST:
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CITY ATTORNEY
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