HomeMy WebLinkAbout171301 ORDINANCE NO. 17.130
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3 AN ORDINANCE DISPENSING WITH THE
4 REQUIREMENT OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING
AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO .
5 ENTER INTO CONTRACTS WITH SIX
6 CONTRACTORS TO PROVIDE YOUTH
7 INITIATIVE PROJECT SERVICES AT TEN
8 SPECIFIC SITES WITHIN THE CITY,
9 DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR
10 OTHER PURPOSES.
11 WHEREAS, the the Board of Directors may dispense with the
12 requirement of competitive bidding in exceptional situations
13 where such procedure is not feasible; and
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WHEREAS, the Board finds that an exceptional situation
15 exists in the case of the youth initiative project services
16 contract awards to justify dispensing with competitive bidding;
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WHEREAS, the exceptional situation involves factors such as
19 1) placing the Youth Initiative Project ( °YIP°) services at
20 sites identified by the Little Rock Police Department ( °LRPD"')
21 as sites near locations with high gang activity, 2) the need for
22 recreational, social and educational opportunities, and crisis
23 intervention services to be near those sites as strong
alternatives to gang activity in those areas, 3) the success of
24 the six contractors in working with gang members and high -risk
25 youth to provide alternatives to gang. membership and to
26 devaluate violence and gang activity, and 4) the importance of
27 parental support groups meeting at sites near their homes.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
29 THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
30 SECTION 1. The Board of Directors of the City of Little
31 Rock finds that competitive bidding should be dispensed with for
32 the purchase of Youth Initiative Project Services as an
33 exceptional situation exists and competitive bidding is not
feasible.
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35 SECTION 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to enter
36 into contracts with the six contractors listed in Exhibit A to
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provide YIP services at the ten sites listed in Exhibit A for an
amount not to exceed $425,000, the amount authorized in Little
Rock, Ark. Ordinance 17,098 (January 16, 1996).
SECTION 3. Emergency. It is hereby found and determined
that the services performed by the YIP contractors at ten sites
are essential to the peace, health, and safety of the youth
enrolled in said programs in order to provide a safe alternative
to gang involvement and to provide crisis intervention in the
event of a gang related shooting to avoid retaliatory violence,
injury and death; and that there exists an urgent need for the
continuation of said programs. 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: February 20, 1996
ATTEST:
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ROBBIE HANCOCK
cirvt-ow-rYME
THOMAS K. CARPEL ER
CITY ATTORNEY
%%APPROVED:
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MAYOR
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YIP Sites addresses and directors
Ms Sarah M. Spencer
2000 Akkrsgate Road
Little Rock AR 722Q5
Mr. Lee Jones
Executive Director
Little Rock Housing Authority
1000 Wolfe Street
Little Rock, AR 72202
Rev. Heukiah Stewart, Jr.
Watershed
3701 Confederate Boulevard
Little Rock. AR 72206
Marlene WMiam
Parkvicw Christian Church
9300 Geyer Springs Road
little Rock. AR 72209
Rev. William H. Robinson, Jr.
Black Community Developers, Inc.
4000 West 13th Street
Little Rock, AR 72214
Mr. James F. Brown
Little Rock Boys Club
P. O. Box 5706
Little Rock, AR 72215
Camp Aldersgate
South LR Comm. Ctr
and East LR Comm. Ctr.
Granite Mountain Recreation Or.
Step -Up Center and
Southwest LR Czmm. Ctr.
Hoover (Boys)
Hoover (Girls)
and Dunbar Comm. Cu.
*brasher Boars Club
ATTACHMENT A
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