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HomeMy WebLinkAbout18384• 1 ORDINANCE NO. 18, 384 2 3 AN ORDINANCE DISPENSING WITH THE REQUIREMENT 4 OF COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT MODIFICATION 5 WITH ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FOR $12,500 FOR 6 COORDINATION OF YOUTH PREVENTION SERVICES IN 7 SCHOOLS; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 8 9 WHEREAS, the Little Rock Board of Directors (the "Board ") may dispense with the 10 requirement of competitive bidding in exceptional situations where such procedure is not 11 feasible; and 12 WHEREAS, the Board finds that the purchase of coordination of youth prevention 13 services through December 31, 2000, is such an exceptional situation; and 14 WHEREAS, Arkansas Children's Hospital Insure the Children ( "ITC ") will function 15 as a coordinator through which services will be delivered to children at three school sites at no 16 cost to the children or the schools, and 17 WHEREAS, ITC will coordinate delivery of information and services, including but 18 not limited to, alcohol and drug abuse prevention, prevention of eating disorders, and divorce 19 counseling, in an efficient and coordinated manner, and 20 WHEREAS, the Board has determined that said coordination of youth prevention 21 services is a vital component of the City's commitment to youth at risk, and that it is 22 impractical and unfeasible to use competitive bidding in this circumstance. 23 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 24 OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: 25 SECTION 1: The Board of Directors finds that it is impractical and unfeasible to 26 competitively bid in these circumstance and that competitive bidding should be dispensed with 27 to provide coordination of youth prevention services through December 31, 2000 for a cost not 28 to exceed $12,500. 29 SECTION 2. The City Manager is directed to negotiate a contract modification of the 30 parties existing ITC contract for the above terms, subject to approval by the City Attorney.. 31 SECTION 3. Severability. In the event any title, subtitle, section, subsection, 32 subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this 33 ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or 34 adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the ordinance whicli shall remain 35 in full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or 36 unconstitutional was not originally a part of the ordinance. • • 1 Section 4. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the 2 same, that are inconsistent with the provisions of this resolution are hereby repeated to 3 the extent of such inconsistency. 4 Section 5. Emergency. The Board has determined that it is essential 5 to the public health, safety and welfare to coordinate the delivery of prevention 6 services to youth in schools this semester to deal with the varied aspects of care to 7 youth at risk in the most efficient manner. Therefore, an emergency is declared to 8 exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of the 9 passage of this Ordinance. 10 11 PASSED: October 17, 2000 12 ATTEST: 13 � 14 r 15 NA CY W OD JI 4 AILE ' 16 CITY CL RK 114 OR 17 18 APPROVED AS TO FORM: 19 /^ 20 jA l 21 THOMAS M. CARPE ER 22 CITY ATTORNEY 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36