HomeMy WebLinkAbout129801 RESOLUTION NO. 12,980
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3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE A CONTRACT WITH COLEMAN
4 DAIRY TO SUPPLY MILK AND JUICE PRODUCTS FOR THE CITY OF
5 LITTLE ROCK SUMMER PLAYGROUND PROGRAM; TO CLARIFY THE
6 INTENTION OF THE BOARD AS TO THE PROVISION OF THIS SERVICE
7 IN 2009; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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9 WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock must provide milk and juice products for the City of Little
10 Rock Summer Food Program; and,
11 WHEREAS, Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 12,654 (February 19, 2008), suggested a cap on
12 this program for food of seventy thousand dollars ($70,000); and,
13 WHEREAS, since these monies for this program are provided by a grant of the U.S. Department
14 of Agriculture; and
15 WHEREAS, it has been, and is, the intention of the Board of Directors to assure that all children
16 who participate in the program are provided these items despite the suggested cap placed on the
17 expenditure; and,
18 WHEREAS, the Board of Directors wishes to clarify its position on this point as to this particular
19 program while, at the same time, setting another anticipated cap for the 2009 program.
20 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
21 CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
22 Section 1. The City Manager is authorized to enter into a contract with Coleman Dairy to
23 provide milk and juice products for the City of Little Rock Summer Playground Program, administered
24 by the Little Rock Parks & Recreation Department, in accordance with state and federal guidelines of the
25 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Special Nutrition Grant Program.
26 Section 2. The recommended amount not to be exceeded is seventy thousand( $70,000)
27 dollars, provided that if additional monies are necessary to meet the needs of a program that contains
28 more children than originally anticipated, this amount will be adjusted accordingly to meet the actual need
29 of the program as deemed appropriate by the City Manager.
30 Section 3. To the extent that any prior resolutions have appeared to apply a mandatory cap
31 of any amount for food, or for milk and juice, for this program, the Board of Directors clarifies that the
32 funding mechanism should be in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of this Resolution even if
33 such funding exceeds the original amount recommended.
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Section 4. This clarification by the Board of Directors is due in part to the fact that funding
for this program comes from a federal grant of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Special Nutrition
Grant Program.
Section 5. Severahility. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause,
phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such
declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining portions of the ordinance which shall remain in
full force and effect as if the portion so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional was not originally
a part of the ordinance.
Section 6. Repealer. All laws, ordinances, resolutions, or parts of the same, that are inconsistent
with the provisions of this resolution, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency including,
but not limited to, Little Rock, Ark., Resolution No. 12,654 (February 19, 2008).
PASSED: May 19, 2009
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Nan y Wood City Clerk M ra
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
Thomas M. Careenter, Citf Aftorney
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