Purch of Ser Proj Concern FosteMEMORANDUM
May 2, 2002
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
Purchase of Service Agreement with Project Concern, Inc. -
Foster Grandparent Program
Dudng the Fiscal Year 2003 budget process, the Mayor and City Council provided
$5,435 for the Purchase of Services Agreement with Project Concern, Inc. Foster
Grandparent Program.
Administrative Services Manager Pauline Joyce is recommending execution of the
attached agreement with Project Concern, Inc. for support of their Foster Grandparent
Program, which recruits elderly and limited income persons as volunteers to assist in
the education/personal program plan and leisure/recreational activity of children with
exceptional or special needs.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Michael C. Van Milligen
MCVM/ksf
Attachment
CC:
Barry Lindahl, Corporation Counsel
Cindy Steinhauser Assistant City Manager
Pauline Joyce, Administrative Services Manager
MEMORANDUM
May 2, 2002
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
Pauline Joyce, Administrative Services Manager
Purchase of Services Agreement with Project Concern, Inc. -
Foster Grandparent Program
Attached for City Council approval is the Purchase of Service Agreement with Project
Concern, Inc. for the City's financial support of the Foster Grandparent Program during
Fiscal Year 2003.
The adopted Fiscal Year 2003 operating budget provides a payment of $5,435 to help
fund the Foster Grandparent Program. This program recruits elderly and limited income
persons as volunteers to assist in the educational/personal program plan and
leisure/recreational activity of children with exceptional or special needs.
It is my recommendation that the City Council approve the attached Purchase of
Service Agreement with Project Concern, Inc. for the Foster Grandparent Program and
authorize the Mayor to execute the contract on behalf of the City.
PJ/ksf
Attachment
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, AND
PROJECT CONCERN, INC.
PURCHASE OF SERVICES AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this 1st day of July 2002, by and between the
City of Dubuque, Iowa, herein referred to as the "City" and Project Concern, Inc., a
nonprofit corporation, herein referred to as the "Agency."
WHEREAS, the City proposes to provide certain financial assistance to enable
the Agency to provide opportunities to Iow income elderly people who will volunteer
twenty hours each week with children of special or exceptional needs as part of the
Foster Grandparent Program; and
WHEREAS, the City has deemed it to be in the public interest to provide
financial assistance to be used to cover general operating expenses of the Agency's
program.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Scope of Service
The Agency shall provide, within the city of Dubuque, services related to a Foster
Grandparent Program for the purpose of recruiting elderly and limited income
people to participate usefully in the community by volunteering twenty hours per
week to assist in the education/personal program plan and leisure/recreational
activity of children with either exceptional or special needs.
2. Time of Performance
The services of the Agency are to commence on July 1, 2002, and terminate
June 30, 2003.
3. Compensation
The City shall pay the Agency the amount of $5,435.00, which shall constitute
full and complete compensation for the City's share of all services to be
rendered.
Such sum shall be payable by the City to the Agency within ten (10) days of the
signing of this contract, upon receipt of a requisition for such sum.
4. Discrimination
In carrying out the program, the Agency shall not discriminate against any
Employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, sex, age,
national origin, religion, or disability. The Agency shall take affirmative action to
ensure that applicants for employment are employed and that employees are
treated during employment without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age,
national origin, religion, or disability. Such action shall include, but not be limited,
to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment or
recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of
compensation; and selection for training, including apprentice-ship. The Agency
assures that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, or
disability.
The Agency agrees and will undertake whatever affirmative measures are
necessary so that no person shall be excluded from participation in, be denied
the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activities
funded in whole or in part with any of the funds made available to the Agency
under the terms of this Agreement because of race, creed, color, religion, sex,
national origin, age, degree of handicap or disability.
Assignability
The Agency shall not assign or transfer any interest in this Agreement without
prior written approval from the City.
WITNESSED:
CITY OF DUBUQUE
Jeanne F. Schneider, City Clerk
Terrance M. Duggan, Mayor
PROJECT CONCERN/
PHONE-A-FRIEND, INC.
Steve Jacobs, Executive Director
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