Purchase of Services Agreement_Project Concern Foster Grandparent ProgramFR®M: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SU JECT: Purchase of Service Agreement with Project Concern, Inc. -
Foster Grandparent Program
During the Fiscal Year 2010 budget process, the Mayor and City Council provided
$6,113 for the Purchase of Services Agreement with Project Concern, Inc. Foster
Grandparent Program.
Budget Director Jennifer Larson 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/jml
Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser Assistant City Manager
Jenny Larson, Budget Director
F®M: Jennifer Larson, Budget Director
SU JECT: 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 2010.
The adopted Fiscal Year 2010 operating budget provides a payment of $6,113 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 approves the attached Purchase of
Service Agreement with Project Concern, Inc. for the Foster Grandparent Program and
authorizes the Mayor to execute the contract on behalf of the City.
JML
Attachment
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, AND
PROJECT CONCERN, INC.
THIS AGREEMENT, dated for reference purposes the 1 st day of July 2009, is made
and entered into by and between the City of Dubuque, Iowa (City) and Project Concern,
Inc. (Agency).
WHEREAS, City proposes to provide certain financial assistance to enable Agency
to provide opportunities to low 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, City has deemed it to be in the public interest to provide financial
assistance to be used to cover general operating expenses of Agency's program.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Scope of Service
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 term of this Agreement shall be from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.
3. Compensation
City shall pay Agency $6,113.00 as compensation for the services provided by
Agency, which payment shall constitute full and complete compensation for such
services.
The compensation shall be paid by City to Agency within ten (10) days after receipt
by City of a requisition for such sum from Agency.
4. Discrimination
In carrying out the services under this Agreement, Agency shall not discriminate
against any Employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color,
sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. 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, sexual orientation, 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.
Agency assures that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, religion,
sexual orientation, or disability.
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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 Agency under the terms of this
Agreement because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual
orientation, or disability.
Termination of Agreement
This Agreement may be terminated by either party by giving the other party a
written, ninety (90) day notice of such termination or upon such otherterms as may
be mutually agreeable.
If, through any cause, Agency shall fail to fulfill in a timely and proper manner its
obligations under this Agreement or if Agency shall violate any of the covenants,
agreements, or stipulations of this Agreement, City shall have the right to terminate
this Agreement by giving written notice to Agency of such termination not less than
five (5) days before the effective date of such termination.
6. Assignability
The Agency shall not assign or transfer this Agreement or any interest in this
Agreement without prior written approval of City.
7. Insurance
At the time of execution of this Agreement by Agency, Agency shall provide City
copies of Agency's insurance certificates showing general liability, automobile
liability, and workers compensation insurance coverage to the satisfaction of City for
the term of this Agreement.
WITNESS:
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eanne F. Schneider, City Clerk
CITY O DUBUQUE
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Roy P. Buol, Mayor
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PROJECT CONCERN INC.
Nancy Lewis, Executive Director
Board Chair