DARE Program Agreement with Holy Family School District School Year 2020 Copyrighted
December 16, 2019
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 14.
ITEM TITLE: Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Program
Agreementwith Holy Family School Districtfor School Year
2019-2020
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending approval of the Fiscal Year
2019-2020 Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE)
agreement between the City of Dubuque Police
Department and the Holy Family School District.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receiveand File;Approve
ATTACHMENTS:
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DARE with Holy Family School District-MVM Memo City Manager Memo
Staff Memo Staff Memo
Agreement Copy Staff Memo
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Approval of Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Program
Agreement with Holy Family School District, School Year 2019-2020
DATE: December 11, 2019
Chief of Police Mark Dalsing recommends City Council approval of the Fiscal Year
2019-2020 Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) agreement between the City of
Dubuque Police Department and the Holy Family School District. Holy Family agrees to
provide financial support for the DARE Program by contributing $3,000.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Mic ael C. Van Milligen
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cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Mark M. Dalsing, Chief of Police
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December 9, 2019
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen
City Manager
FR: Mark M. Dalsing
Chief of Police
RE: Approval of Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Program Agreement with
Holy Family School District, School Year 2019-2020
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to seek approval of the FY2019-2020 DARE
agreement between the City of Dubuque Police Department and the Holy Family School
District. Holy Family agrees to provide financial support for the DARE Program by
contributing $3,000.
BACKGROUND & DISCUSSION
For the past several years the Dubuque Police Department has provided DARE (Drug
Awareness Resistance Education) to Mazzuchelli Middle School. Through the DARE
Program, the Dubuque Police Department provides specially trained police officers to
teach life skills and resistance techniques to middle school students with the intent to
better prepare the students to resist the pressures to use illegal drugs. As part of this
cooperative arrangement, Holy Family will contribute $3,000. Additionally, the
agreement outlines the instruction and parent components of the program. The contract
review process begins in late July or early August for the current school year. The City
Legal Department and the Police Department have reviewed the agreement and concur
with the requirements. Holy Family has already included their payment of$3,000 with
the return of their contract.
RECOMMEN DATION
We recommend approval of the attached agreement between the City of Dubuque and
Holy Family School District for the 2019-2020 school term, and accept the school
districYs financial support of$3,000, retroactive to the start of 2019-2020 school year.
ACTION REQUESTED
Council approval of the attached DARE contract between the City of Dubuque and Holy
Family School District, and the city manager's signature accepting the agreement.
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
CITY OF DUBUQUE
AND
HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL DISTRICT
FOR
DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION COOPERATIVE PROGRAM
FOR
SCHOOL YEAR 2019-2020
This Agreement, executed in triplicate, is entered into this day of
P,vs , 2019, by and between the City of Dubuque, through its Police
Department (City), and the Holy Family School District (School District).
WHEREAS, City and School District have a strong desire and commitment to
reduce and prevent substance use among school children of the Dubuque community
through the continued implementation of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education
Cooperative Program (D.A.R.E. Program); and
WHEREAS, City presents D.A.R.E. Program to schools within the School District;
and
WHEREAS, School District desires to present D.A.R.E. Program at schools
within School District.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED BY AND BETWEEN THE PARTIES AS
FOLLOWS:
1. Designated Schools. City will present the D.A.R.E. Program to
Mazzuchelli Middle School.
2. Term. The term of this Agreement is from September 1, 2019 through
December 1, 2020.
3. D.A.R.E. Program.
A. City will provide a ten (10) week D.A.R.E. Program that will teach
children at Mazzuchelli Middle School life skills and resistance techniques
to better prepare the children to resist the pressure to use drugs. The
D.A.R.E. Program will be taught by specially trained officers and the
curriculum will be designed to give students learning experiences through
audio, visual, and kinesthetic learning modalities, utilizing role playing and
role modeling as reinforcement tools.
B. City will spend informal time with the students during recess and
lunch to build rapport and encourage interaction.
C. City will provide a graduation program for those students
successfully completing the D.A.R.E. Program.
D. City will provide a Parent Training Program at least one (1) hour in
length. The Parent Training Program will provide an overview of the
D.A.R.E. Program, address parenting skills, identify some of the common
drugs used in Dubuque, and address gang concerns/prevention.
E. City will provide all D.A.R.E. Program materials and supplies,
including workbooks, graduation materials, and information packets, with
the exception of some art supplies used for some follow-up assignments.
4. Evaluation. City, in cooperation with School District, will provide evaluation
of the D.A.R.E. Program. Such evaluation will be available to School District and
City. City will provide feedback to the school staff and School District, and School
District will provide feedback to City.
5. D.A.R.E. Program Location.
A. School District will provide the premises and classroom time
required for the proper implementation of the D.A.R.E. Program. Premises
will include the 6th grade Wellness classroom, other classrooms as agreed
upon, the gym as required, and other such premises as needed for
student/parent education in regard to the D.A.R.E. Program.
B. Classroom time. Classroom time (45-60 minutes) will be allotted
for the middle school curriculum class in each school. School District will
further allow City to use the furniture and equipment contained in the
areas defined above and other equipment such as audio visual
equipment.
6. Consideration. School District will provide financial support to City for use
in implementing the D.A.R.E. Program in the amount of Three Thousand Dollars
($3,000.00) as follows.
A. City will invoice School District by December 1, 2019.
School District will pay City by January 10, 2020.
Amount due is 100% of contract.
7. Termination. Any party may terminate this Agreement for any reason by
providing written notice of intent to terminate this Agreement to the other party
not less than ten (10) days prior to the beginning date of each semester of the
school year.
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8. Compliance with Applicable Laws. City and School District will not engage
in discriminatory hiring or any other employment practices that conflict with any
local, state, or federal laws.
9. Insurance and Indemnification.
A. City must maintain its membership in the Iowa Communities
Assurance Pool and add School District as an Additional Member. If City
discontinues its membership in ICAP, City will provide proof of a similar
policy of commercial general liability form coverage not less than
$2,000,000 naming School District as an additional insured on a primary
and non-contributory basis.
B. School District must provide proof of a policy of commercial general
liability form coverage not less than $2,000,000 naming City as an
additional insured on a primary and non-contributory basis.
C. City will indemnify and hold School District, its staff, and students
harmless from and against any and all claims, liability, and causes of
action arising from or related to the City's negligence in the performance
of this Agreement and the negligence of City's officers, agents, or
employees.
D. School District will indemnify and hold City harmless from and
against any and all claims, liability, and causes of action arising from or
related to the School District's negligence in the performance of this
Agreement and the negligence of School District's officers, agents, or
employees.
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL DISTRICT
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By: By'.
Mike Va Milligen Name: Dni,r'{- S.
City Manager Title: a redu- l lvutyv e_
Send Contract to:
Dawn Young
Law Enforcement Center
770 Iowa Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
Copies to: Doug Varley, Principal, Mazzuchelli Catholic Middle School