Purch of Services Project Con. Foster Grandparent
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MEMORANDUM
June 15, 2006
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Purchase of Service Agreement with Project Concern, Inc. -
Foster Grandparent Program
During the Fiscal Year 2007 budget process, the Mayor and City Council provided
$5,598 for the Purchase of Services Agreement with Project Concern, Inc. Foster
Grandparent Program.
Budget Director Dawn Lang 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.
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Mic ael C. Van Milligen
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Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser Assistant City Manager
Dawn Lang, Budget Director
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MEMORANDUM
June 15, 2006
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Dawn Lang, Budget Director
SUBJECT: 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 2007.
The adopted Fiscal Year 2007 operating budget provides a payment of $5,598 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.
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Attachment
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, AND
PROJECT CONCERN, INC.
THIS AGREEMENT, dated for reference purposes the 1st day of July 2006, 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 the
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:
1 . Scope of Service
Agency shall provide, within 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 1,2006, through June 30, 2007.
3. Compensation
City shall pay Agency $5,598.00 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 the
execution of this Agreement by both parties and upon 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, or disability. Agency shall take affirmative action
to ensure that applicants for employment are employed and that employees are
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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 payor other forms of
compensation; and selection fortraining, 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.
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.
5. Assianabilitv
The Agency shall not assign or transfer any interest in this Agreement without prior
written approval of City.
6. Insurance
At the time of execution of this Agreement by Agency, Agency shall provide the 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.
WITNESSED:
CITY OF DUBUQUE
Jeanne F. Schneider, City Clerk
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
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PROJECT CONCERN INC.
Steve Jacobs, Executive Director
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