Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Program Agreement_Dubuque Community Schools Copyright 2014
City of Dubuque Consent Items # 23.
ITEM TITLE: Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Program Agreement
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending approval of the Fiscal Year 2015-2016 DARE
Agreement between the City of Dubuque Police Department and the
Dubuque Community School District.
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
❑ DARE Program Agreement-MVM Memo City Manager Memo
❑ Staff Memo Staff Memo
❑ Agreement Copy Staff Memo
THE CITY OF Dubuque
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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 Dubuque Community Schools, School Year 2015/2016
DATE: September 28, 2015
Chief of Police Mark Dalsing recommends City Council approval of the Fiscal Year
2015-2016 DARE Agreement between the City of Dubuque Police Department and the
Dubuque Community School District. The Dubuque Community School District agrees
to provide financial support for the DARE Program by contributing $6,320.
1 concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
Mic ael C. Van Milligen
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Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney
Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager
Mark M. Dalsing, Chief of Police
AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
CITY OF DUBUQUE
AND
DUBUQUE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
FOR
DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION COOPERATIVE PROGRAM
FOR
SCHOOL YEAR 2016-2016
This Agreement, executed in triplicate, is entered into this 18th day of August
2015, by and between the City of Dubuque, through its Police Department (City), and
the Dubuque Community 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 Thomas
Jefferson, Eleanor Roosevelt, and George Washington Middle Schools.
2. Term. The term of this Agreement is from August 18, 2015 through June
14, 2016.
3. D.A.R.E. Program.
A. City will provide a ten (10) week D.A.R.E. Program that will teach
children at Thomas Jefferson, Eleanor Roosevelt, and George
Washington Middle Schools 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 and 8th grade classrooms, 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 Six Thousand Three
Hundred Twenty Dollars ($6,320.00) as follows.
A. City will invoice School District by November 15, 2015.
School District will pay City by December 15, 2015.
Amount due is 50% ($3,160.00) of contract.
B. City will invoice School District by March 15, 2016.
School District will pay City by April 15, 2016.
Amount due is 50% ($3,160.00) of contract.
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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.
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
By:
Mike Van Milligen, City Manager
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DUBUQUE COMMUNITY
SCHOOL DISTRICT
By:
Michael J. Dono e, President,
Board of Education
Send Contract to: Dawn Young
Law Enforcement Center
770 Iowa Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
Copies to: Shirley Horstman
Rhonda Simpson
Mark Dalsing
Dubuque Community School District Code: 10-2000-2120-420-1119-000349 =
$6,320.00
This contract has been reviewed and approved as to form by Douglas M. Henry,
attorney for the Dubuque Community School District, and Crenna M. Brumwell,
Assistant City Attorney for the City of Dubuque, with the expectation that subsequent
extensions or renewals may be executed by the parties without the need for legal
review in the absence of textual change other than adjustment of dates and agreed
compensation.
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