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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPR 15346: DR. LAWANDA FINNEY, CHARLES & ASSOC., ETC. - WEED & SEED INTIATIVEInteroffice MEMORANDUM To: Mayor, City Council, and Cit Mana er N~-~'" Y ~ From: Val Tizeno, First Assistant City Attorney Date: June 26, 2009 Subject: P.R. No. 15346 Please find attached P.R. No. 15346 authorizing the execution of contracts with Dr. LaWanda Finney, Charles & Associates, and Eddie Collins on behalf of Port Arthur Weed and Seed in amount not to exceed $13,025. MTS:lp Attachment 1 P. R. No. 15346 06/26/09 vrt RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS, NOT TO EXCEED THIRTEEN THOUSAND TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS ($13,025) WITH DR. LAWANDA FINNEY, CHARLES & ASSOCIATES, AND EDDIE COLLINS ON BEHALF OF THE PORT ARTHUR WEED AND SEED INITIATIVE; ACCOUNT NO. 114-1051- 517-59-00 (WS0701). WHEREAS, the City of Port Arthur serves as fiscal agent of Port Arthur Weed and Seed grant funds; and WHEREAS, the Port Arthur Weed and Seed Steering Committee desires to contract with Dr. LaWanda Finney, in the amount of $4,325, for the purpose of providing a detailed evaluation of the program (including statistical analysis), as delineated in Exhibit "A", attached hereto; and WHEREAS, the evaluation services that Dr. LaWanda Finney will provide are not associated with her duties with the Port Arthur Independent School District; and, WHEREAS, the Port Arthur Weed and Seed Steering Committee desires to contract with Charles and Associates, in the amount of $3,700, for the purpose of providing Neighborhood Leadership Training, as delineated in Exhibit "B", attached hereto; and WHEREAS, the Port Arthur Weed and Seed Steering Committee desires to contract with Eddie Collins, in the amount of $5,000, for the purpose of providing Crime Prevention Conferences, as delineated in Exhibit "C", attached hereto; and WHEREAS, the services that Eddie Collins will provide for the Crime Prevention Conferences are not associated with his duties as Constable for Jefferson County; and, WHEREAS, the agreements, are aligned with the Port Arthur Weed and Seed Strategy, and shall be funded by, the Port Arthur Weed and Seed grant, which has been awarded by the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR: Section 1. That the facts and opinions in the preamble are true and correct. Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with Dr. Lawanda Finney ($4,325), Charles & Associates ($3,700), and Eddie Collins ($5,000) attached hereto in substantially the same form as Exhibit "A", Exhibit "B", and Exhibit "C", in a total amount not to exceed $13,025, for the purpose of providing a detailed evaluation and statistical analysis of the program, Neighborhood Leadership Training, and for a Crime Prevention Conference to residents of the Weed and Seed designated neighborhood on behalf of the Port Arthur Weed and Seed Initiative to be funded by Weed and Seed grant funds. Section 3. That a copy of the caption of this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the City Council. READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this day of A.D., 2009, at a Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur, by the following vote: AYES: Mayor Councilmembers NOES: MAYOR ATTEST: CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTO EY ~~,tG ~ Q iG~ APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION: CITY MANAGER APPROVED FOR AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS: DIRECTOR OF FIN E EXHIBIT "A" WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE COUNCIL MEETING EXHIBIT "B" WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE COUNCIL MEETING WILL THE EXHIBIT "C" BE PRESENTED AT COUNCIL MEETING