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MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor, City Council, and Cit Mana er N~-~'"
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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.
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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