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MEMORANDUM ~~
To: Mayor, City Council, and City Manager
From: Valecia Tizeno, First; Assistant City Attorne
Date: October 16, 2009
Subject: P. R. No. 15527; Council Meeting October 20, 2009
Attached is P. R. No. 15527 approving training
agreements between the City of Port Arthur Section 4A
Economic Development Corporation and its subcontractors as
it pertains to life skills/vocational training programs.
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P. R. No. 15527
10/16/2009
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION APPROVING TRAINING AGREEMENTS
BETWEEN THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR SECTION 4A
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND ITS
SUBCONTRACTORS AS IT PERTAINS TO LIFE
SKILLSNOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS
WHEREAS, on October 20, 2009, per Resolution No. 09-_ the Southeast Texas
Regional Planning Commission entered into a contract awarding the City of Port Arthur
$513,309 for the administration of the Social Services Block Grant, of which $204,059.00 was
designated for City of Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation's (the
"PAEDC") Life SkillsNocational Training Prog•am; and
WHEREAS, Gulf Coast Career Institute, Inc., K's & D's Industrial Training Center, Inc.
and Jireh World Church/Outreach Ministries, Inc. (collectively the "Subcontractors") in
collaboration with PAEDC have development programs for life skills, construction skills and
medical and technical skills training for entry-level employment (the "Programs"); and
WHEREAS, all persons participating in the Programs shall complete the life skills
training curriculum before entering either the construction skills or medical and technical skills
training Programs; and
WHEREAS, PAEDC will fund certain administrative costs including instructions,
program training material, testing to pre-screen applicants and supply and equipment with the
agreement that budgeted funds are initially allocated among the Programs and paid upon
completion of training with certain budgeted funds retained until applicants are employed; and
WHEREAS, each Subcontractor will e:Kecute its own separate Training Agreement;
however, all Subcontractors shall provide documentation and record keeping sufficient to show
successful completion of the Programs by the applicants and shall further identify, as permitted
by law or regulation, those Port Arthur residents vvho have accessed the Programs; and
WHEREAS, it is deemed in the best interests of the citizens to approve these Training
Grant Agreements between the PAEDC and the Subcontractors in substantially the same form as
attached as Exhibits "A", "B" and "C".
WHEREAS, a subcontractors has presented the City with invoices for services that were
provided prior to the execution of the training agreement or the award of Social Services Block
Grant funds to the City; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for both 1?AEDC and the City Council to approve the
Subcontractors' invoices, with the stipulation th<~t if it is determined that said invoices are not
allowable expenditures of the grant, the PAEDC will be solely responsible for payment of said
invoices.
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 County herein authorizes the Port Arthur Section 4A Economic
Development Corporation to execute the Training Grant Agreements between the PAEDC and
Subcontractors in substantially the same form as attached hereto as Exhibits "A", "B" and "C".
Section 3. That the City Council approwes payment of invoices to the Subcontractors,
subject to the approval of the PAEDC Board of Directors with the stipulation that if it is
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determined that said invoices are not allowable expenditures of the grant, the PAEDC will be
solely responsible for payment of Subcontractor invoices.
Section 4. That a copy of the caption of this Resolution shall 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, Texas, by the following vote:
AYES:
Mayor
Councilmembers
NOES:
ATTEST:
TERRI HANKS, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED:
FLOYD BATISTE, PAEDC CEO
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DELORIS "BOBBIE" PRINCE, MAYOR
GUY N. GOODSON, EDC ATTORNEY
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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VALECIA R. TIZEN ,ACTING CITY ATTORNEY
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EXHIBIT ~~A", ~~B" AND ~~C"
WILL BE PRESENTED AT
THE COUNCIL MEETING