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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2012-R0106 - Contract - SPAG - CSBG, 211 Information And Referral Program - 03/06/2012 (2)Resolution No. 2012-RO106 March 6, 2012 Item No. 5.18 RESOLUTION IBE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: THAT the Mayor of the City of Lubbock is hereby authorized and directed to execute for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock, a Community Development Funding Contract, by and between the City of Lubbock and the South Plains Association of Governments, from the Community Services Block Grant to fund 2-1-1 Information and Referral Program, and all related documents. Said Contract is attached hereto and incorporated in this resolution as if fully set forth herein and shall be included in the minutes of the City Council. Passed by the City Council this March 6 , 2012. TOM MARTIN, MAYOR ATTEST: 19 Rebe _a Garza, City Secreta APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: P h y I ' Brown Interim Community Development Director APPROVED AS TO FORM: 7 Amy —7�:-' gs/ccdocs/CDBG.res-South Plains Assn of Gov.12 2,8.12 Resolution No. 2012-RO106 COMMUNITY SERVICE BLOCK GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AND SOUTH PLAINS ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF LUBBOCK § This Contract entered into this 6th day of March 2012, by and between the CITY OF LUBBOCK (herein called "City") and SOUTH PLAINS ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS a council of governments (herein called "Contractor"). WHEREAS, the City is obligated to do and perform certain services in its administration of Community Services Block Grant; and WHEREAS, the Contractor is a political subdivision of the state of Texas offering services to low-income individuals in the County of Lubbock; and WHEREAS, the services provided by the Contractor benefit citizens of the County of Lubbock and constitute a valuable public service; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock has declared programs of the South Plains Association of Governments Area Information Center, Information and Referral 211, to be a public purpose and the provision of these services to be a predominant purpose of this transaction; and WHEREAS, the Contractor and the services it provides have been found to meet the criteria for funding under the RFP; and WHEREAS, the accomplishment of the above public purpose is the predominant purpose of this transaction, continuing supervision by the City and State together with statutory and contractual requirements provide sufficient assurance that this public purpose will be accomplished and an audit provides sufficient protection of the handling of public money; and WHEREAS, the City Council had found that the Contractor has the special expertise, knowledge and experience necessary for the performance of the contract and that the City will receive adequate consideration in the form of substantial public benefit; and WHEREAS, the City desires to contract with the Contractor to make available operating assistance for the Information and Referral Program. NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed between the parties hereto that: SCOPE OF SERVICE A. General Overview of Program: 1. Contractor will use $47,000 of CSBG funds awarded to administer the Information and Referral Program for Lubbock County and to produce, publish and or update a Resource Directory. B. Cif Responsibilities: 1. City agrees to provide Contractor assistance from Community Services Block Grant funds in an amount not to exceed $47,000 in return for Contractor performing the activities set forth in this Contract as consideration for said funds. 2. It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that City's responsibilities are contingent upon the actual receipt of adequate funds to meet City's liabilities under this contract. If adequate funds are not available to make payment under this contract, City shall notify Contractor in writing within a reasonable time after such fact is determined. City shall terminate this Contract and will not be liable for failure to make payments to Contractor under this Contract. The funds shall be disbursed in the amounts and at the time the funds are disbursed to the City by the State of Texas. The City is not responsible for any amounts not distributed by the State of Texas. CSBG funds shall be disbursed in the amount and at the time funds are disbursed to the City by the State of Texas. The State of Texas has currently released approximately twenty percent (20%) of the total amount of funds to the City. Therefore, the City shall currently disburse $9,531 in CSBG funds to the Contractor, and will notify the Contractor as other funds are released. 3. City shall not be liable to Contractor for any costs incurred by Contractor, or any portions thereof, which have been paid to Contractor or which are subject to payment to Contractor, or which have been reimbursed to Contractor or which are subject to reimbursement to Contractor by any source other than City or Contractor. 4. City shall not be liable for any costs incurred by Contractor which are not allowable costs as set forth in the contract. 5. City shall not be liable to Contractor for any costs incurred by Contractor or for any performances rendered by Contractor which are not strictly in accordance with the terms of this Contract. 6. City shall not be liable to Contractor for any costs incurred by Contractor in the performance of this Contract which have not been billed to City by Contractor within sixty (60) days following termination of this Contract. 7. City shall not be liable for costs incurred or performances rendered by Contractor before commencement of this Contract or after termination of this Contract. 8. City's financial assistance will be limited to the following: a. The assistance made available through this Contract shall be used by the Contractor solely for the purpose of the Information and Referral Program. b. The assistance shall provide funding for expenses incurred within the operation and scope of the program. c. The services provided by the Contractor shall benefit lower -income families whose residence is in the County of Lubbock. C. Contractor's Responsibilities 1. Contractor agrees to use funds made available through this Contract solely for the purpose of the South Plains Association of Governments Information and Referral Program, located at 1323 58th Street, Lubbock, Texas. 2. Contractor agrees to comply with applicable uniform administrative requirements, as described in the South Plains Association of Governments Policy Manual and generally accepted administrative requirements for the Texas State Government located at ITAC5.141 et seq. And the federal administrative requirements located at 45CFR Part 96, 3. Contractor agrees to carry out the activities under this Contract in compliance with all State and Local laws and regulations. II. TIME OF PERFORMANCE This Contract shall commence January 1, 2012 and shall terminate December 31, 2012. The term of this Contract and the provisions herein may be extended for an additional year, provided funds are received from TDHCA and provided the Contractor meets its contractual obligations during the current funding year, subject to board approval and Mayor's signature. I11. BUDGET CSBG Funds Matching Funds Total Project Funds Administration: Personnel $21,936 Fringe Benefits 12,035 Indirect Cost 5,458 Program: Redbook Publication 7,571 TOTAL $47,000 IV V VA VII. PAYMENT City will pay up to $47,000 to Contractor based upon the receipt of request for funds and project expense summary for the above -described project. Contractor shall submit to City invoices for items purchased. City shall determine the reasonableness of each purchase and shall not make disbursement of any such payment until City has reviewed and approved each purchase. If need is shown to exist, City staff can release up to 10% of the funds to be used as start-up funding. Contractor will then bill City monthly for expenses occurred during the month. By end of program year, Contractor will have provided City with proper documentation to show how all funds were expended, including the start-up costs. NOTICES Communication and details concerning this Contract shall be directed to the following Contract representatives: Joe Rangel City of Lubbock P. O. Box 2000 Lubbock, TX 79457 SPECIAL CONDITIONS Aida Martinez South Plains Association of Govts. 1323 581h Street Lubbock, TX. 79412 A. Specific Requirements to Meet Conditions Outlined in RFP 1. Contractor will keep adequate documentation of the design of the program, the implementation of the program, and evaluation of program design. 2. Contractor will keep documentation of their efforts to leverage CSBG fields with other programs to enhance the services provided to clients. 3. Contractor will keep documentation of their efforts to cooperate and collaborate with other service providers. GENERAL CONDITIONS A. 1. General Compliance Contractor agrees to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations governing the funds provided under this Contract which were made available under City's Community Services Block Grant program. 2. Labor Standards The Contractor agrees to comply with the requirements of the Secretary of Labor in accordance with the Copeland "Anti -Kickback" Act (40 U.S.0 276a-276a-5; 40 USC 327 and 40 USC 26c) and all other applicable Federal, state and local laws and regulations pertaining to the labor standards insofar as those acts apply to the performance of this contract. B. Independent Contractor Nothing contained in this Contract is intended to, or shall be construed in any manner, as creating or establishing the relationship of employer/employee between the parties. Contractor shall at all times remain an independent contractor with respect to the services to be performed under this Contract. City shall be exempt from payment of all Unemployment Compensation, FICA, retirement, life and/or medical insurance and Worker's Compensation insurance as the Contractor is an independent Contractor. C. Indemnity and Release Grantee shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the City, and City's respective officers, employees, elected officials and agents, from and against any and all losses, damages, claims or liabilities, of any kind or nature, which arise directly or indirectly, or are related to, in any way, manner or form, the activities contemplated hereunder, including, but not limited to, losses, damages, claims or liabilities arising from or related to, in any way, manner or form, the act or omission of third parties and/or the negligence or fault of City, its respective officers, employees, elected officials and /or agents. Grantee further covenants and agrees to defend any suits or administrative proceedings brought against the City and/or the City's respective officers, employees, elected officials and/or agents on account of any such claim, and to pay or discharge the full amount or obligation of any such claim incurred by, accruing to, or imposed on the City, or the City's respective officers, employees, elected officials and/or agents, as applicable, resulting from such suits, claims and/or administrative proceedings or any matter resulting from the settlement or resolution of said suits, claims and/or administrative proceedings, in addition, Grantee shall pay to the City, applicable, all attorney's fees incurred by such parties in enforcing Grantee's indemnity in this section. The City, and its respective officers, employees, elected officials and agents shall not be liable and Grantee hereby releases the City, and its respective officers, employees, elected officials and agents, for, from and/or against any losses, damages, claims or liabilities to Grantee, on any theory of legal liability, including, but not limited to the negligence, of any type of degree or fault, of the City, arising from or related to, in any way, manner of form, the unenforceability or voidance, for any reason, of all or part of this agreement. The indemnity and release provided herein shall survive the termination or voidance of this agreement. D. Worker's Compensation Contractor shall provide Worker's Compensation insurance coverage for all employees involved in the performance of this Contract. E. Insurance and Bonding Throughout the term of this Contract, the Contractor will maintain liability insurance in the following minimum amounts: Type of Insurance Minimum Liability Commercial General Liability $1,000,000 Limit Property Damage Liability $100,000 Each Occurrence F. City Recognition Contractor shall insure recognition of the role of City's Community Services Block Grant program in providing funding through this Contract. All activities, facilities and items utilized pursuant to this Contract shall be prominently labeled as to funding source. In addition, Contractor will include a reference to the support provided herein in all publications made possible with funds made available under this Contract. G. Changes and Amendments City or Contractor may amend this Contract at any time, provided that such amendments make specific reference to this Contract, and are executed in writing, signed by a duly -authorized representative of both organizations and approved by the City Council if required by law. Such amendments shall not invalidate this Contract, nor relieve nor release City or Contractor from its obligations under this Contract. City may, in its discretion, amend this Contract to conform with federal, state or local governmental guidelines, policies and available funding amounts, or for other reasons. If such amendments result in a change in the funding, the scope of services, or the activities to be undertaken as part of this Contract, such modifications will be incorporated only by written amendment signed by both City and Contractor. H. Suspension or Termination Either party may terminate this Contract at any time by giving written notice to the other party of such termination and specifying the effective date thereof at least thirty (30) days before the effective date of such termination. Partial termination of the Scope of Service in Paragraph "I.B" above may only be undertaken with the prior approval of City. In the event of any termination for convenience, all finished or unfinished documents, data, studies, surveys, maps, models, photographs, reports, or other materials prepared by Contractor under this Contract shall at the option of City, become the property of City, and Contractor shall be entitled to receive just and equitable compensation for any satisfactory work completed on such documents or materials prior to the termination. City may also suspend or terminate this Contract, in whole or in part, if Contractor materially fails to comply with any term of this Contract, or with any of the rules, regulations, or provisions referred to herein; and the City may declare the Contractor ineligible for any further participation in City contracts, in addition to other remedies as provided by law. In the event there is probable cause to believe Contractor is in noncompliance with any applicable rules or regulations, City may withhold up to fifteen percent (15%) of said contract funds until such time as Contractor is found to be in compliance by City or is otherwise adjudicated to be in compliance. The City may also terminate this agreement in the event of an emergency or disaster, whether an act of God, natural or manmade, by giving twenty-four (24) hour notice. The City may give said notice verbally to Grantee. Any expenditures incurred prior to receiving notice will be reimbursed; however, in no event shall the City pay any expenses incurred after notice of termination is received by Grantee. I. Prevention of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Contractor shall establish, maintain, and utilize systems and procedures to prevent, detect, and correct waste, fraud, and abuse in activities funded under this contract. The systems and procedures shall address possible waste, fraud, an abuse by Contractor, its employees, recipients, vendors, and administrating agencies. Contractor's internal control systems and all transactions and other significant events are to be clearly documented, and the documentation is to be readily available for monitoring by City. Contractor shall give City complete access to all of its records, employees, and agents for the purposes of any investigation of the funded programs. Contractor shall immediately notify City of any discovery of waste, fraud or abuse. Contractor shall fully cooperate with City's efforts to detect, investigate, and prevent waste, fraud and abuse in the funded program. Contractor may not discriminate against any employee or other person who reports a violation of the terms of this contract or of any law or regulation to the City or to any appropriate law enforcement authority, if the report is made in good faith. J. Legal Remedies In instances where the Contractors violate or breach this Contract, the City may apply administrative, contractual, or legal remedies. The City may suspend all activities temporarily pending either corrective action by the Contractor or a decision by the City to terminate this contract. K. Legal Authority Contractor represents that it possesses the practical ability and legal authority to enter in to this contract, receive and manage funds authorized by this contract, and to perform the services Contractor has obligated itself to perform under this contract. The person signing this contract on behalf of Contractor herby warrants that he/she has been authorized by Contractor to execute this contract on behalf of Contractor and to bind Contractor to all terms herein set forth. L. Reporting and Patent Rights Contractor shall abide by all requirements and regulations pertaining to the reporting and patent rights involving research, developmental, experimental or demonstration work, with respect to any discovery or invention which arises or is developed in the course of satisfying the terms of this agreement. VIII. ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS A. Financial Management 1. Accounting Standards Contractor agrees to comply with Attachment F of OMB Circular A-110 and agrees to adhere to the accounting principles and procedures required therein, utilize adequate internal controls, and maintain necessary source documentation for all costs incurred. 2. Cost Principles Contractor shall administer its program in conformance with OMB Circulars A-122, "Cost Principles for Non -Profit Orgaizations", or A-21, "Cost Principles for Educational Institutions", as applicable, for all costs incurred whether charged on a direct or indirect basis. B. Documentation and Record -Keeping, 1. Records to be Maintained Contractor shall maintain all records required by the State of Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, and that are pertinent to the activities to be funded under this Contract. 2. Retention Contractor shall retain all record pertinent to expenditures incurred under this Contractor for a period of five (5) years after the termination of all activities funded under this Contract, or after the resolution of all State audit findings, whichever occurs later. 3. Client Data Contractor shall maintain client data demonstrating client eligibility for services provided. Such data shall include, but not be limited to: total number of information and referral calls received and broken down into subject categories for every call; specific information obtained through random screening of calls such as income level, gender, race, age, education -level, and household size. Such information shall be made available to City monitors or their designees for review by the 10`" day of every month. 4. Audits and Inspections All Contractor records with respect to any matters covered by this Contract shall be made available to City, their designees or the State Government, at any time during normal business hours, as often as City or State deems necessary, to audit, examine, and make excerpts or transcripts of all relevant data, both financial and programmatic. Any deficiencies noted in audit reports must be fully cleared by Contractor within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Contractor. Failure to comply with the above audit requirements will constitute a violation of this Contract and may result in the withholding of future payments. C. Operation and Financial Reports 1. Financial Record Reports Contractor agrees to submit to the City invoices for the services and approved costs of this program by the 10`h day of each month; and 2. Operation Reports Contractor agrees to submit to the City a monthly activity report in accordance with instructions provided by the State. IX. PERSONNEL AND PARTICIPANT CONDITIONS A. Civil Riizhts Contractor agrees to comply and to require all subcontractors to comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 as amended, Section 109 of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Executive Order 11063, and with Executive Order 11246 and the regulations issued under the order at 41 CFR chapter 60. Non-discrimination and Equal Opportunity No person shall, on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex be excluded form participation in, be denied from the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available under the contract. Any prohibition against discrimination on the basis of age under the Age Discrimination Act of 1990, or with respect to an otherwise qualified disabled individual as provided in section 04 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, shall also apply to any such program or activity. B. Conduct 1. Prohibit Political Activity and Lobbying None of the funds provided under this contract shall be used for influencing the outcome of any election, or the passage or defeat of any legislative measure. This prohibition shall not be construed to prevent any official or employee of Contractor from furnishing to any member of it's governing body upon request, or to any other local or official not considered under law to be confidential information. Any action taken against an employee or official for supplying such information shall subject the person initiating the action to immediate dismissal from employment. No funds provided under this Contract may be used directly or indirectly to hire employees or in any other way fun or support candidates for the legislative, executive, or judicial branches of government of Contractor, the State of Texas, or the government of the United States. None of the funds provided under this contract shall be paid to any official or employee who violates any of the provisions of this section. 2. Conflict of Interest and Nepotism Contractor covenants that neither it nor any member of its governing body presently has any interest or shall acquire any interest, direct or indirect, which would conflict in any manner or degree with the performance of this contract. Contractor further covenants that in the performance of this contract no person having such interest shall be employed or appointed by contactor. No person (1) Who is an employee, agent, consultant, officer, or official of the contractor and who exercises or has exercised any functions or responsibilities with respect to assisted contract activities; or (2) Who is in a position to participate in a decision making process or gains inside information with regard to such activities, may obtain a personal or financial interest or benefit, direct or indirect, in any contract, subcontract, or agreement with respect thereto, or the proceeds there under, either for themselves or those with whom they have familiar or business ties, during their tenure. Contractor's employees, officers, and/or agents shall neither solicit nor accept gratuities, favors, or anything of monetary value from subcontractors, or potential subcontractors. C. Air & Water The Grantee agrees to comply with the following requirements insofar as they apply to the performance of this contract: Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C., 7401, et seq. Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq., as amended, 1318 relating to inspection, monitoring, entry, reports, and information, as well as other requirements specified in said Section 114 and Section 308, and all regulations and guidelines issued thereunder. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this contract as of the date first written above. CITY OF LUBBOCK (1-2� llrl-jro� Tom Martin MAYOR ATTEST: Reb cca Garza, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: Phyl,W Brown, Interim Director Community Development APPROVED AS TO FORM: Amy Sirris, S 1S Clty Att SOUTH PLAINS OCIA.TGOVERNMENTS Tim Pierce EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FED. I.D.# 7512852009