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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8503RESOLUTION NO. 8503 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE AGREEMENT FOR THE DELEGATION OF ACTIVITIES BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO AND PUEBLO COUNTY HEAD START PARENTS, INC., AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME WHEREAS, the City of Pueblo is the grantee for the Pueblo Head Start Program, ' Inc. ; and WHEREAS, the Pueblo Head Start Parents, Inc., is the Delegate Agency for administer- ing the Head Start Program; and WHEREAS, the City of Pueblo has received an additional amount of federal funds for the Head Start parents, Inc., for a total federal share of $2,087,190.00. WHEREAS, the current Agreement for Delegation of Activities between the City of Pueblo and the Pueblo County Head Start Parents, Inc., ended on January 31, 1998; and WHEREAS, the current agreement must now be extended until the end of the program year; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, COLORADO, that: SECTION 1 Amendment No. 4 to the Delegation of Activities between the City of Pueblo, a municipal corporation, and Pueblo Head Start Parents, Inc., a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, having been approved as to form by the City Attorney, is hereby approved. The President of the City Council is authorized and directed to affix the seal of the City hereto and attest same. INTRODUCED: AUGUST 24, 1998 BY Al Gurule COUNCIL PERSON ATTESTED BY: tQ CLERK APPROV D: , PRESIDE OF HE CITY COUNCIL c� � � SD3 Council A ends P 11= U zy A RESOLUTION A OVING AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE DELEGATION OF ACTIVITIES BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO AND PUEBLO COUNTY HEAD START PARENTS, INC., AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF CITY Title COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME Agenda Item # Department PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT Date AUGUST 24, 1998 ISSUE Should the City of Pueblo approve the amendment to the Agreement for the Delegation of Activities between the City of Pueblo and Pueblo County Head Start Parents, Inc.? RECOMMENDATION Approval of the Resolution. BACKGROUND The current agreement between Head Start and the City ended January 31, 1998. The agreement was extended three times pending the issuance of new guidance rules by the federal agency, the Administration for Children and Families. The new rules were originally too have been issued in October of last year. They were just published in late July, 1998. The new rules do not significantly differ in their require- ments from the previous set of rules. This fact, when combined with the short time left in the program year, point toward extending the agreement for the next five months until January 31, 1999. The approval of this amendment will provide for the continued operation of the Head Start program. FINANCIAL IMPACT The total amount of the grant is $2,087,190.00 D O CD A AMENDMENT NO.4 TO AGREEMENT FOR DELEGATION OF ACTIVITIES THIS AMENDMENT NO.4 To Agreement For Delegation of Activities is made and entered into this 24th day of August, 1998 by and between the City of Pueblo, a Municipal Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Grantee ") and Pueblo County Head Start Parents, Inc., (hereinafter referred to as "Delegate "). WHEREAS, Grantee and Delegate have heretofore entered into an Agreement dated February 1, 1997 (hereinafter "the Agreement ") wherein Delegate agreed to perform and provide activities and services on behalf of Grantee in fulfillment of grants provided to Grantee by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (hereinafter referred to as "HHS ") to -wit: Grants No. 08CH0024/25, Base Grant PA 22 and Technical Assistance Grant PA 20, and in complete accordance with the terms of said grants and applicable HHS regulations, including but not limited to those set forth at 45 CFR Part 74 and Parts 1301 to 1308; and WHEREAS, the parties desire that the work and activities performed by Delegate continue under a new agreement to be negotiated covering the period from February 1, 1998 through January 31, 1999; and WHEREAS, Grantee and Delegate will be required to implement program changes to comply with amended regulations issued by HHS and published at 61 Fed. Reg. 57186 (Nov. 5, 1996) (the "'96 Regulations "); and WHEREAS, HHS has now published voluminous guidance documents and materials relating to the '96 Regulations which are intended to assist in implementation of the '96 Regulations; and WHEREAS, pending implementation of program revisions by Grantee and Delegate, it is desirable that the program continue and that the Agreement be extended until the parties can fully implement program changes required by the '96 Regulations and guidance documents and, to the extent necessary, negotiate a new agreement incorporating such changes. WHEREAS, the Agreement was modified and temporarily extended by Amendment No. 1 thereto made and entered on January 26, 1998 and by Amendment No. 2 made and entered on March 23, 1998, and by Amendment No. 3 made and entered on May 26, 1998, and it is necessary and desirable that the Agreement be further extended for the reasons aforesaid. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual terms and conditions set forth herein, the parties agree as follows: 1. The Agreement is amended by revising the unnumbered first paragraph of the Agreement to substitute the termination date of January 31, 1999 for the present termination date, established by Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement, of August 31, 1998. 2. Paragraph No. 1 of the Agreement is amended by the addition of the following text thereto: During the period from August 31, 1998 to January 31, 1999, Delegate shall perform all activities required by Grant Application and Budget which are applicable to the extended term of the Agreement, and shall continue to expeditiously pursue program changes to fully implement HHS regulations published at 61 Fed. Reg. 57186 (the "'96 Regulations "). 3. Except as expressly modified by this Amendment No. 4, the Agreement (including all prior amendments) shall remain in full force and effect. Any obligations remaining to be performed under the original Agreement and prior amendments by either party, including but not limited to those relating to the services to be performed by Delegate, or any compensation payable therefor, are not waived or excused in any manner, but shall be fully performed in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement as it existed prior to this Amendment No. 4. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantee and Delegate have executed this Amendment No. 4 To The Agreement For Delegataion of Activities as of the date first above written. GRANTEE CITY OF PUEBLO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION DELEGATE PUEBLO COUNTY HEAD START PARENTS, INC. By By President of@ie City Council 16esignt of the Board ATTEST: r 1L ^ (Z�:, City Cl ATTEST: Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney -2-