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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09189RESOLUTION NO. 9189 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT FOR DELEGATION OF ACTIVITIES BETWEEN PUEBLO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND PUEBLO COUNTY HEAD START PARENTS, INC. AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, COLORADO, that: SECTION 1. The Agreement for Delegation of Activities between Pueblo, a Municipal Corporation and Pueblo County 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 January 8, 2001 BY Rich Eolpnda Counoilperson APPROVEGb ty Council ATTEST: COUNCIL AGENDA TITLE: A resolution approving an agreement for delegation of activities between Pueblo, A Municipal Corporation and Pueblo County Head Start Parents, Inc., and authorizing the President of the City Council to execute same. DEPARTMENT: ZONING DATE: January 8, 2001 ISSUE: Should the City Council renew the annual Delegation Agreement with Pueblo County Head Start Parents, Inc.? RECOMMENDATION: BACKGROUND: Approval of this Resolution The City of Pueblo is annually asked to continue acting as grantee for the federally sponsored Head Start Program. As part of the Agreement, the actual operation and related services are delegated to Pueblo Pueblo County Head Start Parents, Inc. The federal funds are matched by in -kind services, which consist of the value of the hours provided by volunteers. Federal and in -kind funds for the next year amount to $2,922,240 and there will be 484 children and their families to be serviced in this pre- school program for low income families. The program operates from September through May and provides specialized training in education with supportive services in the area of health, dental, and nutrition. Special segments exist for family involvement and staff development. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The total amount of the grant is $2,922,240 in federal funds and in -kind services. AGREEMENT FOR DELEGATION OF ACTIVITIES BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO, AND PUEBLO COUNTY HEAD START PARENTS, INC. This Agreement entered into as of February 1, 2001, including all attachments and conditions annexed hereto (Attachments A— Reports, B— Records, C— Monitoring and Evaluation, and D— Budgets, which are expressly made a part hereof), shall govern certain activities of the Pueblo County Head Start Parents, Inc., financed under the Department of Health and Human Services Grant No. 08CH0024/27, Base Grant PA22, and Training and Technical Assistance Grant PA20, in the amount of $2,922,240(collectively the "Grant ") for the period of 02 -01 -2001 to 01 -31 -2002, which is to be carried out by Pueblo County Head Start Parents, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the "Delegate," on behalf of the City of Pueblo, hereinafter referred to as the "Grantee." Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate on January 31, 2002. The Grantee and Delegate agree as follows: 1. Work to Be Performed The Delegate shall, in a satisfactory manner as determined by the Grantee and in compliance with the approved work program and Budget, perform all activities described in the Grant which is incorporated herein as if set out in full. Delegate acknowledges receipt of copies of the Grant. During the period from February 1, 2001, to January 31, 2002, Delegate shall perform all activities required by the Grant, Grant Application, and Budget which are applicable to the terms of the Agreement and shall comply with HHS regulations published at 61 Fed. Reg. 57186 (the "96 Regulations "). 1 2. Compliance With Approved Program and Federal Regulations: All activities authorized by this Agreement will be performed in accordance with the approved work program, the approved Budget, the Grant conditions, applicable Grant Regulations, and relevant Administration on Children and Families, herein called A.C.F., directives, regulations, guidelines, and required assurances, including without limitation Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 74.4 (Delegate acknowledges it is subject to substantive provisions of Title 45, Part 74 of the Code of Federal Regulations and will comply with all applicable provisions thereof). In addition to the foregoing, Delegate shall comply with the regulations set forth in 45 CFR Parts 1301 -1308. To the extent program changes are required to fully comply with those changes to 45 CFR Parts 1301 -1308 made by the '96 Regulations, Delegate shall comply, and program changes will be made by Delegate subject to prior written approval of Grantee. 3. Reports, Records, and Evaluation The Delegate agrees to submit to the Grantee, on a timely basis, such reports as may be required by A.C.F. directives, regulations, guidelines, or by the Grantee, including the reports listed in Attachment "A" according to the schedule therein set out. The Delegate also agrees to prepare, retain, and permit the Grantee to inspect as it deems necessary (in addition to inspection authorized by the conditions in the Grant) the records listed in Attachment "B" as well as other records that may be required by relevant A.C.F. directives. The Delegate further agrees that the Grantee may carry out monitoring and evaluation activities to include, at a minimum, those listed in Attachment "C" and will effectively ensure the cooperation of the Delegate's employees, agents, and Board of Directors in such efforts. 2 4. Changes The Grantee may, from time -to -time, request changes in the scope of services and activities of the Delegate to be performed hereunder. Such changes, including any increase or decrease in the amount of the Delegate's compensation, which are mutually agreed upon by and between the Grantee and the Delegate, must be incorporated in written amendments to this Agreement and after such incorporation shall become a part of this Agreement as if set out in full. 5. Compliance with Laws The Delegate shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, and codes of federal, state, and local governments. These include, but are not limited to, the following general statutes and implementing regulations: The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Rehabilitative Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 1968, the Privacy Act of 1974, the Lead -Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act, the Health Promotion Act of 1976, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Single Audit Act of 1984, and the Head Start Reauthorization Act of 1994. 6. Covenant Against Contingent Fees The Delegate warrants that no person or organization has been employed or retained to solicit or secure this Agreement upon an agreement or understanding for a commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee. For breach or violation of this warrant, the Grantee shall have the right to terminate this Agreement or otherwise recover the full amount of such commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee, or to seek such other remedies as legally may be available. 7. Schedule of Payments Subject to receipt by Grantee of authorized Grant funds, the Grantee agrees to advance funds to the Delegate for authorized expenditures made in conformance with the Delegate's approved Budget. 3 Delegate will submit all vouchers to the Grantee who will approve or disapprove payment within ten (10) days of receipt of the vouchers. No vouchers shall be paid until after approval by the Grantee. Submittal of the vouchers to support payment will be under the Grantee's accounting procedures established or approved by the Grantee's Director of Finance. Grantee shall not be liable for or be responsible to reimburse Delegate for any unauthorized expenditure. Delegate understands that two and one -half percent (2.5 %) of the Grant may be retained by Grantee for its administrative services with respect to the Grant and this Agreement; and, therefore, the maximum grant funds available to Delegate under this Agreement my be ninety -seven and one -half percent (97.5%) of the amount of the Grant set forth on Page 1 of this Agreement. Delegate understands and agrees that in no event shall Grantee be liable to Delegate for any payment or reimbursement whatsoever unless and until all conditions precedent to payment have been fully satisfied and Grantee receives Grant funds therefor from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ( "HHS "). In the event HHS requires Grantee to pay back or return to HHS any Grant funds due to noncompliance with Grant terms and conditions or applicable regulations (including without limitation, the '96 Regulations), Delegate shall forthwith be liable to Grantee for the full amount of such funds which shall become immediately due and payable to Grantee. 8. Termination This Agreement may be terminated by Grantee upon ten (10) days written notice given to Delegate specifying the effective date of termination, in whole or in part, for cause, which shall include; (a) failure, for any reason of the Delegate to fulfill in a timely and proper manner its obligations under this Agreement, including without limitation, compliance with the approved work program and attached conditions, with statutes and Executive Orders, and with such A.C.F. directives, regulations, and guidelines as may become applicable at any time; (b) submission by 4 the Delegate to A.C.F. or the Grantee of reports that are incorrect or incomplete in any material respect; (c) ineffective or improper use of funds provided under this Agreement; and (d) suspension or termination by A.C.F. of the Grant to the Grantee under which Agreement is made, or the portion thereof delegated by this Agreement. If the Delegate is unable or unwilling to comply with such additional conditions as may be lawfully applied by A.C.F. to the Grant or to the Grantee, the Grantee or Delegate may terminate this Agreement by giving ten (10) days prior written notice to other party, signifying the effective date thereof. In such event the Grantee may require the Delegate to ensure that adequate arrangements have been made for the transfer of the Delegate's activities to another Delegate acceptable to Grantee. In the event of any such termination, all property and finished or unfinished documents, data, studies, and reports purchased or prepared by the Delegate under this Agreement or prior Agreements shall be disposed of according to A.C.F. directives, and the Delegate shall be entitled to compensation for any unreimbursed expenses reasonably and necessarily incurred in satisfactory performance of this Agreement to the date of such termination. Notwithstanding the above, the Delegate shall not be relieved of liability to the Grantee for damages sustained by the Grantee by virtue of any breach of this Agreement by Delegate, and the Grantee may withhold any reimbursement to the Delegate for the purpose of set off until such time as the exact amount of damages due the Grantee from the Delegate is agreed upon or otherwise determined. 9. Non - Federal Share The Delegate shall be responsible for securing sufficient cash and /or in -kind services to meet the entire non - federal share required by the Grant conditions. 10. Review of New Directives The Grantee will submit promptly to the Delegate for comment those proposed additional directives that it receives from A.C.F. for comment. 5 1 1. Project Director Delegate shall employ a Project Director selected by the Board of Directors of Delegate ( "Delegate's Board "). The Project Director under the supervision and control of the Delegate's Board shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Delegate. 12. Executive Director The City Manager, as Chief Executive Officer of the Grantee, or his authorized representative, shall be considered the Executive Director of the Grantee; and upon request by Delegate, will consult with Delegate's Board. 13. Cooperation with Grantee's Agents The Department of Planning and Development, herein called DPD, and the Department of Finance of Grantee shall each serve in an advisory capacity to the City Council which serves as the Governing Board of the Grantee, and to the City Manager, as Executive Director of the Grantee. Delegate shall cooperate with DPD and Department of Finance in the performance of their responsibilities in such advisory capacity. Policy direction relating to the Head Start Program, grants formulation, and performance shall flow from the City Council of Grantee to the Delegate's Board with the understanding that the Delegate shall be responsible for ultimate performance, and the Grantee shall retain authority to make ultimate policy decisions as provided by A.C.F. directive, regulations, and guidelines. 14. Relationship Nothing herein contained nor the relationship of Delegate to the other parties hereto, which relationship is specifically declared to be that of an Independent Contractor, shall make or be construed to make Delegate or any of Delegate's agents or employees the agents or employees of the Grantee. Delegate shall be solely and entirely responsible for its acts and the acts of its agents, employees, and subcontractors. 11 15. Liability As to Grantee, Delegate agrees to assume the risk of all personal injuries, including but not limited to death and bodily injury to persons, and damage to and destruction of property, including loss of use therefrom, caused by or sustained, in whole or in part, in connection with or arising out of the performance of this Agreement by Delegate or by the conditions created thereby. Delegate further agrees to indemnify and save harmless Grantee, its officers, agents, and employees from and against any and all claims, liabilities, judgments, penalties, costs, expenses, including reasonable attorney fees arising; (a) from such injuries to persons or damages to property based upon or related to the performance or nonperformance of this Agreement by Delegate or; and (b) out of any violation by Delegate of any statute, ordinance, rule, or regulation. The provision of this Section 15 and the last paragraph of Section 8 of this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 16. Insurance: Delegate shall obtain and keep in force during the term of this Agreement comprehensive general public liability insurance with limits of not less than $600,000 per occurrence and $150,000 per person for both personal injury and property damage. A certificate evidencing such insurance shall be filed with Grantee's Director of Finance prior to commencement of the terms of this Agreement. 17. Amendments No addition, alteration, amendment, or modification of the terms of this Agreement, nor verbal understandings of the parties, officers thereof, agents, or employees, shall be valid unless reduced to writing and executed by the parties hereto. 18. Entire Agreement This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings of the parties hereto relating to the subject matter of Agreement and incorporates the full and complete Agreement and understanding of the parties. 7 IN WITNESSES WHEREOF, the Grantee and the Delegate has executed this Agreement as of the date first above written. DELEGATE: GRANTEE CITY OF PL}EBIN, A MUNICIPAL Dili PUEBLO COUNTY HEAD START PARENTS, INC. B P iAn t f t e B rd BY 4MA 1 4 'rWideni of the City Council AT T: ATTEST: Secretary City rQdrk APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorn - - (✓'