Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to modify Contract EL017187 with the South Side Learning and Development Center by extending the contract termination date from May 31, 2016 to November 30, 2016. This contract supports the South Side Learning and Development Center’s Successful Beginnings program. This program works with at-risk parents of infants in order to reduce the risk of infant mortality. The agency experienced a slow enrollment in the Successful Beginnings program. Therefore, not all the funds were expended by the original termination date of the agreement. At this time South Side is able to fully enroll this program within the extended time period based upon the closing of the Lincoln Park site and placing Early Head Start children, not eligible for Publicly Funded Child Care, in the Successful Beginnings program.
This legislation would modify the Agreement authorized by Ordinance 0669-2015, passed on March 23, 2015.
Emergency action is requested so program activities can be completed without further delay.
FISCAL IMPACT: No additional funds are needed for this modification.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify the Successful Beginnings contract with the South Side Learning and Development Center by extending the contract termination date to November 30, 2016; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to modify Contract EL017187 with the South Side Learning and Development Center by extending the contract termination date from May 31, 2016 to November 30, 2016; and
WHEREAS, this contract supports South Side Learning and Development Center’s Successful Beginnings program; and
WHEREAS, since the agency initially experienced slow enrollment in the program, this modification will allow the South Side Learning and Development Center to complete its goals; and
WHEREAS, all services and expenses...
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