Explanation
Background
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into grant agreements with the following non-profit entities Actions That Matter for Youth, Brown Girls Mentoring, Physicians CareConnection on behalf of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Sigma Iota Zeta Chapter, and Lead with Purpose; This ordinance authorizes to encumber and expend grant funding for programs that address the needs of black girls and the purchase of food and/or beverage items at various outreach events, which serve the public for the purpose of youth engagement to advance equity. Food and/or beverage purchases will be subject to what is allowable in the respective grant agreements. Costs will not exceed $15 per person and any purchase of alcohol is strictly prohibited.
The services cannot be provided by existing city employees because these services are beyond the City’s current responsibility and capacity to provide.
Emergency Action is necessary to avoid interruptions in the delivery of programming to address the needs of black girls, including access to mentors and mental health services.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the General Fund.
Contract Compliance:
039924 Actions That Matter for Youth and is valid 10/23/25
031841 Brown Girls Mentoring and is valid 10/24/25
005206 Physicians CareConnection on behalf of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Sigma Iota Zeta Chapter and is valid 3/28/24
035890 Lead with Purpose and is pending. Contract Compliance will be completed before grant funding is received.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into grant agreements with the following non-profit entities: Actions That Matter for Youth, Brown Girls Mentoring, Physicians CareConnection on behalf of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Sigma Iota Zeta Chapter, and Lead with Purpose to provide opportunities for black girls ages 11-22, to authorize the expenditure of up to $52,430.00 from the General Fund, and to declare a...
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