HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 092705-Q-1 - Funding AgmtRESOLUTION NO. 092 705 - Q-
A Resolution authorizing funding City of Georgetown and The
Assistance League of Georgetown Area, Bluebonnet Trails
Community MHMR Center -PRIDE Early Childhood
Intervention, Capital Area Rural Transportation System, Family
Eldercare, Inc., Georgetown Community Clinic, Georgetown
Community Service Center dba The Caring Place; Georgetown
Community Service Center dba The Caring Place -Home Repair
Program, Georgetown Interfaith Caregivers, The Georgetown
Project; Habitat for Humanity for Greater Georgetown, TX,
Literacy Council of Williamson County, Senior Center at
Stonehaven, Williamson County Crisis Center; Williamson -
Burnet County Opportunities Inc., and Williamson County and
Cities Health District, and for these agencies and organizations
to continue to provide services for the citizens of Georgetown,
and for these agencies and organizations to continue to provide
services for the Citizens of Georgetown and authorizing the
Mayor to execute same and the City Secretary to attest.
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that public transportation, public health
services, financial and other support services to at risk families, volunteer and
information and referral services, educational services, affordable housing, mental
health and parenting and drug prevention services, nutritional and social support
services for the elderly and homebound citizens of Georgetown, crisis and support
services for the victims of sexual assault and family violence are not adequately
addressed or reasonably addressable by the private sector or other public entities; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the provision of such services
accomplishes a public purpose and is beneficial to the community to meet the City's
health, safety and welfare obligations; and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and the Assistance League of Georgetown
Area desire to enter into an agreement to assist the Assistance League of Georgetown
Area in the provision of clothing for children m need, as identified by duly qualified
G.I.S.D. employees or agents, in G.I.S.D.; and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Bluebonnet Trails Community MHMR
Center -PRIDE Early Childhood Intervention desire to enter into an agreement to assist
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Bluebonnet Trails Community MHMR Center -PRIDE Early Childhood Intervention to
provide mental health and developmental services to children born with extreme
prematurity, prenatally exposed to drugs and alcohol, in foster care, or who develop
autism before age three and their families; and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Capital Area Rural Transportation
System (CARTS) desire to enter into an agreement to assist CARTS in the provision of
general public transportation for the citizens of Georgetown and surrounding
communities with emphasis on the elderly and handicapped, and with destinations
including medical facilities/doctors, grocery stores and other merchants, post office, etc.;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Family Eldercare, Inc. desire to enter
into an agreement to assist Family Eldercare provide volunteer -assisted guardianship
and bill payer services to elderly and disabled Georgetown adults who are at high risk
for abuse, neglect, and/or financial exploitation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Georgetown Community Clinic desire
to enter into an agreement to assist Georgetown Community Clinic in the provision of
medical services for residents of Georgetown who are uninsured or undennsured and
are unable to access medical care through other means; and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and the Georgetown Community Service
Center dba The Caring Place desire to enter into an agreement to assist The Caring Place
to serve as a central rehef location to help at -risk families living in Georgetown and
provides services that include, but are not limited to, financial assistance for utility bills,
rent or mortgage payments, medical supplies, prescriptions, dental treatment, or
childcare payments, employment assistance, vouchers for food, clothing or other
needed household goods, and school supplies for children on the Federal Free Lunch
Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and the Georgetown Community Service
Center dba The Caring Place desire to enter into an agreement to assist the Georgetown
Community Service Center dba The Caring Place purchase necessary supplies for home
repairs and provide such repairs for qualifying low-income homeowners who are
citizens of Georgetown; and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Georgetown Interfaith Caregivers
desire to enter into an agreement to assist Georgetown Interfaith Caregivers provide
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volunteer placement and database services, information and referral, and program
development services for citizens of Georgetown; and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and The Georgetown Project (TGP) desire to
enter into an agreement to assist TGP develop alternative funding sources for mental
health services, parenting support, and drug prevention services for Georgetown
children, youth, and families; and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Habitat for Humanity of Greater
Georgetown, TX desire to enter into an agreement to assist Habitat for Humanity of
Greater Georgetown, TX provide services to build affordable homes for qualifying low
income families in Georgetown; and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Literacy Council of Wilhamson County
(LCWC) desire to enter into an agreement to assist the LCWC provide Georgetown
residents Enghsh as a Second Language tutorials for non-Enghsh speakers, Adult Basic
Education instruction for individuals performing below 6th grade levels, and GED
preparation for individuals working to attain their high school equivalency diplomas;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and the Senior Center at Stonehaven
(Center) desire to enter into an agreement to assist the Center provide recreational,
social, and health prevention and educational services to citizens over fifty (50) years of
age in Georgetown and surrounding communities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Williamson County Crisis Center desire
to enter into an agreement to assist the Williamson County Crisis Center in the
provision of services to survivors of family violence, sexual assault, child abuse,
including emergency shelter, crisis intervention, legal advocacy, counseling, support
groups, supportive housing and community education crisis and support services to
the victims of sexual assault and family violence for the citizens of Georgetown.
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Wilhamson-Burnet County
Opportunities, Inc. (WBCO), desire to enter into an agreement to assist WBCO provide
nutritional services for the elderly and homebound citizens of Georgetown; and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Williamson County and Cities Health
District desire to enter into an agreement to assist the Health District provide public
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health services to the citizens of Georgetown (including personal health care services
such as WIC food and education, immunizations, prenatal and maternity
counseling/monitoring and early childhood physical and psychological health services;
environmental health services such as inspection of food establishments, and other
preventive and educational health services); and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this
resolution are hereby found and declared to be true and correct, and are incorporated
by reference herein and expressly made a part hereof, as if copied verbatim. The City
Council finds that this resolution implements the following policy of the Century Plan -
Policy Plan Element
4.0 City owned, sponsored or managed health and human services enhance the
quality of life of the citizens of Georgetown.
and further finds that the adoption of this resolution is not inconsistent or in conflict
with any other Century Plan Pohcies, as required by Section 2.03 of the Administrative
Chapter of the Policy Plan.
SECTION 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute, and the City Secretary
to attest thereto, funding agreements with The Assistance League of Georgetown Area,
Bluebonnet Trails Community MHMR Center -PRIDE Early Childhood Intervention,
Capital Area Rural Transportation System, Family Eldercare, Inc., Georgetown
Community Clmic, Georgetown Community Service Center dba The Caring Place;
Georgetown Community Service Center dba The Caring Place -Home Repair Program,
Georgetown Interfaith Caregivers, The Georgetown Project, Habitat for Humanity for
Greater Georgetown, TX, Literacy Council of Williamson County, Senior Center at
Stonehaven, Williamson County Crisis Center; Williamson -Burnet County
Opportunities Inc., and Williamson County and Cities Health District, and on behalf of
the City of Georgetown.
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SECTION 3. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption.
RESOLVED this 27th day of September, 2005.
ATTEST: TH . CITY OF GEORGETOWN:
Sandra Lee, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Patricia E. Carls
BROWN & CARLS, LLP, City Attorney
Gary + elon, Mayor
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