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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 091322-P - Community Service FundingRESOLUTION NO. 00113ZZ- P A Resolution authorizing funding agreements between the City of Georgetown and Boys and Girls Club of Georgetown, Brookwood in Georgetown Vocational, Inc. (BIG), CASA of Williamson County, Texas, Faith In Action Georgetown, Georgetown Backpack Buddies, Georgetown Caring Place aka The Caring Place, The Georgetown Project, GENAustin dba Girls Empowerment Network (GEN), Habitat for Humanity of Williamson County, Helping Hands of Georgetown, Inc., Literacy Council of Williamson County, Opportunities for Williamson & Burnet Counties, Inc. (OWBC), Ride on Center for Kids (R.O.C.K.), Sacred Heart Community Clinic, Samaritan Center for Counseling and Pastoral Care, Inc., Salvation Army, Stonehaven Senior Center, Texas Baptist Children's Home, Williamson County Children's Advocacy Center, and Williamson County Crisis Center dba Hope Alliance, 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 the City of Georgetown values partnerships with organizations that are committed to addressing our community's greatest public challenges; and WHEREAS, the purpose of City funding to the nonprofit sector is to cultivate and sustain partnerships with 501(c)3 organizations that strengthen the City's key priorities in the following areas: Public Safety, Transportation, Housing, Parks & Recreation, Veteran Services, and Safety Net; and WHEREAS, the Key Priority areas are defined as follows: Public Safety. • While the City is Georgetown s Public Safety leader (Fire & Police), public safety also encompasses a broad scope of work that makes this community safe for all. ■ Eligible organizations and programs may include those that contribute to safe neighborhoods such out of school time, youth empowerment, and neighborhood community centers. Transportation. • Eligible organizations include those that assist in meeting the transportation needs of Georgetown residents unable to access private transportation such as homebound seniors and youth under the age of 16 years. Housing. • Eligible organizations include those that offer emergency shelter, transitional or temporary housing, and affordable housing. Resolution No. 091.3 ZZ" P Description: 2022/23 Strategic Partnerships for Community Services Funding Agreements Date of Approval: September 13, 2022 Page 1 of 7 Parks & Recreation. Eligible organizations include those that provide affordable, accessible activities that enhance Georgetown residents' health and well-being, including sports, fitness, and other recreational programs. Veteran's Services Support veteran programs and services within the community. Safety Net. • The City recognizes its responsibility to support efforts to address this community's most pressing basic needs. Examples of basic needs include food insecurity, emergency financial assistance, mental/behavioral health care, substance abuse, domestic/family violence, and health care. Safety Net priorities will be based on ongoing analysis of unmet existing needs and emerging needs in this community, and may change over time; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the provision of such services as defined above accomplishes a public purpose and benefits the community of Georgetown, Texas as they enhance the quality of life and the overall economic development of the city per Chapter 380 of the Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and the Boys and Girls Club of Georgetown desire to enter into a funding agreement in the amount of $25,000 for the provision of Safety Net services to assist the Boys and Girls Club of Georgetown to provide programming that will enable all young people of our community, especially those who need it most, realize their full potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens through outcomes that are guided by its "Formula of Impact" which is focused in 3 key areas: Academic Success, Character & Leadership and Healthy Lifestyles.; and WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Brookwood in Georgetown Vocational, Inc. (BIG) desire to enter into a funding agreement in the amount of $13,000 for the provision of Safety Net Services to assist BIG to provide scholarships for adults with functional disabilities who no longer receive services from the public schools to participate in high quality programs that will provide an educational environment that creates meaningful jobs, builds a sense of belonging and promotes dignity and respect for adults with special needs and create opportunities to develop their talents and strengths in order to celebrate, empower, and engage these Georgetown citizens and their families to lead healthy and active lives that give back to their community through volunteerism and entrepreneurial work activities; and Resolution No. Dq 13 Description: 2022/23 Strategic Partnerships for Community Services Funding Agreements Date of Approval: September 13, 2022 Page 2 of 7 WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and CASA of Williamson County desire to enter into a funding agreement in the amount of $26,000 for the provision of Safety Net Services to assist CASA of Williamson County provide 13 children in the community with trained, court appointed volunteers who advocate for the best interest of abused or neglected children in court on their journey to a safe, permanent home to support 13 children in the community; and WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Faith in Action Georgetown desire to enter into a funding agreement in the amount of $29,000 for the provision of Safety Net, Transportation, and Public Safety Services to assist Faith in Action to provide and support volunteer driver recruitment and training programs to ensure the continuance of providing timely, reliable, door - through door, assisted transportation to help seniors remain independent and improve their quality of life; and WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and GENAustin dba Girls Empowerment Network (GEN) desire to enter into a funding agreement in the amount of $10,000 to assist GEN in the provision of its Girl Connect Referral Groups, which is a weekly program for girls in grades 612 to increase their self -efficacy, which is the foundation upon which their future success is built on, and is especially designed for girls who are high -risk of entering the juvenile justice system and those who have behavioral challenges, frequent disciplinary issues, signs of high stress, truancy, etc. intended to help them get back on track, persist in school, and pursue positive goals.; and WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Georgetown Backpack Buddies desire to enter into a funding agreement in the amount of $22,000 to provide Safety Net Services by purchasing food for children in Grades K-12 who are eligible for the free/reduced GISD breakfast/lunch program and who register for the Georgetown Backpack Buddies Program (GBBP), which supplies nutritious, non-perishable food items for them to take home for the weekends of the school year to supplement their family's food supply; and WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and the Georgetown Caring Place dba The Caring Place desire to enter into a funding agreement in the amount of $40,000 for the provision of Safety Net by providing emergency financial assistance to families experiencing financial crisis in Georgetown through the provision of basic needs assistance, including a Food Pantry Program to address food insecurity, and financial assistance to support housing, utility and transportation needs, and some medical expenses; and WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and the Georgetown Project desire to enter into a funding agreement in the amount of $29,000 to provide Safety Net, Public Safety, Parks & Recreation, Housing and Transportation Services by providing youth development and youth activity programs for children, youth, and families in Georgetown through the Kid City Program (summer food and enrichment for economically disadvantaged students), ASAP (After School Action Program),the NEST (provides assistance to homeless teens, including basic needs, supportive services, overnight emergency/temporary shelter, and mental/behavioral health Resolution No. C9 13 ZZ--P, Description: 2022/23 Strategic Partnerships for Community Services Funding Agreements Date of Approval: September 13, 2022 Page 3 of 7 services), and the Summer Youth Employment Program (provides employment for GISD high school students qualified at -risk, homeless or living in transition); and WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Habitat for Humanity of Williamson County desire to enter into a funding agreement in the amount of $10,000 for the provision of Housing Services by providing through its partnerships with families and individuals in Georgetown and Williamson County to build better futures through the stability & security of owning a safe & affordable home through participation in its Home Ownership Program and specifically for expenses related to the Shepherd's Village Development Project; and WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Helping Hands of Georgetown, Inc. desire to enter into a funding agreement in the amount of $5,000 for the provision of Safety Net services through its partnership with Boys and Girls Club of Georgetown and YMCA of Georgetown to provide its pantry bag delivery program to Georgetown families at these facilities to provide food for club families; and WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and the Literacy Council of Williamson County desire to enter into a funding agreement in the amount of $10,000 for the provision of Safety Net Services through the provision of Adult Basic Literacy (ABE), English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, GED preparation and Vocational Training; and WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Opportunities of Williamson & Burnet Counties, Inc. (OWBC) desire to enter into a funding agreement in the amount of $10,000 (restricted for the Meals on Wheels Program) for the provision of Safety Net Services by providing comprehensive child and family development programs at the Mary Bailey Head Start Center that prepare children from birth to five years of age to become successful school students and productive members of society, continue serving low income, disabled and foster children with school readiness preparations, and to also provide consistent and healthy meals to seniors in need each day with meals being offered at the Madella Hilliard Neighborhood Center and also provide home -delivered meals to those seniors in the community whose mobility is limited. WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Ride on Center for Kids (R.O.C.K.) provides the ROCK On Veterans Program which in includes equine -assisted activities and therapies and supportive family services to residents of Central Texas who are military veterans, or active duty military, and their dependents, to promote physical and/or emotional recovery from stresses of service and to promote reintegration back into family and community. The amount of the Agreement is $33,000. Resolution No. C9 B Z Z- P Description: 2022/23 Strategic Partnerships for Community Services Funding Agreements Date of Approval: September 13, 2022 Page 4 of 7 WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Sacred Heart Community Clinic, Inc. (Sacred Heart) desire to enter into a funding agreement in the amount of $20,000 to assist Sacred Heart in the provision of Safety Net to expand the capacity of its "Help Them Smile Again' Program and to improve the access and outcomes for dental services for City of Georgetown citizens who are uninsured and underserved, regardless of patients' insurance status or ability to pay; and WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and the Salvation Army desire to enter into a funding agreement in the amount of $10,000 for the provision of Housing and Safety Net Services through its Williamson County Service Center and its partnership with the Georgetown Caring Place to meet the growing need of financial assistance and homelessness prevention in Williamson County by providing referral -based rental and/or utility assistance to help prevent households from spiraling into homelessness. WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Samaritan Center for Counseling and Pastoral Care (Samaritan Center) desire to enter into a funding agreement in the amount of $30,000 to assist Samaritan Center in the provision of Safety Net and Veteran Services that provide affordable and quality -based mental health services through its Healthy Minds Program to residents of the Georgetown Community regardless of their ability to pay, with priority given to vulnerable populations such as the uninsured, under -insured, members of low-income families, and also veterans and their families; and WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and the Senior Center at Stonehaven desire to enter into a funding agreement in the amount of $12,049 to assist the Stonehaven in the provision of Safety Net Services to meet the health, educational, social, recreational and creative needs of the senior citizen population of Georgetown area; and WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and the Texas Baptist Children's Home desire to enter into a funding agreement in the amount of $10,000 for the provision of Safety Net Services through its HOPE program which provides no -cost professional trauma -informed counseling and education to vulnerable Georgetown residents of all ages, including child -based therapy, as well as individual/family group therapy. WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and the Williamson County Children's Advocacy Center desire to enter into a funding agreement in the amount of $20,000 for the provision of Public Safety and Safety Net Services to provide services for abused children, non -offending family members, and professionals dedicated to the intervention, investigation, prosecution, and treatment options related to child abuse cases in Williamson County in a child -friendly environment; and Resolution No. og IIZZ- P Description: 2022/23 Strategic Partnerships for Community Services Funding Agreements Date of Approval: September 13, 2022 Page 5 of 7 WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Williamson County Crisis Center dba Hope Alliance desire to enter into a funding agreement in the amount of $36,000 for the provision of Public Safety and Safety Net Services in the provision of wrap -around, trauma -informed intervention services in Georgetown to victims and survivors of family violence, sexual assault, child abuse, including a 24 hour hotline, crisis intervention, support services, including emergency shelter, transitional housing, counseling, support groups, community education, and accompaniment to law enforcement, hospital and court; counseling; and legal advocacy including assistance with applying for protective orders and crime victims' compensation funds; and WHEREAS, 501(c)3 non-profit organizations that are awarded FY 2022-23 Strategic Partnerships for Community Services Grants by the City Council and who have entered into a Funding Agreement with the City of Georgetown for those grant funds will have the ability to receive an exemption of certain development related fees in an amount not to exceed $10,000 should the organization remodel their current facilities and/or build new facilities in Georgetown if the request is made in the fiscal year as defined in the Funding Agreement. Development related fees are defined as Land development processing fees outlined in the City of Georgetown's Unified Development Code (UDC) Development Manual which include Building Permits and Inspections Fees, Fire Code Permit Fees and does not include: Electric Connection and Engineering Fees; Water and Wastewater Connection and Engineering Fees; and Impact Fees. 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. SECTION 2. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute, and the City Secretary to attest thereto, funding agreements with Boys and Girls Club of Georgetown, Brookwood in Georgetown Vocational, Inc. (BIG), CASA of Williamson County, Texas, Faith In Action Georgetown, Georgetown Backpack Buddies, Georgetown Caring Place aka The Caring Place, The Georgetown Project, GENAustin dba Girls Empowerment Network (GEN), Habitat for Humanity of Williamson County, Helping Hands of Georgetown, Inc., Literacy Council of Williamson County, Opportunities for Williamson & Burnet Counties, Inc. (OWBC), Ride on Center for Kids (R.O.C.K.), Sacred Heart Community Clinic, Samaritan Center for Counseling and Pastoral Care, Inc., Salvation Army, Stonehaven Senior Center, Texas Baptist Children's Home, Williamson County Children's Advocacy Center, and Williamson County Crisis Center dba Hope Alliance, and on behalf of the City of Georgetown in substantially the same form as denoted in the attached exhibits. Resolution No. M1.3Z7-P Description: 2022/23 Strategic Partnerships for Community Services Funding Agreements Date of Approval: September 13, 2022 Page 6 of 7 SECTION 3. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption. RESOLVED this j:� day of September, 2022. ATTEST: THE CIYY OF/GEORGETOWN: Robyn D nsmore, City Secretary /osh APPROVED AS TO FORM: Skye f9assoi City Attorney Resolution No. n r�E Description: 2022/23 Strategic Partnerships for Community Services Funding Agreements Date of Approval: September 13, 2022 Page 7 of 7