HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 092308-S - Youth Program Fund Agmt
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A Resolution authorizing Children's and Youth Program Funding
Agreements Between the City of Georgetown and The Boys and
Girls Club of Central Texas, the Georgetown Cultural Citizens
Memorial Association, Georgetown Partners in Education, the
Georgetown Project, Georgetown Palace Theatre, the Getsemani
Community Center, and the Exceptional Georgetown Alliance and
for these agencies and organizations 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 it will provide funding through a contract for
services to legally qualified non-profit organizations which provide services that the City is
legally authorized to provide, but is not currently providing, when such services are to support
programs for children and youth who have little or no access to the City of Georgetown's
programs, either because of fees or location; and
WHEREAS, these programs need to be offered on a regular basis after school and/or
during vacations and breaks; and
WHEREAS, these programs also shall have little or no charge or fees to participating
youth and children; and
WHEREAS, the programs and activities need to be open to the public and be held at an
accessible facility; 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 Boys and Girls Club of Central Texas (CLUB)
desire to enter into an agreement to assist the Club to provide after school youth programs during
the school year and full day youth programs during the summer that provide safe places for
children and youth in the community by providing recreationally based programs that are
centered upon character & leadership development, education & career development, health &
life skills, the arts, and sports, fitness, and recreation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Georgetown Cultural Citizens Memorial
Association (GCCMA) desire to enter into an agreement to assist the GCCMA conduct the
Willie Hall Center After-School Tutoring Program in order to allow ongoing assistance for
summer cultural/academic and parental enrichment as further described in the GCCMA's
application for funding; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Georgetown Partners in Education (PIE) desire to
enter into an agreement to assist PIE provide a volunteer tutoring program that provides free
tutoring for GISD students in grades K-8; and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and The Georgetown Project (TGP) desire to enter
into an agreement to assist TGP provide youth development and youth activity programs for
children, youth, and families in Georgetown, including public mental health services for children
and families, parenting support for parents and childcare providers, and drug prevention
programming for Georgetown youth; and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Georgetown Palace Theatre (Palace) desire to
enter into an agreement to assist the Palace conduct a summer theatre arts program for
Georgetown youth consistent with the program described in The Palace Theatre's
application for funding; and
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Getsemani Community Center desire to enter
into an agreement to assist Getsemani Community Center provide summer and after school
tutoring programs targeted to serve academically at risk children and youth in the
neighborhoods served by Getsemani and specifically served by Annie Purl and Williams
Elementary.
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Exceptional Georgetown Alliance desire to enter
into an agreement to assist the Exceptional Georgetown Alliance to assist parents of students
with disabilities so that they can attend four day camps: 1) Let's Make Friends - Social
Skills Day Camp; 2) Elementary Life Skills - Basic Functional Living Skills; 3) Middle
School Community Based Instructional Camps; 4) High School Community Based
Instructional Camps.
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 the Boys and Girls Club of Central Texas, the Georgetown
Cultural Citizens Memorial Association, Georgetown Partners in Education, the
Georgetown Project, Georgetown Palace Theatre, Getsemani Community Center, and the
Exceptional Georgetown Alliance and on behalf of the City of Georgetown.
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SECTION 3. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption.
RESOLVED this 23rd day of September, 2008.
ATTES TH ITY OF G R OWN:
Sandra Lee, City Secretary Georg IT. Garver, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Patricia E. Carls
CARLS, MCDONALD & DALRYMPLE, L.L.P.
City Attorney
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