HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-077-11/23/1976-APPROVING CERTAIN AGREEMENTS TO BE ENTERED INTO WITH OTHER AGENCIES TO PROVIDE HUMAN SERVICES TO THE RESOLUTION 76-77
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING CERTAIN AGREEMENTS TO BE ENTERED
INTO WITH OTHER AGENCIES TO PROVIDE HUMAN
SERVICES TO THE CITY
WHEREAS, heretofore the City of Fort Collins has received from the
Federal Government certain revenue sharing funds and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined to use a portion of said funds to
develop human service programs in the City and
WHEREAS the Council has determined that some federally matchable
funds shall be used to develop human service programs for which the Federal
Government has set aside matching funds and
WHEREAS after consideration of the program which the City Council
desires to implement, it has been determined that it is in the best interests
of the City to contract with other agencies for the implementation of some
of these programs, and
WHEREAS the Council has appointed three of its members to serve on
The Larimer County Human Resource Board, the purpose of such Board being to
screen human service agency applications and recommend a coordinated human
service delivery budget for Fort Collins, Loveland, and Larimer County and
WHEREAS, such Board has held its meetings and provided such recommen-
dations and
WHEREAS, contracts have been prepared as follows
COMMUNITY EDUCATION
Services Provides central human service information and referral '
for the Larimer area The agency provides for the periodic up-dating of the
area Human Service Directory and provides staff assistance in maintaining the
Inter-agency Council These activities are directed toward integrating the
services of agencies of diverse service orientations into a comprehensive system
of human service delivery The agency also provides for the coordination of
educational programs and resources for the community
Contract Stipulations Community Education shall take action to recruit
and train additional volunteer assistance toward reducing the overall hourly
costs of providing community education services
UNITED DAY CARE CENTER
Services Provides day care programs for children of low-income
working families in Fort Collins, thereby allowing single parents or both parents
to work toward overcoming economic barriers
Contract Stipulations United Day Care Center shall coordinate with
Loveland Day Care Center to isolate comparative unit cost savings areas and
take action appropriate to reducing unit costs of the Loveland Day Care Center
or show cause why comparatively high unit costs cannot be reduced
VIRGINIA NEAL BLUE RESOURCE CENTER
Services Provides employment counseling information and resources
toward increasing the employability of certain area residents The agency
also creates employment through its substitute child care program which pro-
vides training for people interested in child care work, and coordinates the
integration of these trained persons with area residents who need in-home
child care services The agency also provides consumer financial counseling
services which provides assistance to certain area residents in gaining,
regaining, or maintaining their family financial stability through good
family budgeting practices and pro-rated debt management assistance when
needed
Contract Stipulations 'Virginia Neal Blue Resource Center shall pro-
vide "Consumer Pinancial Service" as a part of its regular programming
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VOLUNTEER CLEARING HOUSE
Services Provides bilingual basic education and training to low-
income and minority residents of Fort Collins toward the development of
community-oriented social coping skills
Contract Stipulations Volunteers Clearing House shall provide
statistical and financial reports as required by the participating govern-
ments on its overall activities
CAR -A-VAN
Services Provides transportation for the developmentally disabled,
elderly and economically deprived in Larimer County toward increased mobility
and access to community resources
Contract Stipulations Care-A-Van shall continue to seek tax-exempt
status and negotiate via open competitive bidding a contract for petroleum
products and maintenance services for its vehicle fleet, and shall seek to
provide transportation to the Larimer County Association of the Blind and
Physically Handicapped
NEIGHBOR-TO-NEIGHBOR
Services Provides housing location assistance pre- and post-occupancy
counseling, and assistance in finance, nutrition homemaking help etc for
low-income Larimer County residents toward increasing the ability to locate
and maintain decent low-cost shelter
Contract Stipulations Neighbor-to-Neighbor shall take action appro-
priate to reduce fiscal and statistical accounting errors, and shall coor-
dinate with appropriate government divisions in providing housing services,
and in its provision of housing for low and moderate income residents
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TEE POINT
Services Provides free legal services to indigent persons in
Larimer County toward increasing the access by poor people to legal institu-
tions and the legal processes through which their legal problems can be
satisfactorily resolved The agency works in cooperation with the Larimer
County Bar Association's free legal aid service
Contract Stipulations The Point shall develop a closer relation-
ship and coordination with the Larimer County Bar Association Legal Aid
Program investigate the feasibility of co-location and report such feasi-
bility or lack thereof to the appropriate participating governments
RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (R S V P )
Services Recruits and coordinates the placement of retired senior
citizens over 60 in volunteer assignments in Larimer County toward main-
taining their continued contribution of valuable qualifications and experi-
ences to the community
Contract Stipulations No stipulations The participating govern-
ments shall provide federally matchable funding in the amounts recommended
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ADVOCATES FOR HANDICAPPED CITIZENS
Services Provides trained volunteers to be friends and advocates
on a one-to-one basis with mentally retarded persons toward increasing the
scope of uninstitutionalized independent life coping abilities of retarded
persons
Contract Stipulations No stipulations The participating govern-
ments shall provide federally matchable funding in the amounts recommended
COMMUNITY CRISIS 6 INFORMATION CENTER
Services Provides 24-hour crisis intervention information and
referral services including emergency overnight housing at the center toward
reducing crises to a level at which other agencies can provide long-term
assistance
Contract Stipulations Community Crisis Center shall enter into a
cooperation agreement with Community Education and demonstrate coordination
including but not limited to, the provision of information and referral
services and continue to coordinate with Virginia Neal Blue Resource
Center in providing emergency child care
HOME HELPS
Services Provides jobs as homemaker home health aides to low-
income persons, and such aides provide health related in-home care to elderly,
sick, or disabled residents of the Larimer area toward avoiding institutionali-
zation and maintaining independence at home
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Contract Stipulations Rome Helps shall make a continuing effort to
serve rural Larimer County residents and report on progress toward same
in such reports and at such times as may be required by appropriate partici-
pating governments
LARINER COUNTY ALCOHOL SERVICES
Services Provides information on alcoholism counseling evaluation,
and treatment as needed toward the rehabilitation of alcoholics so that they
may return to or maintain, constructive roles in'society
Contract Stipulations No stipulations
and,
WHEREAS, said agreements have been approved by the City Manager and
the City Attorney and the City Council desires to approve such agreements
and authorize their execution E
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the terms and conditions of the agreements above-referred to be
and the same hereby are accepted and approved
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the funding for all of such contracts
except The Retired Senior Volunteer Program and The Larimer County Association
for Retired Citizen Advocacy Program shall be from revenue sharing funds
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk be and they
hereby are authorized and directed to execute said agreements for and on behalf
of the City of Fort Collins
Passed and adopted at an adjourned meeting of the-City-Council held this
23rd day of November A D 1976
Mayor
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