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Home My WebLink AboutC2008-069 - 3/11/2008 - ApprovedAGREEMENT CONCERNING PAYMENT OF FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF NUECES COUNTY CPS COMMUNITY PARTNERS The City of Corpus Christi (the "City") and the Nueces County CPS Community Partners (the "Contractor"), a Texas non profit corporation, make this Agreement concerning payment of funds in support of the programs provided by the Contractor. The City and the Contractor agree: 1. The parties acknowledge that the Contractor provides support for the operation of the Nueces County Rainbow Room, an emergency resource room located in Nueces County Child Protective Services office, which provides basic necessities such as diapers, children's clothing and shoes, to Nueces County Child Protective Services caseworkers to provide for the benefit of newly removed children. The Contractor also provides funding to assist relative-placement families with emergency supplies for the children under the care of Child Protective Services. These programs ("Programs") are further described on the attached Exhibit A. 2. The City will reimburse the Contractor up to $1,000.00 for its costs incurred during the period of March 1, 2008 to July 31, 2008, to provide the Programs. Requests for reimbursement shall be submitted to the City Secretary, 1201 Leopard, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401. 3. The Contractor shall provide all Programs in compliance with applicable Federal, State, and Local laws. 4. The Contractor shall allow the City to review the books and records of the Contractor to monitor the disposition of the funds paid under this Agreement. Such review of books and records would take place during normal business hours of Contractor and may include an audit. 5. Should any audit or other review indicate that any City fiends have been applied to uses other than those herein stated without the express and prior written approval of the City Manager, or his designee, Contractor shall repay the City funds within 30 days written notice. 6. This Agreement may be amended at any time by written agreement of the City and Contractor. Notices to the Contractor shall be addressed to. Nueces County CPS Partners, 4201 Greenwood Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas 78416. This Agreement takes effect upon execution by City Manager. SIGNED AND AGREED UPON, this the ~~ day of , 2008 ATTEST: By: Armando Chapa, City Secretary Date: 'S~~ ~~a~ Approved this _~~ day of ru , 2008 By: Lisa Aguilar, Assist ity Attorney CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI By: Geor e K. e~ ager Date: ~ fox City Attorney Nueces County CPS Community Partners 2008-069 __ Date: "1 ~ o~K 03/11.108 k Title: ~ - C_~c~~ r M2008-062 ~~x :~AUTMQRIZF~~ ^f {k~~~~M Y~1111~Yp{ &~C1~L~ARY ~ . Nueces County CPS Partners fll1G-072007 TUE 0220 P~1 TDFPS FAK N0, 36]$787451 P. 03 near Cnttunittee Members: The Noonan County CP5 Camrnurtity Partners Board is eaking far funding to be aced to expand support aarricea it: srddition to the t-lteratiun of the Nutxea County lt#inbaw lioam, qq etturRency retatuce rntun hnuaed in the Ntteces County Child Protective Services office. Add)tiattal support servlCes are tueded to Itenetit the children who Aare !teen rescued or removed due la ttcg7ect nr ahtsse #nd plACed in the C#re d Appropriate rNAtirc+v who "altp pp" to tissume the cure of these chtldren. 7'ita mttsion of the Nueces County Community Partners tton- pr+tlit er¢anit:atian is toform a pgrttterahlp betwoen Child ProttetWe Services and the community via roinnteer pAtllNpantt the serve an the board. CamttmnlEy p+utners betitvt that throutb theseloint et'forts, a CPS caseworker is batter Able to protect and assist fagnilies and children in crisis. U light of this mission, ere sponsor prq~tcts that support CPS casewarltera and the rictitns a[ child abuse and neKlct~ in Nutxea County. Otte suootssful+ ongoing project tbtt! Asa been in effect [or near ten yenta is the Raiahow Rnnta, an on•sile resource canter avAilabla [ar CPS casewurkera to obtain rmerkency hsaic nncraaitiea for rho newly rammed children tta+y 3erP8. Designed in a stutws•like sattiep, the center to eotnpft:tely dependent nn dnnAtinlt~ to 6tnek new ilent.,i such as 1nfaM and children's dutbittg, digpera, shoes, tags, etc. Tha Ratnhow Room is in ennatmt tt~se And is Available to C+1ltworlaeri' acctssa, nit day and ni}tht, term days q wwek, A caaewnrker can tome to this Rslnhow !foam to gather aeeessary itetrw, gloat them in u dutflt: hag to giro to the child to take tohis/her new ptaoernent: a factor Aaron or an apprnprjgte relative's home. Annthar need that CPS txuewarkera !faun identitkd tancertts the plight o[ tht relative placement familios and children. Probably the mar! unrelllah act q grandparent, aunt or unCie, q catbS)n, or cyan • class Camily (Mond stn du is to take in thatr grandchildren, nlece~t, ttephtw+t, caustne, or ttotghbor's children that have barn removed for their protection. Sgttictles can he [attnd in Any r~seAreh darutnent otttolSnp rho fact that ehildrea Ibrlve when plxcod with Mmiiiar, caring eel#tirta tae frlttlds vs. being place~6-and oltattt[mes separated from each other,.into the foster Care system. fiat alto taking In theca Chlltlrtn,Anti altar the ittttiel sWrt•up elathos that Carne lento the )gsinbuw Roam bare begun M wept chin, these rNpt[vo carerlvers Must fcad for themselves. Unlll<o thou fosetr•parent cuuaterparts who receive hefty monthly monetAry sgpends per each tltitd they take in, rafASlve uparents" aatidpttte receiving litge ttKtrtetary nr etnotlongl resources to help s~ustaln those "instane" ftani[y. Istdeed, the mtljoriq of those relat)re pbcetnent [itnille,` are an A fixed income that is bat'ely sufficient to support twa penpte lW alune>wn ettlensinn to threo, f1ve, or anon more. Thus. we hogs to expand our Current RAinhnw ftnam program to ittduda emergency [undo Iur caseworkees to ase to holp those voluntary csreAivers.'t~Ve hdkvt that through these resources, the relAtives would be more ampovrered to provide quality !seen for their note chtir~es. And porhrpa, this help cautd be,just the thou; to turn thew td<lldren`a Ilvea around and be tisa needed "glua" to koop these plAccrnents [rum break)ng down. Examptcs ot'such "emet~ency needs" chat! by various cgsewnrkers Includo~ AACk•io•school school auppllea and uNfornta; emergenq rcpafr9 of appliances or aatumnbile; birthday nr gradudlon celebrAtiori help: hetp with awimminK ar rnuric lessons; gift cords to purt~tve extra dlepera, apeciAliied fnrtttuia or grneerles during in•betwoea- psycheeks orttorgenc3rs, att. In xdditttrn, these Muds can also he p+ted to strcnttthen the "budding" CPS Kinship Prnrrsm, A 8ttppori grpgp [or relallve eeregivers who can eolne 40 # meetltta ear food and fellowship and W hear &uest apeakera. Our grant request to Cettncii Member Mere' Solgry Ftitnda would bt for S5}080 "earmarked" for our ptropuscd expAt-slon or our present Rainbow Ronm preRrAm to rata}ttish additional and completely separate tltnds for emergency supp}ios for the rela!lve.plaaetnent [Atniiteslchildren,and to help strengthen the current Cl'S Kinship i'ragratn. Oat hundred portent of rho funds received would direetlp bonefit the many NueCet Caunry caseworkors in their e1'forh to help the children to rclAtivo placements that are un their egst:Inods. They need tMs support to ettsuro atabillty [nr the children pod to help prevent dlsplacemenis, something Ihat should he prevented at all Costs goring fhb crltlal and trgarnstie time of the children's liven, Our proposed prq~ert would impact the Ilves And Nturts of hundreds of children who Lire wlthln Nuoees County. Sincorely. Both HArlmAtt,NueCts Comntunlty CPS Cemmuuity 1'artncra Hoard Presidont