Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes a sole source contract with Allied Wellness Center to provide services for the City of Madison - Citywide Implementation of COVID-19 Education Program. The program is funded through a US EPA Environmental Justice Grant, the acceptance of which was authorized by RES-21-00715, adopted on October 19, 2021. The resolution also amended the Sustainability Improvements Capital Budget to add $200,000 in grant funding. The contract is for $55,541 and is effective October 2021 to September 2023. No additional appropriation is required.
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A Resolution authorizing a sole source contract authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a service contract with Allied Wellness Center to provide services for the City of Madison - Citywide Implementation of COVID-19 Education Program that is being funded through a US EPA Environmental Justice Grant.
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WHEREAS in 2021 the City of Madison was awarded a grant through the US EPA’s State Environmental Justice Cooperative Agreement (SEJCA) grant program in the amount of $200,000 to implement a Citywide COVID-19 Education Program; and
WHEREAS on October, 19, 2021 the Madison Common Council adopted a Resolution (RES-21-00715) to accept the award from the US EPA and amend the Sustainability Improvements Capital Budget to add $200,000 in grant funding; and,
WHEREAS this grant will support Public Education, Training, Emergency Planning, and Investigations on Impacts of COVID-19 on Underserved Communities and Vulnerable Populations in the City of Madison and Dane County; and,
WHEREAS the US EPA grant required a minimum of 3 partners in the community to build a coalition and drive the actions and outcomes of the project; and,
WHEREAS Allied Wellness Center is one of the community partners in this coalition and has committed to the work laid out in the grant proposal; and,
WHEREAS, under MGO 4.26(4) a contract for purchase of services of more than $50,000 that was not competitively selected must be approved by the Common Council and, for the reasons given in the attached Noncompetitive Selection Form, this contract meets the exception in MGO 4.26(4)(a) 2 for a particular service is available from only one firm if procurement is being paid with Federal or State grant funds, the vendor was identified by name in the approved Grant Application; and,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to sign a $55,541 service contract effective October 2021 to September 2023 with Allied Wellness Center to provide services for the City of Madison - Citywide Implementation of COVID-19 Education Program that is being funded through a US EPA Environmental Justice Grant.