HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 092821-E - Fund Agrmt. StrategicRESOLUTION NO. g&? L-05
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, GENAustin dba Girls
Empowerment Network (GEN), Georgetown Backpack Buddies, Georgetown Caring Place
aka The Caring Place, Habitat for Humanity of Williamson County, 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., Stonehaven Senior Center, The Georgetown Project,
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.
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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 $30,000 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 $25,000 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
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and CASA of Williamson County desire to enter
into a funding agreement in the amount of $18,000 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
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WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Faith in Action Georgetown desire to enter into
a funding agreement in the amount of $31,000 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 $10,800 to assist GEN in the
provision of its Girl Connect Referral Groups, which is a weekly program for girls in grades 6-
12 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 $50,000 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 Habitat for Humanity of Williamson County
desire to enter into a funding agreement in the amount of $11,649 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 21s' Street Georgetown Land Development Project; 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
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WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Opportunities of Williamson & Burnet
Counties, Inc. (OWBC) desire to enter into a funding agreement in the amount of $12,000
(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 $30,000.
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 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 $12,000 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 Georgetown Project desire to enter into a
funding agreement in the amount of $29,600 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
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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 the Williamson County Children s Advocacy
Center desire to enter into a funding agreement in the amount of $19,000 for the provision of
Public Safety and Safety Net Services 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
WHEREAS, the City of Georgetown and Williamson County Crisis Center dba Hope
Alliance desire to enter into a funding agreement in the amount of $39,000 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 2021-22 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, GENAustin dba Girls Empowerment Network (GEN), Georgetown Backpack
Buddies, Georgetown Caring Place aka The Caring Place, Habitat for Humanity of Williamson
County, Literacy Council of Williamson County, Opportunities for Williamson & Burnet
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Counties, Inc. (OWBC), Ride on Center for Kids (R.O.C.K.), Sacred Heart Community Clinic,
Samaritan Center for Counseling and Pastoral Care, Inc., Stonehaven Senior Center, The
Georgetown Project, 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.
SECTION 3. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon adoption.
RESOLVED this day of September, 2021.
ATTEST:
OF GEORGETOWN:
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Robyn ensmore, City Secretary os Schroeder,
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Skye Aasso4
City Attorney
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