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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE PROPER CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE A SERVICE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF POMPANO BEACH AND NEW HORIZON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INC., TO PROVIDE SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM SERVICES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
(Fiscal Impact: $152,000.00)
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(Staff Contact: Eddie Beecher/Bobby Bush)
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Summary Explanation/Background:
This item will approve a renewal Service Contract between the City and New Horizon Community Development Corporation, Inc. to operate a Summer Youth Employment Program. New Horizon Community Development Corporation, Inc. increased the number of participants in 2017 to ninety six (96) youths, as compared to eighty (80) in 2016. The program is scheduled to run from June 11, 2018 to August 2, 2018. There is no increase from the previous year. The requested total amount for this agreement is $152,000.00.
The vendor, as requested in 2016 by the City Commission, was selected through a competitive process RFP E-21-16. The ranking was approved at the Commission Meeting on April 26, 2016. The RFP E-21-16 allows for an optional renewal for up to three (3) additional one-year periods. The city is exercising its rights under the renewal clause.
This initiative is part of the City of Pompano Beach's Strategic Plan, Great Places Item 8.1.1. The goal of the initiative is to work with the Summer Youth Employment Program to provide employment to a minimum of thirty (30) economically disadvantaged students in the Pompano Beach city limits during the summer of 2018. This initiative will allow the youth to obtain meaningful work experience, develop social skills and the sense of responsibility.
The participants in the program will work with only local businesses and firms in Pompano Beach. In addition to developing work experience, the participants will gain valuable life skills through a series of training clas...
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