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RESOLUTION BY JONESBORO CITY COUNCIL TO AMEND THE CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH HALFF ASSOCIATES INC. TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO INCLUDE A SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH ACCELERATOR PLAN INTO THE MASTER PARKS PLAN FOR THE JONESBORO PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.
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WHEREAS, the Jonesboro City Council approved a contract agreement with Halff Associates Inc. to create an overall Master Parks Plan in RES-23:009; and
WHEREAS, the City of Jonesboro AR was awarded $125,000 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), FY2022 Closing the Gap with Social Determinants of Health Accelerator Plans Grant; and
WHEREAS, the City created a task force to study local needs and determined that professional assistance would be beneficial toward creating a Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Accelerator Plan to improve ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) amenities and facilities in Jonesboro’s parks as proposed in the Jonesboro grant application; and
WHEREAS, Halff Associates Inc. has agreed to provide this additional professional service for a fee of $96,600 and amend the Master Parks Plan contract agreement with the city to include the SDOH Accelerator Plan.
WHEREAS, the additional fee of $96,600 will be appropriated from funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), FY2022 Closing the Gap with Social Determinants of Health Accelerator Plans Grant with no local match.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS;
Section 1: The Jonesboro City Council supports the contract amendment with Halff Associates Inc. to provide $96,600 in additional professional services for the Master Parks Plan to include the SDOH Accelerator Plan.
Section 2: The SDOH Accelerator Plan will be funded by the FY2022 Closing the Gap with Social Determinants of Health Accelerator Plans Grant from CDC.
Section 3. The Mayor and the City Clerk are hereby authorized by the City Council for th...
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