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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 34243CITY SECRETARY ` � CONTRACT NO. Child Care Local Match Contribution Agreement Local Workforce Development Board NAME OF CONTRIBUTOR DONATION TRANSFER CERTIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES CITY OF FORT WORTH PLEDGED LOCAL MATCH AMOUNT $ 1,300,000 The contributor identified above pledges the local funds as indicated in order for the Texas Workforce Commission (Commission) to draw down additional federal funds. Both the local and matched federal funds will be used for the provision of allowable child care services or activities in the Tarrant County Local Workforce Development Board development area. All parties understand and agree that (1) the appropriate Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for Texas will be used to determine the amount of federal funds matched as a result of this local contribution; and (2) this agreement is contingent upon acceptance of this agreement in an open meeting by a majority of the Commission. SIGNATURES: The person signing this agreement on behalf of the contributor or the Board hereby warrants that he or she has been fully authorized to: • execute this agreement on behalf of his or her organization; and • validly and legally bind his or her organization to all the terms, performances, and provisions of this agreement. For the faithful performance of this agreement as delineated, the parties below affix their signatures and bind their agencies effective October 1, 2006 and continuing through September 30, 2007. CITY OF FORT WORTH Signature Printed Name Joe Panii�gua Title Assistant City Manager TARRANT COUNTY LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD Judy cDolrald Exe tiveDirectorI��il;Jall Attested b� APPROVED AS To i U ► FORM LEGALITY. City ofFW Cert 03090008 FY 07Pt°° ASSISTANT CI Y AT ORNEY } , 'V'NO—M&C REQUIRED I Child Care Local Match Contribution Agreement GENERAL AGREEMENT TERMS SECTION 1: Legal Authority In the State of Texas, the Texas Workforce Commission (Commission) is designated as the lead agency for the administration of Child Care and Development Funds (CCDF) available under Title VI of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, (42 U.S.C. §9801, et seq.). Pursuant to federal regulations (45 Code of Federal Regulations §§ 98 and 99), the Commission is the CCDF Lead Agency for Texas and the entity designated to accept donated funds from any private entity or transferred funds from any public entity or certifications of expenditures from public entities that may be used as match for available federal funds. As such, the terms of this agreement are contingent upon the certification of private donations (if applicable) by the Commission and the final acceptance of this agreement in an open meeting by a majority of the Commission. SECTION 2: The contributor, by executing this agreement, certifies that: a. It is not currently a party to an administrative proceeding pending before the Commission. If the contributor should become a party to an administrative proceeding before the Commission prior to acceptance of this agreement, this agreement shall be void. b. The contributor, if it is a for -profit entity, does not currently: i) have a contractual relationship with the Commission for services or products of a value of $50,000.00 or greater; or ii) have a bid before the Commission for such a contract, except for a contract or bid that relates solely to providing child care services. C. Upon execution of this agreement, the contributor shall not enter into a contract with the Commission or submit a bid in response to a request for proposal issued by the Commission before the first anniversary of the date on which the Commission accepted a donation from the contributor unless the contract or bid relates only to providing child care services. SECTION 3: The contributor agrees as follows: a. To remit to the Commission the pledged local share in accordance with Item E, Donation/Transfer Payment(s) and Public Entity Certification of Expenditures Schedule. b. For donations and transfers of funds, checks remitted by the contributor must be made payable to the Texas Workforce Commission or to the Board and submitted to the Commission through the Board. Page 2 of 8 City ofFWCert w� J`�-! T'S'`:V'te0 03090008 FY 07 7c),7 V�Ub c�e�I1��CIL"';?:�J To keep, and make available to the Commission or the Board upon request, records adequate to show that the contributed funds put forth in this agreement are eligible for matching purposes. d. When certifying expenditures of public funds as the local match, to provide the Board and Commission with a statement that certifies the expenditures and includes information detailing services delivered and expenditures in the format and within the time frames prescribed by the Board. To certify that the expenditures used as child care match are eligible for federal match, and were not used to match other federal funds. f. Donations from private entities: (i) are donated without any restriction that would require their use for a specific individual, organization, facility, or institution; (ii) do not revert to the donor's facility or use; (iii) are not used to match other Federal Funds; (iv) shall be certified both by the donor and by the Commission; (v) shall be subject to the audit requirements in 45 CFR §98.65; and (vi) shall provide the Board and the Commission, upon request, data needed for federal reporting purposes. SECTION 4: The Board agrees as follows: a. To use the funds donated or transferred by the contributor, and the resulting federal funds, for child care services within the workforce area consistent with the intent of this agreement. b. To ensure that child care services provided by funding made available through this agreement are only those provided in accordance with all applicable local, State, and federal laws and regulations. To ensure that certified public expenditures (if applicable) represent expenditures eligible for federal match; were not used to match other federal funds; and were not federal funds unless authorized by federal law to be used to match other federal funds. d. To ensure that donations from private entities: (i) are donated without any restriction that would require their use for a specific individual, organization, facility, or institution; (ii) do not revert to the donor's facility or use; (iii) are not used to match other federal funds; (iv) shall be certified both by the donor and by the Commission; (v) shall be subject to the audit requirements in 45 CFR 98.65; and (vi) shall provide the Commission, upon request, data needed for federal reporting purposes. Page 3 of 8 r City ofFWCert 03090008 FY 07 ' �', e. To inform the contributor of the time frames and procedures for remitting payment of pledged funds or submitting reports delineating certification of expenditures during the contribution period. f. To comply with federal regulations in 45 CFR 98.53 relating to matching fund requirements and 98.54 relating to restrictions on the use of funds. SECTION 5: The Board and the contributor agree as follows: a. That performance under this agreement is contingent upon the certification of private donations (if applicable) and the final acceptance of this agreement in an open meeting by a majority of the Commission. b. "Child Care Local Match Contribution Information" is incorporated by reference. C. To submit a certification of expenditures report, certifying that the child care related expenditures were incurred according to regulations and policies to draw down such federal matching funds, and have not already been used as match for any other federal matching program. d. This agreement for the contributor to provide matching funds is contingent upon the availability and amount of unmatched federal Child Care and Development Fund appropriations. If such funds are otherwise unavailable or reduced, written notice of termination, payment suspension, or funding reduction will be given by any party. These terms and conditions may be amended by written agreement of all parties at any time prior to the current agreement end date, as indicated on page one of this agreement, contingent upon acceptance of the amended terms and conditions by all parties. f. If federal, State, or local laws or other requirements are amended or judicially interpreted so as to render continued fulfillment of this agreement, on the part of any of the parties, substantially unreasonable or impossible, and if the parties should be unable to agree upon any amendment that would therefore be needed to enable the substantial continuation of the services contemplated herein, the parties shall be discharged from any further obligations created under the terms of this agreement, except for the equitable settlement of the respective accrued interests or obligations incurred up to the date of termination. g. This agreement may be terminated by any party, for any reason, upon written notification to the other parties of at least 30 days in advance of such termination. Such written notification will be sent to the contributor's address as specified on Page 5 of this agreement. Page 4 of 8 City of FW Cert 03090008 FY 07 CHILD CARE LOCAL MATCH CONTRIBUTION INFORMATION A. BOARD INFORMATION: Board Name: Tarrant County Local Workforce Development Board (Workforce Solutions) Board Address: 1320 S. University Drive, Suite 600, Fort Worth, TX 76107 Board Staff— Contact Name: Lisa Witkowski Phone: 817.413.4441 I Fax: 817.531.6754 E-mail Address: lisa.witkowskiatwc.state.tx.us B. CONTRIBUTOR INFORMATION: Contributor Name: City of Fort Worth Contributor Address: 1000 Throckmorton Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Type of Entity: PUBLIC ENTITY Name of Fiscal Agent (if applicable): Vendor ID Number or Federal Employer ID Number of 75-6000528 Contributor or Contributor's Fiscal Agent: Contributor Contact Name: Joe Paniagua E-mail Address: Joe.Paniagua@fortworthgov.org C. ORIGINATING AGREEMENT INFORMATION: Phone: 817.392.6116 I Fax: Type of Contribution: ❑ Donation (Private Entity) ❑ Transfer (Public Entity) ® Certification (Public Entity) Pledged Local Match Amount: $1,300,000 Federal: $2,518,292 Total: $3,818,292 Program Number: 03090008 Did a Board Member assist in securing this local match agreement? ❑ YES ® NO • If YES, Name of Board Member: • How did the Board Member assist? Page 5 of 8 a SS f City ofFWCert V'' I\ J': lSvJJ. 03090008 FY 07 7� c;eL D. UTILIZATION OF FUNDS DESCRIPTION: The planned utilization of funds, including planned amounts, is described below. Utilization of funds must be in compliance with the State's Child Care and Development Fund Plan in effect for the contract period. Cash Con rib" sons: The description below addresses the Board's planned utilization of local and federal funds resu tmg i om donation and transfer of funds agreements. Planned Funding Description (Local and Federal) Direct Child Care Child Care "Consumer Education, including Information and Referral Services (2-1-1) Quality Improving salaries or other compensation for providers of CCDF-funded child care Improvement Activities to support early language, literacy and numeracy development, including related professional development activities Activities to support inclusive child care Collaborative Reading Initiatives Professional development activities, (i.e. training, education or technical assistance to providers, including resources) 2. Certification of Expenditures : The descriptions below describe (1) the allowable child care services or activities that resulted in local certified expenditures , the source of the local funds and (2) the Board's planned utilization of the matched federal funds resulting from the certification of expenditures. Description Direct Child 1. Expenditures certified by the contributor resulted from services provided at: Care Source of Local Funds: Direct Child 2. Board's planned use of federal funds: Federal funds will be used for direct care Care through the CCMS. 1. Expenditures certified resulted from the following activities: Consumer Education Information and Referral Services Professional development activities (i.e. Training, education or technical assistance t2yroviders, including resources) Child Care _ Improving salaries or other compensation for providers of CCDF-funded child care Quality _ Activities to support early language, literacy and numeracy development Improvement _ Activities to support inclusive child care Collaborative Reading Initiatives g Other — Describe in detail the activities: City of Fort Worth will be cert�&ing Funding Amount of funding: (Local Share) Amount of funding: (Federal Share) $2,518,292 Amount of funding: (Local Share) $1,300,000 quality improvement funds to expand after school enrichment activities for children in Fort Worth ISD. Source of Local Funds: City crime tax_funds 2. Board's planned use of federal funds: Consumer Education, including Information and Referral Services (2-1-1) Amount of Improving salaries or other compensation for providers of CCDF-funded child care funding: Child Care Activities to support early language, literacy and numeracy development, (Federal Share) Quality including related professional development activities $ Improvement Activities to support inclusive child care Collaborative Reading Initiatives Professional development activities (i.e. Training, education or technical assistance to providers, including resources) Page 6of8 City of FW Cert 03090008 FY 07 2 j? tug _. E. DONATION/TRANSFER PAYMENT(S) AND CERTIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES SCHEDULE: In compliance with Section 3 (a) of this agreement, the contributor will remit payment or reports of actual expenditures in accordance with the completed schedule below. 1. Donation/Transfer Payment(s) (Local Funds) Donation/Transfer Date 1, 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. TOTAL Donation/Transfer Date must be within the contract begin and end dates. 2. Public Entity Certification of Expenditures (Local Funds): 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 1ICertification Period From 10/1/06 to 8/31/07 II Reporting Date * II 9/30/07 TOTAL ❖ Certification period must be within the contract begin and end dates. :• Explanation is required below if reporting dates are outside the contract end date. Actual Amount Planned Amount of Expenditures $1,300,000 $1,300,000 Completed original, signed forms must be sent to Contract Management, 101 East 15th Street, Room 424T, Austin, Texas 78778- 0001. Please call TWC Contract Manager, if you have any questions. An individual may receive and review information that the Texas Workforce Commission collects, by sending an e-mail to open.records@twc.state.Mus or writing to TWC Open Records Unit, 101 East 15th Street, Room 264, Austin, Texas 78778-0001. Page 7 of 8 City of FW Cert 03090008 FY 07 CERTIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES BY A PUBLIC ENTITY Name of Contributing Public Entity: CITY OF FORT WORTH The public entity named above certifies expenditures in the amount of $1,300,000 to be used as state matching funds to draw down available federal matching funds as authorized in the Child Care and Development Fund regulations at 45 C.F.R. §98.53. By signing below, the public entity named above certifies that the funds specified above: 1) are not federal funds, or are federal funds authorized by federal law to be used to match other federal funds; 2) are not used to match other federal funds; and 3) represent expenditures eligible for federal match. Signature of authorized agent: I Printed name of authorized agent: Joe Pania2ua Title of authorized agent: Assistant City Manager Page 8 of 8 City of FW Cert 03090008 FY 07