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CONTRACT NO.
AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES
HIS AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made and entered into between THE CITY OF FORT
WORTH, a home rule municipal corporation of the State of Texas (hereinafter referred to as
"City"), acting by and through Karen L. Montgomery, its duly authorized Assistant City
Manager, and MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION OF TARRANT
COUNTY, a -e �h reinafter referred to as "Contractor"), acting by
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d through Susan Garnett, its duly authorized
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WHEREAS, Contractor is dedicated to confronting substance abuse in Tarrant County by
ssessing needs, educating the community, mobilizing resources, promoting collaboration and
dvocating for sound public policy; and
WHEREAS, City and Contractor desire to enter into a contract to have Contractor
erform services to provide adolescent drug and alcohol rehabilitation services for the children
f Fort Worth, and to have such services provided which benefit the Fort Worth community.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein expressed, the
parties agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
1.
Contractor covenants and agrees to fully perform, or cause to be performed, with
ood faith and due diligence, all objectives described in Exhibit "A", attached and incorporated
erein for all purposes incident to this Agreement ("Services"). Such Services shall be provided
y Contractor for a term beginning October 1, 2006 and ending September 30, 2007.
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2.
In consideration of the Services to be performed hereunder by Contractor, City promises
d agrees to pay Contractor in one installment the sum of Fifty-One Thousand Dollars
$51,000) ("Funds"). The Funds shall be expended to perform the Services. Contractor shall
eliver to City a quarterly statement of its receipts and expenditures of Funds detailing how the
ands were expended to accomplish performance of the Services, and such statement shall be
igned by a duly authorized officer of the Contractor.
3.
At the end of each three-month quarter during the term hereof, Contractor shall submit a
report of Services rendered during each quarter. Contractor shall be subject to a review by the
�ity of its services and activities in performance of this Agreement. The quarterly report shall be
#n the same format as the attached Exhibit "B", attached hereto and incorporated herein for all
Ourposes.
4.
Either party may cancel this Agreement upon thirty (30) days notice in writing to the
Other party of such intent to terminate. In the event of such termination, Contractor shall
reimburse to City all Funds it has received, but not otherwise committed or encumbered by
gontract,under this Agreement.
5.
Contractor covenants and agrees to fully cooperate with City in monitoring the
effectiveness of the Services to be performed under this Agreement, and City shall have access at
411 reasonable hours to offices and records of Contractor for the purpose of such monitoring.
6.
Contractor shall operate hereunder as an independent contractor and not as an officer,
agent, servant, or employee of City. Contractor shall have exclusive control of and the exclusive
ght to control the details of the Services performed hereunder, and all persons performing same,
d shall be solely responsible for the acts and omissions of its officers, agents, servants,
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employees, subcontractors and program participants. The doctrine of respondeat superior shall
not apply as between the City and Contractor, its officers, agents, servants, employees,
subcontractors, or program participants, and nothing herein shall be construed as creating a
partnership or joint enterprise between City and Contractor. It is expressly understood and
agreed that no officer, agent, employee, or subcontractor of Contractor is in the paid service of
City.
7.
City shall in no way or under any circumstance be responsible for any property belonging
o Contractor, its officers, agents, employees, or subcontractors or program participants, which
ay be lost, stolen, destroyed or in any way damaged; and Contractor hereby indemnifies and
Olds harmless the City, its officers, agents, and employees, from and against any and all claims
r suits concerning such property.
8.
CONTRACTOR COVENANTS AND AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, HOLD HARMLESS
D DEFEND,AT ITS OWN EXPENSE, CITY AND ITS OFFICERS,AGENTS, SERVANTS,
AND EMPLOYEES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR SUITS FOR
PROPERTY LOSS OR DAMAGE AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY, INCLUDING DEATH, TO
ANY AND ALL PERSONS, OF WHATSOEVER KIND OR CHARACTER, WHETHER REAL
OR ASSERTED, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXECUTION,
PERFORMANCE, ATTEMPTED PERFORMANCE OR NONPERFORMANCE OF THIS
AGREEMENT AND/OR THE OPERATIONS, ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES DESCRIBED
HEREIN, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY ALLEGED
NEGLIGENCE OF OFFICERS, AGENTS, SERVANTS, EMPLOYEES,
CONTRACTORS, OR SUBCONTRACTORS OF CITY; AND CONTRACTOR HEREBY
ASSUMES ALL LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY OF CITY AND ITS OFFICERS,
AGENTS, SERVANTS, AND EMPLOYEES FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR SUITS FOR
ROPERTY LOSS OR DAMAGE AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY, INCLUDING DEATH, TO
NY AND ALL PERSONS, OF WHATSOEVER KINDS OR CHARACTER, WHETHER
AL OR ASSERTED,ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXECUTION,
ERFORMANCE, ATTEMPTED PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF THIS
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AGREEMENT AND/OR THE OPERATIONS, ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES DESCRIBED
HEREIN, WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY ALLEGED
NEGLIGENCE OF OFFICERS,AGENTS, SERVANTS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS
OR SUBCONTRACTORS OF CITY. CONTRACTOR LIKEWISE COVENANTS AND
AGREES TO AND DOES HEREBY INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS CITY FROM
AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL INJURY, DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY
OF CITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH ALL ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF
CONTRACTOR, ITS OFFICERS, MEMBERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES,
SUBCONTRACTORS, INVITEES, LICENSEES, OR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS,
WHETHER OR NOT CAUSED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY ALLEGED
NEGLIGENCE OF OFFICERS,AGENTS, SERVANTS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS
OR SUBCONTRACTORS OF CITY.
CONTRACTOR AGREES TO AND SHALL RELEASE CITY, ITS AGENTS,
EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS AND LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL LIABILITY FOR
INJURY, DEATH, DAMAGE OR LOSS TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY SUSTAINED IN
CONNECTION WITH OR INCIDENTAL TO PERFORMANCE UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT, EVEN IF THE INJURY, DEATH, DAMAGE OR LOSS IS CAUSED BY
CITY'S SOLE OR CONCURRENT NEGLIGENCE.
Contractor shall require all of its subcontractors to include in their subcontracts a release
;and indemnity in favor of City in substantially the same form as above.
In the event it is determined that Contractor has misused, misapplied or misappropriated
all or any part of the funds provided hereunder, Contractor agrees to indemnify, hold harmless
end defend the City of Fort Worth, its officers, agents, servants, and employees, from and against
any and all claims or suits resulting from such misuse, misapplication or misappropriation.
If Contractor, as a cbizit-bl tiprefit ����, has or claims an immunity or
exemption (statutory or otherwise) from and against liability for damage or injury, including
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death, to persons or property, Contractor hereby expressly waives its rights to plead defensively
such immunity or exemption as against the City.
10.
Contractor shall not assign or subcontract all or any part of its rights, privileges or duties
der this Agreement without the prior written consent of City, and any attempted assignment of
subcontract of same without such prior written approval shall be void and constitute a breach of
this agreement.
11.
Contractor, its officers, agents, employees and subcontractors, shall abide by and comply
with all laws, federal, state and local, including all ordinances, rules and regulations of City. It is
agreed and understood that, if City calls to the attention of Contractor any such violation on the
art of Contractor or any of its officers, agents, employees or subcontractors, then Contractor
hall immediately desist from and correct such violation.
12.
Contractor, in the execution, performance or attempted performance of this Agreement,
'll not discriminate against any person or persons because of disability, age, familial status, sex,
race, religion, color or national origin, nor will Contractor permit its officers, agents, employees,
or subcontractors to engage in such discrimination.
This Agreement is made and entered into with reference specifically to Chapter 17,
icle III, Division 3, of the City Code of the City of Fort Worth ("Discrimination in
Employment Practices"), and Contractor hereby covenants and agrees that Contractor, its agents,
employees and subcontractors have fully complied with all provisions of same and that no
employee or employee-applicant has been discriminated against by either Contractor, its agents,
employees or subcontractors.
13.
Contractor shall procure and shall maintain during the term of this Agreement the
following insurance coverage:
1. Commercial General Liability (CGL): $1,000,000 per occurrence, with a
$2,000,000.00 annual aggregate limit, in a form that is acceptable to the City's Risk
Manager.
2. Non-Profit Organization Liability or Directors & Officers Liability: $1,000,000
per occurrence, with a $1,000,000 annual aggregate limit, in a form that is acceptable to
the City's Risk Manager.
Contractor's insurer(s) must be authorized to do business in the State of Texas for the
lines of insurance coverage provided and be currently rated in terms of financial strength and
solvency to the satisfaction of the City's Risk Manager.
Each insurance policy required herein shall be endorsed with a waiver of subrogation in
favor of the City. Each insurance policy required by this Agreement, except for policies of
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worker's compensation or accident/medical insurance shall list the City as an additional insured.
City shall have the right to revise insurance coverage requirements under this Agreement.
Contractor further agrees that it shall comply with the Worker's Compensation Act of
Texas and shall provide sufficient compensation insurance to protect Contractor and City from
and against any and all Worker's Compensation claims arising from the work and services
,provided under this Agreement.
14.
Contractor agrees that the City shall, until the expiration of three (3) years after final
payment under this Agreement, have access to and the right to examine any directly pertinent
(books, documents, papers and records of the Contractor involving transactions relating to this
Agreement. Contractor agrees that the City shall have access during normal working hours to all
necessary Contractor facilities and shall be provided adequate and appropriate workspace in
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order to conduct audits in compliance with the provisions of this section. The City shall give
Contractor reasonable advance notice of intended audits.
Contractor further agrees to include in all of its subcontractor agreements hereunder a
provision to the effect that the subcontractor agrees that the City shall, until the expiration of
three (3) years after final payment under the subcontract, have access to and the right to examine
any directly pertinent books, documents, papers and records of such subcontractor involving
transactions to the subcontract, and further that City shall have access during normal working
hours to all subcontractor facilities and shall be provided adequate and appropriate workspace in
order to conduct audits in compliance with the provisions of this paragraph. City shall give
subcontractor reasonable advance notice of intended audits.
This Section 14 shall survive the expiration of the term of this Agreement.
15.
In the event no funds or insufficient funds are appropriated by the City in any fiscal
period any payments hereunder, City will notify Contractor of such occurrence and this Contract
shall terminate on the last day of the fiscal period for which appropriations were received
without penalty or expense to City of any kind whatsoever, except as to the portions of the
payments herein agreed upon for which funds shall have been appropriated.
16.
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I This written instrument constitutes the entire agreement by the parties hereto concerning
the work and services to be performed hereunder, and any prior or contemporaneous, oral or
written agreement, which purports to vary from the terms hereof shall be void.
17.
Should any action, whether real or asserted, at law or in equity, arise out of the execution,
performance, attempted performance of this Agreement, venue for said action shall lie in Tarrant
County, Texas.
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18.
Notices to be provided hereunder shall be sufficient if forwarded to the other party by
hand-delivery or via U.S. Postal Service certified mail, postage prepaid, to the address of the
other party shown below:
Bridgette Garrett, Budget/Mgmt Services Director Susan Garnett,
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City of Fort Worth Mental Health Mental Retardation of
Tarrant County—Tarrant Youth
Recovery Campus
1000 Throckmorton St. 3 840 Hulen Tower North
Fort Worth, Texas 76102 Fort Worth, Texas 76107
(817) 392-8518 (817) 569-4510
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The failure of City or Contractor to insist upon the performance of any term or provision
of this Agreement or to exercise any right herein conferred shall not be construed as a waiver or
relinquishment to any extent of City's or District's right to assert or rely upon any such term or
right on any future occasion.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this agreement in multiples in Fort
Worth, Tarrant County, Texas,to be effective October 1, 2006.
ATTEST: CITY OF FORT WORTH
Marty Hendrix Karen L. Montgome y
City Secretary Assistant City Manager 61
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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ssistant City Att ey
Date: Q
Lanrio MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL
Contract authorization RETARDATION OF TARRANT
I0--1 COUNTY, a Texas non-profit organization
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By:
fi an Garn tt
STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF TARRANT §
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and for the State of Texas,
on this day personally appeared Susan Garnett, known to me to be the person whose name is
subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that the same was the act of the
Mental Health Mental Retardation of Tarrant County and that she executed the same as the act of
said Mental Health Mental Retardation of Tarrant County for the purpose and consideration
therein expressed and in the capacity therein stated.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE this a.'AL day of&Uj - ,
A.D. 2006.
++� •y,n, LINDA JANELLE THUR
MAN
?�'.• Notary Public,State of Texas
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April 30,2008
Notary PubWc in and for
the State of Texas
STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF TARRANT §
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and for the State of Texas,
on this day personally appeared Karen L. Montgomery, known to me to be the person whose
;name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that the same was the
lact of the City of Fort Worth for the purpose and consideration therein expressed and in the
capacity therein stated.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE this 1 day of a1,
A.D. 2006.
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P e••. JONI R JACOBS
20, �tOt' NOTARY PUBLIC Notar ublic in and
State of Texas
Comm. Ex 05-27-2007 the State of Texas
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EXHIBIT "A"
OBJECTIVES
PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES GOALS
�• Provide drug and alcohol rehabilitation/counseling
services to the children. 240 Fort Worth children
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EXHIBIT "B"
QUARTERLY REPORT—FISCAL YEAR 2006/07
Program Service Activities
Provide drug and alcohol rehabilitation/counseling services to the children.
ANNUAL GOAL: 240 Fort Worth children
Quarterly Total:
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 10/17/2006
DATE: Tuesday, October 17, 2006
LOG NAME: 03TCMHMR REFERENCE NO.: **C-21770
SUBJECT:
Authorize the Execution of a Contract with the Mental Health Mental Retardation of Tarrant County
for the Youth Recovery Campus
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Mental
Health Mental Retardation of Tarrant County (MHMRTC) for the Tarrant Youth Recovery Campus at a cost
of$51,000.00.
DISCUSSION:
During the FY2006-07 budget process, the City Council approved financial support in the amount of
$51,000.00 for the Tarrant Youth Recovery Campus to continue providing adolescent drug and alcohol
rehabilitation services for the children of Fort Worth and Tarrant County.
The Tarrant Youth Recovery Campus serves as a "one stop shop" for teenagers who are suffering with the
problems of drug or alcohol abuse. Services provided at the campus consist of assessment, referral and
case management, residential care, day treatment and outpatient services for afflicted teenagers.
It is proposed that a contract be executed between the City of Fort Worth and MHMRTC for the period of
October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007, to provide the services outlined above.
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION:
The Finance Director certifies that funds are available in the current operating budget, as appropriated, of
the General Fund.
TO Fund/Account/Centers FROM Fund/Account/Centers
GG01 539120 0906200 $51,000.00
Submitted for City Manager's Office by_ Karen Montgomery (6222)
Originating Department Head: Bridgette Garrett (8518)
Additional Information Contact: Justin Sanchez (8349)
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