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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 41506 CITY SECRETARY CONTRACT NO.�HI S Q(/) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Between The City of Fort Worth and Women's Center of Tarrant County 1. PARTIES. The parties to this Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) are the Women's Center of Tarrant County (hereafter known as "Women's Center") located at 1723 Hemphill Fort Worth, Texas 76110 and the City of Fort Worth, by and through its Police Department, (hereafter known as"City") located at 350 West Belknap Street, Fort Worth, TX, 76102. 2. AUTHORITY. This MOU specifies the Women's Center's and the City's responsibilities and participation under the U.S. Department of Justice, DOJ, Office on Violence Against Women, FY 2011, Grant to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program("Grant Program"). 3. PURPOSE. The purpose of this MOU is to demonstrate the working relationship between the parties in order to facilitate effective implementation of the Grant Program funds, if awarded, in compliance with the DOJ, OVW Program. Once awarded, grant funds shall provide for planning, developing, and establishing a comprehensive victim service and support center designed to bring together victim advocate representatives from community- based organizations and other relevant public and private agencies into one centralized location in order to improve safety, access to services, and confidentiality for victims and families. 4. DEMONSTRATED PRIOR COLLABORATION: The Women's Center has been Fort Worth and Tarrant County's resource for rape crisis and victim services, employment services, information, referral, and counseling for 30 years. The agency is a leader in the area of rape crisis and victim services, and a critical part of the criminal justice system, helping to shape local policy surrounding the treatment of victims of sexual assault and other violent crimes through its work with hospitals, police departments, the district attorney's office and the court system. The Women's Center is also a participating partner in the Mental Health Connection (MHC), a collaboration of public and private agencies that provide mental health services. MHC set the standards for local mental health policy, developing plans for long-term changes in the system while addressing key issues and providing immediate solutions where possible. In addition, The Women's Center has a longstanding relationship with Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County as well as local employers to provide employment services for unemployed and underemployed women and men. The Women's Center benefits Fort Worth by providing services that are critical for its residents to become and remain healthy, productive members of the community, and by being an integral part of the criminal justice system through its Rape Crisis and Victim Services program. The strategic goal of the City that is impacted by The Women's Center's i OFFICIAL RECORD d CITY SECRETARY I✓'7'. VIIORTI'I, TX Rape Crisis &Victim Services program is: Make Fort Worth the Nation's Safest Major City. The Women's Center is taking appropriate steps to achieve this goal through programs to reduce and prevent sexual violence. 5. RESPONSIBILITIES: A. Women's Center: 1. The Women's Center shall participate in a collaborative effort with the City in the grant application, administration, and implementation of the Grant Program throughout the life of the grant in accordance with the MOU. 2. The Women's Center shall meet all requirements pertaining to administration, hiring, and reporting of the Grant Program in accordance with this MOU. 3. The Women's Center will collaborate with the City to provide rape crisis and victim services under this grant, which will provide individual and group therapy for children and adults; a 24-hour hotline; crisis intervention at hospital rape exam sites; prevention and education programs; and support for victims through the criminal justice process including but not limited to the following: • a 24-hour Crisis Hotline for victims of violent crime, which also serves to notify staff or volunteers of requests by law enforcement or medical staff to respond to sexual assault/abuse victims at area hospitals; • Crisis intervention, information and referral, counseling and support for victims and their families/significant others at two local forensic rape exam sites—JPS Hospital and Cook Children's Hospital; • Individual, group, Play and Filial therapy provided by licensed, Masters Level counselors; • Court preparation and court accompaniment, including working with the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office on the"Kids In Court"program,which helps young victims who will be testifying to learn about the courtroom and understand court processes; • "Play it Safe!" sexual assault/abuse risk reduction and prevention education in schools to teach children how to recognize an abusive situation, resist an abuser if possible and report the incident to someone the child trusts; • Sexual assault risk reduction and prevention education for adults; and • Training and technical assistance for professionals (such as police and medical personnel)on victimization management and issues/policies surrounding sexual assault and abuse. 4. The Women's Center will collaborate with the City to provide employment solutions, which will provide job search training;job placement; interest/aptitude testing; career planning; life skills training; intensive case management to remove barriers to employment for individuals on the verge of homelessness; career coaching and support after employment for retention and advancement; and adult literacy classes. 5. The Women's Center shall select and hire, on a reimbursable basis under the grant,an employee to serve as the Training Manager for the grant activities and will be located at the One Safe Place, at The Tarrant Regional Justice Center. 6. The Women's Center shall collaborate with City on the submittal of the semi-annual progress report in accordance with this MOU for meeting grant performance measures. In addition, The Women's Center will participate with the City in meeting DOJ program objectives under this grant through the Program Coordinator. B. City of Fort Worth: 1. The City is the grant recipient of the Grant Program and agrees to participate in a collaborative manner with the Women's Center throughout the life of the grant. 2. When the Grant Program grant is awarded, the City shall facilitate and manage the Grant Program throughout the life of the grant as required by the grant. 3. The Fort Worth Police Department, Grants and Contracts Management Division, will oversee the administration, procurement, and reporting for the Women's Center grant funded activities and will act as the Fiscal Agent for the Grant to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program funds. 4. The City shall pay the Women's Center an amount not to exceed $52,000.00 from available grant funds for approved Grant Program services and expenses rendered in accordance with the terms of this MOU upon receipt of a proper and verified billing statement with accompanying documentation. The reimbursement made to the Women's Center shall not exceed actual costs of the Training Manager, One Safe Place, The Tarrant Regional Justice Center, under this MOU and actual costs must be allowable according to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars A- 122 and 1-110. 6. POINTS OF CONTACT A. The Women's Center The primary POC is Ms. Deborah Caddy , (817) 927-4039. Email address: dcaddy<<ywomenscentertc.org. B. City of Fort Worth The primary POC is Sasha Kane, (817) 392-4243. Email address: sasha.kane(i�)fortvv-orthrov.or�y. 6. ENTIRETY OF AGREEMENT. This MOU, consisting of four pages, represents the entire and integrated agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior discussions and negotiations, representations and agreements, whether written or oral as related specifically to the Grant Program. 9. IMMUNITY. The City and its governing body do not waive its sovereign immunity by entering by entering into this MOU, and retains all immunities and defenses provided by law with respect to any action based on or occurring as a result of this MOU. 10. LIABILITY. By executing this MOU, each entity agrees to work together to on the Grant Program. However, the entities are not legally "partners" to the extent that the term encompasses joint and several liabilities. Each legal entity that is party to this MOU is responsible for the actions of its own employees, representatives, agent and subcontractors. 11. OTHER PROVISIONS. Nothing in this MOU is intended to conflict with current law or regulation or the directives of the Women's Center or the City. If a term of this MOU is inconsistent with such authority, then that term shall be invalid, but the remaining terms and conditions of this MOU shall remain in full force and effect. 12. EFFECTIVE DATE. The terms of this MOU will become effective upon the date it is signed by both parties. This MOU is terminated immediately if Grant Program funds are not awarded or if this MOU is not approved by City's governing body. 13. MODIFICATION. This MOU may be modified upon the mutual written consent of the parties. 14. TERMINATION. Upon execution by both parties, this MOU will remain in effect until expiration of the grant period and/or submission of the final report to the Grant Program, or whichever is later; otherwise either party can terminate or amend the MOU within 60 days by written notice by either party. [SIGNATURES APPEAR ON FOLLOWING PAGE] CITY OF FORT WORTH THE WOME 'S CENTER OF TARRANT C UNTY 4919-t 41 Date:Z•Z31/ rY Date" `I Je ey . Halstead Laura it Chief of Police President and CEO ate: 01. 24: harle W. 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