ORDINANCE NO. 250933
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Sponsor: Councilmember Jonathan Duncan
Appropriating $400,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Public Safety Sales Tax Fund to fund design professional services for the Community Resource Center Project; authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute a $400,000.00 design professional services contract with Multistudio, Inc., for the design of the Community Resource Center; designating requisitioning authority; directing the City Manager to identify up to $5,600,000.00 from the Public Safety Sales Tax or other fund sources for future contract amendments; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, Resolution No. 240896 directed the City Manager to analyze the feasibility of developing parcels in close proximity to the municipal courthouse for the purpose of a Community Resource Center; and
WHEREAS, several parcels adjacent to or nearby the courthouse were identified as viable options; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 250232 directed the City Manager to issue a Request for Qualifications/Proposals for the design of a Community Resource Center; and
WHEREAS, the City received 6 proposals in response to the RFQ/P request;
WHEREAS, after review, the evaluation committee recommended the proposal of Multistudio; and
WHEREAS, the Special Committee on the Municipal Rehabilitation and Detention Center recommended that the Public Safety Sales Tax be used to construct a Community Resource Center at a central location; and
WHEREAS, a Community Resource Center will efficiently and effectively connect justice-involved individuals and vulnerable residents with necessary resources and treatment; and
WHEREAS, facilitating connection to resources and treatment will improve public safety and reduce recidivism by addressing root causes of unlawful behavior; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is committed to establishing a Community R...
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