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Home My WebLink About11- Parks, Recreation & Community Services CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Subject: RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN From: ANNIE F. RAMOS, DIRECTOR BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE Dept: PARKS, RECREATION & COMMUNITY DIRECTOR OF PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH CATHOLIC Date: MAY 27, 1996 CHARITIES, INC. TO BECOME A A HOST AGENCY WORK SITE TO 0 R/ � [A TRAINING TO EMPLOYMENT OR AIDES. Synopsis of Previous Council Action: June 24 1994 - Council approved a similar resolution No. 94-135. rt€1y OPQ*Sft,.`14.*j .r i, e e rss. a Recommended Motion: Adopt Resolution. Signature Contact person: Oscar Perrier Phone: 5231 Supporting data attached: Staff Report, Reso & Agreement Ward: City-Wide FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: None Source: (Acct. No.) (Acct. Description) Finance: Council Notes: Agenda Item No. // 6//7//?96 CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION STAFF REPORT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES, INC. TO BECOME A HOST AGENCY WORK SITE TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING TO SENIOR AIDES. The Senior Aides Project provides work experience and on-the-job training for low income persons age 55 and over. The goal of the work experience and training is for the person to regain skills and gain confidence in their ability to compete in the job market, and then obtain a better job which is not subsidized by the Senior Aides Program. These aides will be utilized primarily in senior citizen service activities, such as the Senior Nutrition Program, Senior Companion Program, Retired Senior Volunteer Program and other senior related services. There is no cost to the City with all costs borne by the Senior Aides Project. There is also no obligations for the City to provide future employment. senAidesProj-u 5/27/96 105 Senior AIDES Agency Agreement Project/Host A g Y g To comply with the requirements of the National Council of Senior Citizens Senior AIDES Program, operated under Title V of the Older Americans Act, this Agreement is voluntarily entered into by City of San Bernardino Parks and Recreation , hereinafter referred to as the Host Agency, and Catholic Charities, San Bemardino/Riverside, Inc., 1450 North"D" Street, San Bernardino, California 92405 a subcontractor of the National Council of Senior Citizens Senior AIDES Program, hereinafter referred to as the Sponsor Agency. The Host Agency agrees to provide a safe and healthful work site for each Senior Aide, to provide adequate orientation and training necessary to perform assigned job duties in accordance with a written job description, to provide additional training as opportunities occur, and, to the extent possible, to treat each Senior Aide as a regular member of the Host Agency staff. The Host Agency agrees to consider each Senior Aide for regular employment, either full-time or part-time, when vacancies occur in the Host Agency staff or when new positions are created. The Host Agency will also recommend suitable training for unsubsidized placement of the Senior Aide. The Host Agency understands that the maximum length of time that a Senior Aide may remain in the same job assignment shall not exceed a total of 24 months, except under limited circumstances which will be determined by the NCSC Senior AIDES Program. Moreover, the Host Agency understands that the Sponsor Agency reserves the right, following reasonable notice, to reassign any Senior Aide at any time that reassignment will increase the Senior Aide's opportunities for training or unsubsidized employment, or will otherwise serve the best interests of the Senior Aide, or will better support the goals and objectives of the Senior AIDES Program. The Host Agency agrees that no other national Title V project sponsor will be provided a work site while this Agreement is in effect. The Host Agency agrees to abide by the hours and work schedules mutually agreed to for each Senior Aide and to provide properly prepared time sheets, periodic performance evaluations, and other required documents. In addition,the Host Agency agrees and understands that each Senior Aide will be required to attend periodic Senior AIDES Project meetings during regular working hours. 1 The Host Agency agrees that the job to which the Senior Aide is assigned is an increase in employment opportunities; will not result in the displacement of currently employed workers or in a reduction in non-overtime hours of work, wages, or benefits; will not impair any existing contract for service or result in the substitution of the wages of the Senior Aide for other funds in connection with work which otherwise would be performed; will not be a substitution for any existing federally assisted job;and will not be a position which is the same as or substantially the same as that occupied by any other person who is on lay-off. Further, the Host Agency agrees that it will not discriminate against a Senior Aide on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or disability. The Host Agency agrees to send a representative to a group meeting of host agency supervisors. Group meetings of host agency supervisors or designated representatives will be held annually to acquaint all concerned with the Senior AIDES Project goals and objectives. The Host Agency agrees to provide documentation of in-kind contributions, if specified in an accompanying letter of agreement. Further, it is understood by the Host Agency and the Sponsor Agency that any contribution, whether cash or in-kind, by the Host Agency is purely voluntary and is not a condition for the assignment of any Senior Aide. The Host Agency certifies by this Agreement that it is a governmental agency or is a non-profit agency which is currently certified as a Section 501(c)(3) organization under the Internal Revenue Code. Further, if the Host Agency is certified as a Section 501(c)(3) agency, a copy of that certification is attached or is on file with the Sponsor Agency and is still in effect. The Host Agency agrees to inform the Sponsor Agency immediately if the Section 501(c)(3) certification is changed. The Sponsor Agency agrees to recruit, enroll, and assign a Senior Aide to the Host Agency for the purpose of engaging in productive community service employment with duties and tasks as specified in a written job description. The Sponsor Agency agrees to be responsible for all administrative and fiscal controls of the Senior AIDES Project and for paying wages and providing fringe benefits to each Senior Aide. This Agreement may be amended by written mutual agreement. This Agreement is in effect from June 1, 1996 to June 30, 1997 2 a Signed--Host Agency Host Agency: City of San Bernardino Parks and Recreation Name: Signed: Title: Date: Signed—Senior AIDES Project Project Sponsor: Catholic Charities San Bernardino/Riverside, Inc. Name: Reverend Alfred T.nPintn Signed: ", �_p 6 /��11 Title: F Pr.11ti'JA irt-rtnr Date: Definition of Host Agency Status (check one) This host agency is a government agency. This host agency is a certified non-profit agency under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code. Non-profit agencies must submit a copy of the 501(c)(3) certification from the IRS to the Senior AIDES Project sponsor. (check one, if applicable) 501(c)(3) documentation is attached. 501(c)(3) documentation is on file . 3