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File #: 20-1527    Version: 1
Type: Bill Status: Passed
File created: 12/7/2020 In control: Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee
On agenda: 1/25/2021 Final action: 1/25/2021
Title: A bill for an ordinance approving a proposed Agreement between the City and County of Denver and School District No. 1, to provide funding to create a hydroponic farm at Bruce Randolph School with accompanying curriculum to help ensure students recognize food justice and insecurity, understand health and nutrition, and to provide fresh produce to students and their community through urban farming, food preparation and food preservation, in Council District 9. Approves an intergovernmental agreement with School District No. 1 for $529,350 and for one year to provide funding to create a hydroponic farm at Bruce Randolph School with accompanying curriculum to help ensure students recognize food justice and insecurity, understand health and nutrition, and to provide fresh produce to students and their community through urban farming, food preparation and food preservation, in Council District 9 (ENVHL-202055488). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period...
Indexes: Emily Lapel
Attachments: 1. BR20 1527 DDPHE DPS Career and College Success Request, 2. 20-1527 Agreement_School District No. 1 - 202055488-00, 3. 20-1527 Filed Bill_School District No. 1 - 202055488-00, 4. 20-1527 Filed Bill_School District No. 1, 5. 20-1527 - signed, 6. 20-1527 A bill for an ordinance approving a proposed Agreement between the City and County of Denver and School District No. 1, to provide funding to crea

Contract Request Template (Contracts; IGAs; Leases)

 

Date Submitted: 12-07-20

 

Requesting Agency: Department of Public Health and Environment

                               Division:

 

Subject Matter Expert Name:

Name:  Will Fenton

Email:    william.fenton@denvergov.org

 

Item Title & Description:

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These appear on the Council meeting agenda. Initially, the requesting agency will enter a 2-3 sentence description. Upon bill filling, the City Attorney’s Office should enter the title above the description (the title should be in bold font).

 

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A bill for an ordinance approving a proposed Agreement between the City and County of Denver and School District No. 1, to provide funding to create a hydroponic farm at Bruce Randolph School with accompanying curriculum to help ensure students recognize food justice and insecurity, understand health and nutrition, and to provide fresh produce to students and their community through urban farming, food preparation and food preservation, in Council District 9.

Approves an intergovernmental agreement with School District No. 1 for $529,350 and for one year to provide funding to create a hydroponic farm at Bruce Randolph School with accompanying curriculum to help ensure students recognize food justice and insecurity, understand health and nutrition, and to provide fresh produce to students and their community through urban farming, food preparation and food preservation, in Council District 9 (ENVHL-202055488). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 2-8-21. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 12-16-20.                                                    

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Affected Council District(s) or citywide? Council District 9

 

Contract Control Number: ENVHL-202055488

 

Vendor/Contractor Name (including any “DBA”): School District No. 1

 

Type and Scope of services to be performed:

The Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids Initiative’s purpose is to provide funding to non-profit, schools and agencies of local government for food and food-based education. After a competitive selection process, DPS Career and College Success department was chosen for a project at Bruce Randolph School to build a hydroponic farm in a classroom. The hydroponic farm will ensure students recognize food justice and insecurity, understand health and nutrition, actively engage in STEM education and build a pathway to future income -- all while providing fresh and affordable produce to both students and their community through urban farming, food preparation and food preservation.

Location (if applicable):

 

WBE/MBE/DBE goals that were applied, if applicable (construction, design, Airport concession contracts):

 

Are WBE/MBE/DBE goals met (if applicable)?

 

Is the contract new/a renewal/extension or amendment?

 

Was this contractor selected by competitive process or sole source?

Competitive process                     

For New contracts

Term of initial contract: One year

 

Options for Renewal:

                     How many renewals (i.e. up to 2 renewals)?

                     Term of any renewals (i.e. 1 year each):

 

Cost of initial contract term: $529,350

 

Cost of any renewals:

 

Total contract value council is approving if all renewals exercised:

 

For Amendments/Renewals Extensions:

Is this a change to cost/pricing; length of term; terms unrelated to time or price (List all that apply)?

 

If length changing

What was the length of the term of the original contract?

 

What is the length of the extension/renewal?

 

What is the revised total term of the contract?

 

If cost changing

What was the original value of the entire contract prior to this proposed change?

 

What is the value of the proposed change?

 

What is the new/revised total value including change?

 

If terms changing

Describe the change and the reason for it (i.e. compliance with state law, different way of doing business etc.)