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File #: 22-1107    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 9/12/2022 In control: Safety, Housing, Education & Homelessness Committee
On agenda: 12/12/2022 Final action: 12/12/2022
Title: A resolution approving a proposed Agreement between the City and County of Denver and Front Line Farming to provide food education, hands-on classes on farming, and food-based nutrition for youth and families. Approves a grant agreement with Front Line Farming for $517,057.48 and through 7-31-2024, through funding from the Healthy Food for Denver's Kids Initiative, to provide food education, hands-on classes on farming, and food-based nutrition for youth and families at 1650 South Birch Street in Council District 6 (ENVHL-202263811). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 1-3-2023. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 9-21-2022.
Indexes: Lucas Palmisano
Attachments: 1. RR22-1107 DDPHE HFDK Frontline Farming, 2. Executive Summry_HealthyFoodForDenverKids2022, 3. 22-1107 Filed Resolution_Front Line Farming 202263811, 4. 22-1107 Agreement_Frontline Farming 202263811, 5. 22-1107 Filed Resolution_Front Line Farming, 6. 22-1107 - signed

Contract Request Template (Contracts; IGAs; Leases)

 

Date Submitted: 9.19.2022

 

Requesting Agency: Denver Department of Public Health and Environment

   Division:

 

Subject Matter Expert Name: Jessica Murison               
Email Address:
Jessica.murison@denvergov.org
Phone Number:

 

Item Title & Description:

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A resolution approving a proposed Agreement between the City and County of Denver and Front Line Farming to provide food education, hands-on classes on farming, and food-based nutrition for youth and families.

Approves a grant agreement with Front Line Farming for $517,057.48 and through 7-31-2024, through funding from the Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids Initiative, to provide food education, hands-on classes on farming, and food-based nutrition for youth and families at 1650 South Birch Street in Council District 6 (ENVHL-202263811). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 1-3-2023. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 9-21-2022.

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Affected Council District(s) or citywide?  6

 

Contract Control Number: ENVHL-202263811

 

Vendor/Contractor Name (including any “DBA”): Front Line Farming

 

Type and Scope of services to be performed: HFDK's support will allow FrontLine farming to create expanded educational opportunities to youth in their target areas. The expanded programming activities will include a minimum of 20 educational presentations for youth with a focus on ages 0-5, monthly on-site garden classes, the creation of a community garden with programming at an anchor institution for the Black community in Denver, and additional staffing to enroll and directly connect families to Federal Nutrition Assistance Programs. They will also be able to engage small children with nutritious food by providing healthy snacks and meals at youth classes. The target audience is children, families and ECE staff. FLF propose to create an intersectional, farm-based curriculum for youth across Denver, through which youth will be taught how to access diverse and healthy foodways.

 

Location (if applicable):  Denver, Colorado

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Was this contractor selected by competitive process or sole source?

Yes - competitive RFP selection process was done

                     

For New contracts

Term of initial contract: 08/01/2022- 07/31/2024

 

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: $ 517,057.48

 

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.)