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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC-8281-3E - Community Programs Grant FY 24-2511„) t� 03 N 00 GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH AND SHARE OUR SELVES CORPORATION This Grant Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into this 10th day of July, 2024 ("Effective Date"), by and between the City of Newport Beach, a California municipal corporation and Charter City ("City") and Share Our Selves Corporation, a California nonprofit corporation located at 20151 SW Birch Street Suite 100, Newport Beach, CA 92660 ("Grantee"). City and Grantee are at times individually referred to as "Party" and collectively as "Parties" herein. RFC_ITAI S A. It is the policy of the City Council that the City's budget specifically allows the City Council to direct revenue towards non-profit agencies, community groups, community events, or enhancement projects with worthy projects or programs which the City Council deems beneficial to the residents' quality of life. B. Grantee requested a grant from the City for funds to introduce the school -based health center near Rea Elementary School, which provides behavioral health services, inclusive of mental health, peer counseling, drug/alcohol awareness, nutrition, counseling and support for eating disorders, and smoking cessation ("Grant Proposal"). C. The City Council determined the Grant Proposal is for a worthy project that will benefit the City's residents' quality of life. D. The City Council approved a grant in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($5,000.00) ("Grant Funds") to Grantee pursuant to certain conditions regarding expenditure, reporting, and accounting requirements. NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows: 1. GRANT 1.1. City awards to Grantee Grant Funds in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars and 00/100 ($5,000.00) as requested by Grantee in the Grant Proposal attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference, or such other amount as authorized by the City Council. 1.2. Grant Funds shall be disbursed by City to Grantee at the time of execution of this Agreement. �JnI=1NLy, The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall continue in full force and effect until June 30, 2025, unless terminated earlier as provided herein. Share Our Selves Corporation Page 1 3. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF FUNDS AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE RECEIPT OF GRANT FUNDS 3.1. The Grant Funds are subject to the following expenditure conditions ("Approved Uses"): 3.1.1. The Grant Funds shall be expended solely for the purposes provided in Exhibit A; 3.1.2. The Grant Funds shall not be used for any activity that would violate City, state or federal statutory or decisional law such as regulations affecting non-profit or tax exempt organizations exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and 3.2. Grantee further warrants to City that the Grant Funds will be spent solely for the Approved Uses and the Grant Funds shall be used by Grantee during this Agreement's term otherwise the Grant Funds shall be returned to City, as provided in Section 5 below. 3.3. Grantee shall conduct background checks for all of its volunteers and employees who work with minor children in relation to any project described in Grantee's Grant Proposal. To the extent applicable, Grantee shall provide the City certification that it has complied with this requirement prior to the receipt of Grant Funds. 4. REPORTING AND ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS 4.1. At all times during the term of this Agreement, Grantee shall maintain true, proper, and complete books, records, and accounts (collectively, "Books and Records") in which shall be entered fully and accurately all transactions taken with respect to the operations of Grantee under the Grant Proposal and the expenditure of the Grant Funds. Grantee shall maintain the Books and Records in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Grantee shall make available to City such Books and Records upon City's request. 4.2. If the Grantee has been audited by an independent auditor or has been the subject of a compliance audit/examination by a grantee or regulatory agency during the past three years, audit reports and management letters indicating compliance violations, fraud, illegal acts, material weaknesses in internal control structure or reportable conditions, in connection with such audits shall be delivered to the City thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of this agreement. If no audits or events as described above have occurred during this period, the Grantee shall provide City a written assertion that no audits or similar examinations have occurred during the three (3) year period and an assertion that the Grantee is not aware of any events or conditions, described above, or other information that might reasonable impact City's decision to fund the grant as requested. 4.3. City reserves the right to designate its own employee representative(s) or its contracted representative(s) with a Certified Public Accounting firm who shall have the Share Our Selves Corporation Page 2 right to audit Grantee's accounting procedures and internal controls of Grantee's financial systems as they relate to the Grant Proposal and to examine any cost, revenue, payment, claim, other records or supporting documentation resulting from any items set forth in this Agreement. Any such audit(s) shall be undertaken by City or its representative(s) at mutually agreed upon reasonable times and in conformance with generally accepted auditing standards. Grantee agrees to fully cooperate with any such audit(s). 4.4. This right to audit shall extend during the length of this Agreement and for a period of three (3) years or longer, if required by law, following the date of any Grant Funds tendered under this Agreement. Grantee agrees to retain all necessary records/documentation for the entire length of this audit period. 4.5. Grantee shall, upon conclusion of the event, furnish the City with a Balance Sheet and Income Statement describing the receipt and disbursement activities of Grantee with respect to the Grant Funds. In its sole and absolute discretion, the City may also require Grantee to submit: (i) quarterly check registers and descriptions of each disbursement; (ii) budget -to -actual -results; and (iii) a statement of position describing the assets and liabilities associated with the Grant event. All reports, including a post -event evaluation, shall be due to the City no later than forty-five (45) days following the conclusion of the event. In the event that an independent audit is conducted, Grantee shall forward a copy of the audited report to the City for review, including any Management Letter, Report on Internal Controls, or Reportable Conditions letter generated during the course of the audit. 4.6. Grantee agrees to exercise prudent financial management processes including proper oversight of all assets, budget preparation, and timely reporting including budget - to -actual -comparisons. 4.7. All Approved Uses shall be performed by Grantee or under Grantee's supervision. Grantee represents that it possesses the professional and technical skills required to perform the services required by this Agreement, and that it will perform all services with a standard of care and in a manner commensurate with the community professional standards and with the ordinary degree of skill and care that would be used by other reasonably competent practitioners of the same discipline under similar circumstances. 4.8. If Grantee has supported Political Action Committees(s) (PACs) during the past three (3) years, the Grantee shall hire an independent auditor to perform limited, agreed - upon testwork procedures to provide City assurance that City sponsored event profits did not subsidize the funding of Political Action Committees (PACs) and event proceeds were adequately segregated from funds used to support PACs. Agreed upon procedures may include a review of a detail list of the past three (3) years of PAC contributions and expenditures, including: a. An identifying donor number, date and amount of each reported contribution; and b. A detail of expenditures sufficient enough to determine that the expenditures were solely for PAC -related expenses; and Share Our Selves Corporation Page 3 c. Any retained earnings or fund balance at the end of each fiscal year. Substantive documentation for the contribution and expenditure should be available upon request. City shall approve the agreed -upon testwork procedures prior to the commencement of fieldwork. 5. USE OF GRANT FUNDS 5.1. The Grant Funds shall be used solely by Grantee for the Approved Uses and for no other use. In the event that the Grant Funds are not used for the Approved Uses or are not expended by or before June 30, 2025, Grantee shall notify the City in writing, and shall be obligated to return the Grant Funds to City within thirty (30) days. 5.2. The City's grant contribution shall only be used for non-sectarian purposes. Grantees shall not use the City's grant contribution, or any portion thereof, for any purpose that violates local, state, or federal law, including, but not limited to, the Establishment Clause. 6. INDEMNIFICATION 6.1. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Grantee shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless City, its City Council, boards and commissions, officers, agents, volunteers, and employees (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") from and against any and all claims (including, without limitation, claims for bodily injury, death or damage to property), demands, obligations, damages, actions, causes of action, suits, losses, judgments, fines, penalties, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorney's fees, disbursements and court costs) of every kind and nature whatsoever (individually, a "Claim"; collectively, "Claims"), which may arise from or in any manner relate (directly or indirectly) to this Agreement (including the negligent and/or willful acts, errors and/or omissions of Grantee, its principals, officers, agents, employees, vendors, suppliers, consultants, subcontractors, anyone employed directly or indirectly by any of them or for whose acts they may be liable or any or all of them). 6.2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall be construed to require Grantee to indemnify the Indemnified Parties from any Claim arising from the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Parties. Nothing in this indemnity shall be construed as authorizing any award of attorney's fees in any action on or to enforce the terms of this Agreement. This indemnity shall apply to all claims and liability regardless of whether any insurance policies are applicable. The policy limits do not act as a limitation upon the amount of indemnification to be provided by Grantee. 7. GRANTEE INDEPENDENCE In the performance of this Agreement, the Grantee, and the agents and employees of Grantee, shall act in an independent capacity and are not officers, employees or agents of the City. The manner and means of performing the Approved Uses are under the control of Grantee, except to the extent they are limited by statute, rule or regulation and the expressed terms of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to Share Our Selves Corporation Page 4 constitute approval for Grantee or any of Grantee's employees or agents, to be the agents or employees of City. Grantee shall have the responsibility for and control over the means of performing the Approved Uses, provided that Grantee is in compliance with the terms of this Agreement. Anything in this Agreement that may appear to give City the right to direct Grantee as to the details of the performance or to exercise a measure of control over Grantee shall mean only that Grantee shall follow the desires of City with respect to the results of the Approved Uses. 8. PROHIBITION AGAINST TRANSFERS Grantee shall not assign, sublease, hypothecate or transfer this Agreement or any of the services to be performed under this Agreement, directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise without prior written consent of City. Any attempt to do so without written consent of City shall be null and void. 9. NOTICES 9.1. All notices, demands, requests or approvals to be given under this Agreement shall be given in writing and conclusively shall be deemed served when delivered personally or on the third business day after the deposit thereof in the United States mail, postage prepaid, first class mail, addressed as hereinafter provided. 9.2. All notices, demands, requests or approvals from Grantee to City shall be addressed to the City at: Attn: City Manager City of Newport Beach 100 Civic Center Drive Newport Beach, CA 92660 9.3. All notices, demands, requests or approvals from City to Grantee shall be addressed to Grantee at: Attn: Deborah Reynolds Share Our Selves Corporation 20151 SW Birch Street Suite 100, Costa Mesa, CA 92627 10.TERMINATION 10.1. Termination for Cause. Grantee shall be in default if Grantee fails or refuses to perform any duty required by the Agreement or performs in a manner inconsistent with the terms, conditions and restrictions in this Agreement. In such event, City shall give Grantee, thirty (30) days written notice to cure, if the default can be cured and City shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement if Grantee has not cured the default within the thirty (30) day cure period. City shall be entitled to immediately terminate this Agreement if the default cannot be cured through corrective action. If terminated for cause, Grant Funds shall be returned to the City pursuant to Section 5. This Agreement is made on an annual basis, and as such is subject to non -renewal at its termination. Share Our Selves Corporation Page 5 10.2. Termination without Cause. City may terminate this Agreement at any time with or without cause upon seven (7) days written notice to Grantee, any remaining Grant Funds in Grantee's possession at the time of termination shall be returned to City pursuant to Section 5. 10.3. Specific Performance. Grantee agrees that the City has the legal right, and all necessary conditions have been satisfied, to specifically enforce Grantee's obligations pursuant to this Agreement. 11. STANDARD PROVISIONS 11.1. Recitals. City and Grantee acknowledge that the above Recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement. 11.2. Compliance With all Laws. Grantee shall at its own cost and expense comply with all statutes, ordinances, regulations and requirements of all governmental entities, including federal, state, county or municipal, whether now in force or hereinafter enacted. 11.3. Waiver. A waiver by either Party of any breach, of any term, covenant or condition contained herein shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other term, covenant or condition contained herein, whether of the same or a different character. 11.4. Integrated Contract. This Agreement represents the full and complete understanding of every kind or nature whatsoever between the parties hereto, and all preliminary negotiations and agreements of whatsoever kind or nature are merged herein. No verbal agreement or implied covenant shall be held to vary the provisions herein. 11.5. Conflicts or Inconsistencies. In the event there are any conflicts or inconsistencies between this Agreement and the Grant Proposal or any other attachments attached hereto, the terms of this Agreement shall govern. 11.6. Interpretation. The terms of this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the meaning of the language used and shall not be construed for or against either party by reason of the authorship of the Agreement or any other rule of construction which might otherwise apply. 11.7. Amendments. This Agreement may be modified or amended only by a written document executed by both Grantee and City and approved as to form by the City Attorney. 11.8. Severability. If any term or portion of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal, or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. 11.9. Controlling Law And Venue. The laws of the State of California shall govern this Agreement and all matters relating to it and any action brought relating to this Agreement shall be adjudicated in a court of competent jurisdiction in the County of Orange, State of California. Share Our Selves Corporation Page 6 11.10. Equal Opportunity Employment. Grantee represents that it is an equal opportunity employer and it shall not discriminate against any contractor, employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, national origin, handicap, ancestry, sex or age or any other impermissible basis under law. 11.11. No Attorney's Fees. In the event of any dispute or legal action arising under this Agreement, the prevailing party shall not be entitled to attorney's fees. 11.12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. [SIGNATURES ON NEXT PAGE] Share Our Selves Corporation Page 7 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed on the dates written below. APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE A California m nicipal corporation Date: Date: 5 �y: By: �4aron C. Harp yq . tiK Grace K. Leung City Attorney �� City Manager ATTEST: pp Date: o, City Clerk POR v CaLI FOUL GRANTEE: SHARE OUR SELVES CORPORATION, a California nonprofit corporation Date: By: Signed in Counterpart Christy Ward Chief Executive Officer Date: By: Signed in Counterpart Ilona Artemov Chief Financial Officer [END OF SIGNATURES] Attachment: Exhibit A - Grant Proposal Share Our Selves Corporation Page 8 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed on the dates written below. APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE Date: 7i2��2v� By: Y iq-Aaron C. Harp City Attorney ATTEST: Date: By: Leilani I. Brown City Clerk CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, A California municipal corporation Date: By: Grace K. Leung City Manager GRANTEE: SHARE OUR SELVES CORPORATION, a California nonprofit corporation Date: By: Christy —Ward Chief Executive Offi er Date: l °� By: & z4zq�--'/ Ilona Artemov Chief Financial Officer [END OF SIGNATURES] Attachment: Exhibit A - Grant Proposal Share Our Selves Corporation Page 8 Exhibit A Share Our Selves Corporation Page A-1 Community Programs Grant Application Reference # Status Login Usemame Login Email By entering my name below, I acknowledge I have read and understand the overview, criteria and requirements regarding this grant (listed above). I hereby accept the terms and conditions in regards to the City of Newport Beach Community Programs Grant. Name of Applicant Organization: First Name Last Name 11l1WrMjFTNiltf tmt, Full Mailing Address of Organization: Phone Number Email Address Type of Entity (indicate one): If a Nonprofit Entity, please list type: Name of Program or Service: Type of Program or Service offered to Newport Beach residents: 13535595 Complete dreynolds@shareourselves.org dreynolds@shareourselves.org Deborah Reynolds, Share Ourselves Share Our Selves (SOS) Deborah Reynolds Grants Manager 20151 SW Birch Street, Suite 100 Newport Beach, CA 92660 949.270.2100 dreynolds@shareourselves.org Nonprofit 501 c)3) Behavioral Health Access, School -Based Health Center Share Ourselves has been a part of the Orange County safety -net of organizations committed to supporting our most vulnerable residents since 1970, when we opened the Food Pantry, our first service and still a core service today. Share Ourselves reduces barriers to care for the Have you previously received City support for this or a similar program or activity? If yes, please list the program(s), year(s) and amount(s): county's most vulnerable populations in our community. In 2023, in partnership with Newport -Mesa Unified School District (NMUSD), Share Ourselves, established a school -based health center (SBHC), adjacent to the campus of Rea Elementary School, with services to be provided at NMUSD's BESST Center, 2045 Meyer Place, to adults and children in the Newport Beach / Costa Mesa neighborhoods. Although SBHC is school -based it is open to the community, effectively expanding primary health care and mental health services, to low-income, underserved students and their families in an area that had none. To help eliminate barriers to healthcare access for the underserved, healthcare must be brought to them. Yes Share Ourselves Food Pantry; 2017; $5000 Share Ourselves Food Pantry; 2018; $5000 Share Ourselves Food Pantry; 2019; $5000 Share Ourselves' Dr. Robert & Dorothy Beauchamp Children & Family Dental; 2022; $5500 Number of Newport Beach residents participating 600 or receiving services within the past year. (Please specify numbers by type of service). Percentage of this program devoted or utilized by 20% Newport Beach residents: Total annual fundraising/donations/sponsorships $2.5m received by your organization: Brief description of the program or activity that A key focus in Share Ourselves' SBHC serves, involves or engages Newport Beach expansion in the Newport Beach/Costa Mesa residents (150 word maximum): community is behavioral health, which according to multiple community needs assessments is a primary concern. -Hoag Memorial's Community Benefit Report Implementation Strategy 2023-2025, their number two strategy for ensuring access to behavioral health services is, "provide funding and/or in -kind support to community nonprofit organizations that focus on mental health, this includes partnerships with local FQHCs. -Elsewhere in Hoag's assessment, mental health was identified as a significant concern by a quarter of survey respondents. -From Children's Health of Orange County (CHOC's) Assessment: Number one problem impacting children's overall health, 52% selected Mental Health; •50% increase in children presenting to CHOC Emergency Department in psychiatric crises since 2020; -In 2018-2020, in OC, suicide was the second leading cause of death among youth ages 10-19 years. •153% increase in children with eating disorders requiring medical stabilization at CHOC since 2020. The request for City of Newport Beach support No must include a list of other City entities, groups or programs (e.g., CDBG, Discretionary Funds, Special Event Grants, etc.) from which the applicant is seeking financial support. Are you seeking support from other City entities? Amount of financial assistance received last 0.00 cycle (FY 2023-24) from the City of Newport Beach (if any): Amount of financial assistance requested FY $5500 2024-25: A detailed description of how the request FY 2024-25 grant money would be spent: Does your organization work with minor children? Do you require background checks for employees and volunteers? Please explain how background checks are processed in your organization: A grant of $5500 would be used at our new school -based health center (SBHC), adjacent to the campus of Rea Elementary School, for behavioral health services to be provided to adults and children in the Newport Beach / Costa Mesa neighborhoods. Our intent is to ensure access to behavioral health services that address the needs of the student population and their families, mental health screenings and assessments conducted onsite or through a telemedicine visit, will be followed up with appropriate internal or external referrals for specialty services as needed. Enabling services to support behavioral health priorities to be addressed will include: mental health and peer counseling; drug and alcohol awareness; smoking cessation; nutritional counseling and support for eating disorders; Staff will ensure accessibility, cultural responsiveness, and high -quality services to Newport Beach residents in that community. Yes Yes All Share Our Selves employees must undergo background checking prior to hire, which includes but is not limited to the following entities: •E-Verify — An internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form 1-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment eligibility. •Office of Inspector General — Part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services that monitors waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicare, Medicaid. and more than 100 other HHS programs. -California DMV Pull Notice Program - A program for employers promoting driver safety through initial and ongoing review of employees' driving records. -National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB) - A federal information repository containing information on medical malpractice and other adverse actions related to healthcare practitioners, entities, providers, and suppliers, which can be used by employers to make employment decisions. Attach your Declaration of Grantee pertaining to Shar-Ourselves_Declaration_SIGNED.pdf (353 background checks. A blank form provided KB) below. Please select the form applicable to your organization (page 1 or page 2), fill out, save and then upload here. Attach the letter from your organization (on letterhead) identifying your background check process. Which of the following documents regarding Signed_Share_Ourseelves_Letter.pdf (75 KB) Copy of the organization's background check background checks in your organization are you policy providing: Attach one of the following in regards to SUBMITTED_Employee_Background_Check_ Background Check Compliance: Copy of Policy_59T2.docx (33 KB) organization's background check policy; Proof of compliance with the aforementioned including a copy or contractlinvoice from background check firm; List of employees/volunteers receiving background checks if less than the entire organization Attach a copy of the most recent annual financial report (2023 reports preferred). Financial_Statements_thru_12.31.2023_DR. pdf low, Attach a copy of the proposed budget (I Y 2024- Share_Ourselves_BH_Budget_FY_2023-2024_ 25). CoNewport.xlsx (12 KB) Attach a current Statement of Information filed Share - Ourselves -STATEMENT -OF - with the Secretary of State (see sample below): INFORMATION_2024_1.pdf (76 KB) Attach a current W-9 (Blank W-9 provided below. W-9_Share_Ourselves_2024.pdf (112 KB) Please fill out, save and then upload here): As your organization's representative, please • I acknowledge that, if awarded funding, my verify the below by checking the corresponding organization will have to enter into a grant boxes and then enter your name in the field agreement with the City. below. • I have read the City of Newport Beach Community Programs Grant Overview, including the eligibility, qualification and evaluation criteria. • I acknowledge that submission of this application does not guarantee my organization will receive City support. • I have attached a copy of the most recent annual financial report and proposed budget (attached above). Note: Your application will be deemed incomplete if a report and budget is not included with your application. • I have attached a current Statement of Information filed with the Secretary of State (attached above). Note: Your application will be deemed incomplete if this is not attached with your application. • I have attached a current W-9 (attached above). Note: Your application will be deemed incomplete if this is not attached with your application. • Grantee shall conduct background checks for all of its volunteers and employees who work with minor children in relation to any project described in Grantee's Grant Proposal. To the extent applicable, Grantee shall provide the City certification that it has complied with this requirement prior to the receipt of Grant Funds. 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