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HomeMy WebLinkAboutA8979.24 - TRANSGENDER HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTERC ity 3200 E December 13, 2021 SENT VIA E-MAIL Transgender Health & Wellness Center Attn: Thomi Clinton 340 S. Farrell Drive, Suite A208 Palm Springs, CA 92262 of Palm Springs Tahquir Canyon Way - Palm Springs, California 92262 ralnispringsca.gov Re: Letter Agreement No. 8979, 2021-22 Grant from City of Palm Springs to Transgender Health & Wellness Center Congratulations on receiving an ward of a grant from the City of Palm Springs ("City"). This letter agreement ("Agreement") memo 'alines the nature of the grant awarded to your organization, Transgender Health & Wellness qBnter ("Grantee") for the (fiscal) year 2021-22 (the "Grant"), and the terms and conditions upon which the City provides it. The City's grant of assistance to Grantee (the "Assistance") may be summarized ss follows: $10,000 cash grant�0 support of the Transgender Day of Remembrance, Pride Palm S ings Booth and Tents, and Volunteer T-Shirts The City makes this grant upon th11 following terms and conditions ("Terms"). Your signature below and return of this Agreement to the Cit shall serve as evidence of Grantee's acceptance of, and promise to follow all of the Terms. Despite its l formality, City and Grantee intend that this Agreement shall serve as a fully binding and enforceable co` tract between them in relation to the Assistance. The City will tender all Assistance as quickly as practiable, and in coordination with Grantee's reasonable requirements as expressed to City, upon Grantee's return of this Agreement, fully executed, to the City. 1. Grantee is known in the community for performing a function and/or providing services ("Services") that may reas nably be described as follows: Transgender Health and Wellness Center. Grantee warrants id covenants to City that it will continue to provide Services throughout the 2021-22 fiscal year, and that it shall dedicate the entirety to the Assistance hereunder to funding and/or supporting , ervices. 2. In the event that Grantee anticipates or experiences any interruption of its provision of Services, Grantee shall provide wri en notice to City of that fact, and execute any amendment to this Agreement that City deemi necessary and appropriate. 3. The following principal of Prantee is identified as being Grantee's representative, authorized to act on Grantee's behalf w h respect to the Services and all interaction with City thereto: Thomi Clinton. Post Officcjoox 2743 - Palm Springs, California 92263-2743 December 13, 2021 Jewish Family Service of the Desert - Case Management & Emergency Assistance for Low -Income Residents 4. Grantee and its representative shall ensure that all communications and other interaction with City necessary in relation to Services, the provision of Assistance, and this Agreement shall be with Anthony J. Mejia, City Clerk. 5. Grantee shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local law and regulations ("Law") in providing Services, and shall secure any and all necessary licenses and permits required by Law in doing so. 6. Grantee agrees to use the official City logo to acknowledge the City's support on its website in the manner noted below (with a hyperlink to the City's website) and on any printed materials associated with its program or event. Grantee is also encouraged to include the City of Palm Springs in all relevant social media postings. Special Funding provided by The City of Palm Springs 8 7. Grantee shall, upon any reasonable City request, notify its employees, members and volunteers of opportunities to volunteer at City events. 8. Grantee is an independent organization, not affiliated with City except by way of this Agreement as a recipient of Assistance. Neither City nor any of its officials, employees, contractors, volunteers or agents (in the aggregate, "City's Related Parties") shall have any control over the manner, mode, or means by which Grantee, its managers, employees, contractors, volunteers or agents (in the aggregate, "Grantee's Related Parties") perform Services. Further, this Agreement does not establish any relationship whatsoever between City and any person(s) who receive or benefit from Grantee's Services ("Grantee's Beneficiaries"). Grantee warrants and covenants that none of Grantee's Related Parties or Grantee's Beneficiaries has any contractual or other relationship with City arising from or related to this Agreement. Grantee is merely a sponsored entity recognized by City as worthy of City's Assistance, for the sole and exclusive purpose of promoting Grantee's Services in the community. However, in recognition of the fact that Grantee is receiving public funds pursuant to this Agreement in the form of the Assistance, City shall have the right to review Grantee's work product, results, records, and advice in relation to any Services rendered to Beneficiaries that are funded or supported, in whole or in part, by the Assistance. 9. Neither Grantee, nor any person who is one of Grantee's Related Parties or Grantee's Beneficiaries, shall at any time or in any manner represent that any person who is one of Grantee's Related Parties or Grantee's Beneficiaries is one of City's Related Parties, by virtue of this Agreement or otherwise. 10. Grantee shall prepare and deliver to City a Final Report that documents Grantee's application of the Assistance to the advancement of Services; these reports shall include but not be limited to expenditures of City funds by Grantee. Final Reports must be submitted in the format as outlined in Exhibit A. Final Report must accompany your application for the 2022-22 grant cycle, or be submitted by December 31, 2022, if you are not applying. 11. Grantee shall procure and maintain, at Grantee's sole cost and expense, policies of insurance as required by the City Attorney. December 13, 2021 Jewish Family Service of the Des - Case Management & Emergency Assistance for Low -Income Residents 12. To the fullest extent permitt d by law, Grantee shall defend (at Grantee's sole cost and expense), indemnify, protect, and hol harmless City and City's Related Parties from and against any and all liabilities, actions, suit claims, demands, losses, costs, judgments, arbitration awards, settlements, damages, de ands, orders, penalties, and expenses including legal costs and attorney fees (collectively ° laims°), including but not limited to Claims arising from or related to (i) injuries to or death of rsons, including without limitation Grantee's Related Parties and Grantee's Beneficiaries, (ii damage to property, including property owned by any of Grantee's Related Parties, Grantee's eneficiaries, or City, (W) any violation of any federal, state, or local law or regulation, and (iv) ual or alleged errors and omissions of Grantee or any of Grantee's Related Parties, to the full xtent not directly caused by the negligence or willful misconduct of the City or any of City's R ated Parties. Under no circumstances shall the scope or nature of Grantee's insurance requir by this Agreement be construed to limit Grantee's duty to indemnify, defend or hold City harmle hereunder. 13. In connection with SeM under this Agreement, Grantee shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for ployment because of actual or perceived race, religion, color, sex, age, marital status, ances , national origin Q e., place of origin, immigration status, cultural or linguistic characteristics, o ethnicity), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, physical or mental disabil' , or medical condition (each a "prohibited basis"). Grantee shall ensure that Grantee's Rel ed Parties are employed, and that contractors and volunteers are engaged (to the extent ap icable'; and that Grantee's Related Parties are treated during their employment or engageme by"Grantee, without regard to any prohibited basis. As a condition precedent to City's entry ito this Agreement, Grantee has warranted and covenanted that Grantee's actions and omis ions hereunder shall not incorporate any discrimination arising from or related to any prohibited sis in any Grantee activity, including but not limited to the following: employment, upgrading. d otion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; provision of be efits, rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenti ship. Grantee shall fully comply with the provisions of Palm Springs Municipal Code Section 7.0 .040 relating to non-discrimination in city contracting. 14. This Agreement contains i ill of the agreements between City and Grantee, and cannot be amended or modified excel by written agreement. If any portion of this Agreement is declared invalid or unenforceable by valid judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any of the remaining portions of this Agreement, which shall be interpreted to cant' but the intent of the parties hereunder. Each of the persons executing this Agreement on behalf o party hereto warrants that he/she is duly authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of sal party, and that by so executing this Agreement the party hereto for which this Agreement is a cuted is formally bound to the provisions of this Agreement. The parties may execute this A reement in any number of counterparts, received by the City as an original or as a digital imag together, all counterparts form a single document. December 13, 2021 Jewish Family Service of the Desert - Case Management & Emergency Assistance for Low -Income Residents APPROVED AS TO FORM: .Je S. B er, City A omey ICK CITY O PALM SPRINGS: 6 By: Justin CAM VW V City Ma er AGREED Transgender Healt Wellness Center: 77 Thomi Clinton December 13, 2021 Jewish Family Service of the Des - Case Management & Emergency Assistance for Low -Income Residents EXHIBIT A IOF PALM SPRINGS PROG N GRANTS AND SPONSORSHIPS FINAL REPORT I. Summary Information Grant Information Project Name Organization Name Grant Amount In U.S. dollars Project Duration In months Are there any unexpended funds ren fining? Yes/No Amount Project Director Information IL Prefix Email Address Last name _ Phone First name Fax Suffix Web Site Title Mailing Address --- Date Submitted dd mm yyyy _ Report i Prepared by — Phone _ — Email December 13, 2021 Jewish Family Service of the Desert - Case Management & Emergency Assistance for Low -Income Residents II. Project Final Results Progress Narrative (1-2 pages) In paragraphs or bullet points, please provide the following information: • General Results: Describe the general results of the project, including where the project results were achieved as expected, where they were not, and the reasons for both. In addition, please describe any unexpected results and their significance. • Sustainability: If your organization intends for this project to be sustained after the grant period has ended, what actions have your organization and project partners taken and what actions will you be taking to facilitate sustainability, and how will the project be continued? • Scalability: If your organization intends for this project to increase in scale after the grant period has ended, what actions have your organization and project partners taken and what actions will you be taking to facilitate that increase in scale? • Challenges: Discuss how you addressed both anticipated and unanticipated challenges in the course of the project. Is there anything that the foundation could do to assist you with addressing these challenges, and was there anything in the past that the foundation could have done? • Lessons Learned: What lessons have you learned during the course of this project that will help your organization and other organizations that may be involved in similar work?