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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute The Attached Summer Food Service Progam Pre-Operational Application With Village Youth Services, Inc. As The Food Service Program Provider Through The State Of Florida, Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services (DACS) For The City Of Hollywood 2015 Summer Camp (4 Sites) And 2015-2016 Aftercare Program (1 Site).
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the Attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The Department of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts recommends that the City participate in the Food Service Program for students in the summer camps and an aftercare program.
The State of Florida, Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DACS), offers a Summer Food Service Program for Children which provides snacks, breakfast, lunch and/or dinner as required by DACS for children 18 years old or younger from low income families.
The City of Hollywood will act as the Site.
The recommended vendor will act as the Sponsor and will be responsible for furnishing each meal and snack.
The children who will be served meals and snacks will act as the Recipients.
The Site will authorize the use of City facilities to the Sponsor and allow the Recipients access to the Food Service Program.
It is anticipated that approximately 400-500 low income children will be served a daily breakfast and lunch at the following locations in the City: Kay Gaither Community Center at Beverly Park, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center, McNicol Community Center and Washington Park Community Center.
An additional 70-75 low income child will be served a daily snack and dinner at the Kay Gaither Community Center at Beverly Park during the aftercare program.
On April 8, 2015, the Department of Parks, Recreation & Cultural Arts requested informal proposals from DACS approved sponsors.
Proposals were due at 3:00 p.m. on April 13, 2015, and resulted in the following four (4) responses:
Village Youth Services, Inc.
Miami Gardens, FL
Human Services Network Inc. DBA Broward Meals on Wheels
Plantation, FL
Flipany Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, FL
After School Programs, Inc.
Deerfield Beach, Fl
Village Youth Services, Inc. (Village Youth) was selected to become the Food Service Program Provider for the 2015 Summer Camps and 2015-2016 aftercare programs.
Village Youth provided all requested information, possess eight (8) years of experience, identified a local caterer, included a step by step approach to address program concerns and offered both hot and cold meals.
Purchasing Ordinance Section 38.40 (C)(8) allows the competitive bidding process to be waived when the City Commission declares, by unanimous vote, that the competitive process is not in the best interest of the City.
The City of Hollywood Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts recommend The Village Youth Services, Inc. to be the Summer Food Service Program and Aftercare Program Sponsor for an initial term of one (1) year with three (3) options to renew periods at one (1) year each.
The Food Service Program is available at no cost to the City as DACS will reimburse Village Youth for each meal and snack provided.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Wazir A. Ishmael, Ph.D. City Manager
Matthew Lalla, Director, Financial Services
Chuck Ellis, Director, Park Recreation and Cultural Arts
Joel Wasserman, Director, Procurement Services