PARTICIPATING AGENCY AGREEMENT/AMERICORPS PROGRAM
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PARTICIPATING AGENCY AGREEMENT
This agreement is enacted between the DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF ST.
PETERSBURG JUNIOR COLLEGE, FLORIDA, P. O. Box 13489, St. Petersburg, Florida,
33733, hereinafter referred to as the "Board," and the CITY OF CLEARWATER,
CLEARWATER POLICE DEPARTMENT, 644 Pierce Street, Clearwater, Florida 34616,
hereinafter referred to as "CPD."
Whereas, the Board's Criminal Justice Institute has received a grant from the Corporation for
National and Community Service through the Florida Commission on Community Service for
the AmeriCorps Pinellas Program, and;
1) CPD has agreed to support the AmeriCorps Program in Pinellas County through the
implementation of Project NUCOPS (Neighborhoods Uniting in a Coalition of Public
Safety) which will target 2 Clearwater neighborhoods in an effort to promote public
safety, community involvement and AmeriCorps member development;
2) The Corporation for National and Community Service requires a cash match from the
grantee on certain budget categories. This includes costs associated with 40 AmeriCorps
members' living allowances, FICA contributions, mandated health and liability insurance
and worker's compensation contributions. (13 of the 40 AmeriCorps members will be
assigned to the Clearwater component of the project.) The total cost for these budget
categories is $388,861. CPD has made a commitment to provide $25,300 toward the cash
match requirement for FY 97/98 (January 1, 1998 - December 31, 1998). See attached
letter of commitment, attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Under the terms of this agreement, in addition to providing $25,300 in cash match, the CPD will
donate office space and furniture for the Project Activities Specialist, a Board grant-funded
employee; and will allow for a minimum of two hours per week of mentoring by a community
policing officer per AmeriCorps member for the duration of this project.
The Board will be responsible for the overall administration and fiscal responsibility of the
AmeriCorps project and will provide, through grant funds, one full-time AmeriCorps Project
Activities Specialist to be housed at the CPD to act as liaison between the AmeriCorps members,
police department staff and the Board's AmeriCorps project staff. Further, the Board agrees to
provide the CPD with the use of computer equipment for grant-related activities. Disposition of
said equipment at the termination of this project will be guided by the stipulations outlined by
the grant funder, the Florida Commission of Community Service.
The cash match must be provided to the Board within 30 days of the full execution of this
agreement.
Neither party will discriminate in its employment practices or its admission or treatment of
students on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, marital status or national origin nor will
either discriminate against any qualified individual with a disability. CPD and the Board
recognize that sexual harassment constitutes discrimination on the basis of sex.
This agreement is contingent upon federal funding and is subject to the terms and provisions of
the AmeriCorps Florida, Sub-grant contract between the Board and Tallahassee Community
College (fiscal Agent for) Florida Commission on Community Service, effective January 1,
1998, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B. The parties hereto agree to be bound by
and comply with the terms and provisions of said Contract in the performance of their respective
duties hereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of
the dates hereinafter stated.
Witnesses as to the Board
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DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
ST. PETERSBURG JUNIOR COLLEGE,
FLORIDA
Date: /.Q{1fCJ7
Witnesses as to the City of Clearwater
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CITY OF CLEARWATER,
CLEARWATER POLICE DEPARTMENT
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Sid Klein
Chief of Police
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