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Home My WebLink About32864 / 84-11NYaY 17 19 S 4 (CARRZID PURPOSE: INITIATID BY: # 11 RE50LIfPTON •. • � • a• u' � i . • • .• a• �y ia i •. � �. • • i • • • • i � • n •�a. • -,� � r BE TT RESC)LUID by the Coinron Council of the City of Oshkosh, that the proper City officials are hereby authorized and directed to enter into the attached agreement with the Oshkosh Lao/f�nong Association tc� provide funding in an am�tmt not to exceed $22,000 for the period of Jtme 1, 1984 tn June 1, 1985. BE IT FUR'i�R R�OLUID that the m�nies £or the stated puipose, are hereby appmpriated fr�n P.ccount No. 321-533 Co�w�ity DeveloFanent Block Grant funds. 0 - 15 - � SUBMITTED BY APPROVED � RESOLUTION # 11 _ ' 71.'NWB�.�Y The Oshkosh Iao/Ihmng Association Inc. and the City of Oshkosh, agree as follaas: 1. The City Shall: A. Provide funding of $22,000 to the Oshkosh Iao/I-hmng Association for the purpose o£ personnel and office expenses for the 12-month period betw�n Jtme 1, 1984 and June 1, 1985. (1) Funding for the period June 1, 1984 tn June 1, 1985 shall be paid with the 1984-85 allocation of C�mun.ity Develo�cnnt Block Grant funds. Should said Cat¢?iunity Develop�rent Block Grant ftuids not be received by the City of Oshkosh or should the Federal riousing a�iu i;ri�an I�velogr2:.� Dep�nt determine this activity or the sub-recipient to be ineligible for i-�mding, this agreement shall be null and wid. (2) Funds to be released itnnthly, in advance, upon receipt o£ pmper invoice. B. Provide a general consulting service and assistance in writing and seeking grants to the Oshkosh Iao/I3�rong Association via t) e cooperation of various City of Oshkosh staff manl�ers. C. Seek to encourage other agencies and pri.vate organizations to donate and/or �ordinate their respective services with the Oshkosh Lao/I�ung Association's Mutual Assistance Center. 2. 'i'he Oshkosh Iao/Iinnng Association Inc, st,all provi.de the followinq: A. Fhy�loyn�nt Sexvices Methods: Staff will host a minim�un of two �etings per ironth with local e�oloyers and Job Service representatives selected by the B�ard of Directors and the Volunteer Association to identify possible job oppor- tunities, the trost needed job skills in our area and seek advice on the availability or developimnt o£ training programs. A written progress report will be develo}�ed by the Director as a result of each of these sessions that describes the information received. Staff �-i11 arrange to bring in speal:ers/ trainers (UW-0sh)coslz, Fox Vall.ey Tech. , Job Seivice) to talk to or teach 10-20 refuc�ees who are actively seeking �nuloyment, �ut needed er.�loymerit skills. A miniimun oL six (6) sessions will k� schecluled in 1989. - 15a - RESOLUTION # 11 - 2 - The Director and the Association will execute a Purchase of Service Agreanent (upon £tniding approval iran a Foundation) with Job Service- WDOP, to hire a Southeast Asian refugee assis- tant who will seek to find 24 jobs for the Iao/ilnnng individuals within a one year period. The Disector will be required tn prepare an annual report for the Board of Directors identifying attendance levels, topics covered and a siattnaty of individual evalua- tion sheets to be conq�leted by those in attendance. The Director will also re�rd the actual ntmiber of people who were able to find e�loyme;;� as a result of these meetings or. who enrolled in trainincr programs. Job Coaching: Staff will work closely with Job Sesvice and Fbx Valley Tech., to prC'jJdTe those 10-20 individuals, who were identified in our Needs Assessapnt Survey as actively seeking e�loyment, for job intexviews, e}q�ectations at the wnrk place and assist irxlividuals in adapting to their c�rk environn�nt. Objective: Zb increase the employr,ient level of the target pooulation by identifying local job opportunities, job skill recruire�nts, and tsaining opportunities. An atte�*ipt wi11 be made to find jobs for 10-20 people and enoo�age a minimiun of 10-20 people tn enroll in training progsams. B. Educational The Director of the Oshkosh Lao/Ihmng Association will work with members of the Oshkosh Fox Valley Tech. Institute to schedule, at flexible and convenient ti�res, additional instructional hours for Bhglish classes during the 1984 to 'QPE prccram years te teach, at a minim�, 10-20 Fhrang and Iaotian p�ple to learn, speak and write ]a3sic English which will be �asured by each participant b2ing able to successfully enroll and oony�lete at least three se�resters o£ English. C. Horre Dlanageimsit The Director of the Oshkosh Lao/H�rong Association will arrange for speakers (SVisconsin Public Service representative, - Contnercial Bank o£ficer, Oshkosh Public Health Nurses and local tax advisors), to co� to the Plutual Assistance Center to speak to the refugees on the subjects of: utility usage, money management, nutsition, food preparation, and tax filing, at least three (3) ti�s during the 1984 program year (June lst to June lst) - 15b - - 3 - RESOLUTION # 11 D. Co�nity Relations The Oshkosh Iao/iffrong Association and its Director will organize a Speaker's Bui�au (of 4 to 6 people) to inform the Oshkosh oomnunity about the refugees. The sQeakers will talk to one gro� (church or civic) per ironth, at a minim�mm, during the balance of the 1984-85 program year. E. Housing Assistance The staff and an Oshkosh Housing Authority representative, will assist 30 clients in enmur- aging landlords to u�7rade substarulard rental housing. Letters will be sent to landlords to inform th�n of the Mutual Assistance Center sexvices. Ewezy two (2) ironths, the staff will �ntact landlords to ensure good relations. The Director will re1-nrt the r.�.^nber and t��s of �mpnts received during these conversations to the Board of Directors. F. Transportation blethod: The Director, with the aid of volunteers and the O�:`ilcosh Transit Director, will arrange for transoortation for 30 clients who lack transportation mc�ans in cases of esrergency and for clients who would like tr� attend social gatherings and educational �rkshops. Volunteers will also teach these 30 clients how to use the public transportation systeems. At the end of the program year, the Director will survey these identified clients tA deter- mine theis levels of satisfaction. Objective: 7b increase the use of the Oshkosh Transporta- tion Sj�stem (dPS) by 30 ns�snl�ers of the Iao/ Ihrong comnuiity. G. Maintenance of Conrnunity C,enter N�thod: The I.�o/Ihronq Association and its Director will seek additional fundinq on a continuing basis £rom private foundations, corporations, governmental agencies, and civic organizations, tr� maintain the general operation and admin- istration of its blutual Assistance Center, which serves as the hub and focal p�int for all future self-sufficiency pirograms. While tlie � Center may be viewed as just an office, it is really the activities generated there and radiated irom there that fonn the heai-t of the Center. The success of the Co�minity Center �aill be based upon the results of a survey to 1� conducted by the Oshlcosh Planning Departlnent, thirty (30) days prior to the end o£ the program year of "the level of satisfaction" of the originally identified target population. - 15c - RESOLUTION # 11 - 4 - Objective: Deliver m�re resources to the client: to be �asured before and after sesvices beyin or oonmence. H. Translation Services The Airector will coordinate parent/teacher meetings with interpreter, twice a year in schools attended by 50 Iao/Ifinng children. A report on these activities will be made to the �ard of Directors. 4'he Airector of the Oshkosh Lao/Hnnng Association will resporxl to requests for translation assista�oe when no other bi-lingtx�l friends or relatives are available. This should not exceecl six (6) requests per ironth on an ac�rage. Sta£f will develop a list of names and nhone n�aril�ers of bi-linqual persons who will be willing to vo'-unteer their time on occasion to translate and a record will be kept on the interpretation and translation services provideil during the 1984 program year. I. Volunteer Recruitsrent The Director will develop a wlunteer program whereby corcm�inity residents will be enmuraged to contribute their time (500 hours) in assisting the Mutual Assistance Center. A recruitinent drive will occur three (3) tir _s a year and the Director will contact civic groups, universitites of Wisconsin, churches, and the Fox Valley Technical S:hool. J. Interagency Cooperation The Director will establish a coopexative agreem�sit with Refugee, Migration and fiispanic Services of the Diocese of Green Bay and Oshkosh Job Service-WEOP. - 15d - RESOLUTION # 11 - 5 - The long-term objective regardi.ng the Lao/Hmong c�anunity at large, is to enable the Lao/Fhmng families and iuxlividuals to becotre independent citizens in the United States and to help refugees integrate successfully into the Oshkosh mmrnuzi.ty. 3. Quarterly rbnitoring Requirer�nts; Evexy four (4) ironths, an assessn�ent will be made intesnally by the Oshkosh Iao/i�cung Association Inc., determining if the Mutual Assistance Center is aco�g�lishing its objectives. A co��arison will be made between the Mutual Assistance Center's achiev�nents and its proposed objectives as stateci in this agreement. A staten�nt of evaluation will be sent to the City of Oshlcosh w'_thin thirty (30) days iollaving the ca�Qletion of a quarter (Sept�r, Jant�iy, Nay; lst quarter: June - Septen�r; 2rx1 quartex; pcto}�er 1- January 31; 3rd quarter: Febru�.y 1- I�"ay 31) , outli ni nc� how the projectE�cl program achievements co�are to actual achievFSnents (i.e., rnmiber of people served). 4. Fir�ncial Reporting: �ery sixty (60) days the Director of the Mutual Assistance Center will provide the Board of Directors and the City of Oshkosh with a cunent financial state�rent or report. The Oshkosh Iao/Ifinng Association will also provide the City with a oopy of the annual audited fu�ancial statenr�it. 5. Insurance: Fin�icial Responsibiliti�s: A. The Oshkosh Lao/F�rong pssoci�tion 7nc. agrees to and does hereby hold the City lk-izriless and does hereby indezmii.fy the City against any claims or d�c�nds of any person arising by reason o£ the Oshkosh Lao/Hcrong Association Inc.'s ope.ration of the Mutual Fvssistance Center or any of said senrices to be offered. B. The Oshkosh Lao/Ihie�ng Association shall cariy the re�uested worlamn's ��ensation insurance, propesty dam�ge insurance, bodily injury liability insurance, and maintain the appropriate e�loyee benefit pro�rams required by law. - 15e - RESOLUTION N ll � C. The Qshkosh Zao/Hnnng Association shall require that any clain� arriving fmm said aiesations shall be haniled by the Or�hlcosh Iao/i�ung Association Inc. or its insurance carrier and said parties sl�ll defesnd the City in any litigation arisimJ fsan such clains, and PaY ar�' ]udc,t�nts obtained in any such litigation. 6. Peutri.ts and Lic :nses: 7 E3 'Iiie Oshkosh Lao/Ffinng Association shall obtain and pay for all r�,;*-ed permits and licenses in its operation of this service. Atcenc�mnts to the Agre�[n�t: FZ �never eitiier the City of Oshkosh or the Oshkosh Lao/i7anng Association are unable to m�et their full responsibil.ity wxler the tenns of this Agx�nent, adjustr[wiits to this Agreeirent �y be mitually agxeed v�on with the written a�n�nts attached to tl�e arigi.nal Agreement. Ht7il Fesponsibi.li.ties: EUnds tA be pmvided by the City have been rec;:.ived fmm the Housing and Urban Develop�rent DeFx�rtment. The Oshkosh Iao/Fhror � Association fut;her agrees tn provide and ict3int �.in any and all docimgnts r� �i recl by the Fedasal regulations . IN W27Y�SS NIII�i2EOF, the �r+;es hereimto set their hands and seal;, as o£ this day of , 1984. WT�SS: �� f��Z� � �� OSHICOSH LAO/iII�DNG ASSOCIATSON� INC. \ � �=��ln V�QG TAf PRESIDENT h'I`IlIESS: CITY OF QSHKCISEi jqiT.T.TAM D. 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