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Board OKs youth-driven research program on community violence, adjusts contract for city website overhaul

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First agenda item is for the city’s new website and priced at $568,483.00 with Recess Creative, LLC.

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The second agenda item is a contract with MyCom
Network of Greater Cleveland for
professional services for a Youth
Participatory Action Research project on
youth violence in the community, for one
year with 1 one-year renewal option costing $138,500.00 a year.

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This project would involve youth groups from 3 communities (Hough & Centeral are mentioned) researching violence in their communities and brainstorming solutions.

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Third item would authorize a contract with Rhonda
Crowder & Assoc. for professional
services for an experiential learning program
focused on marketing, for one year with 1
one-year renewal option – not to exceed
$124,764.00 for each of the initial and
optional year renewal term.

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Another resolution would amend Res. No. 42-23, approving contract with United Way
of Greater Cleveland by modifying the not
exceed $101,087 per year contract amount
to “not to exceed $101,087.00 for the first
year and each of the 2 one-year options…(part 1)

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(part 2) …but if
the average monthly call volume for the 10
months preceding the first option exercise or
for the 12 months preceding the second
option exercise is 8% or more, the payment
amount for the optional year shall increase by
5% over the previous year’s amount.”

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Final Res. No. 94-23, adopted 3-1-23, approving contract with Direct Energy Business Marketing, LLC to supply natural gas to city buildings for 3 yrs
with 2 one-year renewal options, by
inserting after “& further revised 2-28-23” the following: “3-9-23.”

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Resolution passes.

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Moving on to the Division of Water– Resolutions approving contract to Core & Main, LP for Service Fittings, for 6mo costing $83,335.50 & for various items of Ductile Iron Pipe Fittings, for 6mo costing $852,992.12.

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This means that there are also 2 resolutions rejecting all bids received on March 1, 2023
for a certain item of Ductile Iron Pipe Fittings & Service Fittings, for the Division of Water.

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All resolutions pertaining to the division of water are passed unanimously.

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On to Capital Projects – Authorizing contract with City Architecture, Inc. for professional services for the
establishment/execution of a MOCAP public
engagement coordination program in support
of MOCAP projects and approving various sub-consultants – not to exceed $282,700.00.

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This resolution passes.

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There is resolution in the Dept of Building and Housing to enter into a contract with Baker Tilly to do analysis of construction permitting. The contract would not exceed $115,900 and passed unanimously.

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