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THE CITY OF FRESNO AND CENTRAL VALLEY CHILDREN SERVICES NETWORK
REGARDING CHILD CARE FOR COVID-19 ESSENTIAL WORKERS
THIS GRANT AGREEMENT (AGREEMENT) is made and entered into effective
upon execution by both parties (the Effective Date), by and between the CITY OF
FRESNO (the CITY), and CENTRAL VALLEY CHILDREN SERVICES NETWORK
(CVCSN), for implementation of child care funding for COVID-19 essential workers.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, access to quality child care is vitally important for essential workers
and all families in Fresno County; and
WHEREAS, when parents have access to quality child care they can work,
financially support their families and contribute to the prosperity of our region; and
WHEREAS, child care providers are community anchors that strengthen
neighborhoods and create the environment for early learning; and
WHEREAS, children who receive quality early education are ready to enter
school and ready to success in work and life; and
WHEREAS, CVCSN shall develop a two-pronged response of distributing
essential worker child care vouchers and increasing allocations to child care providers
for PPE and cleaning supplies to bridge funding for child care through December 30
2020 and to ensure that essential workers who are parents or guardians of young
children can continue to do their jobs at full productivity, despite the shutdown of
schools and some child care centers, and the variable school reopening plans due to
COVID-19; and
WHERAS, CVCSN represents it desires to and is professionally and legally
capable of prioritizing utilization of the existing system of care providers for safe, rapid
and no-cost access to child care to augment emergency child care actions currently in
place; and
WHEREAS, CVCSN acknowledges that grant funds being provided under this
Agreement will be derived from the City's Coronavirus Relief Fund allocation under the
federal CARES Act (42 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) and subject to the constraints set forth in the
CARES Act; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement will be administered for the City by its City Manager
or its designee.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the covenants,
conditions, and premises hereinafter contained to be kept and performed by the
respective parties, it is mutually agreed as follows:
1.Scope of Services. CVCSN shall perform to the satisfaction of the CITY
the services described in Exhibit A, including all work incidental to, or necessary to
perform, such services even though not specifically described in Exhibit A.
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