ADOPTED - JANUARY 23, 2001

Agenda Item No. 18

Introduced by the Human Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE AN AMENDMENT TO THE TEEN PARENT PROGRAM GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY TO EXTEND THE AGREEMENT THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 2001

RESOLUTION #01-14

WHEREAS, Ingham County operates Willow Plaza Services, an adolescent health program organized to reduce unintended pregnancies, lower infant death rates, and reduce the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases among persons aged 11 to 19 years; and

WHEREAS, Willow Plaza Services utilizes an array of services to accomplish its purposes, including: counseling, case management, peer education, employment assistance, prenatal care, reproductive health and primary care services; and

WHEREAS, for the last five years, the Health Department has successfully operated a Teen Parenting Program, through Willow Plaza Services, under contract with the Family Independence Agency; and

WHEREAS, the Teen Parent Program has become an important tool to achieve the stated purposes of Willow Plaza Services; and

WHEREAS, Ingham County has an agreement with the Family Independence Agency to support the Teen Parent Program through December 31, 2000; and

WHEREAS, the Family Independence Agency has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to continue the services provided by the Teen Parent Program and in the interim proposes to amend the agreement with Ingham County to extend the period through February 28, 2001 and to provide $16,333 in additional funding; and

WHEREAS, the Health Officer advises that the Health Department has already submitted a proposal in response to the RFP and that grant funds to support this program are already included in the Health Department's 2001 budget and recommends that the Board of Commissioners adopt the resolution to authorize the proposed amendment.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes an amendment to the Teen Parent Program Agreement with the Family Independence Agency to extend the agreement for an additional two month period, January 1, 2001 through February 28, 2001, with the State of Michigan providing an additional $16,333 to support the grant activities.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson is authorized to sign the amendment after review by the County Attorney.

HUMAN SERVICES: The Human Services Committee will meet on 1/22/01

FINANCE: Yeas: Czarnecki, Hertel, Schafer, Swope, Lynch, Krause

Nays: None Absent: Minter Approved 1/17/01