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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
RESOLUTION NO. R-97-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE
APPROPRIATE CITY OFFICIALS TO EXECUTE A
PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY
OF TAMARAC AND THE MENTAL HEALTH
ASSOCIATION OF BROWARD COUNTY TO ALLOW A
"LISTEN TO THE CHILDREN" PROGRAM INTO THE
CITY OF TAMARAC CHILD CARE PROGRAMS
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, The City of Tamarac, Florida, Parks and Recreation Department offers
several child care programs including Before School, After School and Summer Camp; and
WHEREAS, the Mental Health Association of Broward County offers a "Listen to the
Children" program for the purpose of facilitating a relationship where children may experience
enhanced self-esteem and improved communication skills and also learn problem solving and
decision making skills appropriate to the child's age and development level; and
WHEREAS, the Acting Parks and Recreation Director recommends approval; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Tamarac, Florida, deems it to be in the
best interests of the citizens and residents of the City of Tamarac to adopt the partnership
agreement between the Mental Health Association of Broward County and the City of Tamarac for
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a child care program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
TAMARAC, FLORIDA:
Section 1: The foregoing "WHEREAS" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as
being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Resolution.
Section 2: That the City Commission authorize the appropriate City officials to execute
a partnership agreement with the Mental Health Association of Broward County (attached hereto
as Exhibit 1) for a "Listen to the Children" program.
Section 3: All resolutions or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed to the extent of such conflict.
Section 4: If any clause, section, other part or application of this Resolution is held by
any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid, in part or application, it shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portions or applications of this Resolution.
Section 5: This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption.
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PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this,2,3 day of ,1997.
ATTEST:
CAROL A. EVANS, CMC
CITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have
approved this RESOLUTION as
to foam
I TCHELL S. Kuly
CITY ATTORN Y
JOE SCHREIBER
MAYOR
RECORD OF COMMISSION
MAYOR SCHREIBER
DIST 1: COMM. McKAYE
MST 2: WM MISHKIN
DIST 3: COMM. SULTAN,
DIST 4• COMM. ROBERT
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PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
between Exhibit 1
MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF BROWARD COUNTY TR 7899
and
City of Tamarac
The Mental Health Association of Broward County, Inc. (MHA) and the City of Tamarac (City) share a
common goal to promote the health and mental well-being of citizens in Broward County through their
respective programs and services.
As a part of this partnership agreement, MHA shall work with the City to recruit, train and supervise
volunteers who, using the MHA's Listen to Children program model, will provide individualized and/or
small group mentor support to children at City Parks sites.
The Listen to Children (LISTENER) program pairs trained, supervised adult mentors to children who,
with parent/guardian consent, meet regularly at a scheduled time and place for the purpose of facilitating
a relationship where the child may experience enhanced self-esteem and improved communication skills
and also learn problem solving and decision making skills appropriate to the child's age and
developmental level.
The City provides services to children who may benefit from involvement in a relationship with an adult
mentor as defined above.
To provide this service, MHA will:
• Recruit, train and supervise Listeners to be assigned to City parks sites"
• Cooperate in screening of Listeners (local fingerprint/background check).
• Conduct pre and post assessment of participating children to determine the benefit of the Listener
contact. (Screening tool is a brief questionnaire developed by MHA for this project.)
• Conduct "consumer satisfaction" interviews with participating children to determine their
perception of the program's benefit.
To facilitate this service, the City shall:
• Provide a worksite on premises suitable for Listener/child activity.
• Assign a staff person on site to serve as Liaison to the Listener program.
• Assist in identifying children who might be targeted for participation in the .Listener program.
• Arrange for parent/guardian permission for participating children.
• Cooperate in screening of volunteers (local background check and fingerprinting).
s Partnership Agreement shall be in effect from the date of signing and may be terminated by either
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Listen to Children serves children and youth from pre-school age through teens in schools and in
community based sites. Program protocols may be modified to meet needs of children in special
Programs.
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