Title
American Rescue Plan Act Phoenix Resilient Food Systems Program - Phoenix Backyard Garden Program Agreements - Amendments (Ordinance S-49889)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute amendments to Agreements 155310-002 with TigerMountain Foundation,155313-003 with NxT Horizon LLC, and 155314-002 with Lehr Innovations, LLC to increase grant funding. Further request to authorize City Controller to disburse all funds related to these items. Funding is available from the Gila River Indian Community grant. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Report
Summary
In 2021, the Office of Environmental Programs (OEP) received a three-year, $289,356 grant from the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC). The Seeding Abundance and Growing Our Food project provides equipment and training for up to 36 residents experiencing food insecurity and living in food deserts to grow their own food. The three organizations that partnered with the City in the GRIC grant submittal have also been providing the same services with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds through the Phoenix Backyard Garden Program. OEP requests amending the existing ARPA agreement to include up to 36 additional gardens to be funded by the GRIC grant.
TigerMountain Foundation (TMF), NxT Horizon LLC (NxT), and Lehr Innovations, LLC (Lehr) will install the GRIC backyard gardens using aquaponics, growing produce and protein (fish and shrimp), and raised beds. The garden systems include all materials, supplies, equipment, labor, and 12 months of on-call training, maintenance and repair services.
Procurement Information
Services may be procured, as needed, in accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10 to implement and administer programs intended to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Contract Term
The contract terms for TMF, NxT and Lehr will be extended from May 31, 2024, to Dec. 31, 2024.
Financial Impact
There is no impact to the General Fund. Funding is available through the GRIC grant.
The funding breakdown is as follows:
- TMF - The last authorization for Agreement 155310-002 was for a not-to-exceed agreement value of $498,300. This amendment will increase the authorization by $74,592 using GRIC funds for a new total cost not to exceed value of $572,892.
- NxT - The last authorization for Agreement 155313-003 was for a not-to-exceed agreement value of $555,505. This amendment will increase the authorization by $99,246 using GRIC funds for a new total cost not to exceed value of $654,751.
- Lehr - The last authorization for Agreement 155314-002 was for total not-to-exceed $351,150. This amendment will increase the authorization for the agreement by $27,000 using GRIC funds for a new total not-to-exceed agreement value of $378,150.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
Council approved the GRIC Gaming Grants (Ordinance S-47639) on June 16, 2021, and on April 19, 2023, Council approved disbursement of GRIC funds via Ordinance S-49628. Council approved Phoenix Backyard Garden Program within the ARPA Phoenix Resilient Food Systems Programs Second Tranche Amendments for Continuing Programs (Ordinance S-48884) on July 1, 2022.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson and the Office of Environmental Programs.