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Contract No.: C-22-24-003-X-02
Amendment No. 2
City of Tempe
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AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO THE
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
MARICOPA COUNTY
ADMINISTERED BY ITS
HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT
AND
CITY OF TEMPE
I.
Maricopa County (the “County”), administered by its Human Services Department, and
the City of Tempe (“City”) entered into a financial Intergovernmental Agreement
(“Agreement”) to integrate the County’s workforce development system into the City’s
social and community services resource network. The Agreement was fully executed on
or about October 16, 2023. Under the Agreement, the City provides funds to the County
for program service delivery. The current Agreement term is August 1, 2023, through June
30, 2026, which provided funding for Fiscal Year 2024 through Fiscal Year 2026, with
FY26 funding in the amount of $58,075. The County and the City collectively are referred
to as the “Parties” and individually as the “Party”.
II.
The Parties now agree to enter into this Amendment No. 2 to amend the Agreement as
follows:
A.
Extend the Agreement expiration date from June 30, 2026, through June 30, 2029,
Fiscal Year 2027 through Fiscal Year 2029. One 3-year renewal is available.
B.
Revise paragraph 2.0 (PURPOSE), to replace subparagraph 2.1 in its entirety with
the following:
2.1
The purpose of this Agreement is to integrate the County’s workforce
development system into the City’s social and community services
resource network. The Parties’ goal is to support workforce development
activities that will enable the City’s employers to attract and retain top
talent.
C.
Revise paragraph 6.0 (FUNDING), by adding the following subsections:
6.0
FUNDING
6.1
The City shall compensate the County for a portion of the service
delivery as identified in Attachment A, Itemized Service Budget.
6.5
The City shall compensate the County in an amount not to exceed
$61,959 for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
6.6
The City shall compensate the County in an amount not to exceed
$64,052 for the period July 1, 2027, through June 30, 2028.
6.7
The City shall compensate the County in an amount not to exceed
$66,227 for the period July 1, 2028, through June 30, 2029.
D.
Revise paragraph 9.0 (PROGRAM SERVICE INTENT), by removing it in its
entirety and replacing it with the following:
9.0
PROGRAM SERVICE INTENT
9.1
The service to be provided at the identified facilities will benefit City
employers by having County staff available and focused on
engaging with and supporting the hiring needs of local businesses.
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E.
Revise paragraph 10.0 (RESPONSIBILITIES OF ORGANIZATIONS), by removing
all of subparagraph 10.1 in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
10.0
RESPONSIBILITIES OF ORGANIZATIONS
10.1
The County shall:
10.1.1 Assign
a
County
Workforce
Business
Services
Representative to act as a business liaison and partner with
the City in providing assistance to businesses within the
City:
10.1.1.1
Assist in the registration of businesses in
Arizona Job Connection (AJC).
10.1.1.2
Provide services to businesses, including job
description development, posting jobs on Arizona
Job Connection (AJC), coordinating virtual and in-
person job fairs and hiring events, sharing labor
market information, promoting job postings to job
seekers and community partners in the weekly Job
Blast, and engaging in community resource
outreach efforts.
10.1.1.3
Provide information on the local job market
and industry trends.
10.1.1.4
Provide guidance and workforce resources
to employers by interacting with other governmental
entities,
community
agencies,
chambers
of
commerce, human resources associations, and
business and civic organizations.
10.1.1.5
Support Rapid Response activities when
ARIZONA@WORK receives notice of company
layoffs, providing rapid reemployment activities to
the employees affected.
10.1.1.6
Participate in staff meetings to share job,
employer, and market information. Conduct on-site
employer visits to gather and evaluate information
regarding training and hiring needs.
10.1.1.7
Document services offered to business
customers.
10.1.2 Provide data report quarterly: October, January, April, and July of
each year with a report containing the following data metrics:
10.1.2.1
Summary of new employers served by
Tempe Business Services Representative;
10.1.2.2
Summary of existing Tempe business
customers who received follow-up services from the
BSR.
10.1.2.3
Labor market information specific to Tempe
and surrounding areas;
F.
Revise paragraph 12.0 (NOTICES), to update the point of contact for City of
Tempe:
Tim Burch
Community Health & Human Services Director
3500 S. Rural Road, STE 202
Tempe, AZ 85282
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480-858-2358
Tim_Burch@tempe.gov
G. Revise paragraph 16.0 (GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE EXCEPTION), by
removing it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
16.0
INSURANCE
16.1
Each Party is a public entity and shall provide the other Party with
a Certificate of Self-Insurance equal to the types and amounts
specified below:
General Aggregate
$3,000,000
Each Occurrence Limit
$1,000,000
16.2
Within ten (10) calendar days following execution of this
Agreement, the City shall furnish the County, to the persons listed
in Paragraph 12.0 (NOTICES), with valid and complete
Certificate(s) of Insurance, or formal endorsements as required in
the form provided by the County, issued by the City, as evidence
that policies providing the required coverage, conditions and limits
as required by this Agreement are in full force and effect. Such
certificates shall identify this Agreement number and title.
16.2.1 In addition to the above, the City shall provide a copy by mail
to the following and Certificate holder shall be identified as:
Mail COI to:
Maricopa County
c/o Risk Management
301 W Jefferson St., Suite 910
Phoenix, AZ 85003
16.3
Cancellation and Expiration Notice:
16.3.1 Applicable to all insurance policies required within the
insurance requirements of this contract, City’s insurance
shall not be permitted to expire, be suspended, be canceled,
without 30 days prior written notice to Maricopa County.
Such notice shall be sent directly to Maricopa County
Human Services Department, Workforce Development
Division and shall be mailed, or hand delivered to 234 N.
Central Avenue, Phoenix Suite 3000, AZ 85004, or emailed
to the Human Services representative noted in the Contract.
H.
Add the following paragraphs to the Agreement:
33.0
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
33.1
The Parties shall not discriminate against any employee or
applicant for employment because of race, age, disability, color,
religion, sex, sexual identity, gender identity, or national origin.
33.2
The Parties shall take affirmative action to ensure that applicants
are employed and that employees are treated during employment
without regard to their race, age, disability, color, religion, sex
sexual identity, gender identity, or national origin. Such action shall
include, but is not limited to, the following: employment, upgrading,
demotion or transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, lay-off
or termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and
selection for training, including apprenticeship.
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33.3
The Parties will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees
placed by or on behalf of the City, state that it is an Equal
Opportunity or Affirmative Action employer.
33.4
The Parties shall post on public display for all employees that it is
an Equal Opportunity or Affirmative Action employer.
33.5
The Parties shall and shall cause their respective contractors and
subcontractors to comply with:
33.5.1 Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended
(42 U.S.C. §§ 2000a, et seq.);
33.5.2 the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. §§
701, et seq.).
33.5.3 the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as
amended (29 U.S.C. §§ 621, et seq.);
33.5.4 the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. §§
12101, et seq.); and
33.5.5 Arizona Executive Order 2009-09, as amended, et seq.
which mandates that all persons shall have equal access to
employment opportunities.
33.6
The Parties shall include the above listed provisions in every
subcontract or purchase order, specifically or by reference. The
inclusion of these provisions is binding and a requirement of this
Agreement.
34.0
SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT
The City shall have a valid Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number and an
active profile in the federal System for Award Management, or SAM.gov.
Documentation of the UEI Number must be included in all project files. The
City must remain current with their registration throughout the term of the
Agreement per 2 C.F.R. § 25.300; Appendix A to 2 C.F.R. § 25. Any
subcontractors under this Agreement will not receive a subaward until that
entity has provided its UEI number 2 C.F.R. § 25.300; Appendix A to 2
C.F.R. § 25.
35.0
ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE ORDERS
35.1
The Chair of the Board of Supervisors is authorized, upon the
recommendation of the Human Services Department Director and
Legal Counsel, to review and execute administrative changes to the
Agreement on behalf of the County through Administrative Change
Orders. Administrative Change Orders will be effective upon
execution by both the Parties. Administrative Change Orders shall
address any of the following changes:
35.1.1 Modifications to the project timeline if the last day of the
project timeline is within the Agreement term;
35.1.2 Modifications to Budget line items if the Agreement amount
remains unchanged;
35.1.3 Modifications required by federal, state, or County
regulations, ordinances, or policies; and/or
35.1.4 Modifications to Administrative requirements such as
changes in reporting periods, frequency of reports, or report
formats required by federal, state, and local regulations,
policies, or requirements.
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36.0
EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS AND REQUIREMENT TO
INFORM EMPLOYEES OF WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS
36.1
The Parties agrees that this Agreement and their employees
working on this Agreement will be subject to the whistleblower rights
and remedies in the federal pilot program established at 41 U.S.C.
§ 4712 by Section 828 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112–239) and Section 3.908 of the
Federal Acquisition Regulation;
36.2
The City shall inform its employees in writing, in the predominant
language of the workforce, of employee whistleblower rights and
protections under 41 U.S.C. § 4712, as described in Section 3.908
of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Documentation of such
employee notification must be kept on file by the City and copies
provided to County upon request; and
36.3
The Parties shall insert the substance of this clause, including this
Paragraph 36.0, in all subcontracts over the agreed upon simplified
acquisition threshold ($250,000 as of June 2021).
37.0
UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS
By entering into this Agreement, the Parties agree to comply with all
applicable provisions of Title 2, Subtitle A, Chapter II, Part 200—UNIFORM
ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT
REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS contained in Title 2 C.F.R.
§§ 200, et seq, and OMB Circulars.
38.0
RETENTION OF RECORDS
38.1
This provision applies to all financial and programmatic records,
supporting document, statistical records, and other records of the
Parties that are related to this Agreement.
38.2
The Parties shall keep and maintain such books, documents,
papers and records in accordance with 2 CFR 200.333 et seq. and
under A.R.S. §§ 41-151.14 and 41-151.15, for a period of at least
six (6) years after the expiration or termination of this Agreement or
six (6) years after the submission of the annual performance and
evaluation report as prescribed in 24 CFR 91.520. The Parties right
of access is not limited to the retention period but lasts so long as
the records are retained by the Parties. The Parties shall permit
independent auditors access to its records and financial statements
as necessary to comply with federal audit requirements.
39.0
STRICT COMPLIANCE
One Party’s acceptance of the other Party’s performance that is not in strict
compliance with the terms of this Agreement, shall not be deemed to waive
the requirements of strict compliance for all future performance. All
changes in performance obligations under this Agreement shall be in
writing and signed by both Parties.
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40.0
DISPUTES
40.1
Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, the Parties may
attempt to informally resolve any dispute arising out of this
Agreement for a reasonable period of time, but which shall not
exceed ninety (90) calendar days. Disputes which are not resolved
in that time period shall be submitted in accordance with the
following formal dispute resolution process.
40.2
Notice of the specific grounds of a formal dispute shall be in writing
and filed with the County Representative listed in the Notices
paragraph within ten (10) business days from the expiration of the
informal dispute resolution process described above in 40.1.
40.3
The County Representative shall respond in writing to the City
within fourteen (14) business days. The decision of the County
Representative shall be final and conclusive unless, within seven
(7) business days after the date the City is served with the decision,
the City files a written notice of appeal with the Human Services
Department Director.
40.4
The Department Director shall provide the City with a written
response within fourteen (14) business days following receipt of the
notice of appeal. The decision of the Director shall be final.
40.5
In the event the City disagrees with the Director’s decision, the City
shall have every existing and future right or remedy available by law
or in equity to resolve the dispute. If the Parties fail to come to a
resolution through the dispute process set forth in this Section 40.0,
either Party may pursue formal litigation.
41.0
CLEAN AIR ACT
If the total face value of this Agreement exceeds $100,000, the Parties
agree to comply with all regulations, standards and orders issued pursuant
to the Clean Air Act of 1970, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 7401, et seq.), to
the extent any are applicable by reason of performance of this Agreement.
42.0
LOBBYING
42.1
No federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid by or
on behalf of the Parties to any person for influencing or attempting
to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of
Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of
a member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any
federal agreement, the making of any federal grant, the making of
any federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement,
and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or
modification of any federal agreement, grant, loan, or cooperative
agreement.
42.2
If any funds, other than federal appropriated funds, have been paid
or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to
influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of
Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of
a member of Congress in connection with any federal agreement,
grant, loan or cooperative agreement, then the Party shall complete
and submit OMB Form-LLL, titled "Disclosure of Lobbying
Activities," in accordance with its instructions and 31 U.S.C. § 1352.
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43.0
RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES
The Parties warrant that none of their costs and none of the costs incurred
by them or any of their contractors or subcontractors will include any
expense related to any religious activities.
44.0
POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROHIBITED
None of the funds, materials, property, or services contributed by the
County under this Agreement shall be used for any partisan political
activity, or to further the election or defeat of any candidate for public office.
45.0
COVENANT AGAINST CONTINGENT FEES
The Parties warrants that no persons or entities have been employed or
retained by it to solicit or secure this Agreement upon an agreement or
understanding for a commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee.
For breach or violation of this warranty, the Parties may immediately
terminate this Agreement without liability.
46.0
RECOGNITION OF COUNTY SUPPORT
The City shall give recognition to the County and the funding source for its
support when the City publishes materials or releases public information
that is paid for in whole or in part with funds received by the City under this
Agreement.
47.0
OFFSHORE PERFORMANCE OF WORK PROHIBITED
Due to security and identity protection concerns, direct services under this
Agreement shall be performed within the borders of the United States.
Any services that are described in the specifications or scope of work that
directly serve the State of Arizona or its clients and may involve access to
secure or sensitive data or personal client data or development or
modification of software for the State shall be performed within the borders
of the United States. Unless specifically stated otherwise in the
specifications, this definition does not apply to indirect or “overhead”
services, redundant back-up services, or services that are incidental to
the performance of the Agreement. This provision applies to all work
performed by Cities or Subcontractors at all tiers.
48.0
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE
48.1
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, this Section shall not be
deleted or superseded by any other provision of this Agreement.
48.2
This Agreement may be immediately terminated by a Party if the
other Party defaults by failing to perform any objective or breaches
any obligation under this Agreement, or any event occurs that
jeopardizes the other Party’s ability to perform any of its obligations
under this Agreement.
48.3
Failure to comply with the requirements of this Agreement and all
the applicable federal, state, or local laws, rules, and regulations
may result in suspension or termination of this Agreement, the
return of unexpended funds (less just compensation for work
satisfactorily completed that, to date, had not been reimbursed), the
reimbursement of funds improperly expended, or the recovery of
funds improperly acquired. Noncompliance includes, but is not
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limited to:
48.3.1 Non-performance of any obligations required by this
Agreement.
48.3.2 Noncompliance with any applicable federal, state, or local
laws, rules, or regulations.
48.3.3 Noncompliance
with
applicable
financial
record
requirements,
accounting
principles,
or
standards
established by OMB circulars and 2 C.F.R. §§ 200 et seq.
48.3.4 Noncompliance with recordkeeping, record retention, or
reporting requirements.
48.4
Notwithstanding the suspension or termination of this Agreement,
or the final determination of the proper disposition of funds, the
Parties, without intent to limit or with restrictions, be subject to the
following:
48.4.1 Acknowledge that suspension or termination of this
Agreement does not affect or terminate any rights against
any Party at the time of suspension or termination, or that
may accrue later. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit
or terminate any right or remedy available under this
Agreement.
48.4.2 Waiver of a breach or default of any term, covenant, or
condition of this Agreement or any federal, state, or local
law, rule, or regulation shall not operate as a waiver of any
subsequent breach of the same or any other term, covenant,
condition, law, rule, or regulation.
48.5
Each Party shall, upon notice or with knowledge obtained by itself
or others, take any and all proactive actions necessary, and provide
any and all applicable remedies to address and correct any act by
itself, and any and/or all of its agents, representatives, officers,
officials, directors, employees, volunteers, successors, assigns, or
Subcontractors that resulted in any wrongdoing (intentional or
unintentional); misuse or misappropriation of funds; the incorrect or
improper disposition of funds; any violation of any federal, state, or
local law, rule, or regulation; or the breach of any certification or
warranty provided in this Agreement.
49.0
ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS
Acronyms and Definitions found under 2 C.F.R. §§ 200.0 & 200.1 are
hereby incorporated by reference.
III.
Section II above contains all the changes to the Agreement made by this Amendment No.
2. The Agreement is amended to incorporate the changes contained in this Amendment
No. 2. All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain the same and in full force
and effect as executed by the Parties. This Amendment No. 2 is subject to and
incorporates the provisions of A.R.S. §38-511.
IV.
The Parties have authorized the undersigned to execute this Amendment No. 2 on their
behalf, and it shall be effective upon approval and signature by both Parties.
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IN WITNESS, the Parties have approved and signed this Amendment No. 2:
FOR THE CITY OF TEMPE:
Tim Burch Date
Director, Tempe Community Health and
Human Services
FOR MARICOPA COUNTY:
Kate Brophy McGee Date
Chair, Board of Supervisors
Attestation:
Juanita Garza, Clerk of the Board Date
IN ACCORDANCE WITH A.R.S. §§ 9-240 AND
11-952, THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 HAS BEEN
REVIEWED
BY
THE
UNDERSIGNED
ATTORNEY WHO HAS DETERMINED IT IS
PROPER IN FORM AND WITHIN THE
POWERS AND AUTHORITY GRANTED TO
THE CITY OF TEMPE UNDER THE LAWS OF
THE STATE OF ARIZONA.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
Date
IN ACCORDANCE WITH A.R.S. §§ 11-201, 11-
251, AND 11-952, THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2
HAS
BEEN
REVIEWED
BY
THE
UNDERSIGNED
ATTORNEY
WHO
HAS
DETERMINED IT IS PROPER IN FORM AND
WITHIN THE POWERS AND AUTHORITY
GRANTED TO MARICOPA COUNTY UNDER
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Deputy County Attorney Date
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