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RESOLUTION OF THE NEW HAVEN BOARD OF ALDERS AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ACCEPT A GRANT FROM ASPHALT GREEN IN THE AMOUNT OF UP TO $250,595.20 TO SUPPORT THE LEARN TO SWIM PROGRAM FOR ALL 3RD GRADE STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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WHEREAS, New Haven Board of Alders recognizes the importance of funding youth programming for both formative and recreational purposes; and
WHEREAS, the New Haven Public Schools Physical Education / Athletics Department and the City of New Haven Youth & Recreation Department have proposed a comprehensive program to enhance aquatic skills among NHPS third-grade students who lack access to swimming instruction; and
WHEREAS, Asphalt Green, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation that operates the “Wave Makers” Initiative, an initiative that helps address inequities addressing access to swimming instruction by providing free, comprehensive swimming lessons to people regardless of their socio-economic background; and
WHEREAS, the City of New Haven and New Haven Public Schools, operating under the authority of the New Haven Board of Education, ( the “City”) and Asphalt Green Inc. (the “Grantor”) seek to enter into an grant agreement in the amount of up to $250,595.20 to support the City’s proposed swimming instruction program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by Board of Alders of the City of New Haven that the Mayor of the City of New Haven or the President of the New Haven Board of Education is authorized and empowered to apply for, accept, and enter into a multi-year grant agreement with Asphalt Green, Inc. in the amount of up to $250,595.20 to help fund the City’s swimming instruction program; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor of the City of New Haven or the President of the New Haven Board of Education is authorized and empowered to execute any revisions, amendments or modifications to said agreement (which said agreement may include an indemnification of Asphalt Green, Inc. and additional relevant parties), agreements with contractors, and other documents, any of which may have a term of longer than one year, that the Mayor or President of the Board of Education deems desirable or necessary, including any subsequent amendments to agreements, in order to carry out the activities associated with said contract.