2021/07/28 Council Agenda Packet

EVERETT AGREEMENT FOR MANAGEMENT SERVICES BETWEEN CITY OF EVERETT AND VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA (CARL GIPSON SENIOR CENTER) This Agreement for Management Services ("Agreement") is dated for reference purposes September 1, 2021, and is by and between the City of Everett, a Washington municipal corporation ("City"), and Volunteers of America Western Washington, a Washington public benefit corporation ("VOA"). WHEREAS, City owns the Carl Gipson Senior Center ("Center") and desires to contract with a manager to provide senior (ages 50+) and community programming of high quality at the Center; WHEREAS, City also desires to contract for the services of administrative personnel to carry out other duties related to activities occurring at the Center; WHEREAS, VOA is a non-profit human services organization which produces high quality programming and has 123 years of experience in managing human services; WHEREAS, the City is desirous of VOA managing the Center for the City and the VOA is willing to manage the Center for the City under the terms and conditions set forth herein; and NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual promises contained herein and the benefits to be derived by both parties, the parties agree as follows: I. TERM This Agreement is effective as of September 1, 2021, and expires on December 31, 2035, unless terminated sooner as provided in this Agreement. II. CENTER MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS SERVICES VOA is responsible for management services for all aspects of the Center in accordance with this Agreement. The services provided by VOA under this Agreement, which include without limitation the management, operation, rental, and maintenance of the Center as set forth below in Sections II and III, are referred to as the "Services." VOA shall provide the Services in a generally accepted business -like manner consistent with both parties' objective of operating a high -quality senior center. A. Annual Agreed Service Plan City and VOA understand that the Services may need to change from year-to-year based on changing circumstances. No later than May 1 of each year of the term of this Agreement, VOA will deliver to City for City approval a proposed service plan for the upcoming fiscal year, which is July 1 to June 30. (This proposal will include the proposed budget, as set forth in Section IV below.) The proposed plan will contain specifics of the Services to be provided by VOA for the upcoming year, will contain specifics regarding scheduling and coordination of City and VOA events, and will contain 1