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Resolution authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement or agreements in an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) with Jackson/Clark Partners, to facilitate, document, and manage Welcoming Pittsburgh's 40-member Advisory Council process.
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WHEREAS, the Welcoming America initiative is a national and grassroots-driven collaborative that promotes mutual respect and cooperation between foreign-born and U.S.-born Americans; and
WHEREAS, the goal of Welcoming America is to create a welcoming atmosphere in which immigrants are more likely to integrate in to the social fabric of their adopted hometowns; and
WHEREAS, these grant funds will allow Jackson/Clark Partners to facilitate, document, and manage the 40-member Welcoming Pittsburgh Advisory Council process; and
WHEREAS, Jackson/Clark Partners will identify shared values, vision and priorities for next steps via the development of a comprehensive three-year roadmap of action for the initiative, conduct one-on-one community outreach and listening in up to ten neighborhoods across the city, and document the planning and outreach process to create a rich pool of media for future use.
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. The Mayor, on behalf of the City of Pittsburgh, is hereby authorized to use funds, in an amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000), to enter into a professional services agreement or agreements with Jackson/Clark Partners to facilitate, document, and manage the process for Welcoming Pittsburgh's 40-member Advisory Council. Purchases for Welcoming Pittsburgh are authorized and shall be paid out of account: 0229400119.53901.00.