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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Anna Rosenberry, Finance Director
Chris Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: Consent: Assistance Agreement Amendment City of Bozeman and
Gallatin Development Corporation, dba Prospera Business Network.
MEETING DATE: December 8, 2008
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the amended Assistance Agreement.
BACKGROUND: City of Bozeman has been awarded a grant by the Montana Department of
Commerce (the Department) under the Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund (BSEDTF)
for job training for local CDI-Aerospace employees. This grant is administered by Prospera
Business Network under an agreement with the city, and the city acts as a pass-through
government sponsor. Prospera receives a fee for their services, paid by the grantor.
Through amendments with the Department of Commerce, CDI-Aerospace has been successful in
getting the terms of the grant changed to better meet their training needs and current business
model. Under the new terms of the agreement, the amount paid to Prospera Business Network
for administration changes. The city needs to formalize these new terms with the attached
amended agreement.
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FISCAL EFFECTS: No material effects for the city. The pass-through amounts to
Prospera Business Network change according to the terms of this agreement.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Respectfully submitted,
Anna Rosenberry, Finance Director Chris Kukulski, City Manager
Report compiled on: December 3, 2008
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MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
BIG SKY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND
ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT AMENDMENT
This Assistance Agreement Amendment is made and entered into this 9th day of November, 2008, by and between the City of Bozeman and Gallatin Development
Corporation, dba Prospera Business Network.
RECITALS
WHEREAS the City of Bozeman, is the recipient of a grant by the Montana
Department of Commerce (the Department) under the Big Sky Economic Development
Trust Fund (BSEDTF) to provide job training funds for the newly hired employees of CDI Corporation and the grant termination date has been extended to November 9, 2009;
WHEREAS the City of Bozeman and Gallatin Development Corporation, entered
into an Assistance Agreement (attached) on October 2, 2006 to allow Gallatin
Development Corporation to administer the grant on the city’s behalf; and WHEREAS the City of Bozeman and Gallatin Development Corporation, have
agreed to extend the term of the attached Assistance Agreement until November 9,
2009; and the parties agree to amend the attached Assistance Agreement as follows:
1. For satisfactory completion of the services under this agreement, the City will pay Gallatin Development Corporation a sum not to exceed $7,500.00.
2. The compensation schedule established in Exhibit “A” is amended to state that
the Quarterly Monitoring Activity will take place from 1/1/07-12/31/09 and the amount of payment will be $2,500 for the quarterly monitoring activity.
All other provisions of the Contract remain in full force and effect.
This Agreement is made and entered into on the 9th day of November 2008.
Bob Hietala, Chief Executive Officer Date
Gallatin Development Corporation,
dba Prospera Business Network
Chris Kukulski, City Manager Date
City of Bozeman
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