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Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to execute a web hosting agreement, including an indemnification clause, with Electric Citizen to make improvements to the Sprockets website.
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WHEREAS, Sprockets is Saint Paul's Out-of School Time Network, of which the City of Saint Paul is a part, committed to improving access to out-of-school time programs for youth in Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, Sprockets has a website which helps families and youth find programs through an on-line, searchable program locator, provides information to teens about youth employment opportunities including the City of Saint Paul Youth Job Corps Program, informs parents about summer learning loss and quality programs, and connects out-of-school time program providers with quality improvement and data collection resources provided by Sprockets and which is in need of improvements by the website design firm, Electric Citizen; and
WHEREAS, the cost of the improvements will be paid through grant funds raised by the Sprockets network; and
WHEREAS, the services provided by the website designer and host site include making it possible to mass upload Parks and Recreation programs into the program locator and improve the Youth Job Corps job ranking function which improves youth and parents ability to find quality learning experiences and serves a legitimate public purpose; and
WHEREAS, the contract with the web designer contains an indemnification clause; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the expenditure of money which includes the promise of defense and indemnification, will enable the website to be more effective; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council of Saint Paul hereby authorizes the appropriate city officials to execute the attached web hosting agreement, which contains an indemnification clause.