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RESOLUTION NO. 8304-08A BY: Antonio, Bullock, Butler, Dever, Madigan, Powers, Summers. A RESOLUTION to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least five (5) members elected to Council otherwise, it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest possible period allowed by law, to amend Resolution NO. 8304-08, adopted October 20, 2008 to allow the Mayor, or his designee, on behalf of the City, to enter into a Partnership Agreement with The Community Care Network and Positive Education Program to enable the City of Lakewood to receive the services of a Tapestry System of Care Parent Advocate and a Positive Education Program Tapestry Care Coordinator for the period of November 1, 2008 to October 31, 2009 and to receive reimbursement for overhead costs associated with those position in an amount not to exceed $24,500 from The Community Care Network. WHEREAS,. the Cuyahoga County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) accepted a federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) System of Care grant called TAPESTRY and established the Cuyahoga Tapestry System of Care (CTSOC) office to administer the TAPESTRY grant and to integrate all Cuyahoga County System of Care Initiatives for children and families; and WHEREAS, The Community Care Network has entered into a contract with the BOCC to receive funding for the (CTSOC) Parent Advocate Program in Lakewood; and WHEREAS, The Community Care Network will be responsible for providing a Parent Advocate for the City of Lakewood including all financial obligations including salary, benefits, mileage, travel and professional registrations; and WHEREAS, currently the Positive Education Program employs six Tapestry Care Coordinators (PEP Care Coordinators) who work out of one central location. In an effort to bring services out into the communities that they serve, one employee will be relocated to the City of Lakewood, Division of Youth's offices; and WHEREAS, the City of Lakewood will receive $24,500.00 in compensation for providing the Parent Advocate and PEP Care Coordinator office space, equipment, supplies, supervision and overhead costs; and WHEREAS, the Parent Advocate and PEP Coordinator will be an integral member of the Lakewood Family to Family System of Care team, providing support for families and advocates for them with other CTSOC and other public service providers; and WHEREAS, this Council by a vote of at least five (5) members elected thereto determines that this resolution is an emergency measure, and that this resolution shall take effect at the earliest date possible as set forth in ARTICLE III, SECTIONS 10 and 13 of the SECOND AMENDED CHARTER OF THE City of Lakewood, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health and safety, and