COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20004

 

MEMORANDUM

 

TO:                  Nyasha Smith, Secretary to the Council

 

FROM:       Phil Mendelson, Chairman                                                             

 

DATE:             March 31, 2022

 

RE:           Request to Agendize Emergency Measures for the April 5, 2022 Legislative Meeting

 

I request that the following measures are placed on the agenda for the April 5, 2022 Legislative Meeting:

 

§     PR 24-652, Modification to Contract No. GAGA-2021-C-0206 with FreshFarm Markets, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2022

§     Bill 24-724, Modification to Contract No. GAGA-2021-C-0206 with FreshFarm Markets, Inc. Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2022

 

            This measure, at the request of the Mayor, would approve Contract No. GAGA-2021-C-0206, with FreshFarm Markets, Inc., in the amount $1,233,517.24, with a period of performance from October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022. The legislation would also authorize payment for the goods and services received and to be received under the contract. Under the contract, FreshFarm Markets Inc. will continue and expand FoodPrints, a program that integrates gardening, cooking, and nutrition education into the curriculum, in nine DCPS elementary schools.

 

            The modification proposed in the bill will increase the number of schools under this program, which, in turn, increases the total contract not-to-exceed amount by $525,000 to $1,233,517.24.  The contract must be actively approved by the Council because the contract, which is more than $1,000,000, is also retroactive.

 

            The Council explicitly funded continuation of FoodPrints when we adopted the FY 2022 budget.  Several members – and the Committee of the Whole – have been pressing DCPS to execute the contract since last fall.