Memorandum of Understanding - Smart Growth America - City Participation in the Safe Streets Academy Technical Assistance Program

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Memorandum of Understanding Safe Streets Academy City of South Bend and Smart Growth America This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is made and entered into by and between the City of South Bend (hereafter known as "the Client") and Smart Growth America (SGA) in order to formalize the Client's participation and role in SGA's Safe Streets Academy, a series of three two-day in - person technical assistance workshops and six distance -learning modules funded by a Safe Systems Innovation Grant from the National Safety Council (NSC) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). As part of this Safe Streets Academy, the Client is required to host one of the three in -person workshops (hereafter known as "the Host Workshop"). The Client and SGA agree to work together in a collaborative spirit and negotiate in good faith on all tasks and deliverables required for the Safe Streets Academy. Goals and Objectives The parties to this MOU agree that the objective of the Safe Streets Academy is to aid the Client and the other participants through technical assistance related to proven safety countermeasures to reduce speeds and save lives through engineering, tactical urbanism, and creative placemaking. Dedication of Resources Safe Streets Academy SGA, through its grant from NSC and NHTSA, shall cover the following monetary costs of the work to be performed on the Safe Streets Academy: SGA staff time and the costs of any consultants retained for the Safe Streets Academy. SGA shall not cover the cost of Client staff time. The Client is responsible for reimbursing SGA for incurred expenses if the Client cancels the workshop. SGA, through its grant from NSC and NHTSA, shall also provide travel assistance to the Client to send a cohort of 10 individuals to the other two workshops in the Safe Streets Academy. This assistance shall cover travel expenses including flights, ground transportation, and a per diem per dinners based on federal guidance. See the attached Travel reimbursement guidance for a detailed breakdown of maximum reimbursement by expense type. It shall be the responsibility of the Client and its cohort to make travel arrangements. SGA will also organize a hotel room block for the traveling members of the cohort. If a participant cannot attend and does not send a substitute in their place, the Client must reimburse SGA for the cost of unused hotel rooms. SGA shall provide a subgrant in the amount of $8,000 to support a demonstration project. Host Workshop The Client shall make its staff resources available as necessary to assist SGA in completing the Host Workshop. The Client shall assure that adequate staff resources are dedicated to the Host Workshop to assure that it is completed with high quality and in a timely manner according to the timelines set forth by the parties. The Client shall make suitable meeting facilities available to SGA for conducting the Host Workshop that include technical support for visual presentations and tables for group break-out exercises. The