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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE SOUTH BEND BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND OUR LADY OF THE ROAD INC. This Memorandum of Understanding (this "Agreement") is made and executed between the City of South Bend, Indiana (the "City") acting by and through its Board of Public Works ("BPW") and Our Lady of the Road Inc. ("Our Lady") on the 19th day of December 2019. WHEREAS, BPW exists and operates in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana and the South Bend Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, Our Lady is an Indiana non-profit corporation and is qualified as a tax-exempt entity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; and WHEREAS, as a part of its charitable mission, Our Lady will operate a daytime warming and cooling center located at 744 S. Main Street within the City for the benefit of the City's homeless population (the "Relief Center"); and WHEREAS, the City desires to promote and support Our Lady's Relief Center by donating funds (the "City Funds") to Our Lady for certain expenditures related to staffing and operating the warming and cooling center; and WHEREAS, BPW has determined that donating the City Funds to Our Lady for the Relief Center constitutes a valid public purpose and will serve the interests of the City's residents; and NOW, THEREFORE, BPW and Our Lady do hereby mutually agree as follows: I. GENERAL TERMS BPW shall authorize the donation of the City Funds to Our Lady in an amount not to exceed Twenty -One Thousand Ninety -Four Dollars ($21,094.00), (the "Donation Amount"), for the purposes funding two (2) months of operating expenses for the Relief Center. The Donation Amount shall be used for the payment of employee salaries, benefits, and taxes, as well as utility costs and supplies. II. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CITY a) The City, through BPW, will authorize and provide the Donation Amount to Our Lady, which will be paid to Our Lady as soon as practicable after the approval of this Agreement. b) The City agrees to obey all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations.