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ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MEMORANDUM <br /> No. 23-15 <br /> August 7, 2023 <br /> TO: Mayor Pro Tem Lisa Gregory and City Council Members <br /> FROM: Scot Wrighton, City Manager <br /> Cordaryl "Pat' Patrick, Director of Economic & Community Development <br /> Richelle L. Dunbar,Asst. Dir. of Economic & Community Development <br /> SUBJECT: Resolution authorizing Agreement with Inherited Services, for the Clean- <br /> Up Green-Up Initiative <br /> RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommend adoption of the Agreement with Inherited <br /> Services to continue the Clean-Up Green-Up Initiative within the Johns Hill <br /> neighborhood. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Howard Buffet Foundation provided financial support to the <br /> City of Decatur for projects aligned with the goals, strategies, mission and vision of the <br /> Foundation and the City of Decatur. Clean-up related costs in the Johns Hill <br /> neighborhoods, are bound by the following streets: E. Wood St., S. Jasper, E. Cantrell, <br /> Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. <br /> The Clean-Up Green-Up Initiative is designed to empower residents and youth by <br /> providing resources, tools, and guidance to remove litter, debris, overgrown shrubs, trees <br /> removal, electronics, small structures, and grass cutting. Residents will be offered a one- <br /> time clean-up at no cost. Each resident will work at least 1 hour as part of the program. <br /> Inherited Services, a minority contractor, has been in business since 2022 and has held a <br /> mowing contract with the City of Decatur. Owner Jason Pealer is a small business owner <br /> with hopes of expanding. He is a Building Analysis Professional and certified to do <br /> Home Energy audits. He is also a lifelong Decatur resident, a member of the Coalition of <br /> Neighborhood Organizations (CONO) and is also the President of Greenwood <br /> Neighborhood Association. <br /> POTENTIAL OBJECTIONS: Staff is not aware of objections. <br /> INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: Community Partners <br /> STAFF REFERENCE: Should the City Council have any questions, please contact <br /> Richelle L. Dunbar at rdunbar(a)decaturil.gov or 217-424-2864. <br /> BUDGET/TIME IMPLICATIONS: None <br />