This recommendation is to approve an interlocal cooperation agreement between the City of Plano and Collin County Mental Health Mental Retardation Center D/B/A LifePath Systems, for adult work experience services/internships at Plano Public Library (PPL). PPL will provide work experience services to LifePath Systems clients. LifePath Systems will be responsible for any fees and expenses incurred through the internship period. Approval of this agreement will allow PPL to continue to serve and develop work skills for the Intellectually and Developmentally Disabled (IDD) community as it has done for the past four years. These internships provide Plano’s IDD community with assistance to support economic and workforce productivity.

Failure to approve this item will deny LifePath System’s clients with valuable work experience opportunities and reassign workloads to PPL staff. (City of Plano Contract No. 2025-0007-I)

This item has no expected financial impact on the General Fund Budget.  The agreement shall be for a period of twelve (12) months and shall renew automatically each year for up to four (4) automatic additional twelve (12) month periods, unless sooner terminated as stated in the agreement.

Approval of this item supports the City's Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor of Welcoming and Engaged Community.