Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Development to execute a Grant Agreement with Rebuilding Together Central Ohio dba ModCon, in an amount up to $300,000.00 in support of two of the organization’s home repair programs. The funding is a combination of $50,000.00 in General Fund and $250,000.00 in Capital funds.
ModCon Living assists homeowners through unique programs and services that help to sustain homes, improve quality of life and preserve affordable homeownership - Building Strong Neighborhoods and Pathways Out of Poverty; keeping vulnerable homeowners in the City of Columbus warm, safe, and dry in their homes.
This ordinance will fund two separate programs. Safe at Home is a Citywide program that provides emergency home repair and modification services at no cost to vulnerable, senior, veteran, and/or disabled residents. This ordinance will also support a newly established neighborhood-specific home repair program in the Southfield/Marion Franklin areas.
Emergency action is necessary to avoid causing interruptions in the delivery of program services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is available within the General Fund (1000), Neighborhood Initiatives Subfund (100018) for $50,000.00 and Development Taxable Bonds Fund (7739) for $250,000.00.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: the vendor number is 005045 and contract compliance renewal is pending.
Title
To authorize the Director of Development to execute a Grant Agreement with Rebuilding Together dba ModCon, in an amount up to $300,000.00 towards providing home repair services to residents of the City; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure of $50,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives Subfund; to authorize an expenditure of $250,000.00 from the Development Taxable Bonds Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($300,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is a top priority of Columbus City Council to support efforts that build strong neighborhoods, promote the creation of good-paying jobs, an...
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