Explanation
BACKGROUND:
The City of Columbus health statistics show an increase in diseases associated with obesity and a sedentary lifestyle. The City of Columbus would like to encourage healthy and active living to address the increase in diseases associated with obesity and a sedentary lifestyle. The Institute for Active Living, a new program of Columbus Public Health, will promote active lifestyles and improve the health of the citizens of Columbus.
Within the 2011 Recreation and Parks Operating Budget is $25,000 to be directed for making grants to non-profit organizations for community gardening projects in central Ohio. These funds are to be deposited into the Foundation for Active Living , a donor advised fund established by the City of Columbus Board of Health with The Columbus Foundation in 2008.
This ordinance is needed to amend an agreement between the City of Columbus and The Columbus Foundation which established the fund known as The Foundation for Active Living to allow The Columbus Foundation to manage the community garden grant awards process for the City.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow contributions to be received as soon as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$25,000.00
Title
To authorize the City Auditor to expend $25,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Operating Budget to pay the invoice from The Columbus Foundation, Foundation for Active Living, for management of the 2011 community gardening projects; to authorize Columbus Public Health to amend the agreement with The Columbus Foundation; and to declare an emergency.($25,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, The City of Columbus would like to encourage healthy and active living to address the increase in diseases associated with obesity and a sedentary lifestyle; and,
WHEREAS, The Foundation for Active Living, a donor-advised fund established at the Columbus Foundation by the City of Columbus by ordinance 1210-2008 will be amended to include funds for grants to non-profit organizations for community gardening projects; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the agreement between the Board of Health and The Columbus Foundation to manage the community garden program on behalf of the City; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Columbus Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to amend the agreement with The Columbus Foundation so as to allow contributions to be received as soon as possible for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; Now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Board of Health is hereby authorized and directed to enter into an amendment to the agreement with The Columbus Foundation, regarding the fund known as The Foundation for Active Living.
SECTION 2. That the agreement established by ordinance 1210-2008 will be amended to accept funds from the City, including an initial payment of $25,000.00, and will allow The Columbus Foundation to provide management of the City's community gardening grant award program.
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $25,000.00 be authorized to pay The Columbus Foundation, Foundation for Active Living as follows:
Fund OCA OL3 Amount
285 516591 3337 $25,000.00
SECTION 4. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this legislation.
SECTION 5. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.