Explanation
Background: The Mid-Ohio Foodbank, a non-profit corporation, is the developer of the Eastland Prosperity Center (“Center”) which will combine a free food market with a community health center, city services and other support to create a one-stop destination for social services at 4485 Refugee Road, Columbus, Ohio. As part of this Center, the City is to lease space within for Columbus Public Health, for a Women, Infant and Children’s Clinic (3,195 square feet), for the Department of Neighborhoods, for a Neighborhood Pride Center and 311 call center (2,830 square feet), and for CelebrateOne, as a community outpost dedicated to reducing infant mortality (1,206 square feet). Three separate Lease Agreements (“Leases”) will be entered into with an effective date on or about January 1, 2027. Estimated annual rents including operating expense are expected to be $80,000.00 for Columbus Public Health, $65,000.00 for the Department of Neighborhoods and $30,000.00 for CelebrateOne,
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Development, or authorized signee, to execute those documents necessary to enter into three Leases with Mid-Ohio Foodbank, an Ohio non-profit corporation, for space with the Eastland Prosperity Center located at 4458 Refugee Road, Columbus, Ohio. The Leases will be for twenty (20) consecutive one-year lease terms, each subject to appropriation and certification of necessary rental funds by Columbus City Council. This legislation is presented as emergency measure.
Fiscal Impact: Funding for the three leases agreements shall be authorized by separate legislation.
Emergency Action: This legislation is presented as an emergency measure in order to execute the Lease Agreements as soon as possible allowing the Landlord to participate in the New Market Tax Credit Program for the development.
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To authorize the Director of Development, or authorized signee, to execute those documents necessary to enter into three Lease Agreements with Mid-Ohio Foodbank for office space within the Eastland Prosperity Center located at 4485 Refugee Road; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Development, through its Real Estate and Land Redevelopment Office, leases office space for various Departments of the City, and
WHEREAS, Real Estate and Land Redevelopment has negotiated leases, on behalf of Columbus Public Health, the Department of Neighborhoods and CelebrateOne, to occupy office space within the Eastland Prosperity Center, a Center being developed by Mid-Oho Foodbank as a social service hub at 4458 Refugee Road, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is necessary to authorize the Director of Development, or authorized signee, to enter into three Lease Agreement with Mid-Ohio Foodbank at the earliest possible date in order to allow for Mid-Ohio Foodbank to take advantage of tax credits available to them for this development and 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 Director of Development, or authorized signee, be, and hereby is, authorized to execute three Lease Agreements, on behalf of Columbus Public Health, Department of Neighborhoods and CelebrateOne, by and between the City of Columbus and Mid-Ohio Foodbank, as approved by the Department of Law, Division of Real Estate.
SECTION 2. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten (10) days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.