Explanation
Background:
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods, on behalf of the City, to enter into a Planning Service Contract with the Neighborhood Design Center (NDC). NDC is currently working in coordination with the City Department of Neighborhoods to implement elements of the One Linden and Envision Hilltop community plans. NDC will also provide planning consulting services to the Department of Neighborhoods and begin work on the Eastland area community plan. This ordinance authorizes the expenditure of $300,000.00 from the General Fund (GF).
Fiscal Impact: The fiscal impact associated with the execution of the contract is in the amount of $300,000.00 and is to come from Fund 1000 General Fund (GF).
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to allow for the immediate execution of this contract in order to advance community plan implementation.
Title
To authorize the Director of Neighborhoods to enter into a contract with the Neighborhood Design Center for work associated with the implementation of the One Linden and Envision Hilltop and Eastland Area community plans; to authorize the expenditure of $300,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($300,000.00) (REPEALED BY ORD. 2925-2023 PASSED NOVEMBER 20, 2023) BA
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WHEREAS, the City is supportive of the Linden, Hilltop and Eastland communities and wishes to expand programs and services to better serve the neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the City commissioned comprehensive community plans in an effort to revitalize each of these communities; and
WHEREAS, the expenditure of $300,000.00 is needed for a planning services contract to further the implementation of elements of the One Linden and Envision Hilltop community plan, conduct necessary studies and assessments in the Eastland area and assist the Department of Neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Neighborhoods in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into contract with the Neighborhood Design Center and to allow the Neighborhood Design Center to continue work associated with the implementation of the comprehensive community plans, thereby preserving 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 Neighborhoods be, and hereby is, authorized to enter into contract with the Neighborhood Design Center, for planning services that will further the implementation of the comprehensive community plans of the One Linden and Envision Hilltop community plans and the Eastland Area.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $300,000 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 1000 in object class 03, Contractual Services, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby 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.