Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City is a participating jurisdiction receiving federal funds under the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) of the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The regulations of the program provide that up to five percent of the annual allocation may be granted to Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) to pay operating costs of the agencies. CHDOs are nonprofit organizations that work in neighborhoods to develop affordable housing through rehabilitation of existing housing stock or new in-fill construction.
This legislation authorizes the expenditure of $235,222 of HOME Funds and also authorizes the Director of Development to enter into a contract with the Community Development Collaborative of Greater Columbus (Collaborative) to serve in the role as a funding intermediary, facilitator of training, and builder of organizational capacity. These funds leverage additional public and private funds for operating support. The City and the Collaborative have collectively developed a process for competitive distribution of the funds.
The Collaborative will administer contracts for the following CHDOs:
Franklinton Development Association $47,044.40
Homes On The Hill, CDC $47,044.40
MiraCit Development Corporation $47,044.40
Samaritan Project $47,044.40
Community Development for All People $47,044.40
Total $235,222.00
Contract figures represent only the HOME funded portion of the CHDOs total contracts.
Emergency action is requested to allow the Collaborative to enter into contracts with the CHDOs for FY2008.
FISCAL IMPACT: The 2008 HOME Program budget allocated a total of $235,222 for CHDO operating support.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with the Community Development Collaborative of Greater Columbus; to authorize the expenditure of $235,222 from the HOME Fund; and to declare an emergency ($235,222).
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is the recipient of HOME Investment Partnerships funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to make a portion of the HOME funds available to Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) to pay a portion of their operating costs to stimulate the development of affordable housing for low income households in their neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, support for CHDOs can foster the revitalization of central city neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to enter into a contract with the Community Development Collaborative of Greater Columbus in order to administer the CHDO contracts; and
WHEREAS, emergency action is required to allow the Collaborative to initiate the FY2008 CHDO contracts immediately; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development, Housing Division, in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract with the Community Development Collaborative of Greater Columbus and to expend said funds thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; and NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Development be and is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with the Community Development Collaborative of Greater Columbus to serve in the role as a funding intermediary, facilitator of training, and builder of organizational capacity for Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs).
Section 2. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $235,222 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Department of Development, Department No. 44-10, Fund 201, Grant No. 458001, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337, OCA Code 448132.
Section 3. That this contract is awarded pursuant to Section 329.15 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959 as amended.
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 approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.