Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health received funding from The Central Benefits Health Care Foundation through The Columbus Foundation to implement a safe sleep education campaign. To complete the deliverables of the grant, Columbus Public Health will contract with Gatehouse Media Partners, Inc. These services were advertised through vendor services (SA005324) according to bidding requirements of the City Code. The contract compliance number for Gatehouse Media Partners, Inc. is 203576874 and is good through 03/25/2016.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to ensure the grant deliverables are met within the required timeline.
FISCAL IMPACT: This contract is entirely funded by the grand award from The Central Benefits Health Care Foundation.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to enter into contract with Gatehouse Media Partners, Inc. to implement a safe sleep educational media campaign in the amount of $139,500.00; to authorize the expenditure of $139,500.00 from the City's Private Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($139,500.00)
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WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health has received funding from The Central Benefits Health Care Foundation to develop and implement a safe sleep education campaign; and,
WHEREAS, Gatehouse Media Partners, Inc. has been awarded the contract through the RFP process to provide media services to implement a safe sleep education media campaign; and,
WHEREAS, the contract period is April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract with Gatehouse Media Partners, Inc. 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 to enter into contract with Gatehouse Media Partners, Inc. in the amount of $139,500.00 for the time period of April 1, 2014 through March 31, 2015.
SECTION 2. That to pay the cost of said contract, the expenditure of $139,500.00 is hereby authorized from the City's Private Grants Fund, Fund No. 291, Department of Health, Department No. 50-01, Grant No. 501340, OCA Code 501340, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336.
SECTION 3. This contract is awarded in accordance with Sections 329.12 and 329.14 of the Columbus City Code.
SECTION 4. 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 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.