Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Department of Finance and Management, Grants Management Section anticipates an annual entitlement funding award for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The CDBG Entitlement Program provides annual grants on a formula basis to cities and counties to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low-and moderate-income persons. All City CDBG expenditures must be consistent with the community needs, priorities, and strategies stated in the City’s Draft 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan, which was adopted by City Council as Ordinance #2968-2024 and has been submitted to HUD for approval.
This ordinance is needed to appropriate and authorize the expenditure of $187,736.00 for the Maryhaven Security System Improvements CDBG project. The appropriation and expenditure requested in this ordinance aligns with the Draft FY 2025 Annual Action Plan as adopted in Ordinance #2968-2024. In addition, Ordinance #2969-2024 authorized the execution of a Subrecipient Agreement with Maryhaven Inc. for the purpose of establishing the basis for this project.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance will authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $187,736.00 from the Community Development Fund (Fund 2248).
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To authorize and direct the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to appropriate and authorize the expenditure of $187,736.00 in CDBG grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Maryhaven Security System Improvements CDBG project. ($187,736.00)
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is an entitlement community and a Participating Jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the City is a current recipient of Community Development Block Grant funds from HUD; and
WHEREAS, $7,500,000.00 in entitlement grant funds are anticipated from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Community Development Block Grant program for Fiscal Year 2025; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to appropriate and authorize the expenditure of $187,736.00 from Fund 2248 for the Maryhaven Security System Improvements CDBG project; and
WHEREAS, under 24 CFR §570.500(c), the City of Columbus may select organizations as Subrecipients to undertake eligible Community Development Block Grant activities; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to use these funds to support local community-based organizations whose work advances HUD’s National Objectives, the City’s Consolidated Plan goals, and the City’s Opportunity Rising aspirations; and
WHEREAS, the City held a competitive process inviting organizations to apply for CDBG funding support and received 62 CDBG funding proposals representing requests totaling more than $31 million; and
WHEREAS, the City has selected Maryhaven Inc. to carry out the Maryhaven Security System Improvements CDBG project as described in the Draft FY 2025 Annual Action Plan as approved in Ordinance #2968-2024; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Finance and Management is the Responsible Entity for HUD Environmental Review Records and the City has completed the Environmental Review Record for this project in advance of committing funds; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance #2969-2024 authorized the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to enter into a Subrecipient Agreements with Maryhaven Inc. for this project; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That from the unappropriated monies and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, the sum of $187,736.00 is appropriated in Fund 2248 Community Development Block Grant Fund per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $187,736.00 is authorized within the CDBG Fund 2248 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 the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 5. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.