Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Development to modify a grant agreement with Rebuilding Together Central Ohio, dba ModCon, in an amount up to $500,000.00 in support of two of the organization’s home repair programs. This modification will also allow for reimbursement of costs starting September 1, 2022 and will extend the agreement term to June 30, 2024. The current agreement terms are from the date of the purchase order, January 11, 2023, to December 31, 2023.
Original Agreement $300,000.00 Ord. 1513-2022 PO36339 & PO363522
Modification No. 1 $500,000.00
Total Agreement Amount $800,000.00
On June 6, 2022, Columbus City Council passed Ordinance 1513-2022 to enter into a grant agreement with Rebuilding Together Central Ohio, dba ModCon, in an amount up to $300,000.00 in support of two of the organization’s home repair programs. Funding for this agreement was comprised of General funds and Capital funds.
This ordinance will continue to fund the two separate programs. Safe at Home is a citywide program that provides emergency home repair and modification services at no cost to vulnerable, senior, veteran, and/or disabled residents. The second program is neighborhood-specific home repair in the Southfield/Marion Franklin areas.
Emergency action is requested to allow for continuation of services and prevent the disruption of progress and repairs to the homes of the residents in the program and on the waitlist.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is available within the General Fund (1000), Neighborhood Initiatives Subfund (100018) for $500,000.00.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: the vendor number is 005045 and expires on 12/6/2024.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify a grant agreement with Rebuilding Together Central Ohio, dba ModCon, in an amount up to $500,000.00; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of up to $500,000.00 from the Neighborhood Initiatives Subfund; to allow for advance payments to the organization in order to pay for reimbursement of costs starting September 1, 2022 and to extend the agreement term to June 30, 2024; and to declare an emergency. ($500,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is a top priority of Columbus City Council to support efforts that build strong neighborhoods, promote the creation of good-paying jobs, and develop pathways out of poverty; and
WHEREAS, Rebuilding Together Central Ohio dba ModCon seeks to provide the community with various home repair services; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Development desires to modify Grant Agreement with Rebuilding Together Central Ohio, dba ModCon, in an amount up to $500,000.00, allowing reimbursement of costs starting September 1, 2022, and extending the agreement term to June 30, 2024; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to modify a grant agreement in order to allow for continuation of services and prevent the disruption of progress and repairs to the homes of the residents in the program and on the waitlist, 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 the Department of Development is authorized to modify a grant agreement with Rebuilding Together Central Ohio, dba ModCon, in an amount up to $500,000.00 in support of two of the organization’s home repair programs and to authorize advance payments to the organization to allow for reimbursement of costs starting September 1, 2022 and to extend the agreement term to June 30, 2024.
Section 2. 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, 2023, the sum of $500,000.00 is appropriated in Fund 1000 (General Fund), Dept-Div 4401 (Administration), in object class 05 (Other Expenditures) per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
Section 3. That the expenditure of $500,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 1000 (General Fund), Dept-Div 4410 (Administration), in object class 05 (Other Expenditures) per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
Section 4. Funds are hereby deemed appropriated and expenditures and transfers authorized to carry out the purposes of this ordinance and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
Section 5. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
Section 6. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which 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.