Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with the Community Shelter Board. The contract will provide $369,581 from the General Fund to support the Rebuilding Lives program. The Rebuilding Lives Plan is a two-pronged approach to ending homelessness and literally "rebuilding lives." The first prong is meeting the short-term needs of homeless men through an improved safety net of emergency shelter. The second prong is the meeting of long-term needs through the development of permanent supportive housing.
The funds requested under this legislation will be for supportive services to the Rebuilding Lives program. Supportive services will consist of coordination of necessary social services for homeless men and referrals for homeless men to physical and mental health agencies. This funding assures operations and services for 457 units.
This legislation is presented as an emergency because of the need to continue program services without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this contract is provided from the 2005 General Fund. This contract will cover the term of July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006 and the amount will be $369,581. In 2004, the contract amount was $369,581 and covered the period of July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005. The contract amount in 2003 was $505,000.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contract with the Community Shelter Board to support the Rebuilding Lives program; to authorize the expenditure of $369,581.00 from the FY 2005 General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($369,581.00)
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WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to enter into a contract with the Community Shelter Board; and
WHEREAS, the Community Shelter Board desires to establish a contract to support the Rebuilding Lives program; and
WHEREAS, the Rebuilding Lives Plan is designed to meet the short-term needs of homeless men through an improved safety net of emergency shelter as well as meet the long-term needs through the development of permanent supportive housing; and
WHEREAS, the funds requested under this legislation will be for supportive services to the Rebuilding Lives program. Supportive services will consist of coordination of necessary social services for homeless men and referrals for homeless men to physical and mental health agencies. This funding assures operations and services for 457 units; 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 a contract with the Community Shelter Board so that services can continue without interruption to preserve 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 hereby authorized to enter into a contract with the Community Shelter Board to provide funding to support the Rebuilding Lives program.
Section 2. That this contract is awarded pursuant to Section 329.15 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959 as amended.
Section 3. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $369,581.00 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 No. 010, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337, OCA Code 440284.
Section 4. That in the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part thereof, 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.