Explanation
BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the amendment of Ord. 2945-2024 to approve the Director of Development to enter into a grant agreement with the Community Partners Youth Development Organization, Inc. Ordinance 2945-2024 previously authorized the agreement with Columbus Center of Entrepreneurial Development. Per City policy, organizations must be established under and agreements entered into with their taxable entity. Community Partners Youth Development Organization, Inc does business as Columbus Center of Entrepreneurial Development, but the agreement must be authorized with the Community Partners Youth Development Organization, Inc. An amendment is also requested to allow for architectural, engineering, and other soft costs incurred prior to the creation of the purchase order, starting January 1, 2024.
The grant funding, purpose, and nature of the agreement authorized by Ord. 2945-2024 will remain the same. This amendment is intended strictly to account for the change in the organization authorized to enter into the agreement and to reimburse for costs incurred prior to purchase order execution.
Emergency action is requested in order to maintain the project schedule and to fulfill Community Partners Youth Development Organization, Inc’s financial needs stemming from the project.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
Community Partners Youth Development Organization, Inc’s vendor number is 043748 and contract compliance is pending.
3. FISCAL IMPACTS
This legislation amends Ord. 2945-2024 with no fiscal impact.
Title
To amend Ord. 2945-2024 to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Community Partners Youth Development Organization, Inc; to allow for expenses incurred prior to the purchase order, starting January 1, 2024; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, the City previously passed Ord. 2945-2024 authorizing the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Columbus Center of Entrepreneurial Development in support of the Phase I architectural, engineering, and other soft costs of the property at 1878-1890 E. Main Street; and
WHEREAS, Community Partners Youth Development Organization, Inc is the taxable entity doing business as Columbus Center of Entrepreneurial Development; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend Ord. 2945-2024 to authorize the Director of Development to enter into the agreement with the correct entity for the funding, purpose, and nature of the agreement authorized; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to also amend Ord. 2945-2024 to allow for architectural, engineering, and other soft costs incurred prior to the creation of the purchase order, starting January 1, 2024; and
WHEREAS, no funding is required for this amendment; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to amend Ord. 2945-2024 to allow work to be completed in a timely fashion and to promptly reimburse the organization for costs already incurred, all for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, and safety; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That Section 2 of Ord. 2945-2024 is hereby amended to change the organization from Columbus Center of Entrepreneurial Development (COED) to Community Partners Youth Development Organization, Inc. and to authorize reimbursement for architectural, engineering, and other soft costs incurred prior to the creation of the purchase order, starting January 1, 2024, as follows:
"SECTION 2. That the Director of the Department of Development is authorized to enter into a grant agreement with COED Community Partners Youth Development Organization, Inc. in an amount up to $500,000.00 in support of the Phase I architectural, engineering, and other soft costs of the property at 1878-1890 E. Main Street, and to reimburse expenses for architectural, engineering, and other soft costs incurred prior to the creation of the purchase order, starting January 1, 2024."
SECTION 2. That existing Section 2 of Ord. 2945-2024 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. That all other references to the Columbus Center of Entrepreneurial Development (COED) in Ord. 2945-2024 are hereby replaced with "Community Partners Youth Development Organization, Inc." and all existing references to COED in Ord. 2945-2024 are hereby repealed.
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 passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.