Explanation
Background
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into grant agreements with the registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations listed below for the purposes of providing summer youth employment and programming. This ordinance authorizes an expenditure from the general fund. Grant funding for programming including the purchase of food and/or beverage items, which serve the public for the purpose of administering summer youth employment and programming. Food and/or beverage purchases will be subject to what is allowable in the respective grant agreements. Costs will not exceed $15.00 per person and any purchase of alcohol is strictly prohibited.
The City of Columbus intends to provide young people with safe opportunities to learn, grow, and form healthy, positive relationships which can reduce the likelihood of their involvement in and/or being impacted by crime, violence, and other unsafe behaviors. As such, the City is keenly focused on supporting summer programs that are most likely to serve vulnerable, at-risk, and/or underserved youth who are disproportionately impacted by crime, violence, and related challenges as well as young people who are not often afforded opportunities to participate in high-quality programming.
The services included in this agreement cannot be provided by existing city employees because these services are beyond the City’s current responsibility and capacity to provide.
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested to ensure that students can benefit from summer employment and programming opportunities.
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance authorizes the expenditure of $1,629,112.00 from the General Fund.
Contract Compliance:
Access HealthColumbus CC-008966 valid thru 5/1/2027
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio CC-023784 valid thru 5/1/2027
Community Partners Youth Development Organization CC-043748 valid thru 5/6/2027
Concrete Orkidz Foundation CC-033077 valid thru 4/16/2027
Driven Foundation CC-024177 valid thru 4/16/2027
Femergy CC-024020 valid thru 4/16/2027
Global Health Education and Development CC-033691 valid thru 5/1/2027
I Know I Can CC-012981 valid thru 4/16/2027
ICE Mentors Inc CC-042295 valid thru 4/25/2030
Kingdom First KF Inc CC-041516 valid thru 5/1/2027
Look Ma' No Hands CC-041882 valid thru 5/1/2027
Maroon Arts Group CC-025750 valid thru 5/1/2027
Our Helpers CC-008601 valid thru 4/16/2027
Tech Corps Ohio CC-000854 valid thru 4/16/2027
The Bold Girl Collective CC-031841 valid thru 4/16/2027
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into advance-pay grant agreements with 15 non-profit organizations in support of summer youth employment and programs; to authorize the expenditure from the General Fund for programming; and to declare an emergency. ($1,629,112.00)
Body
WHEREAS, The Mayor and City Council are committed to creating safe opportunities for youth to learn, grow, and form healthy positive relationships over the summer; and
WHEREAS, the grant funding of $1,629,112.00 by passage of this ordinance will be used to support not-for-profit agencies to provide support youth employment and programming; and
WHEREAS, such expenditure of funds has been accounted for within the 2025 Budget; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Neighborhoods in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to enter into advance-pay grant agreements to allow the agency to immediately provide summer employment opportunities as we are entering the summer months, all 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 Director of the Department of Neighborhoods is authorized to enter into advance-pay non-profit grant agreements with the agencies below to support summer youth initiatives:
AccessHealth Columbus $65,279.00
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio $300,000.00
Community Partners Youth Development Organization $215,000.00
Concrete Orkidz Foundation $15,590.00
Driven Foundation $125,555.00
Femergy $62,500.00
Global Health Education and Development $45,000.00
I Know I Can $150,570.00
ICE Mentors Inc $150,000.00
Kingdom First KF Inc $120,000.00
Look Ma' No Hands $86,200.00
Maroon Arts Group $61,500.00
Our Helpers $49,500.00
Tech Corps Ohio $65,000.00
The Bold Girl Collective $117,418.00
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $1,629,112.00, or so much thereof as may be needed, is authorized in Fund 1000, Dept-Div 48-01, in object class 05 (Grants) per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That reasonable food and non-alcoholic beverage expenses are authorized, not to exceed $15 per person per meal, and are declared to be for a proper public purpose.
SECTION 4. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are deemed appropriated, 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 legislation.
SECTION 6. 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.