Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Public Service Director to establish a $156,072.00 contract with the Private Industry Council, Incorporated (PIC) to provide resources (youth participants, adult team leaders, project coordinator/manager, support staff, tools and supplies) and perform litter clean-ups within areas/neighborhoods identified within the 2004 Columbus Neighborhood Clean-up Program for the Refuse Collection Division. Services to be provided include clean-up operations in neighborhoods/alleys, removing litter and graffiti within rights-of-ways and thoroughfares within and adjacent to Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization (NCR) strip areas. The Private Industry Council's contract compliance number is 31-1071765; they are a not-for-profit organization. This contract will run through December 31, 2004.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Refuse Collection Division's 2004 Community Development Block Grant Fund budget contains $156,072.00 for this purpose. This represents a slight decrease from the amount of last year's contract ($158,000.00).
Title
To authorize the Public Service Director to enter into a contract with the Private Industry Council, Incorporated, to operate a summer youth litter clean-up program within and adjacent to Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization areas on behalf of the Refuse Collection Division and to authorize the expenditure of $156,072.00 or so much thereof as may be needed from the Community Development Block Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($156,072.00)
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WHEREAS, there is a need within the Public Service Department, Refuse Collection Division, to provide for the 2004 Columbus Neighborhood Clean-up Program for alley/neighborhood litter clean-ups and blight abatement; and
WHEREAS, the Private Industry Council, Incorporated (PIC) is a not-for-profit organization that provides resources and conducts clean-up and blight abatement operations in and adjacent to Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization (NCR) strips using low income youth employment and training programs; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to establish a contract with the Private Industry Council, Incorporated, to administer the 2004 Columbus Neighborhood Clean-up Program; and now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Public Service Director be and hereby is authorized to enter into a contract with the Private Industry Council, Incorporated to provide resources and perform litter and graffiti clean-up operations for the 2004 Columbus Neighborhood Clean-up Program through December 31, 2004, on behalf of the Refuse Collection Division.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $156,072.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and hereby is authorized from Fund 248, the Community Development Block Grant Fund, Department No. 59-02, Refuse Collection Division, Object Level One Code 03, Object Level Three Code 3336, OCA Code 594526 for this purpose.
SECTION 3. That this contract is awarded pursuant to Section 329.15 of the Columbus City Code, 1959, as amended.
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law. 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.