Explanation
Background: This ordinance will authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into an agreement with the Community Arts Project, Inc., dba The King Arts Complex, for the period February 1, 2015 through January 31, 2016. Funding for this program began in 1992 when the Community Arts Project began leasing the Garfield School from the Recreation and Parks Department. Since then, the entire community has benefited and continues to benefit from the cultural and performing arts programming offered at the school. This agreement will allow the City to continue its financial support in 2015 for the programs offered at the Garfield School as well as the operation and maintenance of the facility. This contract is awarded pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 329 that relate to not-for-profit service contracts
Principal Parties:
Community Arts Project Inc. DBA The King Arts complex
867 Mt. Vernon Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43203
Federal Identification Number: 23-7065803 (Non-Profit Organization)
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested so that the agreement can be executed and the payment can be made at the soonest available date.
Fiscal Impact: $100,000.00 is budgeted and available in the 2015 Recreation and Parks Operating Fund 285 for summer youth programs. No other funds will be used.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into an agreement with the Community Arts Project, Inc. to provide financial support toward community arts programming and facility operation and maintenance; to authorize the expenditure of $100,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, this agreement will provide financial support toward community arts programming at the Garfield School as well as services for operation and maintenance; and
WHEREAS, This contract is awarded pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 329 that relate to not-for-profit service contracts; and
WHEREAS, since the early 1990's, the community at-large has benefited and will continue to benefit from the cultural experiences provided by the Community Arts Project, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to enter into said agreement so that the city can continue to provide financial support toward community arts programming and facility maintenance; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of Recreation and Parks be and he is hereby authorized and directed to enter into an agreement with Community Arts Project, Inc. to provide financial support toward community arts programming at the Garfield School in 2015 and for services toward the operation and maintenance of the facility. This contract is awarded pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 329 that relate to not-for-profit service contracts. The services cannot be provided by existing City employees.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $100,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund, as follows, to pay the cost thereof.
Fund Type Dept. No. Fund No. Object Level 3 OCA Code Amount
Operating 51-01 285 3337 516542 $100,000.00
Section 3. 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 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 10 days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.