Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes and directs the Director of the Department of Development to modify contracts with the Franklin County Board of Health and ATC Group Services for additional lead based paint testing, risk assessments, work specification preparation and final clearance testing for the Lead Safe Columbus Program. The City of Columbus received grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that allow the Lead Safe Columbus Program to provide property owners with grants for lead safe, affordable housing for families with low and moderate income by providing lead abatement activities in accordance with HUD guidelines.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation transfers funding and authorizes the expenditure from a 2011 Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration Grant from HUD.
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To authorize the City Auditor to transfer $122,711.00 within the General Government Grant Fund; to direct the Director of the Department of Development to execute contract modifications with the Franklin County Board of Health and ATC Group Services for additional lead based paint testing, risk assessments, work specification preparation and final clearance testing on housing units in the Lead Safe Columbus Program; to authorize the expenditure of $122,711.00 from the General Government Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($122,711.00)
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WHEREAS, a need exists for continued lead based paint testing, risk assessments, work specification preparation and final clearance testing; and
WHEREAS, funds are available in the 2011 Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration lead grant fund; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the city in that it is immediately necessary to transfer funds and modify contracts with the Franklin County Board of Health and ATC Group Services so that the delivery of vital program services will not be interrupted, all for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; and now, therefore;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the City Auditor be and is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $122,711.00 within the General Government Grant Fund, Fund 220, Grant 441156, Division 44-10, OCA Code 441156, from Object Level One 01, Object Level Three 1101, to Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336.
Section 2. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized and directed to modify contract EL014848 with the Franklin County Board of Health for the purpose of continued lead based paint testing, risk assessments, work specification preparation and final clearance testing on housing units in the Lead Safe Columbus Program.
Section 3. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized and directed to modify contract EL014784 with ATC Group Services (CC# 46-0399408, expires on Jan. 6, 2015) for the purpose of continued lead based paint testing, risk assessments, work specification preparation and final clearance testing on housing units in the Lead Safe Columbus Program.
Section 4. That for the purpose as stated in Section 2, the expenditure of $68,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary be and is hereby authorized and directed to be expended from the Housing Division, Division 44-10, Fund 220, Grant 441156, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336, OCA 441156.
Section 5. That for the purpose as stated in Section 3, the expenditure of $54,711.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary be and is hereby authorized and directed to be expended from the Housing Division, Division 44-10, Fund 220, Grant 441156, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336, OCA 441156.
Section 6. That these modifications are made pursuant to Section 329.16 of the Columbus City Code.
Section 7. That all monies necessary to carry out the purpose of this Ordinance are hereby appropriated.
Section 8. That for the 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.