Explanation
Background:
The Juvenile Bureau of the Columbus Division of Police has occupied office space at The Children's Hospital Center for Child and Family Advocacy since July 2005 pursuant to the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding and a lease of office space through an Operating Agreement. The Operating Agreement, currently in its first renewal with two remaining renewal options, requires the City to annually reimburse The Children's Hospital Center for Child and Family Advocacy for the City's pro rata share of the operating expenses for its occupancy of the building, the "Shared Cost," on January 1 of each year. Due to the City's budget process, authorization of funding for the expense for this lease of office space under the Operating Agreement does not occur by January 1 of each year thereby making it impossible for the City to make payment as is currently stipulated by the Operating Agreement. Children's Hospital and the City have agreed to change the due date for payment of the Shared Cost to April 1 of each year.
This legislation authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to execute Amendment #2 to the Operating Agreement to revise the payment due date for the City's prorata share of the Shared Cost of its leased office space from January 1 to April 1 for the remaining renewal periods of the Operating Agreement.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to execute those documents necessary to amend the Operating Agreement between the City of Columbus and the Center for Child Advocacy at Nationwide Children's Hospital by authorizing a change in the due date of the Shared Cost payment.
Body
WHEREAS, the City desires to enter into Operating Agreement Amendment #2 with the Center for Child Advocacy at Nationwide Children's Hospital, to amend a lease of 4,014 square feet of office space located 655 East Livingston Avenue, Columbus, Ohio for offices for the Juvenile Bureau of the Columbus Division of Police; and
WHEREAS, the parties have agreed that the payment date for the each of the remaining renewal terms of the lease shall be revised to be April 1, rather than January 1; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of Finance and Management be, and hereby is authorized to execute those documents approved by the Department of Law, Division of Real Estate necessary to amend the Operating Agreement by and between the City of Columbus, and The Children's Hospital Center for Child and Family Advocacy for the lease of 4,014 square feet of office space located at 655 East Livingston Avenue, Columbus, Ohio.
Section 2. That the terms and conditions of Amendment #2 shall be in form approved by the City Attorney's Office and shall include the following:
a) The rent due date for each of the two remaining renewal periods, if so approved by City Council, shall be changed from January 1 to April 1 of each year.
b) Such other terms and conditions as agreed to and approved by the City Attorney.
Section 3. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes necessary to ensure that this contract is properly accounted for and recorded accurately on the City's financial records. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any changes to revise the funding source for any contract or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.