Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the appropriation and expenditure of $50,000.00 from the Emergency Human Services Capital Fund to enable the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with the Community Property Development Corporation. These funds represent a continuation of the City's commitment to support construction of a community-based health and wellness center, focused on providing healthcare to the residents of the near east side of Columbus and the surrounding area.
A prior grant agreement with the Corporation in the amount of $50,000 was executed in March of this year. All funds from that prior agreement have been expended.
Services and programs offered at the center will include: Healthcare, which will involve the use of organizations that will render affordable medical services for members of the near east community; Economic Development, where technical training and financial assistance will be provided to entrepreneurs who are interested in starting up businesses on the near east side through a small business incubator; Academic Education; represented by tutorial assistance for students K through 12 and adult education classes; and Housing, encompassing development of affordable housing through restoration and/or new construction in the service area. Home-ownership counseling will also be provided with this service.
This legislation is presented as an emergency measure to facilitate the processing of incurred costs in a timely manner.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for this grant are allocated from the FY2006 Emergency Human Services Capital Fund.
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To authorize the appropriation of $50,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the Emergency Human Services Capital Fund to the Department of Development; to approve the grant application of Community Property Development Corporation seeking financial assistance to address an emergency human service need pursuant to Section 371.02(c) of the Columbus City Codes, 1959; to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to provide grant assistance to the Community Property Development Corporation; to authorize the expenditure of $50,000.00 from the Emergency Human Services Capital Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
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WHEREAS, Community Property Development Corporation has submitted a grant application seeking financial assistance for construction of a community-based health and wellness center, focused on providing healthcare to residents on the near east side of Columbus and the surrounding area; and
WHEREAS, City Council has reviewed the grant application of Community Property Development Corporation and hereby declares that the Corporation has articulated an emergency human service need that is sufficient to justify approval of said grant; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Director of the Department of Development to appropriate funds from the unappropriated balance of the Emergency Human Services Capital Fund and to offer grant assistance to the Community Property Development Corporation; and
WHEREAS, these funds represent a continuation the City's commitment to support construction of a community-based health care center for residents of the near east side of Columbus and the surrounding area; and
WHEREAS, the center will offer services and programs in the areas of: Healthcare, Economic Development, Academic Education and Housing; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to appropriate said funds and to provide grant assistance to the Community Property Development Corporation, all for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, safety and welfare; and NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the grant application of the Community Property Development Corporation, seeking financial assistance to address an emergency human service need pursuant to Section 371.02 (c) of the Columbus City Codes, 1959 is hereby approved.
Section 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the Emergency Human Services Capital Fund and from any and all sources unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2006, the sum of $50,000.00 be and is hereby appropriated to the Department of Development, Department No. 44-05, Fund 232, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337, OCA Code 440508, Project 200001.
Section 3. That the Director of the Department of Development be and is hereby authorized to provide grant assistance to Community Property Development Corporation to support construction of a health and wellness center for residents of the near east side of Columbus and the surrounding area.
Section 4. That for the purpose as stated in Section 3, the expenditure of $50,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Emergency Human Services Capital Fund, Department of Development, Department No. 44-05, Fund 232, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337, OCA Code 440508, Project 200001.
Section 5. That this expenditure is in accordance with Chapter 371.02(c) of the Columbus City Codes.
Section 6. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is made a part hereof, this ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and shall 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.