Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Community Shelter Board (CSB), a non-profit corporation, in an amount up to $300,000.00 from the Neighborhood Initiatives Subfund of the General Fund to provide operational funding to support extreme weather services that will help keep unhoused individuals safe during dangerous weather.
Expenses include but are not limited to staff salaries and benefits, facility rentals and security, food for individuals at the facilities, transportation related expenses, and administrative costs.
Emergency action is requested to allow Community Shelter Board to have the resources available to immediately deploy in the case of an extreme weather situation.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding of $300,000.00 is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives Subfund.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Community Shelter Board (CSB) in an amount not to exceed $300,000.00 to provide operational funding for the purpose of supporting extreme weather services; to authorize an appropriation and expenditure of $300,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives Subfund; to authorize the purchase of food and non-alcoholic beverages; to allow for advanced payments on a predetermined schedule; to allow for the reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to the PO; and to declare an emergency. ($300,000.00)
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WHEREAS, there is a need in the community to provide extreme weather services to unhoused individuals to protect them from dangerous winter weather; and
WHEREAS, Community Shelter Board will coordinate the effort with other nonprofit partners; and
WHEREAS, expenses can include, but are not limited to, staff salaries and benefits, facility rentals and security, food for clients at the facilities, transportation related expenses, and administrative costs; and
WHEREAS, advanced payments will be allowed on a predetermined schedule and to allow for reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to the PO
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Community Shelter Board to allow for the execution of the contract by the Director immediately to implement programming prior to an extreme weather event, all for the immediate 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 Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to enter into a grant agreement with the Community Shelter Board in an amount up to $300,000.00 to provide operational funding to support extreme weather programs for the unhoused population, including food and non-alcoholic beverages provided to clients. Advanced payments, on a predetermined schedule and reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to issuance of the PO are hereby authorized. However, in no case may food and non-alcoholic beverage expenses incurred prior to the effective date of this ordinance be reimbursed. City Council declares that the expenditure on food and non-alcoholic beverage expenses authorized by this ordinance to be for a proper public purpose.
SECTION 2. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the appropriation and expenditure of $300,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby authorized within fund 1000 (General Fund), subfund 100018 (Neighborhood Initiatives Subfund), Dept-Div 44-01 (Administration), in Object Class 05 (Services) per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That Columbus City Council deems this expenditure and the distribution of food and non-alcoholic beverages to be a proper public purpose, in that it helps to feed residents who are receiving care during an extreme weather occurrence. Food and non-alcoholic beverage related expenditures will only be allowable from the effective date of this ordinance and shall not exceed $20.00 per meal per served individual per day.
SECTION 4. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 5. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 6. 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.