Explanation
Background:
The Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging of the Recreation and Parks Department was awarded federal and state grants from the Ohio Department of Aging for the continuation of services to older adults in the Central Ohio area including Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Pickaway and Union Counties. This legislation is contingent upon passage of the appropriation Ordinance No. 1559-2007.
This legislation authorizes thirty-two community services contracts for the provision of meals, adult day care, homemaker, personal care, transportation, home repair and legal services for the period January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008.
The service providers were selected from proposals submitted to the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging in 2006, and these contracts represent the 3rd year of a 3-year proposal period. Approximately 40,000 individuals are expected to be served.
Emergency action is requested in order to have the contract in place by January, 2008 as stipulated in the grant requirements, so there is no interruption of services to older adults.
Fiscal Impact:
$5,750,000.00 is required and budgeted from the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund to meet the financial obligation of these contracts.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into contracts with thirty-two community agencies to provide social and nutrition services to older adults in Central Ohio during 2008 and to authorize the expenditure of $5,750,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($5,750,000.00)
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WHEREAS, funding to enter into said contracts was made available to the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging from the Ohio Department of Aging
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 contracts to avoid interruption of services to older adults, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; now therefore
Section 1. That the Director of Recreation and Parks be and he is hereby authorized and directed to enter into thirty-two contracts for the provision of social and nutrition services to older adults in Central Ohio from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 with the following community agencies:
Alzheimer's Association of Central Ohio (Franklin)
American Red Cross (Franklin)
CAO of Delaware, Madison, Union Counties
CAC of Fayette County
Catholic Social Services (Franklin)
Carol Strawn Center (Licking)
Community Resource Center (Franklin)
Constance Care Home Health (Pickaway)
Council for Older Adults (Delaware)
Fayette County Commissioners
Franklin County Commissioners
Heritage Day Health Center (Franklin)
FairHope (Fairfield)
Interim Health Care (Franklin and Fayette)
LEADS (Licking)
Legal Aid Society (Delaware, Franklin, Madison, Union)
Isabelle Ridgway Adult Day Services (Franklin)
Licking County Aging Program
Life Center: ADC (Franklin)
LifeCare Alliance (Franklin and Madison)
Madison County Senior Center
Meals on Wheels-Older Adult Alternatives of Fairfield County
Memorial Hospital of Union County
Nightingale Home Care (Franklin)
Ohio State Legal (Fairfield, Pickaway, Licking, Fayette)
PICCA (Pickaway)
Pickaway County Commission on Aging
Salvation Army (Fairfield)
Senior Independence (Franklin)
Senior Services for Independent Living (Delaware)
Union County Council on Aging
Union County Aging Transportation Service
Section 2. That these contracts were awarded pursuant to Section 329.15 of Columbus City Codes.
Section 3. That to pay the cost of said contracts, the expenditure of $5,750,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from Recreation and Parks Grant Fund No. 286, Department No. 51, Object Level Three 3337, to pay the cost thereof as follows:
Grant Title: Title IIB, Project No. 518301, OCA Code: 514505, Amount: $1,520,000.00
Grant Title: Title IIIC/NSIP, Project No. 518303, OCA Code: 514513, Amount: $2,600,000.00
Grant Title: Senior Block Grant, Project No. 518315, OCA Code: 514539, Amount: $783,000.00
Grant Title: Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Project No. 518308, OCA Code: 514547, Amount: $310,000.00
Grant Title: Title IIIE, Project No. 518307, OCA Code: 518307, Amount: $537,000.00
TOTAL: $5,750,000.00
Section 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part thereof, 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.