Explanation
Background:
This ordinance authorizes the expenditure of up to $475,000 from the Development Taxable Bond Fund 7739 and $25,000 from the Department of Neighborhoods General Fund to continue the Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Families Realty Collaborative (HNHF) which is a nonprofit arm of Nationwide Children’s Hospital home rehabilitation program in the Linden community. HNHF will continue to administer an exterior home rehabilitation program on behalf of the Department of Neighborhoods in alignment with the One Linden community plan.
The services included in this contract cannot be provided by existing city employees because these services are beyond the City’s current responsibility and capacity to provide.
Community Planning Area is Linden - 45
This program will assist homeowners and residents living in rental housing by providing exterior rehabilitation services that will help to boost neighborhood pride, community reinvestment and responsible homeownership. Qualification criteria for phase two of the program will be the same as for phase one. The program will continue to focus on residents at or below 65% AMI.
In phase one of the rehabilitation program, 22 owner occupied homes received much needed exterior repairs and 3 rental properties were updated.
Fiscal Impact: Funding for this agreement is budgeted within the 2019 Capital Improvement Budget within Fund 7739 Development Taxable Bonds and the Department of Neighborhoods General Fund budget within Fund 1000. An amendment and transfer of funding is required.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to allow for the immediate execution of this contract in order to advance community plan implementation and begin construction.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into a non-profit service contract with Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Families (HNHF) Realty Collaborative; to authorize the transfer of funding between projects with the Development Taxable Bond fund; to amend the 2021 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the expenditure of $475,000.00 from the Development Taxable Bond Fund 7739; to authorize the transfer of funding within the Department of Neighborhoods General Fund; to transfer funding from 03 to 06 within the 2021 General Fund Budget; to authorize the expenditure of $25,000.00 fund 1000; and to declare an emergency. ($500,000.00) (AMENDED BY ORD. 0920-2022; PASSED 4/18/2022)
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WHEREAS, the City is supportive of the Linden Community and wishes to expand programs and services to better serve the neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, the City commissioned a comprehensive community plan in an effort to revitalize the Linden community; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the 2021 Capital Improvement Budget; the 2021 Department of Neighborhoods General Fund Budget; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to transfer funds between projects within the Development Taxable Bond Fund; and the Department of Neighborhoods General Fund; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Neighborhoods desires to enter into a non-profit service contract with Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Families (HNHF) Realty Collaborative to assist homeowners and residents living in rental housing by providing exterior rehabilitation services that will help to boost neighborhood pride, community reinvestment and responsible homeownership; and to advance the One Linden Community Plan; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Neighborhoods in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into contract with Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Families and to allow HNHF to expedite construction, thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods be, and hereby is, authorized to enter into a non-profit service contract with the Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Families Realty Collaborative to provide homeowner assistance grants to projects developed or sponsored in Linden by HNHF Realty Collaborative for households at or below 65% AMI. .
SECTION 2. That the 2019 Capital Improvement Budget be amended as follows:
Fund / Project / Project Name / Current / Change / Amended
7739/P480103-100000/Milo Grogan Underpass /$475,000 / ($475,000) / $0
7739/P480104-100000/Linden Exterior Home Rehab/ $0 / $475,000 / $475,000
SECTION 3. That the appropriation of $475,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized within the Development Taxable Bond Fund 7739 per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance. That the transfer of $25,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized within the Department of Neighborhoods General Fund per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That this contract is awarded in accordance with the relevant provisions of City Code Chapter 329 relating to nonprofit service contracts.
SECTION 5. That the expenditure of $475,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the cost thereof, be and is hereby authorized from the Development Taxable Bond Fund 7739 in object class 06 Capital Outlay and $25,000 or so much thereof as may be needed, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 6. 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 7. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modification associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 8. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer the unencumbered balance in a project account to the unallocated balance account within the same fund upon receipt of certification by the Director of the Department administering said project that the project has been completed and the monies are no longer required for said project.
SECTION 9. 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.