Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into an unplanned modification of a Subaward Grant Agreement with Community Shelter Board to extend the agreement term in order to complete the Crisis Mental Health Specialist initiative and expend all the federal funds in a timely manner. The current agreement termination date is June 30, 2025, this will extend it through March 31, 2026.
Original $4,905,000.00 Ord. 2577-2022 & Ord. 3304-2021 PO308322
Mod 1 $ 0.00 Ord. 2074-2023
Total $4,905,000.00
Using federal American Rescue Plan (ARPA) funds, Community Shelter Board will embed up to 28 mental health specialists trained in crisis intervention on-site in homelessness programs to reduce deaths and violence, better support our vulnerable neighbors, and reduce police and ambulance runs. The locations include but are not limited to homeless shelters, drop-in centers, day centers, permanent supportive housing properties, and other locations where services are provided to people experiencing homelessness. These locations will be defined by the Community Shelter Board, in consultation with the City of Columbus. In addition, laptop computers may be purchased for the sole use of these funded specialist. A partnership with the Crisis Prevention Institute and Southeast Inc will provide high-quality training, certification, and continuing education for these specialist positions, augmenting the professional mental health workforce in our community.
FISCAL IMPACT: No additional funding is necessary.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: the vendor number is 004795 and expires 12/10/2026.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify a Subaward Grant Agreement with Community Shelter Board to extend the agreement termination date from June 30, 2025 to March 31, 2026 in order to complete the Crisis Mental Health Specialist initiative and expend all the federal funds in a timely manner. ($0.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development executed an agreement with Community Shelter Board to provide mental health specialists trained in crisis intervention on-site in homelessness programs to reduce deaths and violence, better support our vulnerable neighbors, and reduce police and ambulance runs; and
WHEREAS, the agreement needs to be extended in order to complete the Crisis Mental Health Specialist initiative and expend all the federal funds in a timely manner with the new termination date of the agreement being March 31, 2026; 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 modify a Subaward Grant Agreement (PO308322) with Community Shelter Board to extend the agreement termination date from June 30, 2025 to March 31, 2026 in order to complete the Crisis Mental Health Specialist initiative and expend all the federal funds in a timely manner. ($0.00)
SECTION 2: That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.