Explanation
BACKGROUND:
On March 18, 2003 the Department of Development entered into a contract (DL 005273) with the Community Development Collaborative of Greater Columbus (Collaborative) to provide administrative costs and technical assistance to the Milo-Grogan Revitalization Corporation. The contract will expire on January 31, 2004 with remaining work still to be completed. The Collaborative and the City desire to continue to increase the capacity and ability of this community-based non-profit development corporation. In order to accomplish this work the contract needs to be extended until June 30, 2004. The Collaborative will provide the technical assistance element and the City will provide funding for administrative costs for the organization.
This legislation is presented as an emergency measure to allow the Collaborative to continue to provide services uninterrupted.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this legislation.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to amend a contract with the Community Development Collaborative of Greater Columbus by extending the expiration date of the contract to June 30, 2004; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the Department of Development entered into an agreement with the Community Development Collaborative of Greater Columbus to provide administrative costs and technical assistance to the Milo-Grogan Revitalization Corporation; and
WHEREAS, the Collaborative is still in the process of providing this technical assistance in the form of capacity building and administrative costs; and
WHEREAS, additional time is needed to complete the work started by the Community Development Collaborative of Greater Columbus with the Milo-Grogan Revitalization Corporation; and
WHEREAS, the contract with the Community Development Collaborative of Greater Columbus expires on January 31, 2004; and
WHEREAS, this legislation needs to be an emergency to allow the work started by the Community Development Collaborative of Greater Columbus with the Milo-Grogan Redevelopment Corporation to continue past the January 31, 2004 contract end date and to allow this to happen in a timely manner; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to amend this contract by extending the expiration date, all for the immediate preservation of 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 Development is hereby authorized and directed to amend Contract DL 005273 with the Community Development Collaborative of Greater Columbus by extending the term of the contract to June 30, 2004.
Section 2. That this contract is amended pursuant to Section 329.16 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959 as amended.
Section 3. 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.