Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with the Ohio CDC Association. The contract is an arm of the Round 10 lead grant and will constitute part of the education/outreach efforts of the grant. HUD wishes for grantees to partner with nonprofit and faith-based organizations. By working with grass roots, neighborhood types of organizations, HUD anticipates easier and more direct contact with community leaders and residents. Thus the hope is that awareness of lead based paint issues will be taken as seriously, which will lead residents to work and live lead safe. The contract will provide $32,500 from the Lead-based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program.
This legislation is presented in an effort to increase the productivity for creating lead safe housing units, the numbers of which will increase as we meet the targets of our Department of Development Housing Services programs and comply with the Title X Federal regulations, which took affect September 15, 2000.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for this expenditure are allocated from the HUD Lead-based Paint Hazard Control Grant.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with the Ohio CDC Association; to authorize the expenditure of $32,500 from the General Government Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($32,500)
Body
Whereas, the Director of the Department of Development desires to enter into a contract with the Ohio CDC Association; and
Whereas, Ohio CDC Association will assist in providing outreach and administrative services under this contract for the City of Columbus, Department of Development. Ohio CDC will carry out all administrative and accounting activities as it supervises a local faith based organization, the Samaritan Project, to accomplish our outreach goals of; training parents and caregivers, referring units for lead hazard control, getting children blood tested for lead; and
Whereas, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development, Housing Division, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize a contract with the Ohio CDC Association for the 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 to enter into a contract with the Ohio CDC Association for outreach and administrative services in conjunction with the Lead-based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program.
Section 2. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $32,500 or so much thereof as may be necessary from the General Government Grant Fund, Department of Development, Housing Services, Division No. 44-10, Fund No 220 Grant No. 443004, Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336, OCA Code 443004.
Section 3. That this contract is awarded pursuant to Section 329.15 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, as amended
Section 4. 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 may be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after its passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.