Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with the Community Shelter Board. This contract will provide $420,000.00 from the Community Development Block Grant Fund (CDBG) to support the Homeless Prevention and Transition Programs. The Homeless Prevention Program reduces the number of persons needing shelter by preventing families and individuals from becoming homeless through relocation, case management, service linkages and mediation services, as well as short-term financial rent, mortgage or utility assistance. The Transitions Program reintegrates families and individuals who are currently homeless into the community through provisions of relocation, case management, service linkage and short-term rental assistance.
Emergency action is requested to allow program services to continue without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: A total of $420,000.00 was allocated to the Community Shelter Board for an administrative contract to support the Homeless Prevention and Transition Programs. These funds are provided from FY 2004 CDBG Fund.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contract with the Community Shelter Board to support the Homeless Prevention and Transition Programs; to authorize the expenditure of $420,000.00 from the 2004 Community Development Block Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($420,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to enter into a contract with the Community Shelter Board; and
WHEREAS, the Community Shelter Board desires to establish an administrative contract to support the Homeless Prevention and Transition programs; and
WHEREAS, the Homeless Prevention Program reduces the number of persons needing shelter by preventing families and individuals from becoming homeless through relocation, case management, service linkages and mediation services, as well as short-term financial rent, mortgage or utility assistance; and
WHEREAS, the Transitions Program reintegrates families and individuals who are currently homeless into the community through provisions of relocation, case management, service linkage and short-term rental assistance; and
WHEREAS, emergency action is necessary to allow program services to continue without interruption; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development, Housing Division, in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract with the Community Shelter Board and to expend said funds thereby preserving the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; and 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 Community Shelter Board for the period of July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005 for the purpose of funding an administrative contract to support the Homeless Prevention and Transition programs.
Section 2. That this contract is awarded pursuant to Section 329.15 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959 as amended.
Section 3. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $420,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Department of Development, Department No. 44-10, Fund 248, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336, OCA Code 444024.
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 be in force from and after its approval by the Mayor, or ten days after
passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.