Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with the YWCA. The contract will provide $300,000 from the Community Development Block Grant Fund to aid in the financing of the development of the YWCA Family Center. The YWCA Family Center will provide families in transition a stable, supportive environment, allowing them to maintain their dignity and regain self-sufficiency. This new facility will house 50 families on a short-term basis with enhanced services at one location.
Emergency action is requested for this legislation in order to comply with the time line for the project to begin construction.
FISCAL IMPACT: $300,000 is allocated from the 2004 Community Development Block Grant Fund for this expenditure.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with the YWCA to aid in the financing of the development of the YWCA Family Center; to authorize the expenditure of $300,000 from the 2004 Community Development Block Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency ($300,000).
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WHEREAS, the Department of Development, Housing Division, desires to enter into a contract with the YWCA to aid in the financing of the YWCA Family Center; and
WHEREAS, the contract will provide $300,000 from the Community Development Block Grant Fund for the development of YWCA Family Center to provide temporary housing and services for homeless families; and
WHEREAS, the YWCA will provide temporary housing in a permanent structure that will allow the YWCA to avoid daily transfer of families to multiple locations for sleeping arrangements; and
WHEREAS, the project will contain a total of fifty (50) units for short term housing for homeless families and family strengthening services; 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 a contract with the YWCA to allow development to begin immediately, 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 YWCA to aid in the development of the YWCA Family Center.
Section 2. That this contract is awarded pursuant to Section 329.15 of the Columbus City Code.
Section 3. That for the purpose stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $300,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Department of Development, Housing Division, Department No. 44-10, Fund 248, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336, OCA 444127.
Section 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this legislation 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.