Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Development to amend various agreements within the HOPWA program as well as loan packages within the HOME and HOME-ARP programs to allow for new language to be inserted into the documents from the Columbus City Attorney’s Office as well as allow for any current modifications needed to address changes in federal regulations or policies or updates to the existing documents for compliance purposes and for future modifications to be authorized without having to go back to City Council if/when federal regulations or policies change to assure the City is in compliance. The agreements and or loan packages that currently need amending are as follows:
HOPWA Program
PO495709 Equitas Health Inc.
PO495698 Equitas Health Inc.
PO494886 Faith Mission Inc.
PO494890 Licking County Coalition for Housing
PO494901 Licking County Coalition for Housing
PO494912 CAP Commission of the Lancaster Fairfield County Area Inc.
PO494915 CAP Commission of the Lancaster Fairfield County Area Inc.
HOME and or HOME-ARP
PO477934 Berwyn East
PO462083 Touchstone Field Place II
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is needed to allow for the language within the documents to be updated based on the City Attorney’s recommendation and to allow for the modification of the documents to assure the City is immediately in compliance with all policies and/or regulations regarding these programs.
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To amend various agreements within the HOPWA Program as well as loan packages within the HOME and or HOME-ARP programs, to allow for new language to be inserted into the documents from the Columbus City Attorney’s Office as well as allow for any current modifications needed to address federal regulation or policy changes or updates to the existing documents for compliance purposes; and to authorize for future modifications to be authorized without having to go back to City Council if/when federal regulations or policies change to assure the City is in compliance; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, the HOPWA Program as well as the HOME and HOME-ARP programs have an immediate need to allow for the language within the current agreements and loan packages of various entities and to be updated with language proposed by the City Attorney’s Office as well as any language updates or changes needed to assure the City is in compliance with the federal regulations, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual and daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the modification of the above listed agreements and or loan packages to insert new language authorized by the City Attorney’s Office as well as allow for any current modification needed to address federal regulation or policy changes or updates to the existing documents for compliance purposes and to authorize that future modifications regarding these programs be authorized without having to go back to City Council if/when federal regulations change to assure that the City is in compliance, for the immediate preservation of 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 amend the various agreements within the HOPWA Program as well as loan packages within the HOME and HOME-ARP programs to allow for new language to be inserted into the documents from the City Attorney’s Office as well as allow for any current modifications needed address federal regulation or policy changes or updates to the existing documents for compliance purposes and for future modifications to be authorized without having to go back to City Council if/when federal regulations or policies change to assure the City is in compliance. The agreements and or loan packages that currently need amending are as follows:
HOPWA Program
PO495709 Equitas Health Inc.
PO495698 Equitas Health Inc.
PO494886 Faith Mission Inc.
PO494890 Licking County Coalition for Housing
PO494901 Licking County Coalition for Housing
PO494912 CAP Commission of the Lancaster Fairfield County Area Inc.
PO494915 CAP Commission of the Lancaster Fairfield County Area Inc.
HOME and or HOME-ARP
PO477934 Berwyn East
PO462083 Touchstone Field Place II
SECTION 2. 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.