Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes an amendment to Ordinance No. 1812-2026, passed by Columbus City Council on June 29, 2026, to allow for a correction of the total commitment amount.
Ordinance No. 1812-2026, passed by Columbus City Council on June 29, 2026, authorized the Director of the Department of Development to execute a grant agreement with Seton South Columbus Inc for the renovation of Seton Square South & West in an amount up to $3,000,000.00. It was recently discovered that the department inadvertently stated that the total commitment amount was $3,000,000.00 when in fact the total commitment is $5,000,000.00.
Emergency action is requested in order to correctly reflect the total commitment amount and not delay the closing of the construction loan of the property causing any undue hardships. The organization will be closing on additional HUD financing for this project October 1, 2026and this needs to be corrected prior to that otherwise they will not be able to close and receive the additional funding needed.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: the vendor number is 055343 and expires 06/02/2028.
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To amend Ordinance No. 1812-2026, passed by Columbus City Council on June 29, 2026, to allow for a correction of the total amount being committed for the project from $3,000,000.00 to the correct amount of $5,000,000.00; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 1812-2026, passed by Columbus City Council on June 29, 2026, authorized the Director of the Department of Development to execute a with Seton South Columbus Inc for the renovation of Seton Square South & West in a total commitment amount up to $3,000,000.00; and
WHEREAS, it was recently discovered that the department inadvertently listed the total commitment to be $3,000,000.00 when in fact the total commitment is $5,000,000.00; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development requests that Ordinance No. 1812-2026 be amended in order to correct the total commitment amount which should reflect $5,000,000.00 instead of $3,000,000.00 and all other aspects of the ordinance will remain the same and in effect; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to amend Ordinance 1812-2026 passed by Columbus City Council on June 29, 2026, to reflect the total commitment amount be an amount up to $5,000,000.00, as they will be closing on additional HUD financing on October 1, 2026 and this correction needs to be in place prior to that to prevent the organization from experiencing financial hardship and allow them to close on their construction loans, 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 Ordinance No. 1812-2026 passed by Columbus City Council on June 29, 2026, be amended to read as follows with additions underlined and deletions struck through:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Department of Development be and is hereby authorized to enter into a grant agreement with Seton South Columbus Inc. which will act as a passthrough with Seton Square South & West Limited Partnership in an amount up to $3,000,000.00 $5,000,000.00 of which only $1,000,000.00 is authorized at this time for the Seton Square South & West project.
SECTION 2. That existing Section 1 of Ordinance No. 1812-2026 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. That all other provisions of Ordinance 1812-2026 shall remain in full force and effect.
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 which 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 it.