Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to modify contract EL009586 with the Franklin County Board of Health, for lead-based paint testing, risk assessments, work specification preparation and final clearance testing for the Lead Safe Columbus program. The modification will increase the contract by $1,000 with funds from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) fund.
The Franklin County Board of Health was selected as a City of Columbus program contractor as a result of a competitive bidding process directed by Lead Safe Columbus. Contract compliance # 31-1284784, expires February 3, 2011. Lead Safe Columbus provides grants to qualified property owners in order to remove lead-based hazards in owner and tenant occupied units.
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 lead grant and comply with the Title X Federal regulations, which took affect September 15, 2000.
FISCAL IMPACT: $1,000 from the 2010 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) fund has been allocated for this contract.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify a contract with the Franklin County Board of Health to support the Lead Safe Columbus program; to authorize the expenditure of $1,000 from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,000)
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Whereas, the Director of the Department of Development desires to modify contract EL009586 with the Franklin County Board of Health; and
Whereas, the Franklin County Board of Health will perform lead-based paint testing, risk assessments and final clearance testing under this contract for the Lead Safe Columbus program; and
Whereas, the Lead Safe Columbus program provides grants to qualified property owners in order to remove lead-based paint hazards in owner and tenant occupied housing units; and
Whereas, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development, Housing Division, in that it is immediately necessary to modify said contract with the Franklin County Board of Health to avoid interruptions in the delivery of vital program services, all for the preservation of the public peace, health, 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 modify contract EL009586 with Franklin County Board of Health by increasing the contract amount by $1,000 for lead-based paint testing, risk assessments and final clearance testing with the Lead Safe Columbus program.
Section 2. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $1,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary from the Department of Development, Department No. 44-10, Fund 248, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337, OCA 440142.
Section 3. That this modification is made pursuant to Section 329.16 of the Columbus City Code.
Section 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.