Explanation
This ordinance will authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to accept a grant from and enter into agreement with the United States Soccer Federation Foundation, Inc. (USSFF) in the amount of $13,900.00, and to appropriate these monies to the Recreation and Parks Private Grant Fund 2291.
Background: The grant will provide funds and equipment for the implementation of the USSFF sponsored Soccer for Success program which will consist of three 12-week soccer sessions taking place in the spring and fall of 2017 and in the spring of 2018. The Soccer for Success program aims to promote youth soccer and improve health and social outcomes of children, particularly in underserved communities. In addition to the $13,900 monetary award, the grant will also provide $9,100 in field equipment and player kits.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested in order to have funding available for necessary expenditures related to preparation and implementation of the 2017 spring session of the Soccer for Success program.
Areas Affected: Central and West side neighborhoods in Columbus; Holton, Westgate, Sullivant Gardens, Glenwood, Dodge and Thompson Community Centers.
Master Plan Relation: This grant will support the goals of the Recreation and Parks Master Plan by accepting private grant money in order to expand physical recreation and improve health and social outcomes of at least 350 children, particularly in underserved communities.
Fiscal Impact: The fiscal impact of this ordinance will be to reduce the Recreation and Parks Private Grant Fund's unappropriated balance by $13,900.00.
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To authorize and direct the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to accept a grant and enter into a grant agreement in the amount of $13,900.00 with the United States Soccer Federation Foundation, Inc. for the implementation of the Soccer for Success program; to authorize the appropriation of $13,900.00 to the Recreation and Parks Private Grant Fund 2291; and to declare an emergency. ($13,900.00)
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WHEREAS, the United States Soccer Federation Foundation, Inc. has awarded the City of Columbus Recreation and Parks Department a grant in the amount of $13,900.00; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize and the direct the Director of Recreation and Parks Department to accept the grant and enter into an agreement with the USSFF in order to implement the Soccer for Success program; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to appropriate said funds to the Recreation and Parks Department for expenditures; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to accept said grant funds and enter into agreement with USSFF to assure funding is available for necessary expenditures related to preparation and implementation of the spring 2017 session of the Soccer for Success program; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Recreation and Parks is hereby authorized and directed to accept and enter into an agreement for a grant in the amount of $13,900.00 from the United States Soccer Federation Foundation for support of the Soccer for Success Program.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the term of the grant, the sum of $13,900.00 is appropriated per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance. Appropriation effective upon receipt of executed grant agreement.
SECTION 3. That the monies in the foregoing Section 2 shall be paid upon order of the Director of Recreation and Parks, and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 4. At the end of the grant period, any repayment of unencumbered balances required by the grantor is hereby authorized and any unused City match monies may be transferred back to the City fund from which they originated in accordance with all applicable grant agreements.
SECTION 5. Funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriate.
SECTION 6. 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 10 days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.