Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Central Community House (CCH) to ensure resident access to CCH facilities. The total amount of the grant agreements is $22,000.00.
The legislation targets social service programs that fall into one or more of the City’s three priority areas including emergency and basic needs, employment and self-sufficiency, and social success for our residents and neighborhoods.
Funding for Central Community House will ensure residents of Columbus’ central neighborhoods are able to access human services at Central Community House in a manner that is safe, comfortable and handicapped-accessible. The agency serves over 4,000 residents annually who live below the Federal Poverty Level primarily in the near east and near south areas of the city. Two critical capital needs have developed which have proven cost-prohibitive for the agency this year. This funding request of $22,000 total includes: emergency HVAC system repairs at Central Community House’s main location; and completing handicapped-accessibility and a fire escape at the agency’s satellite campus which is required before this new asset can open for occupancy.
Emergency action is necessary to avoid causing interruptions in the delivery of program services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for these expenditures is allocated from the Emergency Human Services Fund ($22,000.00).
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To approve the grant application of Central Community House seeking financial assistance to address emergency human service needs pursuant to Columbus City Code; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $22,000.00 from the Emergency Human Services Fund; to authorize the Director of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Central Community House to address the efficient and effective provision of supportive services; and to declare an emergency. ($22,000.00)
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WHEREAS, Central Community House has submitted a grant application seeking financial assistance; and
WHEREAS, City Council is authorized to allocate funds annually to assist social service agencies in the city with the operating costs of delivering programs; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to enter into a grant agreement with Central Community House for the continued provision of social services; and
WHEREAS, Central Community House will be funded with Emergency Human Services funds; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to enter into grant agreements with Central Community to avoid causing interruptions in the delivery of vital program services, all for the 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 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 fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, the sum of $22,000.00 is appropriated in the Emergency Human Services Fund 2231 per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 2. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to enter into a grant agreement with the Central Community House for the purpose of ensuring resident access to human services.
SECTION 3. That this contract is entered into pursuant to the relevant provisions of City Code Chapter 329 relating to not-for-profit service contracts.
SECTION 4. That for the purpose as stated in Section 2, the expenditure of $22,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized in Fund 2231 Emergency Human Services Fund in Object Class 03 Contractual Services per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 6. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 7. 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 approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.