Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into an agreement with The Father's House International, Inc. (an Ohio nonprofit 501(c) 3) to assist with the planning and preparation for the rehabilitation of an emergency shelter facility serving homeless individuals or families. The total amount of this agreement is $19,500 from the 2012 Capital Improvement Budget through the Emergency Shelter Repair Program. These funds are for architectural work, planning and preparation of Phase 1 of the project. Phase 2 will be funded in 2013.
The Emergency Shelter Repair Program provides Capital Improvement Bond funds for emergency shelter facilities in need of repair in order to improve services to homeless individuals or families. A building has been leased by the Community Shelter Board (CSB) for the purpose of establishing an overflow facility at times when current shelter capacity does not meet the demand for beds. CSB will lease the building from the current owner The Father's House International, Inc. The current phase of the project includes architectural work, preparation and planning, general trades, mechanical and electrical in order to bring the building to code for habitation. Additional phases of build out are expected to be requested in future years.
Emergency action is requested for this legislation in order to comply with the time line for the projects to begin construction.
FISCAL IMPACT: $19,500 is available for this project from the Housing Preservation Fund portion of the 2012 Capital Improvements Budget.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into an agreement with The Father's House International, Inc. for the purpose of implementing the Emergency Shelter Repair Program and assisting with preparation and planning for the rehabilitation of an emergency shelter facility serving homeless individuals or families; to authorize the expenditure of $19,500.00 from the Housing Preservation Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($19,500.00)
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WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to enter into an agreement with The Father's House International, Inc. for the Emergency Shelter Repair Program; and
WHEREAS, the Emergency Shelter Repair Program provides funds to assist in the repair of emergency shelter facilities; and
WHEREAS, The Father's House International, Inc. in collaboration with the Community Shelter Board is a non-profit organization with an emergency shelter facility in need of repair in order to improve services to homeless individuals or families; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City in that it is immediately necessary to enter into agreements with The Father's House International, Inc. to implement the Emergency Shelter Repair Program in order to comply with the project construction time lines, all for the 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 enter into an agreement with The Father's House International, Inc. for the purpose of implementing the Emergency Shelter Repair Program and assisting with preparation and planning for the rehabilitation of an emergency shelter facility serving homeless individuals or families.
Section 2. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $19,500.00 or so much thereof as necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Department of Development, Department No. 44-10, Fund 782, Object Level One 06, Object Level Three 6615, Project No. 782003-100000, OCA 782003.
Section 3. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
Section 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which 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.