Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Mayor’s Office to enter into contract with the Franklinton Development Association on behalf of CelebrateOne to provide community coordination and management of neighborhood based intervention to reduce infant mortality in the Franklinton neighborhood.
The Mayor’s Office solicited competitive bids through RFQ007371, which closed on November 17, 2017. The City received three responses as listed below.
Boys & Girls Club of Columbus 31-4387575
Central City Church 82-1567079
Franklinton Development Association (DBA Franklinton Urban Empowerment Lab) 31-1380384
An RFP Evaluation Committee was formed and this committee reviewed all RFP responses. The Franklinton Development Association received the highest score by the evaluation committee. The Mayor’s Office therefore recommends awarding the contract to the Franklinton Development Association.
Franklinton Development Association, Contract compliance number: 31-1380384.
Emergency action is requested so that needed community coordination and neighborhood based intervention activities to reduce infant mortality in the Franklinton community can commence as quickly as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is provided by Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services and is budgeted in Grants Fund No. 2220 in the amount of $125,000.00, Grant number G401810
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To authorize the Mayor’s Office to enter into a contract with the Franklinton Development Association to provide community coordination and management of neighborhood based intervention to reduce infant mortality in the Franklinton Community; to authorize the expenditure of $125,000.00 from the Grants Fund 2220; and to declare an emergency. ($125,000.00)
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WHEREAS, RFQ007371, which closed on November 17, 2017 was solicited by the Mayor’s Office to provide community coordination and management of neighborhood based intervention to reduce infant mortality in the Franklinton neighborhood and three vendors submitted responses; and
WHEREAS, an Evaluation Committee was formed and this committee reviewed all RFP responses; and
WHEREAS, Franklinton Development Association received the highest score by the evaluation committee; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Mayor’s Office in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Mayor’s Office to enter into contract with the Franklinton Development Association for community coordination and management based intervention to reduce infant mortality in the Franklinton neighborhood, 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 the Mayor’s Office is hereby authorized to enter into contract with the Franklinton Development Association to provide community coordination and management based intervention to reduce infant mortality in the Franklinton neighborhood in the amount of $125,000.00 through the period of September 30, 2018.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $125,00.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary in regard to the action authorized in SECTION 1, is hereby authorized in Grant Fund 2220, Object Class 03 - Contractual Services, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. 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 4. That the expenditures above shall be paid upon order from the Mayor's Office 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 5. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes necessary to ensure that this contract is property accounted for and recorded accurately on the City’s financial record. The City Auditor is authorized to make any changes to revise the funding source for any contract or contract modification associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 6. That for 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 ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves or vetoes the same.