Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to modify contract EL008650 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 $70,000 with funds from the HUD Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration lead grant fund. Lead Safe Columbus provides grants to qualified property owners in order to remove lead-based hazards in owner and tenant occupied units.
The Franklin County Board of Health was originally 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.
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.
Emergency action is necessary to avoid an interruption in the delivery of vital program services.
FISCAL IMPACT: $70,000 from the 2007 HUD Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration lead grant fund has been allocated for this contract modification.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify the Lead Safe Columbus program contract with the Franklin County Board of Health; to authorize the expenditure of $70,000 from the General Government Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($70,000)
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Whereas, the Director of the Department of Development desires to modify contract EL008650 with the Franklin County Board of Health; and
Whereas, the Franklin County Board of Health performs 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 the Lead Safe Columbus program contract with the Franklin County Board of Health to avoid an interruption 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 EL008650 with the Franklin County Board of Health by increasing the contract amount by $70,000 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 $70,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary from the Department of Development, Housing Division, Department No. 44-10, Fund No. 220, Grant 447027, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336, OCA 447027.
Section 3. That this contract modification is made pursuant to Section 329.16 of the Columbus Codes.
Section 4. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, the 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 the passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.