Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with Rebuilding Together Central Ohio (RBTCO) to provide matching funds for RBTCO's new grant ($74,000) from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) for their Home Modification Project. The contract will provide $30,000 from the Community Development Block Grant Fund for the purpose of building ramps and/or lifts for low-income disabled homeowner-occupants within the city of Columbus.
Eligible homeowners will receive an average of $10,000 in home modifications. This program will help about 10 households.
Emergency action is requested to allow program services to be implemented in conjunction with the FHLB grant.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for this expenditure are allocated from the 2008 Community Development Block Grant Fund.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with Rebuilding Together Central Ohio for their Home Modification Project; to authorize the expenditure of $30,000 from the Community Development Block Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($30,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to enter into a contract with Rebuilding Together Central Ohio (RBTCO) to fund the Home Modification Program; and
WHEREAS, this contract with RBTCO will provide matching funds for RBTCO's new grant ($74,000) from the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) for their Home Modification Project; and
WHEREAS, the contract will provide $30,000 from the Community Development Block Grant Fund for the purpose of building ramps and/or lifts for low-income disabled homeowner-occupants within the city of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, eligible homeowners will receive an average of $10,000 in home modifications. This program will help about 10 households; and
WHEREAS, Rebuilding Together Central Ohio is a non-profit organization; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract with Rebuilding Together Central Ohio to allow program services to be implemented in conjunction with the FHLB grant, 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 a contract with Rebuilding Together Central Ohio to fund the Home Modification Program.
Section 2. That this contract is awarded pursuant to Section 329.15 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, as amended.
Section 3. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the expenditure $30,000.00 or so much thereof as necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Department of Development, Department No. 44-10, Fund 248, Subfund 001, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337, OCA 448524.
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.