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BACKGROUND:
Columbus continues to experience rising housing prices and a limited supply of affordable housing. Columbus City Council continues to seek all opportunities to encourage the creation of housing that is affordable to residents, including the establishment of a Yes In God’s Backyard program (YIGBY) (Ord. 0245-2026) to expedite the ability to develop affordable housing on land owned by specific not for profit organizations.
Many nonprofit organizations and faith-based organizations that are eligible for the YIGBY program are new to housing development and housing operation and require substantial support as they seek to use their owned land for affordable housing development.
This legislation authorizes the City Clerk to enter into a not for profit grant agreement in an amount up to $148,000.00 for Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. for the Mission Driven Affordable Housing Initiative training. The Mission-driven Affordable Housing Initiative is a training that will provide training, technical assistance, and education about the real estate development process. The training provided by Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. draw on their unique experience with technical assistance and tested Faith Based Housing curriculum that they have used to conduct similar trainings throughout the U.S.
This ordinance authorizes the City Clerk to enter into a not-for-profit grant agreement with Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. for the Mission Driven Affordable Housing Initiative in an amount up to $148,000.00; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure in an amount up to $148,000.00 from the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund. ($148,000.00).
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this grant agreement is available within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund ($148,000.00).
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: The vendor number is 651170.
Title
To authorize the City Clerk to enter into a not-for-profit grant agreement with Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. for the Mission Driven Affordable Housing Initiative in an amount up to $148,000.00; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure in an amount up to $148,000.00 from the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund. ($148,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance 0245-2026 allowed for the creation of a YIGBY program to expedite the ability to develop affordable housing on land owned by specific not for profit organizations; and
WHEREAS, Enterprise Community Partners, Inc seeks to conduct a training to support faith-based and non-profit organizations as they seek to advance affordable housing projects; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the appropriation and expenditure in an amount up to $148,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives Subfund for this agreement; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the City Clerk is hereby authorized to enter into a not for profit grant agreement with Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. for the Mission Driven Affordable Housing Initiative training.
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer appropriation between object classes for the Mission Driven Affordable Housing Initiative as needed.
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 expenditure of $148,000.00, or so much thereof is hereby authorized, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 5. 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 6. That this ordinance shall take effect at the earliest date allowable by law.