Explanation
The City of Columbus, Department of Recreation and Parks, ("City") desires to enter into a lease agreement by and between the City and Nationwide Children's Hospital ("NCH"), an Ohio non-profit corporation, for the lease of City-owned property known as the Franklin Park Adventure Center located at 1747 East Broad Street. NCH desires to lease from the City certain portions of the second floor necessary to operate a therapy clinic in accordance with its mission to provide quality health care to all children without regard to their ability to pay. NCH's use of the facility excludes any dates when an organized festival and/or event are otherwise scheduled or permitted by the Recreation and Parks Department. In exchange, NCH will permit individuals associated with Blaze Sports, a City program, to use NCH's equipment. The initial term of this lease is for 12 months and shall be extended automatically for one or more twelve (12) months periods.
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Emergency Justification: Emergency passage is necessary to permit the Nationwide Children's Hospital to install its equipment as soon as possible so as to not delay the children in need of therapy from getting the necessary health care they otherwise could not afford.
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To authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to execute a Lease Agreement, and any ancillary documents by and between the City of Columbus and Nationwide Children's Hospital, for the use of certain portions of the Franklin Park Adventure Center, located at 1747 East Broad Street, for the operation of a therapy clinic in accordance with its mission to provide quality health care to all children without regard to their ability to pay, and to declare an emergency
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Department of Recreation and Parks ("City"), desires to enter into a lease agreement by and between the City and Nationwide Children's Hospital ("NCH"), an Ohio non-profit corporation, for the lease of that City-owned property known as the Franklin Park Adventure Center located at 1747 East Broad Street; and
WHEREAS, NCH desires to lease from the City certain portions of the second floor as may be necessary to operate a therapy clinic in accordance with its mission to provide quality health care to all children without regard to their ability to pay; and
WHEREAS, the NCH's use of the facility excludes any dates when an organized festival and/or event are otherwise scheduled or permitted by Recreation and Parks; and
WHEREAS, in exchange, NCH will permit individuals associated with Blaze Sports, a City program, to use NCH's equipment; and
WHEREAS, the initial term of this lease is for 12 months and shall be extended automatically for one or more twelve (12) months periods, unless a 30-day written notice to terminate is given by either party before the end of each term or extension term; and
WHEREAS, NCH shall provide its own supplies, equipment, as well as its own support staff and a security guard; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City of Columbus in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into a lease agreement between the Nationwide Children's Hospital, an Ohio non-profit corporation, to lease from the City certain portions of the second floor as may be necessary to operate a therapy clinic in accordance with its mission to provide quality health care to all children without regard to their ability to pay, and for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property and safety; NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of Recreation and Parks Department be, and hereby is, authorized to execute a lease agreement in substantially the same form as attached hereto with Nationwide Children's Hospital, an Ohio non-profit corporation, for the use of certain portions of the Franklin Park Adventure Center, located at 1747 East Broad Street, for the operation of a therapy clinic in accordance with its mission to provide quality health care to all children without regard to their ability to pay.
Section 2. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, 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 10 days after its passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.