Explanation
In April of 2006, the Facilities Management Division, through a contract with HKI and Associates, began investigating water penetration issues at the John Maloney Health Center. During the course of this investigation, significant problems were identified within the core structure of the facility. Due to the extent of these problems, it was determined that repairing the facility was cost prohibitive. After inspections by the Building Services Division, it was determined that the building should be vacated. The facility was vacated in late August. Demolition of the health center, which housed the Columbus Neighborhood Health Centers, Inc. (CNHC), began on September 25, 2006. CNHC temporarily relocated services to other facilities in the system until a new leased space could be identified. Leased space has been identified within the Great Southern Shopping Center, located at 3781 Great Southern Boulavard. This ordinance authorizes the transfer of $375,000 from Emergency Human Services Fund and $58,480 from Finance and Management's citywide account to the Health Department to pay for tenant improvements necessary to construct approximately 7,000 square feet of clinic space. The purpose of this transfer is to fund the tenant improvement expenses of CNHC, Inc. by modifying and increasing the contract between CNHC, Inc. and the Health Department. Paying these costs up front will result in lower annual rent payments over the term of the lease.
Emergency action is requested to ensure needed funds for the modification and increase of a contract with CNHC, Inc., will be immediately available.
CNHC, Inc. Contract Compliance number is 31-1533908.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is available within the Emergency Human Services fund and Finance and Management's citywide account to cover these unplanned lease expenses.
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To authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer $375,000 from the Emergency Human Services Fund and $58,480 from the Finance and Management Department's citywide account to the Health Special Revenue Fund, to appropriate $433,480 within the Health Special Revenue Fund, to authorize the Board of Health to modify and increase a contract with CNHC, Inc. for tenant improvement expenses, to authorize the expenditure of $433,480 from the Health Special Revenue Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($433,480.00)
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WHEREAS, it was necessary to demolish the John Maloney Health Center due to significant issues within the core structure of the facility; and,
WHEREAS, the Columbus Neighborhood Health Centers, Inc has found new leased space in the Great Southern Shopping Center to relocate the operations once housed at the John Maloney Health Center; and,
WHEREAS, there are improvements necessary to renovate the 7,000 square feet of leased space so as to ready it for use as a clinic; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to transfer and appropriate $375,000 from the Emergency Human Services Fund and $58,480 from Finance and Management's citywide account into the Health Special Revenue Fund to pay for the necessary improvements; and,
WHEREAS, the Health Department has a need to modify and increase a contract with CNHC, Inc. to fund these tenant improvement expenses; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Columbus Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to modify and increase a contract with Columbus Neighborhood Health Centers, Inc. to expedite necessary improvements so the clinic can open as soon as possible, for the 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 City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to transfer $433,480 as follows:
TRANSFER FROM
Fund: Emergency Human Services Fund |Division:50-01| Fund:232| Obj. Level 3: 5501| OCA:903914| Amount: $375,000
Fund: General Revenue Fund |Division:45-01| Fund:010| Obj. Level 10: 5501| OCA:904508| Amount: $58,480
TRANSFER TO
Fund: Health Special Revenue |Division:50-01| Fund:250| Obj. Level 1: 80| Obj. Level 3:0886|OCA:503219| Amount: $433,480
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated cash balance in the Health Special
Revenue Fund, Fund number 250, the sum of $433,480 is hereby appropriated to the
Health Special Revenue Fund, Fund number 250, Object Level 1 - 3, Object Level 3 -
3337.
SECTION 3. That the Board of Health is hereby authorized to modify and increase a contract with Columbus Neighborhood Health Centers, Inc., for the period January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006.
SECTION 4. That the expenditure of $433,480.00 is hereby authorized from the Health Special Revenue Fund, Fund No. 250, Division No. 50-01, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337, OCA Code 503219.
SECTION 5. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is 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.