Explanation
Background:
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods, on behalf of the City, to enter into a General Service Contract with the Neighborhood Design Center (NDC). NDC is currently working in coordination with the City Department of Neighborhoods to implement elements of the One Linden and Envision Hilltop community plans. NDC will also provide general consulting services to the Department of Neighborhoods. This ordinance authorizes the expenditure of $150,000.00 from the General Fund (GF).
This support is in accordance with the relevant provisions of City Code Chapter 329 that relate to not-for-profit service contracts. The services included in this agreement cannot be provided by existing city employees because these services are beyond the City’s current responsibility and capacity to provide.
Fiscal Impact: The fiscal impact associated with the execution of the contract is in the amount of $150,000.00 and is to come from Fund 1000 General Fund (GF).
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested in order to prevent delays in on-going projects needed to advance community plan implementation.
Title
To authorize the Director of Neighborhoods to enter into a contract with the Neighborhood Design Center for work associated with the implementation of the One Linden and Envision Hilltop community plans; to authorize the expenditure of $150,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($150,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the City is supportive of the Linden and Hilltop Community and wishes to expand programs and services to better serve the neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the City commissioned comprehensive community plans in an effort to revitalize both communities; and
WHEREAS, the expenditure of $150,000.00 is needed for a general services contract to further the implementation of elements of the One Linden and Envision Hilltop community plans and assist the Department of Neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Neighborhoods in that it is necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into contract with the Neighborhood Design Center and to allow the Neighborhood Design Center to advance community plan implementation and prevent delays in on-going projects needed to advance the implementation of the comprehensive community plans, all for the immediate 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 Neighborhoods be, and hereby is, authorized to enter into contract with the Neighborhood Design Center, for general services that will further the implementation of the comprehensive community plans of the One Linden and Envision Hilltop community plans.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $150,000 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 1000 in object class 03, Contractual Services, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
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 this contract is awarded in accordance with the relevant provisions of City Code Chapter 329 relating to non-profit service contracts.
SECTION 5. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is 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.