Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Office of the Mayor to establish a contract with Guidehouse, Inc. for strategic planning services related to the CelebrateOne program. The contract period will be from December 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021 and the requested contract amount is $75,000.00. This contract was competitively bid via RFQ016869 and in accordance with the bidding requirements of Columbus City Code.
CelebrateOne will engage the community, as well as a cross-section of health and community leaders in a robust process to develop our community’s next strategic plan to address infant mortality beyond 2020. This process will build upon the goals, recommendations, and strategies of the current infant mortality reduction initiative as expressed in the Greater Columbus Infant Mortality Task Force’s 2014 report. Accordingly, emphasis will be placed upon women’s health before, during and after pregnancy; infant safe sleep, health, and development; and the social determinants of health. In addition, the process will take deeper dives into health equity, the impact of racism on infant mortality and maternal health, and the development of anti-racism goals and strategies. Guidehouse, Inc. will serve as the City's strategic planning consultant for this process.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to ensure that this strategic planning initiative can commence as quickly as possible for the reduction of infant mortality in Franklin County and its communities.
FISCAL IMPACT: This contract authorizes the expenditure of $75,000.00 from the General Fund with Guidehouse, Inc. for consulting services related to development of a community strategic plan for infant mortality reduction beyond 2020.
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To authorize the Office of the Mayor to enter into a contract with Guidehouse Inc to provide strategic planning for CelebrateOne’s goals to reduce infant mortality in its high priority neighborhoods; to authorize the expenditure of $75,000.00 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($75,000.00)
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WHEREAS, strategic planning strategy will provide greater resources to reduce the infant mortality rate in Franklin County; and
WHEREAS, it is recommended that Guidehouse Inc. be awarded a strategic planning contract pursuant to RFQ016869 to help facilitate an eight month community - wide strategy to reduce the infant mortality rate in Franklin County; and
WHEREAS, the contract period will be for the period December 1, 2020 to August 31, 2021; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Office of the Mayor in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Mayor's Office to enter into contract with Guidehouse Inc. to provide consulting services related to the creation of a community strategic plan for infant mortality reduction beyond 2020 so that this initiative can commence as quickly as possible, for the immediate 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 Office of the Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into contract with Guidehouse Inc. to provide consulting services related to the creation of a community strategic plan for infant mortality reduction in Franklin County for the time period of December 1, 2020 - August 31, 2021.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of up to $75,000.00, or so much thereof as may be needed pursuant to the action authorized in SECTION 1, is hereby authorized in the General 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 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 5. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared 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.