Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Office of CelebrateOne has been awarded a grant from Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services (FCDJFS).This ordinance is needed to accept and appropriate $799,999.30 in grant monies for (1) expenses to cover program costs (2) initiatives focused on teen reproductive health education; and (3) safe sleep kits and cribs for the period of April 1st 2025 through June 30th 2026.
The Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio sub-award agreement in the amount of $80,000.00 will continue a community-based peer-to-peer education program for teens to develop healthy lifestyles and responsible choices by adolescents. Peer educators will receive training and incentives to increase their knowledge of essential, evidence based sexual health information, establish important leadership skills and gain confidence to engage their peers and larger community in vital conversations.
The Nationwide Children’s Hospital sub-award agreement in the amount of $250,000.00 will support the CelebrateOne goal to improve reproductive health planning by implementing evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programming in schools. The continuation of this program has been ongoing since 2019 within Columbus City Schools.
Columbus Public Health Department is a sub-award partner within this grant and will encumber up to $70,000.00 to purchase cribs for distribution through the Cribs for Kids Program.
Nationwide Children’s Hospital DAX# 006069 | Non Profit
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio DAX# 027518 | Non Profit
Cribs for Kids Inc. DAX# 001946 |Non Profit
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Is requested in order to establish the necessary contracts needed to fulfill the grant requirements and meet grant deliverable schedules as this grant began on April 1st 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT: The program is funded by Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services. The grant amount is $799,999.30 and is a reimbursable grant. The expenditures and reimbursements will be within the General Government Grant Fund 2220.
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To authorize the Executive Director of CelebrateOne to accept a grant from Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services expenses to cover program costs, teen reproductive health education, and a crib distribution program led by Columbus Public Health Department; to authorize the appropriation $799,999.30 within the General Government Grants Fund; to authorize the expenditure of an amount up to $70,000.00 by Columbus Public Health to purchase cribs through Cribs for Kids; to authorize not for profit service contracts and expenditures with Nationwide Children’s Hospital for an amount up to $250,000.00 and Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio for an amount up to $80,000.00; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer appropriations between object classes; to authorize reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to the signing of the contract and passage of this legislation from an after April 1, 2025; and to declare an emergency. ($799,999.30)
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WHEREAS, grant funds in the amount of $799,999.30 have been awarded to the Office of CelebrateOne through the Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services for safe sleep and neighborhood initiatives focused on teen health education; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Director of CelebrateOne is authorized to accept the grant in an amount of up to $799,999.30; and
WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health is a partner on this grant for up to $70,000.00 for the purchase of cribs from the Cribs for Kids program; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Director of CelebrateOne is authorized to enter into non-profit contracts with Nationwide Children’s Hospital for an amount of up to $250,000.00 and Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio for delivery of teen reproductive health education services for an amount of up to $80,000.00; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to appropriate the grant funding and expenditure of up to $799,999.30 within the General Governmental Grant Fund #2220; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to allow payment for invoices prior to the signing of the contract and passage of this legislation from an after April 1, 2025 for Grant reimbursement due to the ongoing work in the community; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to allow the City Auditor to transfer appropriations between object classes and grant numbers as needed upon request by CelebrateOne; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health and the Mayor’s CelebrateOne Program in that it is immediately necessary to authorize Executive Director of CelebrateOne to accept this grant from Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services, and to appropriate these funds within the General Government Fund 2220 for CelebrateOne and Columbus Public Health programs in order to meet grant time lines and deliverable schedules 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 Executive Director of CelebrateOne is hereby authorized and directed to accept a grant award of $799,999.30 from Franklin County Department of Job and Family to cover program expenses, teen reproductive health education, and a crib distribution program with Columbus Public Health Department for April 2025 through June 2026, and that reimbursement of expenses incurred prior the signing of the contract and passage of this legislation from an after April 1, 2025, are hereby authorized.
SECTION 2. That the grant award of up to $799,999.30 from Franklin County Department of Jobs and Family Services is appropriated per the funding template attached to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the Executive Director of CelebrateOne is hereby authorized to enter into a not for profit service agreement with Nationwide Children’s Hospital for a teen reproductive education program and to expend up to $250,000.00 for students enrolled in Columbus Public secondary schools.
SECTION 4. That the Executive Director of CelebrateOne is hereby authorized to enter into a not for profit service agreement with Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio for a teen peer-to-peer reproductive health program and to expend up to $80,000.00.
SECTION 5. That the City Auditor is authorized to transfer appropriations between object classes and grant numbers as needed upon request by the CelebrateOne.
SECTION 6. That the Executive Director of CelebrateOne and the Columbus Public Health Commissioner is authorized to expend up to $70,000.00 for safe sleep cribs and kits from Cribs for Kids for distribution for families needing safe sleep resources.
SECTION 7. That from the unappropriated monies in the General Government Fund 2220, and from all monies estimated to come into said Fund from any and all sources for the period ending June 30th 2026, the sum of $799,999.30 upon receipt of an executed grant agreement, and any eligible interest earned during the grant period is hereby appropriated per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 8. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Sections shall be paid upon the order of the Executive Director of CelebrateOne and/or the Mayor, and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 9. That at the end of the grant period, any repayment of unencumbered balances required by the grantor is hereby authorized and any unused city match monies may be transferred back to the City fund from which they originated in accordance with all applicable grant agreements.
SECTION 10. 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 11. 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.