Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into professional services contracts to support the preparation of the City of Columbus' portion of the Joint Columbus and Franklin County Consolidated Plan for 2005-2009. The City of Columbus is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to prepare a Consolidated Plan prior to receiving federal housing and community development monies. The Consolidated Plan is a comprehensive budgetary and planning document that details the community's overall housing, economic development and social services needs and defines strategies to address these needs over a four year period.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to avoid any delays in Consolidated Plan process.
FISCAL IMPACT: A total of $50,000 is allocated from the FY 2003 Community Development Block Grant (C.B.D.G.) Fund.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into agreements for professional services to support the preparation of the City of Columbus' portion of the Joint Columbus and Franklin County Consolidated Plan for 2005-2009; to authorize the expenditure of $50,000 from the Community Development Block Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to enter into professional services contracts to support the preparation of the City of Columbus' portion of the Joint Columbus and Franklin County Consolidated Plan for 2005-2009; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to prepare a Consolidated Plan prior to receiving federal housing and community development monies; and
WHEREAS, the Consolidated Plan is a comprehensive budgetary and planning document that details the community's overall housing, economic development and social services needs and defines strategies to address these needs over a four year period; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into agreements for professional services to support the preparation of the City of Columbus' portion of the Joint Columbus and Franklin County Consolidated Plan for 2005-2009 and to authorize the expenditure of $50,000 from the Community Development Block Grant Fund thereby preserving 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 Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to enter into professional services contracts to support the preparation of the 2005-2009 Consolidated Plan.
Section 2. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $50,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Department of Development, Department No. 44-10, Fund 248, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336, OCA 441127.
Section 3. City Council recognizes that this ordinance does not identify the vendor(s)/contractor(s) with whom the Development Director proposes to contract. City Council understands that by adopting this ordinance the final decision regarding the lowest and best responsive bidder(s) for such contract or contracts is being left to the determination of the Development Director and will be in accordance with Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Code. Due to timing factors City Council is satisfied that it is in the best interests of the City to both authorize and delegate that final contracting decision to the Development Director contingent upon approval by the Equal Business Opportunity Commission Office as it pertains to applicable portions of title 39.
Section 4. 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.