Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Columbus Health Department, through grant funds from the Ohio Department of Health, operates clinics for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program. The building located at 5253 Cleveland Avenue was leased from the then building owner, Scott Family Legacy, LLC as one of the WIC clinic sites. The building was sold to Masjid-As-Salaamah Inc. in August 2010.
This legislation authorizes the assignment of all present and future business relating to the lease agreement with Scott Family Legacy, LLC, to Masjid-As-Salaamah Inc. (Contract Compliance # 271806090). This ordinance also authorizes the City Auditor to assign the fund balance of Certificate AC _030490__________________, which was approved by City Council on December 9, 2009 by Ordinance No. 1645-2009, to Masjid-As-Salaamah Inc.
In order to coincide with WIC's annual grant period, each one-year renewal term shall commence on October 1st and terminate on September 30th of the following year. The WIC budget provides $184,439.50 for the lease of real property to be used as clinic space for the WIC Program.
Property Owner Number of sq ft Price Per Sq Ft. Contract Compliance
Masjid-As-Salaamah Inc. 2,900 $14.20 271806090
Emergency action is requested in order to allow the WIC clinic to continue offering program services to the community as quickly as possible.
Fiscal Impact The lease payment cited above is entirely funded by the WIC grant. This grant does not generate revenue or require a City match.
Title
To authorize the City Auditor to assign the remaining Certificate balance; and to authorize the Board of Health to assign all present and future City of Columbus business with Scott Family Legacy pursuant to the lease of property at 5253 Cleveland Avenue to Masjid-As-Salaamah Inc.,for the lease of clinic space for the WIC program, for the period of September 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010; to authorize the expenditure of $3,431.67 from the Health Department Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency ($3,431.67)
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WHEREAS, the Ohio Department of Health has designated the Columbus Health Department as primary grantee agency and fund administrator for all WIC programs in Franklin County; and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance 1645-2009 authorized and directed the Director of the Department of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Columbus Health Department, to renew a lease contract with Scott Family Legacy, LLC for the lease of clinic space at 5253 Cleveland Ave, for the WIC program, for the period of September 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010; and,
WHEREAS, in August 2010, Scott Family Legacy, LLC sold the space at 5253 Cleveland Ave, Columbus, Ohio to Masjid-As-Salaamah Inc.; and,
WHEREAS, the City desires, for the benefit of the Columbus Health Department, to authorize the assignment of the lease agreement from Scott Family Legacy, LLC to the new building owner Masjid-As-Salaamah Inc. for the rental of real property containing 2,900 square feet of space at 5253 Cleveland Ave, Columbus, OH; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Health in that it is immediately necessary to assign the lease as described herein, with automatic options to renew the lease if so desired, in order to allow the WIC clinic to continue offering program services to the community 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 assignment of the lease from Scott Family Legacy, LLC to Masjid-As-Salaamah Inc. is hereby authorized, and all present and future City business relating to the lease agreement for 5253 Cleveland Avenue shall be directed to the new owner.
SECTION 2. That to pay the costs of said lease, the expenditure of $3,431.67 is hereby authorized from the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 251, Division No. 50-01, as follows:
Object Object
Property Owner OCA Level 01 Level 03 Amount
Masjid-As-
Salaamah Inc. 509116 03 3301 $3,431.67
SECTION 3. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes necessary to ensure that this contract is properly accounted for and recorded accurately on the City's financial records. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any changes to revise the funding source for any contract or contract modifications associated with this ordinance
SECTION 4. That for 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.