Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to modify contract EL007413 with the Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County (AHT) for the Home Again Program. The modification will provide $5,664.36 from the Housing Preservation Fund for the purpose of continuing the city's support of the Home Again Program. Funds are made available from a cancelled contract in the Home Again Program. The Home Again Program addresses blight through the acquisition and rehabilitation of vacant houses to increase the supply of decent, safe, sanitary and affordable housing as well as to enhance neighborhood revitalization activities.
Emergency action is requested so that the AHT can continue to provide these services without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: $5,664.36 will be expended from the City's Housing Preservation Fund. Funds are made available from a cancelled contract in the Home Again Program.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify a contract with the Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County to continue support of the Home Again Program; to authorize the expenditure of $5,664.36 from the Housing Preservation Fund, 2009 Capital Improvements Budget; and to declare an emergency. ($5,664.36)
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Whereas, the Home Again Program addresses blight through the acquisition and rehabilitation of vacant houses to increase the supply of decent, safe, sanitary and affordable housing as well as to enhance neighborhood revitalization activities; and
Whereas, the Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County (AHT) will receive an additional $5,664.36; and
Whereas, funds are made available from a cancelled contract in the Home Again Program; and
Whereas, the funds are from the City's Housing Preservation Fund, 2009 Capital Improvements Budget; and
Whereas, emergency action is requested to avoid interruptions in program services; and
Whereas, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development, Housing Division, in that it is immediately necessary to expend the aforementioned loan funds and extend the period of the contract, thereby preserving 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 the Department of Development is hereby authorized to modify the Home Again Program contract EL007413 with the Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County by increasing the contract amount by $5,664.36.
Section 2. That for the purposes stated in Sections 1 above, the expenditure of $5,664.36 or so much thereof as may be necessary and be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Housing Preservation Fund, Department of Development, Department 44-10, Fund 782, Object Level One 06, Object Level Three 6616, OCA Code 782001, Project 782001.
Section 3. That in the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part thereof, 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.