Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Office of CelebrateOne has been awarded additional funding from the Ohio Department of Medicaid, in partnership with the State’s Managed Care Plans. CelebrateOne has been designated as the primary grantee organization and administrator for this grant. This ordinance is to modify by extending and increasing the current contracts for 10 partner organizations for a period of 6 months through June 30, 2022 in the amount not to exceed $808,725.59.
The contracts named in the approved grant application include:
The Center for Healthy Families $ 20,491.05
Heart of Ohio Family Health Centers $ 52,492.20
Men for the Movement $ 19,643.75
Moms2B/The Ohio State University $ 197,801.45
Nationwide Children’s Hospital $ 140,356.88
OhioHealth $ 31,928.48
Physicians CareConnection $ 176,479.56
PrimaryOne Health $ 19,693.18
Restoring Our Own Through Transformation $ 89,300.63
YMCA of Central Ohio $ 60,538.41
Total $ 808,725.59
Additionally, this ordinance authorizes the ACPO005169 balance of $17,714.00 from Ordinance 3165-2019 to be included as part of the Moms2B/The Ohio State University contract as listed above. The original vendor was not able to enter into contract and fulfill the grant deliverables.
EMERGENCY ACTION: This ordinance is submitted as an emergency as to not delay continued program services and to allow the financial transactions to be posted to the City’s accounting system as soon as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Enhanced Maternal Health Program is funded entirely by the Ohio Department of Medicaid. This program does not generate any revenue or require a City match. This ordinance is contingent on the passage of Ordinance No. 3091-2021, which authorizes the acceptance and appropriation of $1,130,000.00 in Ohio Department of Medicaid grant monies to fund the Enhanced Maternal Health Program.
Title
To authorize the Executive Director of the Office of CelebrateOne to modify various contracts for the Enhanced Maternal Health Program; to authorize the expenditure of $808,725.59 from the General Government Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($808,725.59)
Body
WHEREAS, the Ohio Department of Medicaid has designated CelebrateOne as the primary grantee and administrator for this grant; and
WHEREAS, The Center for Healthy Families, Heart of Ohio Family Health Centers, Men for the Movement, Moms2B/The Ohio State University, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, OhioHealth, Physicians CareConnection, PrimaryOne Health, Restoring Our Own Through Transformation, and YMCA of Central Ohio will need to extend and increase their current contract for 6 months from December 31, 2021 to June 30, 2022 to provide various services to meet all of the grant deliverables required by the Ohio Department of Medicaid; and
WHEREAS, ACPO005169 funding is now authorized to be used for The Ohio State University/Moms2B contract; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Office of CelebrateOne in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Executive Director to modify, by extending and increasing, various contracts to continue their work without interruption, 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 Executive Director of the Office of CelebrateOne is hereby authorized to modify contracts with the following agencies for a six month extension and increasing funding in order to meet grant deliverables through June 30, 2022 in a total amount not to exceed $808,725.59.
The Center for Healthy Families $ 20,491.05
Heart of Ohio Family Health Centers $ 52,492.20
Men for the Movement $ 19,643.75
Moms2B/The Ohio State University $ 197,801.45
Nationwide Children’s Hospital $ 140,356.88
OhioHealth $ 31,928.48
Physicians CareConnection $ 176,479.56
PrimaryOne Health $ 19,693.18
Restoring Our Own Through Transformation $ 89,300.63
YMCA of Central Ohio $ 60,538.41
Total $ 808,725.59
SECTION 2. That to pay the costs of said contracts, the expenditure of $808,725.59 is hereby authorized from the General Government Grant Fund, Fund 2220, 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 and to make any accounting changes necessary to ensure that these contracts are properly accounted for and recorded accurately on the City’s financial records.
SECTION 5. 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.