Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Safety to amend the existing contract with the Community Crime Patrol, Inc. by increasing the current agreement by $50,000. The Community Crime Patrol Inc. assists the Division of Police in identifying suspicious activities indicative of criminal behavior and reporting them to the Division of Police. Neighborhoods patrolled include the Hilltop, Franklinton, Merion Southwood, the Ohio State University District and several multi-use trails around the City. The expiration date of this contract is February 2010.
Emergency Designation: This legislation is presented as an emergency to ensure that the community crime patrol program continues without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: This amendment is being funded by a grant award through the 2009 JAG American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). No General Fund or other City funds are needed to match this grant. The total amount of the contract including this modification is $250,000. Legislation No 0326-2009, passed earlier in the year allocated $200,000 to the Community Crime Patrol Inc.
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To authorize and direct the Public Safety Director to amend the existing contract with the Community Crime Patrol Inc., to provide citizen patrollers to assist the Division of Police in the control and prevention of crime in certain neighborhoods; to authorize the expenditure of $50,000 from Public Safety's General Government Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Community Crime Patrol, Inc. program is a proven successful collaboration with the City that uses citizen patrollers to assist the Division of Police in identifying suspicious activities indicative of criminal behavior and reporting them, thus aiding in the control and prevention of crime in neighborhoods and greenway trails; and
WHEREAS, the 2009 JAG (ARRA) awarded $50,000 to the Division of Police to amend the Safety Director's existing contract with the Community Crime Patrol Inc.; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to amend the existing contract with Community Crime Patrol, Inc. by increasing the current agreement by $50,000 to ensure the preservation of the public 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 Public Safety is hereby authorized to amend the existing contract number EL009338 with Community Crime Patrol, Inc. for the purpose of providing citizen patrollers to assist the Division of Police in the identification and reporting of suspicious activity in certain Columbus neighborhoods.
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 Public Safety, Division of Police Division No. 30-03, Safety Grant Fund, 220, OL One 03, OL Three 3337, OCA Code 339135, Grant No 339034, Amount $50,000.00.
SECTION 3. That this contract is awarded pursuant to Section 329.15 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959 as amended.
SECTION 4. That for the 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 (10) days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.