Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to modify a grant agreement with the Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio (WDBCO) to change some of the scope of services in a grant agreement.
Columbus City Council approved ordinance 2868-2020 on December 7, 2020, to provide CARES Act funding support for WDBCO to renovate their spaces to change the flow of people and to install hard surfaces that can be easily cleaned in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
The grant agreement includes a requirement that all invoices be submitted for reimbursement by March 31, 2021. Due to vendor delays in delivering all items eligible for reimbursement under the grant agreement, some items are now expected to be delivered in April. The department and WDBCO will arrive at a new agreed upon date by which invoices must be submitted.
Original agreement $400,000.00 ord. 2868-2020 PO254183
Modification 1 $ 0.00
Total contract amount $400,000.00
Emergency legislation is requested in order execute the grant agreement modification as soon as possible to ensure reimbursement ability at the earliest time possible.
Contract Compliance: the vendor number is 018152 and contract compliance expires 11/19/2022.
Fiscal Impact: no funding is needed for this modification.
Title
To authorize the Director of Development to modify a grant agreement with Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio (WDBCO) to change some of the scope of services; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, Columbus City Council approved ordinance 2868-2020 on December 7, 2020, to provide support for WDBCO to renovate their spaces to change the flow of people and to install hard surfaces that can be easily cleaned in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, due to COVID-19 related delays, some items eligible for reimbursement under the grant agreement will not be delivered until after the date the final invoice is due to the City; and
WHEREAS, the department finds it necessary to modify the grant agreement to change when the final invoices are due; 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 to modify the grant agreement as soon as possible to ensure reimbursement at the earliest time possible, such immediate action being necessary for the preservation of the public health, peace, property and safety; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Department of Development is authorized to modify a grant agreement with the Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio (WDBCO) to change some of the scope of services.
SECTION 2. 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 approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.