Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with the Community Shelter Board. The contract will provide a total of $902,734 to support the Rebuilding Lives Program. The Rebuilding Lives Plan is a two-pronged approach to ending homelessness and literally "rebuilding lives". The first prong is meeting the short-term needs of homeless men and women through an improved safety net of emergency shelter. The second prong is the meeting of long-term needs through the development and operation of permanent supportive housing.
Funds are used to meet the housing and homelessness needs identified in the 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan. Supportive services will consist of coordination of necessary social services for homeless men and referrals for homeless men and women to physical and mental health agencies. This funding assures operations and services for Rebuilding Lives units in Columbus.
Emergency action is requested to allow vital program services to continue without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this contract consists of $831,705 from the 2015 General Fund and $71,029 from the 2015 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Fund for a total of $902,734.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contract with the Community Shelter Board to support the Rebuilding Lives Program; to authorize the expenditure of $831,705.00 from the General Fund and $71,029.00 from the Community Development Block Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($902,734.00)
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WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to enter into a contract with the Community Shelter Board; and
WHEREAS, the Community Shelter Board desires to establish a contract to support the Rebuilding Lives Program; and
WHEREAS, the Rebuilding Lives Plan is designed to meet the short-term needs of homeless men through an improved safety net of emergency shelter as well as meet the long-term needs through the development and operation of permanent supportive housing; and
WHEREAS, funds are used to meet the housing and homelessness needs identified in the 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan. Supportive services will consist of coordination of necessary social services for homeless men and referrals for homeless men and women to physical and mental health agencies; and
WHEREAS, this funding assures operations and services for Rebuilding Lives units in Columbus; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract with the Community Shelter Board to support the Rebuilding Lives Program so that necessary services will not be interrupted, all for the preservation of 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 enter into a contract with the Community Shelter Board to provide funding to support the Rebuilding Lives Program.
SECTION 2. That this contract is awarded pursuant to the relevant provisions of Chapter 329 of City Code relating to the process for awarding not-for-profit service contracts.
SECTION 3. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $831,705.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the General Fund, Department of Development, Division 44-10, Fund 010, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337, OCA Code 440284.
SECTION 4. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $71,029.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Community Development Block Grant Fund, Department of Development, Division 44-10, Fund 248, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337, OCA 445246.
SECTION 5. 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 6. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which 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.