Explanation
This lease agreement will be the first that we have had with Holy Family Church. Holy Family Church will utilize Harrison House and the Sullivant Land Office building as office, meeting and gallery space for the Jubilee Museum currently located at the Holy Family Church, 584 W. Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215.
Holy Family Church will work with Columbus Recreation and Parks to do some improvements to Harrison House (no maintenance repairs necessary to the Sullivant Land Office building) such as crack repairs in the ceilings and walls, as well as potentially fixing windows, exterior brick and roofing. The building is currently unoccupied.
Holy Family Church will take over the utility costs and minor maintenance of the buildings.
Holy Family Church and Jubilee Museum are located at 584 W. Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio, 43215, and phone #: 221-4323. Pastor and Curator of Jubilee Museum is Father Kevin Lutz.
The public will benefit from the Holy Family utilizing the buildings for the opportunity to view the gallery as well as create a potential partnership with the Franklinton Historical Society and neighborhood.
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Title
To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into a lease agreement with the Holy Family Catholic Church to occupy the Harrison House and the Sullivant Land Office building, and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, on behalf of the City of Columbus, Ohio, the Director of Recreation and Parks desires to enter into a management agreement with the Holy Family Catholic Church to occupy the Harrison House and Sullivant Land Office; and
WHEREAS, this organization will provide the opportunity for the public to view the gallery as well as create a potential partnership with the Franklinton Historical Society and neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is necessary to authorize the Director to enter into a lease agreement to occupy the buildings as soon as possible; Now, Therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of Recreation and Parks is hereby authorized to execute those documents approved by the Department of Law, Division of Real Estate, necessary to enter into a lease agreement by and between the City of Columbus, Ohio, and the Holy Family Church and Jubilee Museum.
Section 2. That the terms and conditions of the lease shall be approved in form by the City Attorney's office and shall include the following:
The agreement will be for a term of one (1) year with the option, should both parties agree, for ten (10) successive one (1) year terms.
Section 3. 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 legislation.
Section 4. 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 passage and approval by the Mayor, or 10 days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.