Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to amend the Mile on High contract with The Neighborhood Design Center by extending the time of the contract to May 31, 2013 from January 31, 2013. The additional time will allow the Neighborhood Design Center to continue to provide services to businesses within the "Mile On High" Program and utilize the remaining $4,722.44 on the contract. Ordinance 1529-2009, passed on November 16, 2009, authorized the Director of Development to enter into agreement with the Neighborhood Design Center to provide services including, design, inventory and visioning services to the "Mile on High" Program. These services would result in increased retail opportunities in Downtown Columbus. Ordinance 1768-2010, passed on December 13, 2010, authorized the Development Director to enter into contract with the Neighborhood Design Center to provide services to the "Mile on High" Program. Columbus City Council also passed Ordinance 1870-2011 on November 14, 2011, authorizing the Director of Development to extend the contract period for services provided to the "Mile on High" Program.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to amend the contract with the Neighborhood Design Center for the "Mile on High" Program by extending the completion of time for the contract to May 31, 2013; and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, the Neighborhood Design Center has provided services to the downtown businesses through the "Mile On High" Program; and
WHEREAS, services in the program include design, inventory and visioning and planning services; and
WHEREAS, the services offered through the "Mile on High" Program would result in increased retail opportunities in Downtown Columbus; and
WHEREAS, Columbus City Council on November 16, by Ordinance 1529-2009, authorized the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contract with the Neighborhood Design Center for the purpose of implementing the "Mile on High" Program; and
WHEREAS, Columbus City Council on December 13, 2010, by Ordinance 1768-2012, authorized the Director of Development to enter into an agreement with the Neighborhood Design Center for the purpose of implementing the "Mile on High" Program; and
WHEREAS, Columbus City Council, on November 14, 2011, by Ordinance 1870-2011, authorized the Director of Development to extend the contract period for services provided to the "Mile on High "Program; and
WHEREAS, a contract extension is needed for the "Mile on High" Program to utilize the remaining $4,722.44 and continue to provide services to businesses located in the Downtown Columbus; and
WHEREAS, a contract extension is needed to allow the contract to extend until May 31, 2013 from January 31, 2013; and
WHEREAS, emergency legislation is requested to allow the Neighborhood Design Center to continue providing services to the "Mile on High" Program; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to extend the contract period to the Neighborhood Design Center for the "Mile on High" Program in order to preserve 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 Development Director is hereby authorized to amend the contract with the Neighborhood Design Center by extending the time of the "Mile on High Program" to May 31, 2013 from January 31, 2013.
Section 2. That for 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 passage and approval by the Mayor or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.