Explanation
Background: This legislation authorizes an amendment to Ordinance No. 0202-2025, passed by Columbus City Council on February 5, 2025, to allow for addition of one of the Landlords the City pays rent to which was inadvertently omitted.
Ordinance No. 0202-2025, passed by Columbus City Council on February 5, 2025, authorized the Director of Finance and Management to pay rent associated with six lease agreements for office space at existing locations.
After ordinance passage it was discovered that, although the total sum of appropriated funds is correct, one of the six Landlords the City pays rent to was omitted. The additional Landlord to be added is Center for Child and Family Advocacy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital dba, The Center for Family Safety and Healing.
Fiscal Impact: There is no fiscal impact to the City associated with amendment ($0.00).
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to prevent further delays and allow the added Landlord to be paid rent as soon as possible.
Principal Parties:
Center for Child and Family Advocacy at Nationwide Children's Hospital
dba The Center for Family Safety and Healing
655 E. Livingston Ave.
Columbus, Ohio 43205
c/o Karen Days - President
Contract Compliance Number 000086
Title
To amend Ordinance No. 0202-2025, passed by Columbus City Council on February 5, 2025 to allow for addition of one of the Landlords the City pays rent to which was inadvertently omitted; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 0202-2025, passed by Columbus City Council on February 5, 2025, authorized the Director of Finance and Management to pay rent associated with six lease agreements for office space at existing locations; and
WHEREAS, after ordinance passage it was discovered that, although the total sum of appropriated funds is correct, one of the six Landlords the City pays rent to was omitted from the authorizing ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Office of Finance and Management requests that Ordinance No. 0202-2025 be amended in order to include the additional Landlord; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Finance and Management in that it is immediately necessary to amend Ordinance 0202-2025, passed by Columbus City Council on February 5, 2025, to prevent further delays and allow the Landlord to be paid the annual rent due by the City as soon as possible, all for the immediate 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 Section 1 of Ordinance No. 0202-2025 is hereby amended as follows, additions in bold:
SECTION 1. That the Finance and Management Director, on behalf of the Real Estate Management Office, is hereby authorized to expend funds for the payment of rent for existing lease agreements with Franklin County Commissioners, Center for Child and Family Advocacy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital dba, The Center for Family Safety and Healing, YDT Sinclair Road LLC, Columbus Downtown Development Corporation (2), Integrated-Fairfield Holdings, LLC and an internal Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Public Utilities for the lease of office space.
SECTION 2. That existing Section 1 of Ordinance No. 0202-2025 and all references in the Background section and recitals of Ordinance No. 0202-2025 inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. That all provisions of Ordinance No. 0202-2025 not expressly repealed herein shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. That for the reason 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 ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.