Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Huckleberry House, Inc for their Awareness Campaign and Shelter Upgrade in support of human service programs in the amount of $48,556.02, and to authorize expenditures incurred prior to the execution of the purchase order, starting March 25, 2023.
Ordinance 0281-2022, approved January 31, 2022, authorized a grant in the amount of $72,300.00 to Huckleberry House, Inc. Half of the grant amount was advanced to the organization ($36,150.00). Toward the end of the contract term, the organization reached out for a time extension as they had not expended the total advance, nor requested the remaining balance of the agreement. This modification was inadvertently overlooked and the grant agreement expired. Huckleberry House, Inc. submitted their second payment request at the end of 2023 for the remainder of the grant, $36,150.00. Huckleberry House will refund the portion of the initial grant agreement advance that was not expended before the end of the original contract term, $12,406.02. The Department is returning to Council for approval to establish a grant agreement in the amount of the remaining balance of the original agreement.
Emergency action is requested in order to immediately provide resources necessary to sustain human services programming within vulnerable Columbus communities.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is available in the Division of Administration’s 2024 General Fund budget, this ordinance is contingent on the passage of the 2024 Operating Budget, Ordinance 3011-2023.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested in order to immediately provide resources necessary to sustain human services programming within vulnerable Columbus communities.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: the vendor number is 004307 and expires 3/3/2024. Arrangements are in process with the vendor to update the expiration date prior to the ...
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