City of Columbus - File #: 0974-2006

• File #: 0974-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/18/2006
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 6/12/2006
• Final action: 6/14/2006
• Title: To authorize the transfer of $30,000.00 within the General Government Grant Fund from the Public Safety Department Director's Office to the Refuse Collection Division; to authorize the Public Service Director to enter into a contract with Keep America Beautiful, Incorporated, to evaluate efforts to reduce negative environmental conditions related to crime consistent with the anti-gang initiative intent of a grant received from the United States Department of Justice for the Refuse Collection Division, Keep Columbus Beautiful Program; to authorize the expenditure of $30,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed from the General Government Grant Fund and to declare an emergency. ($30,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/14/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
6/14/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
6/12/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
6/12/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/2/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/2/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/2/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/2/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
6/2/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/2/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/1/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
6/1/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/31/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/31/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/31/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/22/2006	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/22/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/18/2006	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
The City of Columbus has been awarded a $296,168.00 grant by the United States Department of Justice to bolster anti-gang activity. This grant was authorized for acceptance and funds appropriated within the General Government Grant Fund by Ordinance 0356-2006 passed by City Council March 6, 2006. Anti-gang initiatives will be pursued by the Public Safety Director's Office and the Public Service Department, Refuse Collection Division, Keep Columbus Beautiful (KCB) program. That ordinance appropriated $220,168.00 to the Safety Director's Office and $76,000.00 to the Refuse Collection Division based on the preliminary grant budget.

The Refuse Collection Division, Keep Columbus Beautiful program, desires to enter into a contract with Keep America Beautiful, Incorporated, to provide evaluation services and reporting on KCB's work to abate negative environmental conditions and build coalitions within a target area bounded by Whittier Street, Mooberry Street, Parsons Avenue and Rhodes Avenue as set forth in the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Grant award. These activities will primarily consist of litter collection, graffiti removal, community beautification and gardening. This evaluation/reporting function will be critical in determining the success of the program and in identifying any adjustments needed for optimum success should the grant be renewed.

The evaluation services envisioned under this contract are best provided by an experienced outside third party in lieu of existing Refuse Collection Division employees, as these employees must actually perform the job duties being evaluated.

Keep America Beautiful, Incorporated, is the likely and logical organization to perform this evaluation/reporting function. Founded in 1953, it is the nation's largest not-for-profit volunteer-based community action organization dedicated to litter and graffiti prevention, bea...