Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into an agreement with Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio (LSS) a nonprofit, 501c3 organization. The funds provided by the agreement will be used to perform the renovations of a vacant building located at 245 N. Grant Avenue for the new administrative facility for LSS Faith Mission. This 20,000 square foot building is being redeveloped from its former use as a floral distribution facility into the new administrative facility for the offices, medical, optical and dental services, and a much larger dining hall and community kitchen. The building HVAC, electrical and plumbing systems are being retrofitted and improved for its new use in addition to adding restrooms, demising walls for all the new offices, new flooring and lighting. The new community kitchen will nearly triple the available seating capacity from its former site located at 151 N. Sixth St. which currently serves nearly 17,000 clients monthly. It will also be more efficient and equipped with both previously used and new appliances necessary to prepare the needed meals. In addition, the former community kitchen space at 151 N. Sixth St. Men’s Shelter will be gutted and renovations will occur in order to develop a resource center complete with computer work stations which homeless clients can use to access employment and housing opportunities. The roof will also be improved along with some necessary exterior facade repairs and a new entrance to the building is to be installed. The cost of acquisition and contracted work for this building is approximately $2,000,000.00.
Emergency action is necessary to allow for the LSS Faith Mission to continue its renovation process without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: A portion of the funding needed for this project will come from cancelling $275,000.00 from an Auditor Certificate. The remaining funding will be transferred between projects to provide s...
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