Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Columbus/Franklin County Affordable Housing Trust Corporation (Corporation) combines public and private funding through a variety of sources to support the development of housing within the City. Both rental units and homeownership projects are developed. In 2004 the City will commit its annual contribution of the hotel/motel tax receipts to the Corporation at an estimated $995,000.00 or whatever greater or lesser sum of money may be received through the portion of the Hotel/Motel Excise Tax fund allocated to the Columbus/Franklin County Affordable Housing Trust Corporation by the calculation contained in Article 4, Section A of the July 24, 2001 contract between the City of Columbus and the Columbus/Franklin County Affordable Housing Trust Corporation.
This legislation authorizes and directs the appropriation of $995,000.00 from the Hotel/Motel Excise Tax fund and authorizes the expenditure of said funds to the Columbus/Franklin County Affordable Housing Trust Corporation in accordance with an agreement between the City and the Corporation.
This legislation is presented as an emergency because of the need to continue program services without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: The $995,000.00 (or greater or lesser sum as set forth in the contract) annual contribution comes from the hotel/motel excise tax receipts.
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To authorize and direct the appropriation of $995,000.00 (or greater or lesser sum as set forth in the contract) from the Hotel/Motel Excise Tax fund and to authorize the expenditure of said funds to the Columbus/Franklin County Affordable Housing Trust Corporation in accordance with an agreement between the City and the Corporation regarding the use of said funds in order to facilitate the production of affordable housing and enhance home ownership opportunities in Columbus; and to declare an emergency. ($995,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Mayor commissioned a Columbus Housing Task Force (Task...
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