Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to modify a grant agreement with the Community Shelter Board by adding an amount up to $700,000.00 to provide housing support and service coordination for the residents of the Colonial Village apartment complex. Funding will be advanced to the agency on a predetermined schedule.
Original Agreement $ 600,000.00 Ord. 3381-2023 PO422453
Modification No. 1 $3,000,000.00 Ord. 0388-2024 PO435036
Modification No. 2 $ 700,000.00 Ord. 1000-2024 ACPO010431
Modification No. 3 $ 700,000.00
Total $5,000,000.00
Throughout December 2023 and January 2024 over 300 households were relocated to temporary housing due to unsafe and unhealthy conditions at the Colonial Village Apartment complex. The Community Shelter Board is providing each household with temporary housing at a hotel or motel, and coordinating the provision of meals, transportation, and access to a relocation specialist and other support services.
That Columbus City Council acknowledges and defines as operating costs inherent to the mission of this non-profit the purchase of food and non-alcoholic beverages for populations experiencing homelessness, housing insecurity, and/or food insecurity. Any or all of the expenditure authorized by this ordinance may be spent toward payment of food and non-alcoholic beverage expenses for such populations. Expenses incurred prior to the creation of a purchase order may be reimbursed. However, in no case may food and non-alcoholic beverage expenses incurred prior to the date of the original legislation adoption be reimbursed. City Council declares that the expenditure on food and non-alcoholic beverage expenses authorized by this ordinance to be for a proper public purpose.
The number of residents being temporarily housed by the Community Shelter Board has grown to 1300 since the initial $600,000.00 was allocated for this project on December 14, 2023. In order to f...
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