Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to amend several Empowerment Zone contracts with the Columbus Compact Corporation by granting time extensions to Economic Opportunities contract DL007854, Neighborhood Life contract DL011081, and Community Values and Cultural Life contract DL011077. The original contracts were scheduled to expire on June 30, 2005. Per a Compact board-approved proposal, the modifications will extend the contracts through December 31, 2007, an extension of thirty (30) months. Additionally, DL010139 was scheduled to expire on August 31, 2006 and will be modified to extend through December 31, 2007, an extension of sixteen (16) months. This legislation is necessary to allow Columbus Compact's sub-recipient contracts allocated under these programs to close out and continue to administer on-going activities related to Round II centerpiece Initiatives of the Empowerment Zone Strategic Plan.
This legislation is presented as an emergency to provide the Columbus Compact with additional time to implement on-going programs without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: None. No additional funds are required.
Title
To authorize the Director of Development to amend four Empowerment Zone contracts with the Columbus Compact Corporation by extending the term of the contracts to December 31, 2007; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to amend several Empowerment Zone (EZ) contracts: EZ Economic Opportunities contract DL 007854, EZ Neighborhood Life contract DL011081, and EZ Community Values and Cultural Life contracts DL011077 and DL010139 with the Columbus Compact Corporation by extending the contracts through December 31, 2007; and
WHEREAS, these amendments will provide the Columbus Compact Corporation with additional time to provide EZ Economic Opportunity, Community Values & Cultural Life and Neighborhood Init...
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