Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with the Ohio CDC Association. The contract is an arm of the Round 10 lead grant and will constitute part of the education/outreach efforts of the grant. HUD wishes for grantees to partner with nonprofit and faith-based organizations. By working with grass roots, neighborhood types of organizations, HUD anticipates easier and more direct contact with community leaders and residents. Thus the hope is that awareness of lead based paint issues will be taken as seriously, which will lead residents to work and live lead safe. The contract will provide $32,500 from the Lead-based Paint Hazard Control Grant Program.
This legislation is presented in an effort to increase the productivity for creating lead safe housing units, the numbers of which will increase as we meet the targets of our Department of Development Housing Services programs and comply with the Title X Federal regulations, which took affect September 15, 2000.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for this expenditure are allocated from the HUD Lead-based Paint Hazard Control Grant.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with the Ohio CDC Association; to authorize the expenditure of $32,500 from the General Government Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($32,500)
Body
Whereas, the Director of the Department of Development desires to enter into a contract with the Ohio CDC Association; and
Whereas, Ohio CDC Association will assist in providing outreach and administrative services under this contract for the City of Columbus, Department of Development. Ohio CDC will carry out all administrative and accounting activities as it supervises a local faith based organization, the Samaritan Project, to accomplish our outreach goals of; training parents and caregivers, referring units for lead hazard control, getting ...
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