Explanation
Background:
Ordinance 1960-2023 authorized the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into a beneficiary grant agreement with United Way of Central Ohio in the amount not to exceed $126,680.00 to support the implementation of the One Linden Schools Initiative (OLSI) at Hamilton STEM Academy and Windsor STEM Academy.
OLSI utilizes the Community Collaboration Model (CCM), an evidence-based model developed by leaders at the Community and Youth Collaborative Institute at the College of Social Work at the Ohio State University, to directly engage students, parents, guardians, and educators at the two schools.
This legislation authorizes an amendment to Ordinance No. 1960-2023, passed by City Council July 17, 2023, to allow a correction that authorizes the purchase of food and non-alcoholic beverages for the One Linden Schools Initiative community events and will authorize the Interim Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to modify and extend the existing beneficiary agreement with United Way to June 30, 2025.
The legislative language authorizing the purchase of food and non-alcoholic beverage was inadvertently omitted from the legislation. Any cost of food and non-alcoholic beverage incurred before the effective date of the original ordinance will not be reimbursed. Food and non-alcoholic beverage related expenditures will be subject to what is allowable in the respective grant agreement and shall not exceed $15 per person.
The authorization to modify and extend the existing beneficiary agreement with United Way to June 30, 2025 will allow additional time for the OLSI team to continue their work and reach more families in the 2024-2025 school year.
Emergency legislation is necessary to allow for the approval and reimbursement of food and non-alcoholic beverage expenses incurred since the effective date of the contract, and to avoid any program disruption due to the beneficiary grant agreement expiring July 31, 2024.
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