Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a not-for-profit service contract with the Neighborhood Design Center (NDC) in an amount up to $318,000.00 to manage all aspects of the Power of One - Corridor and Parcel Intervention Program and to provide design services to businesses in the Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization (NCR) districts as well as businesses throughout the City of Columbus. The ultimate goal of these initiatives is to improve aspects of the built environment and to incentivize economic Development in the city.
Building upon their experience assisting the Department of Development with design services that focuses on improving the small business build environment in the City of Columbus and Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization Areas (NCR), NDC will manage a program that looks to improve the small business built environment citywide. NDC will assess, evaluate, and recommend projects for city funding under the program. For projects that are funded, NDC will be available to provide design services as needed.
The services included in this not-for-profit service contract cannot be provided by existing city employees because these services are beyond the City’s current staffing capacity to provide.
Emergency action is requested to ensure programming provides continuous revitalization efforts to Columbus’ small businesses.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for the Neighborhood Design Center in an amount up to $318,000.00 is available in the Division’s 2025 General Fund Budget, contingent upon the passage Ordinance 3228-2025 for the third quarter financial review transfer.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: The vendor’s contract compliance 006529 is active and expires on 3/24/27.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a not-for-profit service contract with the Neighborhood Design Center (NDC) in an amount up to $318,000.00 to manage all aspects ...
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