Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Columbus Partnership, a non-profit consultant of the Paul G. Allen Philanthropies Vulcan grant for the Smart City Program, to enter into a planned contract modification with Electrification Coalition relative to the electrification and consumer adoption support and consultation services necessary to support the Smart City initiative.
In 2016, the City of Columbus pursued and won the Vulcan grant from the Paul G. Allen Philanthropies with the goal of laying a practical path to replacing carbon-based fuel consumption through critical system improvements that increase safety, reduce carbon emissions, and enhance mobility.
The grant agreement with the Paul G. Allen Philanthropies allows the use of not-for-profit consultant. To that end, the city’s Chief Innovation Officer, through Ordinance 1279-2018 approved by Council on 6/4/18, requested to make the Columbus Partnership a not-for-profit consultant to lead initiatives aimed at encouraging electric vehicle adoption by individuals, public entities, and private employers and increasing charging infrastructure locally.
The intent of this planned contract modification is to provide for the continuation of the electrification and consumer adoption support and consultation services necessary to support the Smart City initiative. Electrification Coalition shall continue to be readily available to perform such tasks when requested by the Columbus Partnership. Services on request and detailed scopes for individual deployment projects will be developed as requested and work will be authorized as individual scopes are developed.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
The Electrification Coalition does not currently have a contract compliance number with the City of Columbus.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
There is no immediate fiscal impact to the City. ACPO003882 was established per Ordinance 0045-2019 to allow payment of project costs to the Columbus Partnership within Fund 7768 Sma...
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