City of Columbus - File #: 1209-2025

• File #: 1209-2025
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: First Reading
• File created: 4/29/2025
• In control: Economic Development & Small and Minority Business Committee
• On agenda: 6/30/2025
• Title: To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a Grant Agreement in an amount up to $2,000,000.00 with the Mid-Ohio Foodbank dba Mid-Ohio Food Collective for the Mid-Ohio Food Collective - Eastland Prosperity Center project; to authorize the appropriation of funds within the Income Set Aside Subfund and the Development Taxable Bonds Fund; to authorize the transfer of cash between the Income Tax Set Aside Subfund and the Development Taxable Bond Fund; to authorize the expenditure of up to $2,000,000.00 within the Development Taxable Bond Fund; and to allow for the reimbursement of expenditures prior to the purchase order. ($2,000,000.00)

Explanation

BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a Grant Agreement with the Mid-Ohio Foodbank dba Mid-Ohio Food Collective in an amount up to $2,000,000.00 for the organization’s new Eastland Prosperity Center.

The Mid-Ohio Food Collective is a non-profit organization that services twenty counties in Ohio. Their mission is to end hunger one nourishing meal at a time while co-creating communities where everyone thrives. The Mid-Ohio Food Collective is currently renovating a vacant 67,000 square foot former grocery store into a multi-purpose thriving center called the Eastland Prosperity Center and anchored by the Mid-Ohio Market and the Mid-Ohio Kitchen.

The new Prosperity center will offer emergency feeding services, primary health care, medical pharmacy services, benefits navigation assistance, and additional supportive services identified in partnership with the community. The Eastland Prosperity Center will host an on-site production kitchen, dedicated healthcare facilities offered in partnership with The OSU Total Heath Care Center, and customized office space for a variety of social service providers.

This legislation seeks to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with the Mid-Ohio Foodbank dba Mid-Ohio Food Collective for $2,000,000.00. Grant funding will be used to pay for costs related to the planning, designing, and construction of the Eastland Prosperity Center. Approval is also requested for reimbursement of expenses incurred on or after July 1, 2023 prior to execution of the purchase order.

2. FISCAL IMPACTS
Funding for this project will not be available to the Department of Development until the bonds are sold related to the 2024 Capital Improvement Budget and are available at a future date, therefore it is necessary to certify the required funds, in the amount up to $2,000,000.00, against the General Fund 1000, Income Tax Set Asi...