Explanation
Background:
Ordinance No. 2006-2026, passed by Columbus City Council on March 25, 2026, authorized the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into an advance payment grant agreement with the Bronzeville Food Co-op (BFC) to support design planning, predevelopment activities (feasibility study and site analysis), capacity building, and education and outreach activities for a planned physical location in the City's Near East Side Neighborhood.
After ordinance passage it was determined that transitioning the grant to the Cooperative Development Fund of CDS, which serves as a fiscal sponsor for BFC, was necessary, but the Cooperative Development Fund of CDS had to wait for registration with the Ohio Secretary of State’s office.
The correct recipient for this advanced payment grant agreement is the Cooperative Development Fund of CDS.
Fiscal Impact: No additional funding is required.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested in order to prevent delays in on-going projects needed to help start and grow Co-op enterprises.
Title
To amend Ordinance No. 2006-2026, passed by Columbus City Council on March 25, 2026, to change the grantee from the Bronzeville Food Co-op (BFC) to their fiscal agent the Cooperative Development Fund of CDS to help start and grow Co-op enterprises; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2006-2026, passed by Columbus City Council on March 25, 2026, authorized the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into an advance payment grant agreement with the Bronzeville Food Co-op (BFC) to support design planning, predevelopment activities (feasibility study and site analysis), capacity building, and education and outreach activities for a planned physical location in the City's Near East Side Neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, after ordinance passage it was determined that transitioning the grant to the Cooperative Development Fund of CDS, which serves as a fiscal sponsor for BFC, was necessary, but the Cooperat...
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