Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the modification of Contract EL007229 with the Columbus Housing Partnership (CHP) to change the agreement's scope of work. The City's original contract agreement with CHP outlined the use of HOME match funds to assist in the implementation of their HUD Asset Control Area (ACA) initiative. However, CHP has suspended its ACA initiative and desires to use the funds for a similar purpose, "to acquire and rehabilitate homes in the Columbus area for homeownership". The modification will allow CHP to accomplish this purpose using a pool of houses greater than a HUD-foreclosed housing pool.
Emergency action is requested to proceed with projects that are ready to begin.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No additional funds are necessary for this contract modification.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify a contract with Columbus Housing Partnership in order to change the scope of work; and to declare an emergency.
Body
Whereas, the Director of the Department of Development desires to modify Contract EL007229 between the City of Columbus and the Columbus Housing Partnership (CHP); and
Whereas, this modification will allow the CHP to use HOME match funds for eligible housing projects and primarily for the acquisition and rehabilitation of housing for sale to qualified homebuyers in compliance with US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations; and
Whereas, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development, Housing Division, in that it is immediately necessary to modify Contract EL007229 between the City of Columbus and the Columbus Housing Partnership, all for the preservation of the public peace, property, health safety and welfare; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized
to modify Contr...
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