Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City of Columbus through its Health Department and Board of Health, has a need to provide the services of the Women's Health Services program to residents in the City's Linden area. Therefore, the City through its Director of the Department of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Columbus Health Department (Lessee), desires to enter into a lease agreement with the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA), an Ohio transit authority created pursuant to R.C.§ 306.32, (Lessor) for the use of approximately 2,504 square feet of clinic space located at 1390 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, commonly known as the COTA Linden Transit Center, to be used as clinic space for the provision of women's health services. The 1390 Cleveland Avenue location is within the program's target population and the Department of Health has been a Lessee at this location since December 1999. COTA also leases clinic space in the Linden Transit Center to Children's Hospital. The following ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Columbus Health Department, to execute those documents necessary to enter into a one (1) year lease agreement with, at the Lessee's option and subject to appropriation of necessary rental funds by City Council, the option of two (2) consecutive renewals, each for a one (1) year term. The cost of the lease is $14.50 per square foot and includes all utility, janitorial, security, maintenance, repair and tax costs. The initial term of this lease is for the period of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008.
Emergency action is requested in order to avoid any delays in payments of this lease.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this contract is included in the FY2007 budget for the Health Special Revenue Fund. Monthly payments will be $3,025.67 for a total annual cost of $36,308.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to execute on behalf o...
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