Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to enter into various agreements, as necessary, to accept funding from payments, grants, donations or gifts to be provided to the City to assist with the construction renovation and child care addition to the former Reeb School, a historic landmark in the City's South Side. The facility will be known as the Reeb Avenue Center.
The former Reeb Avenue Elementary School is located at 280 East Reeb Avenue. It will be renovated and expanded to house non-profit organizations to provide programs and services that meet the needs of the neighborhood. The Reeb Avenue School was originally constructed in 1906. This project will renovate the historic portion of the building as well as the approximate 4,500 sq. ft. gymnasium addition that was constructed in 1968. The classroom portion of the 1968 addition will be demolished and replaced with an addition of approximately 18,000 sq. ft. for a daycare center.
The following organizations are the prospective tenants:
· South Side Learning & Development Center
· Boys and Girls Club of Columbus
· City of Columbus Pride Center
· St. Stephen’s Community House
· Central Ohio Workforce Investment Corporation (COWIC)
· Godman Guild and Connect Ohio
· Community Development for All People
· Ruling Our Experience (ROX)
· American Red Cross
· Lutheran Social Services
The City of Columbus currently owns, and will continue to own, the building. A non-profit organization, the Reeb Avenue Center, is awaiting approval of its tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status from the IRS and will be formed to govern and serve as master tenant of the Reeb Avenue Center. Tenants will enter into lease agreements with the Board of the Reeb Avenue Center. Tenants will be expected to pay rents to cover the operating expenses of the Center and for the establishment of a capital fund reserve.
FISCAL IMPACT: The construction estimate for this renovation is estima...
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