Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Office of Violence Prevention to enter into contracts with The Saunders Company LLC and Canvaas Consulting LLC for community outreach, education, and engagement activities related to violence prevention. Both the Saunders Company and Canvaas Consulting have experience in creating campaigns that target the unique demographic disproportionately impacted by community violence. It is therefore necessary to engage these companies, as their competencies and understanding of the impacted communities will help ensure the creation of a campaign that will connect with this community in order for the campaign to be impactful and effective. In addition to direct consulting services, this ordinance also seeks authorization to encumber funding for various ancillary needs such as advertising, merchandise, community events (including food and beverage), and other related campaign costs. Finally, this ordinance authorizes a consulting and advisory services contract for violence intermediation, public safety, and gang intervention. These services are needed to inform and advise the continued build-out of the Columbus Violence Intervention program.
The Saunders Company LLC; Tax ID 464722967; Vendor Account # 008789, CC-008789
Canvaas Consulting LLC; Tax ID 823821580; Vendor Account # 031214, CC-031214
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: The Office of Violence Prevention respectfully requests this legislation be considered an emergency in order for needed community violence prevention programming can be implemented as quickly as possible.
Bid Waiver Justification: A waiver of the competitive bidding provisions of Columbus City Code is being requested due to the specialized nature of the consulting services and related programmatic costs necessary for successful programmatic implementation.
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $220,000.00 collectively from the General Fund with The Saunders Compa...
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