Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a not-for-profit service contract with the Neighborhood Design Center (NDC) in an amount up to $200,000.00 to create and manage all aspects of the Power of One-Corridor and Parcel Intervention Program.
The City of Columbus entered into contract with NDC ordinance number 2030-2021 to create and manage all aspects of the Power of One-Corridor and Parcel Intervention Pilot Program. The City of Columbus subsequently entered into another contract with NDC, per ordinance number 1612-2023, to manage all aspects of the Power of One-Corridor and Parcel Intervention Program. The contract ends on August 1, 2024.
The services included in this not-for-profit service contract cannot be provided by existing city employees because these services are beyond the current staffing capacity to provide
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for the Neighborhood Design Center in an amount up to $200,000.00 has been allocated from the 2024 General Fund Budget.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: The vendor’s contract compliance number 006529 is active and expires on 3/16/25.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a not-for-profit service contract with the Neighborhood Design Center (NDC) in an amount up to $200,000.00 to manage all aspects of the Power of One-Corridor and Parcel Intervention Program; and to authorize the expenditure of up to $200,000.00 from the 2024 General Fund Budget. ($200,000.00)
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WHEREAS, small business growth and development is essential to the growth of the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, the Power of One-Corridor and Parcel Intervention Pilot Program expands the existing NCR Interior/Exterior Grant Program and includes the NCR corridors, as well as other corridors in the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, per ordinance number 2030-2021, entered into contract with NDC on December 15, 2021 to...
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