City of Columbus - File #: 2808-2023

• File #: 2808-2023
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/3/2023
• In control: Housing Committee
• On agenda: 10/30/2023
• Final action: 11/1/2023
• Title: To authorize the Director of the Director of the Department of Development to accept and execute a reimbursable grant agreement, up to $1,424,543.00, from the Ohio Department of Health; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure up to $1,176,500.00 for the Department of Development in the General Governmental Grant fund; to authorize the Director of Department of Development to execute Grant Agreements with homeowners for grant amounts greater than $5,000.00, and to approve purchase orders with selected contractors if the purchase order is greater than $50,000.00, and to modify a grant agreement without having to return to City Council for each project; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure up to $248,043.00 for Columbus Public Health in the General Government Grant fund; to authorize the expenditure of all funds effective the start date of the grant; and to declare an emergency. ($1,424,543.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/1/2023	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
10/31/2023	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/30/2023	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/30/2023	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass

Explanation

BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to accept and execute a reimbursable Lead-Safe Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Grant, in an amount up to $1,424,543.00, from the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). The grant will be utilized by the Department of Development and Columbus Public Health. The grant term ends June 30, 2025.

The ODH-RRP grant will allow the department to continue to create lead-safe housing in high-risk zip codes by conducting lead-safe renovations on windows, doors, and porches in homes built before 1978. These grant funds may be used in conjunction with other Division of Housing program funds to address both interior and exterior lead issues.

Working with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, grant funds will be used to fund training for aspiring contractors to receive their RRP certification thereby increasing the number of small to medium sized RRP contractors and strengthening the local lead hazard control workforce. In partnership with Columbus Public Health (CPH), grant funds will be used to increase knowledge of the importance of blood lead testing for medical professionals and caregivers. CPH will also increase awareness of lead hazards and prevention practices.

Columbus City Code (CCC) 111.14 states that “All programs which award loans or grants of more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) must submit legislation for approval to city council”; CCC 329.18 states, “No contract greater than $50,000.00 awarded under this section shall be effective until approved by ordinance of city council; and CCC 329.09 states “After agreeing upon the terms of a modification, the city agency shall submit legislation to city council requesting approval of the modification…”

This legislation will authorize the Director of Development to enter into grant agreements with homeowners if the grant amount is greater than $5,000.00, to create a purchase order in the name of the co...