City of Columbus - File #: 0840-2006

• File #: 0840-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/25/2006
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 5/22/2006
• Final action: 5/24/2006
• Title: To authorize the Public Service Director to enter into contract with the Africentric Personal Development Shop (APDS), Incorporated, to abate negative environmental conditions and develop community beautification projects within a target area bounded by Whittier Street, Mooberry Street, Parsons Avenue and Rhoads Avenue for the Refuse Collection Division, Keep Columbus Beautiful Program, consistent with the anti-gang initiative intent of a grant received from the United States Department of Justice; to authorize the expenditure of $23,500.00 or so much thereof as may be needed from the General Government Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($23,500.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/24/2006	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
5/23/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
5/22/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
5/22/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
5/10/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/10/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/10/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
5/10/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
5/9/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/8/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/5/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/5/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/5/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/5/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/4/2006	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/4/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/27/2006	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/25/2006	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
The City of Columbus has been awarded a $296,168.00 grant by the United States Department of Justice to bolster anti-gang activity. This grant was authorized for acceptance and funds appropriated within the General Government Grant Fund by Ordinance 0356-2006 and was passed by City Council on March 6, 2006. Anti-gang initiatives will be pursued by the Public Safety Director's Office and the Public Service Department, Refuse Collection Division, Keep Columbus Beautiful program. That ordinance appropriated $220,168.00 to the Safety Director's Office and $76,000.00 to the Refuse Collection Division based on the preliminary grant budget.

The Refuse Collection Division, Keep Columbus Beautiful program desires to enter into a contract with the Africentric Personal Development Shop (APDS), Incorporated, to abate negative environmental conditions and develop community beautification projects within a target area bounded by Whittier Street, Mooberry Street, Parsons Avenue and Rhoads Avenue. These activities will primarily consist of litter collection and graffiti removal.

Africentric Personal Development Shop (APDS), Incorporated, is a 501 (C) 3, not-for profit organization whose mission is to provide culturally specific psychological treatment, prevention programs and social services to prevent, treat, and eliminate substance abuse and violence in Central Ohio. ADPS has successfully engineered community development initiatives for urban neighborhoods and produced collaborations between businesses, educational institutions, municipal, enforcement and health agencies, civic groups and social service organizations.

ADPS administers the Collective Action for Youth and Neighborhood Development (CAYND), a strategy created by the Mayor and the Neighborhood Safety Working Group (NSWG) to collectively provide and strategically implement a comprehensive network of intervention and prevention programs, focusing primarily on youth less than 22 years of age...