Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Recreation and Parks Director to enter into a not-for-profit service contract with the Greater Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau Inc DBA Greater Columbus Sports Commission to advance the “Women Win Here” initiative. The Greater Columbus Sports Commission is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to rally Columbus to compete and win sporting events, providing a singular athlete and fan experience and positively impacting image, economy, and lifestyle. The City is partnering with the Greater Columbus Sports Commission to build, launch and create momentum and community engagement for the initiative.
The Greater Columbus Sports Commission will launch the initiative for the city of Columbus to be the premier destination for all women and girls, with sports playing a pivotal role in achieving this vision. Partnerships will be built so that together our community can craft a viable path to achieve more opportunity and more equity through the power of sport. Work will include a strategic plan, launching focused initiatives and strategies to create the next generation of leaders, creating workforce opportunities, keeping girls and women in sports and creating community engagement through this work.
This contract is awarded in accordance with the relevant provisions of Columbus City Code Section 329.30 relating to awarding not-for-profit service contracts. The services provided cannot be provided by existing city employees because these services are beyond the City’s current staffing capacity to provide.
Principal Parties:
Greater Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau Inc dba Greater Columbus Sports Commission
277 W Nationwide Blvd Ste 125
Columbus, OH 43215
Linda Logan - llogan@columbussports.org
Contract Compliance Number: 006014
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested so that necessary research, as well as program development and delivery can commence as quickly as possible.
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