Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes and directs the Director of the Department of Development to modify Contract EL012352 with ATC Associates (CC# 46-0399408, expires on Jan 6, 2015) by adding $10,000.00 from the 2011 Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration lead grant fund for additional lead based paint testing, risk assessments, work specification preparation and final clearance testing for the Lead Safe Columbus Program. The City of Columbus received grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that allow the Lead Safe Columbus Program to provide property owners with grants for lead safe, affordable housing for families with low and moderate income by providing lead abatement activities in accordance with HUD guidelines.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds are available in the 2011 Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration lead grant fund for expenditure.
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To authorize and direct the Director of the Department of Development to execute a contract modification with the ATC Associates for additional lead based paint testing, risk assessments, work specification preparation and final clearance testing on housing units in the Lead Safe Columbus Program; to authorize the expenditure of $10,000.00 from the General Government Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($10,000.00)
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WHEREAS, a need exists for continued lead based paint testing, risk assessments, work specification preparation and final clearance testing in association with the Lead Safe Columbus Program; and
WHEREAS, funds are available in the 2011 Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration lead grant fund for this purpose; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City in that it is immediately necessary to modify a contract with the ATC Associates so that vital services will not be interrupted, all for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; and now, therefore;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized and directed to modify contract EL012352 with the ATC Associates (CC# 46-0399408, expires on Jan 6, 2015) for the purpose of continued lead based paint testing, risk assessments, work specification preparation and final clearance testing.
Section 2. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $10,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary be and is hereby authorized and directed to be expended from the Housing Division, Department No. 44-10, General Government Grant Fund, Fund 220, Grant Number 441156, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336, OCA 441156.
Section 3. That this modification is made pursuant to Section 329.16 of the Columbus City Code.
Section 4. That all monies necessary to carry out the purpose of this Ordinance are hereby appropriated.
Section 5. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.