Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to modify contract EL013674 with The Father's House International, Inc. (an Ohio nonprofit 501(c) (3)) to assist with the rehabilitation of an emergency shelter facility serving homeless individuals. Additional funds are for emergency shelter facility repairs in the amount of $13,984.00. The new total amount of this agreement is will be $80,500.00 from the 2012 Capital Improvement Budget through the Emergency Shelter Repair program.
Emergency action is requested for this legislation in order to comply with the time line for the project's completion.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for this project are included in the 2012 Capital Improvements Budget.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify the Emergency Shelter Repair Program contract with The Father's House International, Inc. to provide additional emergency shelter facility repairs; to authorize the expenditure of $13,984.00 from the Housing Preservation Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($13,984.00)
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WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to modify an agreement with The Father's House International, Inc. for the Emergency Shelter Repair Program; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Development desires to modify an agreement with The Father's House International, Inc. by increasing the contract by the amount of $13,984.00; and
WHEREAS, The Father's House International, Inc., in collaboration with the Community Shelter Board, is a non-profit organization with an emergency shelter facility in need of repair in order to improve services to homeless individuals or families; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City in that it is immediately necessary to modify the agreement with The Father's House International, Inc. to implement the Emergency Shelter Repair Program in order to comply with the project construction time lines, 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 to modify contract EL013674 with The Father's House International, Inc. for the purpose of expanding the Emergency Shelter Repair Program to assist with the rehabilitation of an emergency shelter facility serving homeless individuals or families.
Section 2. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $13,984.00 or so much thereof as necessary, is hereby authorized to be expended from the Department of Development, Department 44-10, Fund 782, Object Level One 06, Object Level Three 6615, Project No. 782003-100000, OCA 782003.
Section 3. That this contract modification is awarded in accordance with Chapter 329.16 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959.
Section 4. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
Section 5. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contacts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
Section 6. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer the unencumbered balance in a project account to the unallocated balance account within the same fund upon receipt of certification by the Director of the Department administering said project that the project has been completed and the monies are no longer required for said project.
Section 7. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby 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.