Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to amend Land Bank property maintenance contracts with Egner Construction (cc# 010853960, expires 1/22/2015) and IBAR Home Maintenance & Repair Services (cc# 273673793, expires 11/15/2014) by extending the terms of the contracts to March 31, 2015, an additional year.
Ordinance 2562-2012, passed December 3, 2012, authorized the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contracts with Egner Construction and IBAR Home Maintenance & Repair Services to provide property maintenance such as board to code services and securing structures on City-owned property being held in the Land Bank.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION: Emergency action is requested in order to continue ongoing property maintenance activities for the Columbus Land Bank Program without interruptions.
FISCAL IMPACT: No additional funding is required for this legislation. Funds for these contracts were previously allocated from Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), NSP1 and NSP2 grant funds.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to amend Land Bank property maintenance contracts with Egner Construction and IBAR Home Maintenance & Repair Services by extending the contracts by one year; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, on December 3, 2012 Columbus City Council passed Ordinance 2562-2012 which authorized the expenditure $117,720 and the Director of the Department of Development to establish contracts with Egner Construction (EL 013803) and IBAR Home Maintenance & Repair Services (EL 013819) for board to code and secure structures including installation of hasps, locks and hinges on entry doors on City owned property being held in the Land Bank; and
WHEREAS, this legislation authorizes the extension of the contracts EL 013803 and EL 013819 until March 31, 2015; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Develo...
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