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 Development in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract with these companies to continue to provide uninterrupted property maintenance services, such as boarding to code and securing structures, 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 amend contract EL 013803 with Matt Egner (dba Egner Construction) and contract EL 013819 with Jean Lima (dba IBAR Home Maintenance & Repair Services) by extending the contracts to March 31, 2015, an additional year.
Section 2. That these contract modifications are awarded in accordance with Chapter 329.16 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959.
Section 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is 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 passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.