Explanation
Background: As part of the Consent Order and Settlement Agreement between the City of Columbus and Penn National Gaming, Inc., the parties agreed to create the Westside Community Fund. Both the City of Columbus and Penn National Gaming agreed to contribute $2.5 million to the Westside Community Fund, with the first payment of $1 million to be made in 2012. Additional contributions of $750,000 were to be made by each party in 2013. The parties further agreed to each contribute $500,000 in 2014 and $250,000 in 2015.
The Westside Community Fund will be used for a variety of projects related to the neighborhood(s) immediately surrounding the Casino development and/or the citizens thereof, including but not limited to job training, minority affairs, economic development and/or capital projects.
This ordinance authorizes the appropriation and expenditure of $225,000 from the Westside Community Fund for support of an expansion to Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation’s Westside Primary Care Center. This funding will be used towards the construction of a new community education space and four clinical office spaces to serve the approximately 10,000 patients who utilized the Westside Primary Care Center in 2013.
Fiscal Impact: Funds have been deposited into the Westside Community Fund from proceeds from the City’s allocation of State Casino Tax Revenues to support this expenditure. This ordinance appropriates $6,100 from the Westside Community Fund for this purpose. The appropriation of the $218,900 balance is contingent on the passage of ordinance 0577-2014.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contract with Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation for support of the expansion of the Westside Primary Care Center; to authorize the appropriation of $6,100.00 from the Westside Community Fund to the Department of Development; to authorize the expenditure of $225,000.00 from the Westside Community Fund; and to ...
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