Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes and directs the Director of the Department of Development to modify a contract with the Community Shelter Board. The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) was awarded to the City of Columbus by the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD). An adjustment to the award by HUD after the original contract was executed allocates an additional $122.98 of ESG funds to Columbus.
ESG provides funding for purposes of preventing homelessness; providing emergency shelter; rapid re-housing and stabilization for individuals and families experiencing homelessness; and maintaining the community's Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) to guarantee that the community's plan to end homelessness is based on the most applicable and current homeless data available.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation authorizes the expenditure of $122.98 from a 2011 Emergency Solutions Grant from HUD.
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To authorize and direct the Director of the Department of Development modify a contract with the Community Shelter Board for the continued administration of the Emergency Solutions Grant for the provision of support services for the homeless; to authorize the expenditure of $122.98 from the General Government Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($122.98)
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WHEREAS, a need exists to expend additional funds awarded by HUD under the Emergency Solutions Grant; and
WHEREAS, there is a continuing need for preventing homelessness; and for providing emergency shelter, rapid re-housing and stabilization for individuals and families experiencing homelessness; and
WHEREAS, these programs have effectively and efficiently enabled our community to help individuals and families who are homeless resolve their housing crisis; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to modify the Emergency Solutions Grant with the Community Shelter Board so that necessary services will not be interrupted, all for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; 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 DL020739, with the Community Shelter Board for the continued administration of the Emergency Solutions Grant for the provision of support services for the homeless.
SECTION 2. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $122.98 or so much thereof as may be necessary be and is hereby authorized and directed to be expended from the Housing Division, Division 44-10, Fund 220, Grant 458084, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336, OCA 458091.
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.