Explanation
BACKGROUND: Ordinances 0629-2012 and 1467-2012 authorized the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contracts with various nonprofit organizations to provide maintenance and landscaping services for parcels owned by the Columbus Land Bank in a program called Community Land Care. This legislation will reestablish land care contracts with five community based non-profit organizations, Greater Linden Development Corporation, Franklinton Development Association, Homes on the Hill Community Development Corporation, Central Community House, and Community Development for All People and will add Metropolitan Community Services as a new community based non-profit provider. The Community Land Care Program services include trash pickup, lawn mowing, landscaping, lot monitoring, seeding, and community garden support. This legislation will continue the program for an additional year with six community based non-profit organizations. $150,000 has been allocated in the 2015 General Fund budget for this purpose.
FISCAL IMPACT: $150,000 has been allocated in the 2015 General Fund budget for this purpose.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify existing agreements or enter into new agreements with various nonprofit organizations to provide maintenance and landscaping services for parcels held by the Columbus Land Reutilization Program in a program called Community Land Care; to authorize the expenditure of $150,000 from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($150,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Council passed ordinance 2161-93, on October 25, 1993, as amended by 1325-98, on June 8, 1998, to authorize the adoption of a Land Reutilization Program under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 5722; and
WHEREAS, Council passed ordinance 0629-2012, on March 28, 2012, as amended by Ordinance 1467-2012, on July 11, 2012, Ordinance 0817-2013 passed April 22, 2013, and Ordinance 0246-2014 passed 2/24/2014 to authorize the Direc...
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