Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to modify the General Fund contract EL015683 with the Homes on the Hill Community Development Corporation (HOTH) by extending the contract termination date from April 30, 2015 to December 31, 2015. The additional time will allow the HOTH to continue the implementation of LEAN (Landlord Engagement Action Network). LEAN is reducing blight and decreasing the incidence of absentee landlords in the Hilltop community.
Emergency action is necessary to allow program services to continue without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: No additional funds are needed for this modification.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify the Landlord Engagement Action Network (LEAN) contract with the Homes on the Hill Community Development Corporation to extend the termination date to December 31, 2015; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to modify contract EL015683 with the Homes on the Hill Community Development Corporation ("HOTH") by extending the contract termination date from April 30, 2015 to December 31, 2015; and
WHEREAS, this modification will allow HOTH to continue the implementation of LEAN (Landlord Engagement Action Network) program; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development, Housing Division, in that it is immediately necessary to modify the contract with HOTH to allow program services to continue without interruption, all for the immediate preservation of the public health, 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 to modify contract EL015683 with the Homes on the Hill Community Development Corporation (HOTH) for the Landlord Engagement Action Network (LEAN) by extending the ...
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