Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Board of Health has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the Healthy Start Grant Program. Columbus Public Health has been designated as the primary grantee agency and administrator for the Healthy Start Grant Program in Franklin County. The grant funds awarded provide for multiple contracts to meet various grant deliverables in an amount not to exceed $338,250.00 among the contracts.
The contracts named in the approved grant application are:
Mt. Carmel 31-1113966-002 $ 65,000.00
Decision Support Services Inc. 31-1414027-001 $ 40,750.00
Ohio Health 23-7446919-001 $130,000.00
The Ohio State University 31-6025986-001 $ 65,000.00
Moms 2 Be 31-6025986-030 $ 15,000.00
InXite 42-2417730-001 $ 5,000.00
Mental Health of America 31-4412697-001 $ 7,500.00
Action for Children 31-0820393-001 $ 10,000.00
TOTAL: $338,250.00
This ordinance waives relevant competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code. The vendors listed above were included in the grant application because they all provide specific services that are needed in order to be able to meet grant deliverables.
Emergency action is requested in order to avoid any delays in providing program services to meet grant deliverables.
FISCAL IMPACT: The Healthy Start Grant Program is entirely funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This program does not generate any revenue or require a City Match. This Ordinance is contingent on the passage of Ordinance No. 2739-2015 that authorizes the acceptance and appropriation of $1,080,000.00 for the 2015-2016 Healthy Start Grant Program.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to enter into various contracts for the Healthy Start Grant Program; to authorize the expenditure of $338,250.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund; to waive the provisions of the Columbus City Codes for competitive bidding; and to declare an emergency. ($338,250.00)
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WHEREAS, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has designated the Columbus Health Department as primary grantee agency and fund administrator for the Healthy Start Grant Program in Franklin County; and,
WHEREAS, Mt. Carmel, Decision Support Services Inc., Ohio Health, The Ohio State University, Moms 2 Be, InXite, Mental Health of America and Action for Children will provide various services to meet all grant deliverables required by the Healthy Start Grant; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the City’s best interest to waive provisions of Chapter 329 of City Code related to competitive bidding in order to enter into these contracts; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Health Department in that it is immediately necessary to enter into these contracts for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare and to avoid any delays in providing program services to meet grant deliverables; Now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Board of Health is hereby authorized and directed to enter into the following contracts to meet various grant deliverables for the period of November 1, 2015 through October 31, 2016, in an amount not to exceed $338,250.00:
Mt. Carmel 31-1113966-002 $ 65,000.00
Decision Support Services Inc. 31-1414027-001 $ 40,750.00
Ohio Health 23-7446919-001 $130,000.00
The Ohio State University 31-6025986-001 $ 65,000.00
Moms 2 Be 31-6025986-030 $ 15,000.00
InXite 42-2417730-001 $ 5,000.00
Mental Health of America 31-4412697-001 $ 7,500.00
Action for Children 31-0820393-001 $ 10,000.00
TOTAL: $338,250.00
SECTION 2. That for the contracts stated above, the sum of $338,250.00 is hereby authorized to be expended from the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 251, Grant No 501552 Division No. 50-01, OCA Code 501552, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3337.
SECTION 3. That this Council finds that it is in the City’s best interest to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code Chapter 329 to enter into these contracts.
SECTION 4. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 5. That for 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 its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.