Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health has been awarded a grant from the United Health Foundation to fund the CelebrateOne Community Connector Corps Project. This project helps support a citywide resident engagement program to connect pregnant women to medical and social supports in their neighborhood. Every year in Franklin County, approximately 150 babies die before their first birthday. In January 2016, 15 babies died and of those 15, 3 were sleep related infant deaths. The grant funds awarded provide for multiple contracts with neighborhood not-for-profit community organizations to meet grant deliverables in an amount not to exceed $167,538.23 as listed below:
Community Development For All People 51-0476886 $ 45,199.54
SomaliCAN 26-3857036 $ 44,752.02
St. Stephen’s Community House 31-4379568 $ 77,586.67
TOTAL: $167,538.23
This ordinance authorizes and directs the Board of Health to enter into the aforementioned contracts for a total amount not to exceed $167,538.23 for a time period of February 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017. Formal bids were not solicited due to the knowledge and expertise of each of the neighborhood community organization and in accordance with the provisions found in City Code 329.30.
Emergency action is requested in order to avoid any delays in providing program services to meet grant deliverables.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for the contracts has been budgeted in the City’s Private Grants Fund.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to enter into various contracts for the deliverables of the United Health Foundation Grant to support the implementation of the CelebrateOne Community Connector Corps Project; to authorize the expenditure of $167,538.23 from the City’s Private Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($167,538.23)
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WHEREAS, The United Health Foundation has designated Columbus Public Health as the primary grantee agency for the CelebrateOne Communit...
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