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 Community Connector Corps Project; and,
WHEREAS, Community Development For All People, SomaliCAN, and St. Stephen’s Community House have the expertise in their neighborhood community to provide services to meet all grant deliverables required by the United Health Foundation Grant; 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 grant deliverables for the period of February 1, 2016 through January 31,2017, in an amount not to exceed $167,538.23:
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
SECTION 2. That to pay the cost of said contracts, the expenditure of $167,538.23 is hereby authorized to be expended from the City’s Private Grants Fund, Fund No. 2291, Division No. 5001, as follows:
Object Class Main Account Program Project No. Section 3 Sect. 4 Sect. 5 Amount
03 63920 CW001 G501549 500115 HE37 n/a $167,538.23
SECTION 3. 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 4. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes necessary to ensure that these contracts are properly accounted for and recorded accurately on the city’s financial records.
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.