Explanation
BACKGROUND: Ordinance No. 2462-2014, approved by City Council on November 24, 2014, authorized the Board of Health to enter into contract with Local Matters for the creation and implementation of the Columbus/Franklin County Local Food Action Plan. This ordinance is needed to modify, increase and extend contract EL016537 with Local Matters in the amount of $27,500.00, for a total contract amount not to exceed $115,670.00, for an additional six months, ending November 30, 2016. This modification is needed to continue the development of the Columbus/Franklin County Local Food Action Plan, and will allow Local Matters to provide ongoing support for Columbus Public Health in community engagement efforts, and to gather community stakeholder input that will inform the Local Food Action Plan documents expected to be finalized in November 2016.
With support from Local Matters, the Local Food Action Plan project team has engaged more than 900 community residents in the planning process since January 2015. Robust community engagement will be essential in finalizing a plan that will be embraced by the community for implementation. City Council wishes to continue to support this Plan and has made available in the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund an additional $27,500.00 for this contract increase.
Local Matters is a not-for-profit organization that has the expertise required to develop a Food Action Plan for the City. Their Contract Compliance No. 06-1819644 expires on May 30, 2016. This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to ensure the Local Food Action Plan is completed within the expected timeline.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this contract increase is made available from the City’s Neighborhood Initiatives Fund.
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To authorize the appropriation of $27,500.00 from the City’s Neighborhood Initiatives Fund; to authorize the Board of Health to modify, increase and extend a contract with Local Matters to continue work on the Columbus/Franklin County Local Food Action Plan in the amount of $27,500.00; and to declare an emergency. ($27,500.00)
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WHEREAS, the Board of Health wishes to modify and extend contract EL016537 with Local Matters by increasing the contract by $27,500.00 and extending these services for an additional six months, through November 30, 2016, for continued development of the Columbus/Franklin County Food Action Plan; and,
WHEREAS, $27,500.00 is made available in the City’s Neighborhood Initiatives Fund for use by the Board of Health for this initiative; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Board of Health in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the appropriation of these monies for use by the Board of Health and to approve the contract modification for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; Now, therefore;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That from the unappropriated monies in the Fund known as the Neighborhood Initiatives Fund, Fund No. 1000, Subfund No. 100018, and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the twelve months ending December 31, 2016, the sum of $27,500.00 is hereby appropriated to the Health Department, Division 5001, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 2. That the Board of Health is hereby authorized to modify, increase, and extend contract EL016537 with Local Matters, by adding an additional $27,500.00 to the contract, for a total amount not to exceed $115,670.00 and extending the term of the contract by an additional six months, for a time period of December 1, 2014 through November 30, 2016.
SECTION 3. That to pay the costs of said contract modification, the expenditure of $27,500.00 is hereby authorized from the City’s Neighborhood Initiatives Fund, Fund No. 1000, Subfund No. 100018, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That the monies appropriated in the foregoing Section 1 shall be paid upon the order of the Health Commissioner, and that no order shall be drawn or money paid except by voucher, the form of which shall be approved by the City Auditor.
SECTION 5. 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 6. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 7. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is 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.