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File #: 1928-2016    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 7/7/2016 In control: Administration Committee
On agenda: 7/25/2016 Final action: 7/26/2016
Title: To authorize City Council to enter into a grant agreement with the Asian Festival Corporation; and to authorize an appropriation and expenditure of $5,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund. ($5,000.00)
Sponsors: Elizabeth Brown, Priscilla Tyson
Attachments: 1. 1928-2016 Legislation Template

Explanation

This ordinance authorizes a grant agreement between Columbus City Council and the Asian Festival Corporation, an Ohio non-profit corporation, for support of 2017 planning activities.

 

The Asian Festival is an annual event that has been held in Columbus since 1995.  The event which focuses on showcasing cultural heritage attracts more than 100,000 attendees from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds.  Additional principles of the event include:

 

                     Advocating the importance of lifelong learning and education

                     Providing a fun and entertaining experience

                     Nurturing community collaboration and strong relationships

                     Fostering a healthy lifestyle and quality of life

                     Serving with integrity

 

In the past, the City of Columbus has provided funding for the event.  Specifically, funding was provided to support health education screenings conducted during the Asian Festival.   This request is being submitted to continue the City’s sponsorship of the Asian Festival by providing $5,000 in funding from Columbus City Council.

 

Fiscal Impact: Funding in the amount of $5,000.00 is available within the general fund, Neighborhood Initiatives subfund.

 

Title

To authorize City Council to enter into a grant agreement with the Asian Festival Corporation; and to authorize an appropriation and expenditure of $5,000.00 within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund. ($5,000.00)

 

Body

WHEREAS, the Asian Festival annually attracts more than 100,000 attendees from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds; and

 

WHEREAS, the Asian Festival showcases cultural heritage and provides a venue for the advocacy of lifelong learning, community collaboration, and fostering a healthy lifestyle while also offering a slate of quality, family-friendly entertainment; and

 

WHEREAS, this Council finds it to be an effective use of funds to support the planning efforts of the 2017 event; now, therefore,

 

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:

 

SECTION 1. That Columbus City Council is hereby authorized to enter into a grant agreement with the Asian Festival Corporation to support the planning efforts for the 2017 Asian Festival.

SECTION 2.  That the City Auditor be and is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $5,000.00 in the general fund, Neighborhood Initiatives subfund, fund 1000, subfund 100018, to Columbus City Council in Object Class 03 - Contractual Services, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.

 

See Attached File: Ord 1928-2016 Legislation Template.xls

SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $5,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed pursuant to the actions authorized in SECTION 1, is hereby authorized in the general fund in Object Class 03 - Contractual Services, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.

 

See Attached File: Ord 1928-2016 Legislation Template.xls

 

SECTION 4.  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 legislation.

 

SECTION 5.  That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.