Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes and directs the Director of the Department of Development to modify contracts with the Franklin County Board of Health and ATC Associates for additional lead based paint testing, risk assessments, work specification preparation and final clearance testing for the Lead Safe Columbus Program. The City of Columbus received grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that allow the Lead Safe Columbus Program to provide property owners with grants for lead safe, affordable housing for families with low and moderate income by providing lead abatement activities in accordance with HUD guidelines.
FISCAL IMPACT: $136,300.00 will be expended from the 2014 Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration grant in the General Government Grants Fund
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to execute contract modifications with the Franklin County Board of Health and ATC Associates for additional lead based paint testing, risk assessments, work specification preparation and final clearance testing on housing units in the Lead Safe Columbus Program; to authorize the expenditure of $136,300.00 from the General Government Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($136,300.00)
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WHEREAS, a need exists for continued lead based paint testing, risk assessments, work specification preparation and final clearance testing; and
WHEREAS, funds are available in the 2014 Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration lead grant fund; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to modify contracts with the Franklin County Board of Health and ATC Associates so that the delivery of vital program services will not be interrupted, all for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; and now, therefore;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That th...
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