Explanation
BACKGROUND: Ordinance No. 0860-2016, approved by City Council on May 2, 2016, authorized the Board of Health to enter into contracts with four not-for-profit community agencies to meet the deliverables for the United Health Foundation CelebrateOne Community Connector Corps Grant Project. This project helps support a citywide resident engagement program to connect pregnant women to medical and social supports in their neighborhood. The initial contract period was February 1, 2016, through January 31, 2017.
This ordinance is needed to authorize the Board of Health to extend the contract period through October 31, 2017, and increase the three contracts as listed below:
Contract and PO Increased Amount Not to Exceed
Community Development for All People (PO009958) $ 5,000.00 $50,199.54
SomaliCAN (PO009920) $17,305.56 $62,057.58
Moms2B-The Ohio State University (PO012877) $34,611.12 $49,528.12
Totals: $56,916.68 $161,785.24
Every year in Franklin County, approximately 150 babies die before their first birthday. While national infant mortality rates are decreasing, in 2014, Ohio ranked 12th worst in the nation for overall infant mortality. The infant mortality rate in Franklin County January-August, 2016 was 116 babies, 16 related to sleep-related infant deaths (13.8%).
Emergency action is requested for the contract modifications in order to ensure timely payments to the contractor and for the continuation of services needed to meet grant deliverables.
FISCAL IMPACT: The funds required to modify and increase the three contracts are available and budgeted within the City’s Private Grants Fund. The initial contract with Moms2B-The Ohio State University (PO012877) was for $14,917.00 and was not part of or included in Ordinance No. 0860-2016. Moms2B is a program that is sponsored by The Ohio State University.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to modify and extend the contracts with Community Development for All People, SomaliCAN, and Moms2B for the continuation of services for the CelebrateOne Community Connector’s Corps Grant Project; to authorize the expenditure of $56,916.68 from the City’s Private Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($56,916.68)
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WHEREAS, $56,916.68 in additional funds are needed for the continuation of three contracts for the provision of services needed to meet the CelebrateOne Community Connector’s Corps Grant Project deliverables; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify and increase PO009958 with Community Development for All People, PO009920 with SomaliCAN and PO012877 with Moms2B-The Ohio State University for these services for an additional nine months, through October 31, 2017 and,
WHEREAS, this ordinance is being submitted as an emergency measure so that timely payment for the services can proceed without interruption; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to modify and extend the contracts with Community Development for All People, SomaliCAN, and Moms2B 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 the Board of Health is hereby authorized to modify and extend the following three contracts for an additional nine months, through October 31, 2017:
Contract and PO Increased Amount Not to Exceed
Community Development for All People (PO009958) $ 5,000.00 $50,199.54
SomaliCAN (PO009920) $17,305.56 $62,057.58
Moms2B-The Ohio State University (PO012877) $34,611.12 $49,528.12
$56,916.68 $161,785.24
SECTION 2. That, to pay the costs of said modifications, the expenditure of $56,916.68 is hereby authorized from the City’s Private Grants Fund, Fund No. 2291, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That these modifications are in compliance with Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Code.
SECTION 4. 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 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.