Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to modify Contract EL017187 with the South Side Learning and Development Center by extending the contract termination date from May 31, 2016 to November 30, 2016. This contract supports the South Side Learning and Development Center’s Successful Beginnings program. This program works with at-risk parents of infants in order to reduce the risk of infant mortality. The agency experienced a slow enrollment in the Successful Beginnings program. Therefore, not all the funds were expended by the original termination date of the agreement. At this time South Side is able to fully enroll this program within the extended time period based upon the closing of the Lincoln Park site and placing Early Head Start children, not eligible for Publicly Funded Child Care, in the Successful Beginnings program.
This legislation would modify the Agreement authorized by Ordinance 0669-2015, passed on March 23, 2015.
Emergency action is requested so program activities can be completed without further delay.
FISCAL IMPACT: No additional funds are needed for this modification.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to modify the Successful Beginnings contract with the South Side Learning and Development Center by extending the contract termination date to November 30, 2016; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to modify Contract EL017187 with the South Side Learning and Development Center by extending the contract termination date from May 31, 2016 to November 30, 2016; and
WHEREAS, this contract supports South Side Learning and Development Center’s Successful Beginnings program; and
WHEREAS, since the agency initially experienced slow enrollment in the program, this modification will allow the South Side Learning and Development Center to complete its goals; and
WHEREAS, all services and expenses were approved by the department and no additional funds are needed to modify this agreement; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to modify the agreement with South Side Learning and Development Center so program activities can be completed without further delay, all 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 Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to modify Contract EL017187 with the South Side Learning and Development Center by extending the contract termination date from May 31, 2016 to November 30, 2016. All services provided and expenses incurred were approved by the department.
SECTION 2. That this modification is made in accordance with the relevant provisions of City Code Chapter 329 relating to contract modifications.
SECTION 3. That for the 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 passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.