Explanation
BACKGROUND: Ordinance 1319-2016, approved by City Council on 06/16/2016, authorized the Board of Health to enter into contract with Beyond Spots and Dots, Inc. for a safe sleep educational media campaign. These services were advertised through vendor services (RFQ000863). This ordinance is needed to modify, increase and extend contract PO014834 in the amount of $75,000.00 for the total contract amount not to exceed $143,000.00 for a time period June 6, 2016 through December 31, 2017 with Beyond Spots and Dots, Inc. This modification is needed to provide continued work on the safe sleep campaign.
In 2016 Franklin County had 167 infant deaths (rate being 8.8 deaths per 1,000 live births) 26 of them were sleep-related infant deaths (15.6%).
Funds are made available by the Central Benefits Safe Sleep Campaign Grant.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to ensure the grant deliverables are met within the required grant timeline.
FISCAL IMPACT: This contract is entirely funded by the grant award from The Central Benefits Health Care Foundation.
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To authorize the Board of Health to modify, increase and extend a contract with Beyond Spots and Dots, Inc. to continue work on the safe sleep media campaign in the amount of $75,000.00; and to declare an emergency. ($75,000.00)
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WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify contract PO014834 with Beyond Spots and Dots, Inc. by increasing the contract by $75,000.00 and extending these services through December 31, 2017; and,
WHEREAS, this ordinance is being submitted as an emergency measure so that the work on the safe sleep campaign can continue without interruption within the grant deliverable timeline; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to modify, increase and extend the contract with Beyond Spots and Dots, Inc. 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, increase and extend contract PO014834 with Beyond Spots and Dots, Inc. by adding an additional $75,000.00 to the contract, for a total amount not to exceed $143,000.00 for a time period of June 6, 2016 through December 31, 2017.
SECTION 2. That to pay the cost of said contract, the expenditure of $75,000.00 is hereby authorized from the City’s Private Grants Fund, Fund No. 2291, Department of Health, Department No. 50-01, per the accounting codes attached to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. 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 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 ordinance.
SECTION 5. 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.