Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes and directs the Director of the Department of Development to modify a contract with the Franklin County Board of Health 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.
Emergency action is required so that the delivery of vital program services will continue without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: $25,000.00 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 a contract modification with the Franklin County Board of Health 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 $25,000.00 from the General Government Grants Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($25,000.00)
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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 authorize the Director to modify a contract with the Franklin County Board of Health 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 the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized and directed to execute a contract modification for contract EL016778 with the Franklin County Board of Health for the purpose of continued lead based paint testing, risk assessments, work specification preparation and final clearance testing.
SECTION 2. That for the purpose as stated in Sections 1, the expenditure of $25,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary be and is hereby authorized and directed to be expended from the Housing Division, Fund 2220, General Government Grants, Object Class 03, Contractual Services per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That all monies 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 for the 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.