Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Columbus Partnership to enter into contract with Navigant, Inc. to develop a framework and conduct research that measures and assesses consumer awareness, consideration, and perception toward electric vehicles in the Columbus market (including Franklin County and the six contiguous counties) for the Smart Columbus Consumer Adoption Market Research Assessment project.
In 2016, the City of Columbus pursued and won a grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation with the goal of laying a practical path to replacing carbon-based fuel consumption through critical system improvements that increase safety, reduce carbon emissions, and enhance mobility. The grant agreement with the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation allows the use of sub-recipients with City Council approval and approval by the Foundation. To that end, the Department of Public Service requested to make the Columbus Partnership a grant sub-recipient to lead initiatives aimed at encouraging electric vehicle adoption by individuals, public entities, and private employers and increasing charging infrastructure locally.
As a sub-recipient to the grant agreement, funding will flow from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation through the Department of Public Service to the Columbus Partnership. The Columbus Partnership will be directly responsible for accomplishing the approved initiatives while operating under the terms and conditions of the grant agreement and for operating under the same procurement conditions as the Department of Public Service. The contracts that the Columbus Partnership enters into to accomplish the initiatives or expend grant funds must follow City Code and be approved by the Chief Innovation Officer, City Council, and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, unless otherwise noted. As a sub-recipient to the grant, the Columbus Partnership will receive up to $1,580,000.00 to work on the initiatives for eligible services rendered ...
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