Explanation
BACKGROUND: Ordinance 0434-2015 authorized the expenditure of $950,000 to preserve the local supply of decent, safe, sanitary and affordable housing for low-income families. This ordinance expands the scope of eligible activities for these funds to include emergency home repair services and authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into contracts with various contractors that provide emergency home repair services to low and moderate income homeowners in Columbus and waives the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code. The companies responded to a Request for Proposal (RFP) SA-005831 and all those who responded were selected. Emergency repair services will include heating, plumbing, electrical and other emergency home repairs needed to protect the health and safety of the citizens of Columbus.
Emergency action is necessary to allow for the uninterrupted continuation of emergency repair services.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This legislation will expand the activities eligible for expenditure. Funding of $ 300,000.00 is being provided from the 2015 CDBG Affordable Housing Opportunity Fund ACPR000313.
Title
To amend Ordinance 0434-2015, passed February 23, 2015, to include emergency home repair services; to authorize the Director of Development to enter into contracts with various contractors to provide emergency home repair services to low and moderate-income households in Columbus; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of the Columbus City Code; and to declare an emergency ($300,000.00).
Body
WHEREAS, on February 23, 2015, City Council passed Ordinance 0434-2015 authorizing expenditure of $950,000.00 to provide assistance for the affordable housing administered by the Housing Division under the Affordable Housing Opportunity Program including the Home Modification and Home Safe and Sound Programs; and
WHEREAS, since then, it has been determined that the City needs to expand the use of funds to include eme...
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