Explanation
BACKGROUND: Ordinance number 2011-2017, approved by City Council on July 24, 2017, appropriated $10,416 in the Neighborhood Initiative Fund to Columbus Public Health to enter into contracts with Compumeric Engineering (dba SECURR) for $2,496 and MedPro Waste Disposal, LLC in the amount of $7,920 for the purchase of needle disposal containers and maintenance of said containers.
This ordinance is needed to increase contract PO074706 in the amount of $12,000.00 for the total contract amount with MedPro Waste Disposal, LLC not to exceed $19,920.00. This modification is needed to provide safe and sanitary disposal of needles and related materials in various needle box locations around Columbus, Ohio ($12,000.00).
Columbus, along with other major cities, has been plagued by an opiate epidemic that is a crisis of unparalleled proportion, with devastating, often deadly consequences. A necessary component to combatting the negative effects of this epidemic, specifically the spread of infectious diseases, is the safe and sanitary disposal of needles and related materials.
MedPro Waste Disposal, LLC's active contract compliance number is 272452391 and expires July 17, 2019.
Emergency action is requested to ensure that Columbus Public Health has the sufficient amount of these supplies and services to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of Columbus.
FISCAL IMPACT: The funds needed to modify this contract with MedPro Waste Disposal, LLC are budgeted within the Health Special Revenue Fund 2250.
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To authorize and direct the Board of Health to increase and modify an existing contract, with MedPro Waste Disposal, LLC for the maintenance of needle box containers through Aug 31, 2020; to authorize the expenditure of $12,000.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($12,000.00)
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WHEREAS, $12,000.00 in additional funds are needed for the continued maintenance of needle boxes; and
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