Explanation
Background: This legislation authorizes a community services agreement for the provision of meals, adult day care, homemaker, personal care, transportation, home repair, and legal services for the period January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.
This ordinance will authorize $165,000 of the total contribution from the City of Columbus in the amount of $190,000.00. Ordinance #2579-2017 authorized funding toward this commitment in the amount of $25,000.00.
Age Friendly Columbus has been operating through grants to the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission. The primary funder was the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation and multiple other local agencies. Through this two year planning process, Columbus became one of two Ohio cities with the Age Friendly designation from the World Health Organization through AARP. Many local leaders and citizens participated in surveys and committees to come up with an age friendly plan that addresses many issues and projects that will make Columbus a great place to age. In order to implement this plan, the Age Friendly project will move to the Ohio State School of Social Work and will have offices in one of the Recreation Centers in Columbus. Franklin County has committed $150,000 for two years to continue the work. This legislation will allow for funds from the City of Columbus to contribute to the ongoing work of Age Friendly Columbus.
Central Ohio’s 65+ population will double in the next 30 years and this plan for infrastructure, housing, transportation, health and services, among other things, addresses what needs there will be for this increasing population. It will bring awareness to all segments of the community from government, to development, to retail, to entertainment options. It will encourage people to stay in Columbus past retirement age, which will be necessary to fill future jobs according to MORPC studies. Columbus will be a leader in Central Ohio in addressing issues all communities will face.
The service provider was selected from their proposal submitted to the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging in 2017.
Principal Parties:
The Ohio State University College of Social Work
304 Stillman Hall
1947 College Road
Columbus, OH. 43210
614-247-2788
Federal ID 31-6025986
Fiscal Impact: $165,000.00 is required and will be budgeted from the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund to meet the financial obligation of these contracts. Funds will be transferred and appropriated as part of this ordinance from other areas of the City of Columbus. $100,000 will be appropriated as part of this ordiance and from the Recreation and Parks Neighborhood Initiative Fund 1000, $20,000 from the General Fund 1000, $25,000 from the Infrastructure Management Street Construction Fund 2265, and $20,000 from the Health Operating Fund 2250 will be transferred and appropriated to the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund 2285.
Emergency Justification: An emergency is being requested in order to have the contract in place by January 1, 2018 so there is no interruption of services to older adults.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into contract with the Ohio State University College of Social Work to provide social and nutrition services to older adults in Central Ohio during 2018; to authorize the appropriation of $100,000.00 to the Recreation and Parks Neighborhood Initiatives fund; to authorize the transfer of funds within and between the Recreation and Parks Neighborhood Initiative Fund, the General Fund, Infrastructure Management's Street Construction, Maintenance, and Repair Fund, and the Health Operating Fund to the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund; to authorize the appropriation of $165,000.00 to the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $165,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($165,000.00)
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WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Recreation and Parks to enter into a contract with the Ohio State University College of Social Work to provide social and nutrition services to older adults in Central Ohio during 2018 for the provision of meals, adult day care, homemaker, personal care, transportation, home repair, and legal services; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to transfer $100,000 from the Recreation and Parks Neighborhood Initiative Fund 1000, $20,000 from the General Fund 1000, $25,000 from the Infrastructure Management's Street Construction, Maintenance, and Repair Fund 2265, and $20,000 from the Health Operating Fund 2250, to the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund 2285; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the appropriation of $165,000 to the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund 2285; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the expenditure of $165,000 from the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund 2285; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to enter into said contract to avoid interruption of services to older adults, thereby preserving 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 Director of Recreation and Parks be and is hereby authorized and directed to enter into contract with the Ohio State University College of Social Work for the provision of social and nutrition services to older adults in Central Ohio from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.
SECTION 2. That this contract was awarded pursuant to City Code Chapter 329 relating to non-profit service contracts.
SECTION 3. That the City Auditor be and is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $100,000.00 to the Recreation and Parks Neighborhood Initiatives Fund per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That the City Auditor be and is hereby authorized and directed to make transfers of $25,000 within the Infrastructure Management's Street Construction, Maintenance, and Repair Fund 2265, and $20,000 within the Health Operating Fund 2250 per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance; and
SECTION 5. That the City Auditor be and is hereby authorized and directed to transfer$100,000 from the Recreation and Parks Neighborhood Initiative Fund 1000, $20,000 from the General Fund 1000, $25,000 from the Infrastructure Management's Street Construction, Maintenance, and Repair Fund 2265, and $20,000 from the Health Operating Fund 2250, to the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund 2285 per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance; and
SECTION 6. That the City Auditor be and is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $165,000.00 to the Recreation and Parks Operating Fund per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance; and
SECTION 7. That to pay the cost of said contracts, the expenditure of $165,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized from Recreation and Parks Operating Fund per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 8. 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 legislation.
SECTION 9. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part thereof, this Ordinance is hereby 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 10 days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.