Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into an agreement with the Community Shelter Board. The agreement will provide a total of $877,688 to support the Rebuilding Lives Program. The Rebuilding Lives Plan is a two-pronged approach to ending homelessness and literally “rebuilding lives.” The first prong is meeting the short-term needs of homeless men and women through an improved safety net of emergency shelter. The second prong is the meeting of long-term needs through the development and operation of permanent supportive housing.
Supportive services will consist of coordination of necessary social services for homeless men and referrals for homeless men and women to physical and mental health agencies. This funding assures operations and services for Rebuilding Lives units in Columbus.
Emergency action is requested to allow vital program services to continue without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for this agreement are allocated from the FY2018 General Fund budget: $806,659 is in the Housing Division budget and $71,029 is in the Administration Division budget for accurate accounting purposes, the funds shall be transferred from the Administration Division budget to the Housing Division budget.
Title
To authorize the transfer of funds from the Department of Development Administration Division to the Housing Division; to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into an agreement with the Community Shelter Board to support the Rebuilding Lives Program; and to declare an emergency. ($877,688.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Director of Development desires to transfer funds from the Administration Division to the Housing Division; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to enter into an agreement with the Community Shelter Board; and
WHEREAS, the Community Shelter Board desires to establish an agreement to support the Rebuilding Lives Program; and
WHEREAS, the Rebuilding Lives Plan is designed to meet the short-term needs of homeless men through an improved safety net of emergency shelter as well as meet the long-term needs through the development and operation of permanent supportive housing; and
WHEREAS, supportive services will consist of coordination of necessary social services for homeless men and referrals for homeless men and women to physical and mental health agencies; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into an agreement with the Community Shelter Board to support the Rebuilding Lives Program so that necessary 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 transfer of $71,029.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized within Fund 1000 (General Fund), from Dept-Div 4401 (Administration), object class 03 (Contractual Services) to Dept-Div 4410 (Housing), object class 03 ( Contractual Services) per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance:
SECTION 2. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with the Community Shelter Board to provide funding to support the Rebuilding Lives Program.
SECTION 3. That for the purpose as stated in Section 2, the expenditure of $877,688.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby authorized in Fund 1000 General Fund, in Object Class 03 Contractual Services per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 4. That this contract is awarded pursuant to the relevant provisions of Chapter 329 of City Code relating to the process for awarding not-for-profit service contracts.
SECTION 5. That the funds 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 6. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which hereby made a part hereof, 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 ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the earliest period allowed by law.