Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with the Community Development Collaborative of Greater Columbus (Collaborative). The contract will provide funds to support the Collaborative in its role as a funding intermediary, facilitator of training, and builder of organizational capacity for Community Development Corporations (CDCs) and Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) in Columbus. This funding represents a commitment from the City to the long-term goal of building strong, viable CDCs and CHDOs in Columbus that can significantly contribute to neighborhood revitalization. The CD Collaborative contracts with the Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County to provide administrative support. The amount of the contract will be $45,000.
Emergency action is requested to allow program services to continue without interruption.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this contract consists $45,000 from the 2018 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Fund.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with the Community Development Collaborative of Greater Columbus; to authorize the expenditure of $45,000.00 from the Community Development Block Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($45,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Development desires to enter into contract with the Community Development Collaborative of Greater Columbus to promote continuity, provide for accountability and in general, focus the efforts of the Community Development Corporations (CDCs) and Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs) in the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, the Collaborative will fill the role of funding intermediary, facilitator of training, and builder of organizational capacity for both CHDOs and CDCs; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in th...
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