Explanation
Background:
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods, on behalf of the City, to enter into a Service Contract renewal with the Neighborhood Design Center (NDC). NDC is currently working in coordination with the City Department of Neighborhoods to engage the Linden and Hilltop communities, City Departments, and other community partners to align resources to develop a comprehensive community master plan. This work was initiated via 0305-2017 and passed by City Council on 2/6/17. Additional funding was added via ordinance 0917-2018 and passed by City Council on 4/18/18. This piece authorizes the expenditure of $350,000 from the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) grant 2 program income and $150,000 from the general fund.
Fiscal Impact: The fiscal impact associated with the execution of the contract is in the amount of $350,000 from the Neighborhood Stabilization Program grant 2 program income and $150,000 from the general fund.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to allow for the immediate execution of this contract in order to begin the neighborhood planning process in the Hilltop community.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into a contract renewal with the Neighborhood Design Center to continue work associated with the comprehensive community master plan for Linden and Hilltop; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $350,000.00 from NSP and to authorize the expenditure of $150,000.00 from the general fund; and to declare an emergency. ($500,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the city is supportive of the Linden and Hilltop Communities and wishes to expand programs and services to better serve the neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the city entered into a contract with the Neighborhood Design Center for the development of a comprehensive community master plan for the Linden and Hilltop communities via 0305-2017, passed 2/6/2017 and 0917-2018, passed 4/18/18; and
WHEREAS, this contract covers a three (3) year period through December 31, 2020, subject to and conditioned upon the annual approval of City Council, and appropriation and certification of funds by the City Auditor; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Neighborhoods in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of the Neighborhoods to enter into a contract renewal agreement with the Neighborhood Design Center and to allow the Neighborhood Design Center to continue work associated with the development of a comprehensive community master plan, thereby preserving the public health, peace, prosperity, safety and welfare; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods is hereby authorized to enter into a contract renewal with the Neighborhood Design Center to engage the Linden and Hilltop communities, City Departments and other community partners to align resources and develop a comprehensive community master plan, in accordance with the relevant provisions of City Code Chapter 329.30 relating to the process for awarding not-for-profit service contracts.
SECTION 2. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to appropriate $350,000 in the Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 grant program income, to the Department of Neighborhoods in Object Level 03, Contractual Services, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the expenditure of $500,000 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 1000, general fund, and Fund 2220, Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 grant in object class 03, Contractual Services, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
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 is 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.