Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Office of the Mayor to modify by extending and increasing three contracts to provide housing stabilization for pregnant women for the Healthy Beginnings at Home program. The total amount of the increase is $352,305.00 and the contract term end date would be extended to March 31, 2019. These modifications are needed for continued services to meet the deliverables required by the Ohio Housing Finance Agency.
Contract Purchase Order Amount End Date
Nationwide Children’s Hospital PO118569 $29,279.00 3/31/2019
Homeless Families Foundation PO118553 $145,819.00 3/31/2019
Community Metropolitan Housing Authority PO118564 $177,207.00 3/31/2019
Ordinance 0861-2018 authorized the acceptance and appropriation of $990,970.00 over a two year period from the Ohio Housing Finance Agency for the administration of this program. Ordinance 0891-2018 authorized the Office of the Mayor to enter into the aforementioned contracts for the period April 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018. It should be noted that the Nationwide Children's Hospital contract will be funded from a combination of two grants; OHFA grant G401801 and Care Source grant no. G401803.
Emergency action is requested for these contract modifications in order to extend the contract term for the work with Healthy Beginnings at Home Housing Stabilization Program continues into 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT: The funds for these contract modifications are budgeted within the City’s General Government Grants Fund, Fund Number 2220.
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To authorize the Office of the Mayor to modify and increase three existing contracts in the amount of $352,305.00 to provide housing stabilization for pregnant women in the Healthy Beginnings at Home Project; to authorize the expenditure of $352,305.00 from the General Government Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($352,305.00)
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WHEREAS, $352,305.00 in additional funds are needed for the continuation of housing stabilization for pregnant women; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify, by increasing and extending, the term dates of three contracts so that housing stabilization for pregnant women can continue with the Healthy Beginnings at Home program; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Office of the Mayor in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Mayor to extend and modify three current contracts to provide housing stabilization for pregnant women in the Healthy Beginnings at Home Project, all for the immediate preservation of 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 Office of the Mayor is hereby authorized to modify by increasing and extending three current contracts through March 31, 2019 as follows:
Additional Funding
Contract Amount End Date
Nationwide Childrens Hospital PO118569 $ 29,279.00 3/31/2019
Homeless Families Foundation PO118553 $145,819.00 3/31/2019
Community Metropolitan Housing Authority PO118564 $177,207.00 3/31/2019
SECTION 2. That to pay the costs of said modification the expenditure of $352,305.00 is hereby authorized from the General Government Grants Fund, Fund No. 2220, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. 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 4. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications.
SECTION 5. That for 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.