Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the City’s Chief Innovation Officer to contract with the Workforce Development Board of Central Ohio (WDBCO) to require WDBCO to contract with a vendor relative to researching job creation opportunities around Smart Columbus initiatives.
In 2016, the City of Columbus bested six other finalists to be named the winner of the Smart City Challenge, a nationwide competition administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation (Vulcan), which seeks to “create a fully integrated, first-of-its kind city that uses data, technology and creativity to shape how people and goods move in the future.”
WDBCO solicited Requests for Proposals from Offerors to provide research on job creation for central Ohio residents around the Smart Columbus initiatives and examine ladders of opportunity by cross walking education, credentialing and experience to specific careers.
Ordinance 1863-2016 authorized the Director of Public Service to sign agreements with USDOT, Vulcan, or others in connection with the award of the Smart City Challenge grant, the expenditure of those grant funds through additional council action, if needed, and the return of unused Smart City Challenge grant funds if any should remain at the end of the grant. This legislation also authorized the Director of Public Service to enter into agreements with organizations or individuals to accept contributions of materials, services, equipment, grants, or other type of assistance related to the Smart City Challenge, to administer the contributions according to the terms and conditions of the agreements, and to authorize the return of any contributions if required at the end of the term of the agreement.
Ordinance 1901-2017 authorized the transfer of signature authority from the Director of Public Service to the Chief Innovation Officer, or the Chief Innovation Officer's designee, for all past, present and future co...
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