Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Office of the Mayor to modify and extend a contract with Nationwide Children’s Hospital to develop an interactive, mobile-enabled, web-based tool designed to provide sexual and reproductive health information to teens and young adults located in the CelebrateOne high priority neighborhoods: Linden, Franklinton, Hilltop, Northeast, Northland, South Side, Southeast and Near East. The additional funding of $55,720.00 is from Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services. This contract will support the CelebrateOne goal to improve reproductive health planning by implementing evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programming in schools and community organizations that serve teens who are at the highest risk of becoming pregnant.
The original contract, PO189569, was established by Ordinance 1637-2019 which was passed on July 1, 2019. The contract dates were from July 1, 2019 to September 30, 2019.
Emergency action is requested in order to ensure that the work can begin promptly as the Franklin County grant exires on December 31, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation authorizes an increase of $55,720.00 and extension term date through September 30, 2020. Franklin County Department of Jobs and Family Services Grant G401903.
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To authorize the Office of the Mayor to modify and extend a contract with Nationwide Children’s Hospital to develop an interactive, mobile-enabled, web-based tool to provide teen reproductive health education and support CelebrateOne’s goal to improve reproductive health planning in its high priority neighborhoods; to authorize the expenditure of $55,720.00 from the City’s General Government Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($55,720.00)
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WHEREAS $55,720.00 in additional funds are needed for continued work with teen and young adults sexual and reproductive health education; and
WHEREAS many Columbus teens experience barriers ...
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