Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This legislation will authorize the acceptance and appropriation of grant funds in connection with the Older Americans Act Title III Supportive Services, Home-Delivered Meals, and Caregiver Support programs.
Additional grant funds are being made available to the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging from the Ohio Department of Aging for the period of April 21, 2020 to September 30, 2021 by the Coronavirus Aid, Response and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
This funding should significantly expand home-delivered meal, caregiver support, and other supportive services in the Central Ohio area including Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Pickaway, and Union Counties. The eight county region will also receive housing/rental assistance as part of this funding and distribute it to those in need via a partnership with Impact Community Action.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION:
Emergency action is requested in order to have the contracts in place as soon as possible, as stipulated in the Coronavirus Aid, Response and Economic Security (CARES) Act; and Older Americans Act Title III grant requirements.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This ordinance will appropriate $3,317,619.00 of which $2,767,922 is required from the Recreation and Parks Grant fund to modify existing Title III Contracts authorized by Ordinance 2512-2019.
Title
To authorize and direct the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging to accept grant funds from the Ohio Department of Aging in the amount of $3,317,619.00 and any additional funds for the Coronavirus Aid, Response and Economic Security (CARES) Act; to authorize the appropriation of $3,317,619.00 and any additional funds from the unappropriated balance of the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer appropriations between object classes and grant numbers for the CARES grant funding; to authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into supplemental contracts in the amount of $2,767,922 with...
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