City of Columbus - File #: 1484-2020

• File #: 1484-2020
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/17/2020
• In control: Criminal Justice & Judiciary Committee
• On agenda: 7/6/2020
• Final action: 7/9/2020
• Title: To authorize and direct Columbus City Council to accept a $50,000.00 grant from The Ohio State University Alliance for the American Dream, a collaboration with Schmidt Futures; to authorize the appropriation of up to $50,000.00 from the unappropriated balance of the general government grants fund; to authorize an appropriation within the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund; to authorize a transfer of cash between the Neighborhood Initiatives subfund and the general government grants fund; to authorize the expenditure of $79,200.00; to waive the competitive bidding provisions of City Code; to authorize Columbus City Council to enter into contract with Smart Columbus, LLC; and to declare an emergency. ($79,200.00)
• Sponsors: Shayla Favor, Rob Dorans

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/9/2020	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
7/7/2020	1	ACTING MAYOR	Signed
7/6/2020	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
7/6/2020	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass

Explanation

Background: Columbus City Council, through the office of Councilmember Rob Dorans, has been awarded an additional $50,000 grant from The Ohio State University Alliance for the American Dream, a collaboration with Schmidt Futures, in support of Columbus City Council’s efforts to simplify the record sealing application process and expand access to legal support services for Columbus residents with a criminal record. A $25,000 grant award was previously accepted (Ordinance 3294-2019), bringing the total grant award from The Ohio State University Alliance for the American Dream, a collaboration with Schmidt Futures, to $75,000.

The total $75,000 grant award is made available through January 1, 2021. The funds will be used to cover any costs to fully develop and complete the grant proposal, including to pay necessary expenses, administrative or technical assistance, related to the task of developing a grant proposal and associated projects for possible consideration of further investment by Schmidt Futures.

Smart Columbus, LLC will serve as the administrater for this grant. A waiver of competitive bidding is requested, as Smart Columbus, LLC has been integrally involved in the grant process up to this point, it is in the city's best interest and it would be manifestly impractical to bid for administration given the timeline required for expenditure.

FISCAL IMPACT: An additional grant award of $50,000 from The Ohio State University Alliance for the American Dream, a collaboration with Schmidt Futures, is being awarded to Columbus City Council, through the office of Councilmember Rob Dorans. An acceptance and appropriation of said grant is required. Should expenses post to the grant that are not reimbursed, a transfer of funding from another source will be necessary.

This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the city's accounting system as soon as possible. Up to date financial posting promote...