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BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Office of the Mayor to modify and extend a contract with Nationwide Children’s Hospital to lead teen reproductive health education efforts within selected Columbus City Schools in the CelebrateOne high priority neighborhoods of Linden, Franklinton, Hilltop, Northeast, Northland, South Side, Southeast and Near East.
The additional funding of $116,731.50 is from Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services and The Columbus Foundation. This contract will support the CelebrateOne goal to improve reproductive health planning by implementing evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programming in schools.
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.
The modified contract, PO205466, contract was established by Ordinance 3142-2020, which was passed on December 9, 2019. The contract dates were from July 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020.
Emergency action is requested in order to ensure that the work can continue uninterrupted.
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation authorizes expenditure of $116,731.50 and extension term date through June 30, 2021. Franklin County Department of Jobs and Family Services Grant G401906. The Columbus Foundation Grant G401901. This piece is contingent upon passage of 1734-2020.
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To authorize the Office of the Mayor to modify and extend a contract with Nationwide Children’s Hospital to lead teen reproductive health education efforts within selected Columbus City Schools in the CelebrateOne high priority neighborhoods; to authorize the expenditure of $116,731.50 from the City’s General Government Grant Fund and Private Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($116,731.50)
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WHEREAS $116,731.50 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 to essential health knowledge and access to services they need to make a safe and responsible life-planning decisions that are critical to individual and family well-being; and
WHEREAS CelebrateOne in partnership with Nationwide Children’s Hospital are committed to develop an interactive web based tool to provide sexual and reproductive health information to teens and young adults in our community; 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 office to modify and extend a contract with Nationwide Children’s Hospital to lead teen reproductive health education efforts within selected Columbus City Schools in the CelebrateOne high priority neighborhoods, 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 and extend a contract with Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
SECTION 2. That, to pay the costs of said contract, the expenditure of $100,000.00 is hereby authorized from the General Government Grants Fund, No. 2220, and the expenditure of $16,731.50 is hereby authorized from the Private Grant Fund 2291 per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That this modification is in compliance with Chapter 329 of the Columbus City Code.
SECTION 4. 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 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.