Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department Development to enter into a grant agreement with the Sanctuary Night in an amount up to $150,000.00 for operations of the outreach programming of its drop-in-center.
Last year in Franklin County, there were 1,880 court cases before Franklin County judges related to soliciting (prostitution). Of these cases, approximately 50% originated on Sullivant Avenue and its adjacent streets and alleys. Sullivant Avenue runs through the middle of our community connecting downtown Columbus through the Hilltop on the west side of Columbus.
Sanctuary Night is a sacred space for women still caught in the cycles of prostitution and human trafficking on the west side of Columbus. Sanctuary Night provides a safe, consistent, environment offering a warm meal, clothing, hygiene items, resources for addiction and support, but mostly a holy place to the women who visit. The term holy in the work of Sanctuary Night is a shared belief that hospitality is a holy act and that life being sheltered is indeed sacred.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: Emergency action is requested in order to ensure uninterrupted services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding will be transferred within the General Fund from the Department of Finance and Management to the Department of Development, Administration Division.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: their vendor number and contract compliance are pending.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a grant agreement with Sanctuary Night for the purpose of providing support for operations of the outreach programming of its drop-in-center in an amount up to $150,000.00; to authorize the payment of expenses starting October 1, 2020; to authorize the transfer of $150,000.00 within the general fund from the Department of Finance and Management to the Department of Development; and to declare an emergency. ($150,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Director of the Department o...
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