Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Development to modify a contract with the IMPACT Community Action Agency (IMPACT) for the fourth time in order to add additional funds.
On May 18, 2020, Columbus City Council passed Ordinance 1210-2020 for IMPACT Community Action Agency to provide $2,650,000.00 of CARES Act funding as matching funds for the Hope Program. On June 29, 2020, Columbus City Council passed Ordinance 1408-2020 to expand the range of eligible expenses for the program. On July 30, 2020, Columbus City Council passed Ordinance 1810-2020 to add $7,350,000.00 and to further modify the scope of services. On October 26, 2020, Columbus City council passed Ordinance 2433-2020 to modify the contract again to reflect the needs of the program. This ordinance seeks to add additional funds.
The department contracted with IMPACT to provide rent and mortgage assistance to families affected by COVID-19. The need is greater than anticipated and IMPACT has the capacity to deploy additional funds into the community.
Original Contract $ 2,650,000.00 Ord. 1210-2020 PO230601
Modification 1 $ 0.00 Ord. 1408-2020
Modification 2 $ 7,350,000.00 Ord. 1810-2020 PO241895
Modification 3 $ 0.00 Ord. 2433-2020
Modification 4 $ 5800,000.00
Total contract amount $10,5800,000.00
The services included in this contract cannot be provided by existing city employees because these services are beyond the City’s current staffing capacity to provide.
Emergency action is requested to modify the contract in order to provide for uninterrupted services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is provided to the City of Columbus from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by Congress and signed into law March 27, 2020, and available in the Department of Development’s CARES Act budget (fund 2207, subfund 220702).
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: the vendor’s vendor number is 001447 and is valid from 12/16/2019-12/...
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