Explanation
BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a Grant Agreement, in an amount up to $1,400,000.00, with Directions for Youth & Families to provide a capital grant supporting construction of their new Crittenton Community Center.
Directions for Youth & Families is investing $7,500,000 in construction of a new community center on Kimberly Parkway. The project includes 5,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space to accommodate a City presence for Mideast Area Commission meetings, community police office, and space for Public Health, as well as, space for summer programming for the Department of Recreation and Parks.
Emergency action is requested to fund Directions for Youth & Families in order to keep this project on target for a 2022 completion.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is available in 2020 Capital Improvement Budget.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE: the vendor number is 006112 and expires 9/15/22.
Title
To authorize the Director of Development to enter into a Grant Agreement in an amount up to $1,400,000.00 with Directions for Youth & Families to provide a capital grant supporting their new Crittenton Community Center; and to declare an emergency. ($1,400,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Columbus City Council approved Ordinance 2521-2020 establishing the 2020 Capital Improvement Budget; and
WHEREAS, the City made a commitment of $1,400,000 for Directions for Youth & Families to provide a capital grant supporting their new Crittenton Community Center; and
WHEREAS, Directions for Youth & Families is investing $7,500,000 in construction of a new community center on Kimberly Parkway. The project includes 5,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director to enter into a grant agreement with Directions for Youth & Families in order to provide funding to keep this project on target for a 2022 completion, thereby preserving 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 Director of Development be and is hereby authorized to enter into a Grant Agreement, in an amount up to $1,400,000.00 with Directions for Youth & Families to provide a capital grant supporting their new Crittenton Community Center.
SECTION 2. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $1,400,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby authorized in fund 7735 (Northland & Other Acquisitions), Project 782015-100000, Dept. 44-01 (Administration), in Object Class 06 (Capital Outlay) per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer the unencumbered balance in a project account to the unallocated balance account within the same fund upon receipt of certification by the Director of the Department administering said project that the project has been completed and the monies are no longer required for said project.
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 the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this ordinance.
SECTION 6. That for the 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 approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.