Explanation
Background: The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program is a supplemental nutrition program for women (pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding), infants, and children under five years of age, administered in Franklin County by Columbus Public Health with grant funds received from the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). Columbus Public Health has been awarded its annual grant funding from the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). A portion of the WIC grant funds is budgeted for the payment of rent for the lease of five (5) WIC Clinics - First Choice Rental Properties, LLC, for 77-83 Outerbelt Street; Best Corporate Real Estate Properties LLC for 1681 Holt Road; Jacinto W. Beard and Karen L. Beard for 4337 Cleveland Avenue; PLM of Cols for 3933 Livingston Avenue, and Beaumont 4522 LLC for 4550 Indianola. This ordinance, subject to acceptance of the grant funds by passage of City Council Ordinance 2085-2021 to fund the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program for the period October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022, authorizes the expenditure of funds for the payment of rent for these five leases.
This legislation also authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to execute Second Amendments to amend and extend the existing office Lease Agreements with Best Corporate Properties II, LLC for 1675-1693 Holt Road and with First Choice Rental Properties Holdings, LLC for 77-83 Outerbelt Street for the lease of clinic space for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program. The WIC program wishes to continue to provide its supplemental nutrition services to clients from these locations. Both leases will expire on September 30, 2021 and have no renewals remaining, thus necessitating the need to amend and extend the two lease agreements to provide for additional renewal periods. The Second Amendments to the Lease Agreements will add five (5) additional one-year renewal periods to each Lease Agreement under the same terms and conditions as the current agreem...
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