Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods enter into a grant agreement with Community of Caring Development Foundation in support of non-violence programming and violence intervention strategies in Linden.
Linden Sports Leadership Academy (SLA) addresses youth safety and violence interruption within the Linden community by strengthening each participant’s physical and life-coping skills, offering engaging activities led by caring adults, and creating a protective community environment.
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance authorizes the expenditure of $150,000.00 from the General Fund to support violence intervention strategies in Linden.
Contract Compliance: Community of Caring Development Foundation 026987 and is valid 6/14/21 to 6/14/23
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested to ensure residents can benefit from community programming.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into a grant agreement with Community of Caring Development Foundation in support of violence intervention community programming; to authorize expenditures within the general fund; and to declare an emergency. ($150,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the City is supportive of the Linden and Hilltop communities and wishes to expand programs and services to better serve the neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the City commissioned comprehensive community plans in an effort to revitalize both communities; and
WHEREAS, the expenditure of $150,000.00 is needed to support violence intervention strategies in Linden and to further the implementation of elements of the One Linden community plan; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Neighborhoods in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into a grant agreement with Community of Caring Development Foundation to support violence intervention strategies to ensure residents can benefit from community programming, to hereby preserve 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 the Department of Neighborhoods is hereby authorized and directed to enter into grant agreement with Community of Caring Development Foundation in support of violence intervention community programming.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $150,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 1000 in object class 03, Contractual Services, per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That this contract is awarded in accordance with the relevant provisions of City Code Chapter 329 relating to nonprofit service contracts.
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 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 passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.