Background
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into a grant agreement with United Way of Central Ohio for the One Linden Schools Project, also known as CCMSI. The project, operated in partnership with The Ohio State University, is aligned with the One Linden Plan’s Supporting Student Success Big Idea through its work to directly engage students, parents, guardians and educators at the Hamilton and Windsor STEM Academies.
Funding from the City of Columbus Department of Neighborhoods will be used to support personnel costs for the program’s two School-Family-Community Coordinators working in both school buildings.
Based on an extensive gap analysis that identified the top needs at both schools, the School-Family-Community Coordinators will continue work on promoting psychological well-being and addressing behavioral mental health issues among youth, increasing and enhancing parent/family and community involvement in the schools, strengthening school climate and positive behavioral support interventions to improve conditions for students and teachers/staff and improving service coordination, strengthening the comprehensive learning support system, and fostering collaboration to maximize school and community resources and supports for learning and development.
Fiscal Impact: Funding is available within the general fund.
Emergency action is requested in order to avoid any delay in providing the resources necessary to the United Way of Central Ohio to support the One Linden Schools Project for the 2022/2023 school year.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Neighborhoods to enter into a grant agreement with United Way of Central Ohio in support of the One Linden Schools Project; to authorize the expenditure from the general fund; and to declare an emergency. ($75,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the One Linden Schools Project is aligned with the One Linden Plan’s Supporting Success Big Idea; and
WHEREAS, the One Linden Schools Project will directly engage students, parents, guardians, and educators at the Hamilton and Windsor STEM Academies and
WHEREAS, this funding will allow United Way of Central Ohio to advance work that will improve student success, increase parent engagement, and help to address behavioral mental health issues among youth; and
WHEREAS, such expenditure of funds has been previously accounted for in the 2022 Budget; 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 to enter into a grant agreement with United Way of Central Ohio to avoid any delay in providing the resources necessary for the One Linden Schools Project to serve students and their families during the 2022/2023 school year, for the immediate preservation of the public health and safety; 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 to enter into a grant agreement with the United Way of Central Ohio in support of the One Linden Schools Project.
SECTION 2. That per the action authorized in Section 1 of this ordinance, the expenditure of $75,000.00, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby authorized per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. 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 4. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared an emergency measure and shall take effect and be enforced from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.