Explanation
Background:
Ordinance 3360-2022 authorized the City to enter into Community Development Block Grant funded subrecipient agreements with Franklinton Development Association and Renew Homes Ohio, however, it is necessary to amend the ordinance to appropriate additional funds, and to add Community Shares of Mid Ohio dba In(form)ed, LLC to the agreement with Renew Homes Ohio. The City of Columbus Department of Finance and Management is seeking to provide $30,000.00 in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act supplemental Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery (ARPA) Fund to Franklinton Development Association (FDA) to pay stipends to graduates of the Life Skills Training Program, and is seeking to provide Community Development Block Grant Funds to support a Home Ownership Maintenance and Repair Program to be managed by Renew Homes Ohio. Pursuant to an agreement, In(form)ed, LLC acts as the fiscal sponsor to Renew Homes Ohio, and will be providing fiscal services and administrative support for the program. Because In(form)ed, LLC will directly receive funds from the City, the Department of Finance and Management seeks authorization to add it to the subrecipient agreement.
Ordinance 3360-2022 authorized the Department of Finance and Management to appropriate and expend $130,000 of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding through the Franklinton Development Association Life Skills Training Program subrecipient agreement, and $300,000.00 of CDBG funds through the Renew Homes Ohio Home Ownership Maintenance and Repair Program subrecipient agreement.
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance amends ordinance 3360-2022 to authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to appropriate and authorize the expenditure of funds not to exceed $30,000.00 from ARPA funding (fund 2209). ($30,000.00)
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To amend ordinance 3360-2022 to authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to appropriate and authorize the additional expenditure of $30,000.00 in ARPA funds (Fund 2209) for the subrecipient agreement with Franklinton Development Association, and to add In(form)ed, LLC to the subrecipient agreement as the fiscal sponsor for Renew Homes Ohio; and to declare an emergency. ($30,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the City previously passed ordinance 3360-2022 authorizing the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to enter into subrecipient agreements with Franklinton Development Association for the Life Skills Training Program and with Renew Homes Ohio for the Home Ownership Maintenance and Repair Program; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend ordinance 3360-2022 to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to appropriate and authorize the expenditure of $30,000.00 from Fund 2209 for stipends paid to graduates of the Franklinton Development Association Life Skills Training program; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the $30,000.00 from Fund 2209 is for stipend payments of $21 per hour to participants that complete the 12-hour Life Skills Training Program; and
WHEREAS, In(form)ed, LLC serves as the fiscal sponsor to Renew Homes Ohio, pursuant to an agreement and will be providing fiscal and administrative services that include directly receiving and managing the CDBG funds for payment to Renew Homes; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend ordinance 3360-2022 to authorize the Director of Finance and Management to add In(form)ed, LLC as a fiscal sponsor for Renew Homes to the subrecipient agreement; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Finance and Management in that it is immediately necessary to amend the previous ordinance so that Franklinton Development Association can begin providing needed training services and Renew Homes Ohio can begin providing the needed home repair services, for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That from the unappropriated monies and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, the sum of $30,000.00 is appropriated in Fund 2209 per the account codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 2. That the Director of the Department of Finance and Management is authorized to appropriate and authorize for expenditure $30,000.00 in funds from the federal American Rescue Plan Act supplemental Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund through the United States Department of the Treasury for stipends to be included in the subrecipient agreement with Franklinton Development Association for a Life Skills Training program, as originally approved by Ordinance number 3360-2022, for a total amount of $160,000.00.
SECTION 3. That Section 2 of ordinance 3360-2022 be amended to add In(form)ed, LLC as the fiscal sponsor of Renew Homes to the subrecipient agreement for the Home Maintenance and Repair program, in the amount of $300,000.00. Payment will be made to In(form)ed, LLC. Services will be provided by Renew Homes.
SECTION 4. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated and authorized for expenditure, 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 modification 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 passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.