Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the expenditure of $368,850.95 within the Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration (LHRD) Program Grant (Lead-19 Grant) (G441900); requests that Columbus City Council waive the provisions in Columbus City Codes Sections 111.14, 329.18, and 329.09 pursuant to Columbus City Codes Section 329.15; and authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into grant agreements with homeowners if the grant amount is greater than $5,000.00, to approve purchase orders with contractors for the Lead Safe Columbus Program that may be greater than $50,000.00, and to modify a grant agreement with a homeowner or purchase order with a contractor to carry out the purpose of the grant program, all without having to return to City Council for each project for the Lead Safe Columbus Program.
The Department of Development received the Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration (LHRD) Program Grant (Lead-19 Grant) from the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in 2019 and this grant provides funding for the Lead Safe Columbus Program. The grant was authorized via ordinance 2715-2019 as a reimbursable grant in an amount up to $5,600,000.00.
The funds to be expended under this legislation are funds that have been cancelled from grant agreements/purchase orders for projects already completed under the Lead Safe Columbus Program. Since appropriation has been received under Ordinance 2715-2019, only approval to expend these cancelled funds is needed.
In order to effectively and efficiently manage these remaining funds, the grant, the Lead Safe Columbus Grant Program, and to expend the funds before the grant ends June 1, 2024, this legislation requests the waiver of the provisions in Columbus City Codes Sections 111.14, 329.18, and 329.09, pursuant to Columbus City Codes Section 329.15, and authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to ente...
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