Explanation
This ordinance amends previously adopted ordinance 1289-2023.
The City of Columbus has created a diaper changing grant program to increase equal access to diaper changing stations throughout Columbus in small businesses and organizations for all parents and guardians in the city. With the help of the Dadass Podcast and CBUS Dads Blog, Council is raising awareness for the need for changing stations in men's rooms and gender-neutral bathrooms at "family friendly" locations throughout Columbus, OH while advocating for the benefits for businesses, families and all.
Foundations World Wide, Inc. is the leading supplier of children’s furnishings to professional childcare centers, the worldwide leader in supplying cribs and children’s hospitality products to hotels, and a leading manufacturer of wall mounted baby changing stations for public facilities.
Emergency action is necessary to allow time to acquire changing stations in advance of a distribution event in June.
Title
To amend ordinance 1289-2023 to allow for the distribution of supplies; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, ordinance 1289-2023 was passed by Columbus City Council on May 1, 2023; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to enact changes to previously adopted ordinance 1289-2023; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Department of Building and Zoning in that it is immediately necessary to amend ordinance 1289-2023 in order to acquire the necessary supplies for a distribution event planned for June; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That Section 1 of ordinance 1289-2023 is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION 1. That the Director of the Department of Building and Zoning Services City Clerk is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with Foundations World Wide, Inc. for baby changing stations.
SECTION 2. That Section 2 of ordinance 1289-2023 is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION 2. That the ...
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