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Department of Housing & Community Development
Monica Smith (ext. 3179)
Revised
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Authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Grant Agreement with the Ohio Department of Health for the purpose of accepting the Lead Safe Housing Fund Community Primary Prevention Grant in the amount of $1,053,800; authorizing the deposit, appropriation, and expenditure of grant proceeds in the amount of $1,053,800; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The City of Toledo Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), applied for and received an award from the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). This grant will allow the DHCD to expand its efforts to combat lead poisoning by supporting various primary prevention activities, including; promoting the Ohio Lead-Safe Housing Registry, community education and outreach, the Lead Stabilization Grant, equipment and tracking software.
The financial impact of this Ordinance is the receipt of $1,053,800 from the Ohio Department of Health for the Department of Housing and Community Development to administer the Lead Safe Housing Fund Community Primary Prevention Grant to make homes lead safe.
Summary
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor is authorized to enter into a Grant Agreement with the Ohio Department of Health in an amount not to exceed $1,053,800, for the purpose of funding and implementing the Lead Safe Housing Fund Community Primary Prevention program.
SECTION 2. That the acceptance and deposit of $1,053,800 into Account Code 2016-16200-5GL7023LSHODH is authorized.
SECTION 3. That the appropriation in the amount of $1,053,800 for the Lead Safe Housing Fund Community Primary Prevention Grant is authorized from the unappropriated grant proceeds into Account Code 2016-16200-5GL7023LSHODH; and further authorizing the expenditure of same.
SECTION 4. That the Mayor and the Director of Housing and Community Development are authorized to enter into any necessary agreements for the purposes of administration of the grant, subject to the terms and conditions deemed proper and requisite according to the Director of Law.
SECTION 5. That the Director of Finance is hereby authorized to draw their warrant or warrants in an amount not to exceed $1,053,800 from the Operations Grants Fund in payment of all obligations authorized upon presentation of proper voucher or vouchers.
SECTION 6. That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force immediately from and after its passage. The reason for the emergency lies in the fact that same is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety and property, and for the further reason that this Ordinance must be immediately effective for the purpose to administer the Lead Safe Housing Fund Community Primary Prevention grant.
Vote on emergency clause: yeas _____, nays _____.
Passed: _________________, as an emergency measure: yeas _____, nays _____.
Attest: ________________________ __________________________________
Clerk of Council President of Council
Approved: _____________________ __________________________________
Mayor
I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of an Ordinance passed by Council ________________________.
Attest: ________________________
Clerk of Council