Columbus Consolidated Government
Council Memorandum
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TO: Mayor and Councilors
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Date: 2/5/2013 12:00:00 AM
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TO: Mayor and Councilors
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Date: 2/5/2013 12:00:00 AM
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Created:
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1/15/2013 5:04:00 PM
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THRU: Isaiah Hugley, City Manager
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FROM: Amy Carbajal, Community Reinvestment
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Subject: Enrichment Services Program
Per Resolution 138-05 dated March 8, 2005, the City of Columbus agreed to
transfer 4.2+/- acres of CDBG property on Cussetta Road to Enrichment Services
Program, Inc. The transfer of the property was to assist the organization in
applying for grant funds to construct a new admnistration building. Enrichment
Services Program (ESP) needed to have site control at the time of the
application. Unfortunately, the application was not awarded and ESP is still
occupying the City's property on Linwood Avenue. The Linwood building is in a
dilapidated condition.
Per Resolution 158-10 dated May 11, 2010, the City of Columbus agreed to
transfer 2.07 acres of land on Regency Drive to ESP. The transfer of the
property was to assist ESP in establishing a Head Start program. The
organization was met with opposition from the surrounding neighborhoods and has
decided to abandon plans for developing this site. A Security Deed was
executed to ensure that the site transfers back to the City of Columbus in the
event the site is not used for ESP programs.
Pursuant to the organization's decision to abandon the Regency Drive site, they
would now like to utilize the Cussetta Road site to build the Head Start
program instead of new administration facilities. Currently Enrichment
Services does not have a funding source for this project. Therefore, they are
asking for an additional four years to raise funds and complete the project.
In the meantime they will remain in the Linwood site unless alternative space
can be arranged.
Staff recommends that Council allow ESP an additional two years with an update
to Council at that time. If sufficient fundraising progress can be shown at
that time, an additional extension can be granted. Staff also recommends that
Council allow Enrichment Services one year to find alternative administration
space. At that time the Linwood site must be vacated.