Explanation
Background: As part of a comprehensive approach to preventing and fighting crime in Columbus neighborhoods the Department of Public Safety has established a neighborhood safety camera project to be initially implemented in the Hilltop, Livingston Avenue, Mt. Vernon, Weinland Park, and Linden neighborhoods. In addition to City-controlled structures, the project requires the use of buildings not owned by the City for the placement of equipment required for the operation of the neighborhood safety camera program.
As such, the City must enter into license agreements with various third party property owners to permit the City's occupancy and use of various buildings for the placement and operation of equipment and for building access to maintain the equipment. This ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to execute a license agreement with COTA, Franklin County, Columbus Public Schools, Campus Partners For Community Urban Redevelopment, Community Properties of Ohio Management Services, King Lincoln Gateway LLC, Nationwide Children's Hospital and other similar entities in order to allow the City to install, operate, and maintain such safety camera equipment at these and other required third party sites.
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to allow for the immediate execution of license agreements to allow for the insatllation of equipment necessary for the operation of the neighborhood safety camera project for the preservation of the public peace, property health and safety.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to enter into license agreements with various third party property owners to permit the City to install and operate such equipment as may be necessary to connect to the signals and video of the Safety Department's neighborhood safety camera project; and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City to place, op...
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