Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City of Columbus has an agreement with the State of Ohio, Department of Natural Resources allowing the Division of Water to withdraw raw water from Alum Creek Reservoir storage spaces #1 and #2 and to pay the State a prorated share of the operation and maintenance costs. This agreement was entered into by the authority of Ordinance 1663-71, passed on November 15, 1971. An annual payment is needed to keep the agreement in effect. The Federal Identification Number for the State of Ohio, Department of Natural Resources is 31-6402047 (044).
It is requested that this Ordinance be handled in an emergency manner as the Division of Water has already received the invoices and would like to prevent as much delay in payment as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT: This is an annual expenditure and the Division of Water has allocated $1,300,000.00 for this purpose in the 2004 Budget.
$ 1,266,872.01 was expended for this purpose during 2003.
$ 1,212,901.00 was expended for this purpose during 2002.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to establish an encumbrance payable to the State of Ohio Treasurer, Department of Natural Resources, for operation and maintenance services and water entitlement for the Alum Creek Reservoir, storage spaces #1 and #2, for the Division of Water, to authorize the expenditure of $1,256,817.46 from Water Systems Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($1,256,817.46)
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance Number 1663-71 passed November 15, 1971, authorized the City of Columbus and the State of Ohio, Department of Natural Resources to enter into an agreement permitting the City of Columbus to withdraw raw water from Alum Creek Reservoir storage spaces #1 and #2 and to pay the State a prorated share of the operation and maintenance costs; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize payment to the State of Ohio Treasurer, Department of Natural Resources, as the Division of Water has already received the invoices and would like to prevent as much delay in payment as possible, the amount stipulated in accordance with the provisions of the above mentioned agreement for the preservation of public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of Public Utilities be and is hereby authorized to establish an encumbrance payable to the State of Ohio Treasurer, Department of Natural Resources, for operation and maintenance costs for water entitlement from storage spaces #1 and #2 at Alum Creek Reservoir as indicated in the previously mentioned agreement.
Section 2. That the expenditure of $1,256,817.46 or as much thereof as may be needed is hereby authorized from Water Works Fund 600, Department 60-09, OCA Code 600965, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3401, to pay the cost thereof.
Section 3. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.