Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Department of Development has received approval for a Certified Local Government Grant (60/40 Match) from the Ohio Historic Preservation Office in an amount not to exceed $5,020. This grant will be used to conduct a feasibility study of the Griggs Dam Tender's (Richards) House located at James J. Thomas Park, 3329 Riverside Drive. The grant has been awarded as a result of the recommendation of the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board and action of the State Historic Preservation Officer. The purpose of the feasibility study of the Griggs Dam Tender' (Richards) House is to provide the following to the City of Columbus and the State Historic Preservation Office:
(1) Brief written history of the building
(2) Written Structural Analysis/Field Analysis of the building and survey of the existing conditions including measured floor plan of all floors
(3) Written analysis and associated cost estimates of necessary work to bring the building into City Code Compliance
(4) Written analysis and cost estimates of accessibility issues associated with projected rehabilitation of the building in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
(5) Provide multiple possible scenarios for the potential reuse of the Richards house including, but not limited to, drawings and cost estimates for each proposed scenario
FISCAL IMPACT: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to accept a Certified Local Government Grant (CLG) from the Ohio Historic Preservation Office in the amount of $5,020.00. The grant requires a 60/40 match from the City. The matching share requirement is $3,346.00 for a total amount of $8,366.00 available for the necessary Feasibility Study. Legislation will be submitted in the near future to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of those funds.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of the Department of Development to accept a Certified Local Government Grant (60/40 Match) from the Ohio Historic Preservation Office for an amount not to exceed $5,020 in order to provide funds necessary to conduct a feasibility study for the Griggs Dam Tender's (Richards) House; and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, the Department of Development administers preservation activities for the city of
Columbus through the Office of Historic Preservation; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Development desires to accept a 60/40 Match, Certified Local Government Grant (CLG) in an amount not to exceed $5,020 from the Ohio Historic Preservation Office which action requires authorization by City Council; and
WHEREAS, the local match requirement is in an amount not to exceed $3,346.00 which requires future authorization by City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Certified Local Government Grant will be used to conduct the necessary feasibility study for the Giggs Dam Tender's (Richards) House; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development where it is immediately necessary to accept a Certified Local Government Grant, all for the preservation of public health, peace, safety and welfare, now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to accept a Certified Local Government Grant for an amount not to exceed $5,020 from the Ohio Historic Preservation Office to provide funds to co-sponsor the Griggs Dam Tender's (Richards) feasibility study.
Section 2. 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 or vetoes the same.