Explanation
This legislation authorizes the City Auditor to issue payment to the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) for the purposes of providing funding and support for the Franklin County Greenways Plan for Fiscal Year 2006.
City funding, along with funds from the State of Ohio, Department of Natural Resources, will allow for continued program funding. The results of this program will be very useful to the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, by providing better services to the City Of Columbus in the form of better floodplain infrastructure, and improved stream water quality.
SUPPLIER: Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (31-1009675)
FISCAL IMPACT: The payment is for $60,000.oo and funds are available for this expenditure.
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To authorize the City Auditor to issue payment in the amount of $60,000.00 to the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) for the purposes of providing funding for the Franklin County Greenway Plan for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Stormwater and Regulatory Management Section to authorize the expenditure of $60,000.00 from the Storm Sewer Operating Fund and to declare an emergency. ($60,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) has developed multi-jurisdictional plans for long-term protection and enhancement of our rivers and streams, and
WHEREAS, these plans will result in better floodplain management, resulting in lower property damage and danger to human life, cost savings in infrastructure, and improved stream water quality; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Stormwater and Regulatory Management Section in that it is immediately necessary to pay Mid Ohio Planning Commission (MORPC) for the Franklin County Greenway Plan for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the City Auditor be and hereby is authorized to issue payment to the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission for the purposes of providing funding for the Franklin County Greenways Plan in the amount of $60,000.00
Section 2. That the expenditure of $60,000.00 or as much thereof as may be needed, be and the same hereby authorized form the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Division 60-15, Storm Sewer Operating Fund 675, OCA 675002, Object Level 1 3, Object Level 3 3337.
Section 3. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, where is hereby made a part hereof, this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure, which 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.