Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The Ohio EPA requires this ordinance which authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to apply for and execute Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) loan agreements in 2024 for the design and construction of Sanitary, Stormwater, and Treatment Engineering Capital Improvement Projects as identified in Section 1 of this ordinance, under the direction of the Division of Sewerage and Drainage (DOSD). This loan program is jointly administered by the Ohio EPA's Division of Environmental and Financial Assistance and the Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA). The WPCLF Loan Fund program provides below-market interest rate loans for municipal Wastewater and Stormwater system improvements.
The Department of Public Utilities anticipates applying for loan funding for the projects listed in Section 1 of this ordinance. However, it may become necessary to add or subtract from this list of projects depending upon project schedule adjustments, departmental need, or the loan agency deciding a project is not eligible for funding. The dollar amount of each loan will be based upon bids received for construction services projects, or after professional service contract pricing has been negotiated as part of the City's Request for Proposal process for design projects.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
There is sufficient budget authority in the 2024 Sewer Systems and Stormwater Operating Funds for the loan application fee expenditures. These loans will be paid off over a 20-year period from Sewerage System and Stormwater rates (dedicated source of repayment). Sewerage System and Stormwater rate increases have been projected and planned in anticipation of these projects and loans.
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To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to apply for, accept, and enter into Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund Loan Agreements with the Ohio Water Development Authority and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for the financing of Division of Sewerage and Drainage design and construction projects; and to designate a dedicated source of repayment for the loans. ($0.00)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Utilities is scheduled to prepare loan applications for submittal to the Ohio EPA under the Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) program to finance, through below-market interest rate loans, the design and construction of capital improvements projects under the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, which said financial assistance may be of help in reducing total project costs to the City's Sewerage and Stormwater customers; and
WHEREAS, prior to WPLCF loan agreement approval by the Ohio Water Development Authority, the WPCLF loan application and loan agreement documents require the City to submit to the Ohio EPA a certified copy of approved City Council legislation authorizing the Director of the Public Utilities Department to apply for and subsequently execute said WPCLF agreements, and to authorize a dedicated source of loan repayment for the loans; and
WHEREAS, it may become necessary to add or subtract to the list of projects anticipated to apply for Ohio Water Pollution Control Loan Fund financing due to schedule adjustments, departmental need, or the loaning agency deciding a project is not eligible for a loan; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Utilities to authorize the Director to apply for, accept and enter into WPCLF loan agreements with Ohio Water Development Authority and submit a copy of this legislation to the Ohio EPA prior to the OWDA board's consideration for approval as part of the loan agreements’ approval process; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Public Utilities is hereby authorized to apply for, accept, and enter into Water Pollution Control Loan Fund Loan Agreements with the Ohio Water Development Authority and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, for the financing of Division of Sewerage and Drainage projects listed below:
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1 |
610050-100000 |
Fountain Square Stormwater System Improvements |
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2 |
610739-100000 |
Petzinger Rd Stormwater Improvements |
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3 |
610910-100002 |
Franklinton Area Storm Sewer Rehabilitation |
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4 |
611021-100000 |
SMOC Facility Stormwater Improvements |
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5 |
611031-100000 |
ST-21 ST-22 ST-23 Improvements |
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6 |
611037-100000 |
Krieger Court Stormwater Improvements |
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7 |
611038-100001 |
Twin lakes Low-Head Dam Improvements |
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8 |
611038-100002 |
Greenlawn Low-Head Dam Improvements |
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9 |
611040-100000 |
Barnett Road Stormwater System Improvements |
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10 |
611707-100000 |
Second Avenue Storm Sewer Improvements |
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11 |
611720-100000 |
Storm Sewer Lining Project |
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12 |
650033-100003 |
Central College Subtrunk Extension, Phase 3 |
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13 |
650179-100000 |
Williams & Castle Interceptor |
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14 |
650240-100000 |
JPWWTP Digester Improvements |
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15 |
650245-100002 |
JP A-Plant Secondary Clarifier Electrical Upgrades (Step 2 Services) |
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16 |
650252-100010 |
JPWWTP Screening Improvements |
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17 |
605260-102018 |
JP Sludge Concentration Tank Demolition |
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18 |
650260-103013 |
SO SW Switching Station |
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19 |
650260-103014 |
SO RSB Rehabilitation |
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20 |
650265-100201 |
JP ADM HVAC Unit H39 Replacement |
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21 |
650278-100001 |
JP Plant-Wide Control System Improvements (Step 2 Services) |
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22 |
650346-100002 |
SWWTP VFD & Harmonic Filter Upgrades (Step 2 Services) |
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23 |
650352-100007 |
SWWTP Main Drain Alternative Pipe Route |
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24 |
650352-100008 |
SWWTP Biofilter Cold Weather Improvements (Step 2 Services) |
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25 |
650353-100007 |
SWWTP Organics Receiving & Bioenergy (Construction) |
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26 |
650353-100007 |
SWWTP Organics Receiving & Bioenergy (Equipment Procurement) |
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27 |
650354-100000 |
SWWTP Post Aeration Diffuser Replacement |
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28 |
650372-100000 |
SWWTP EAC HVAC and Air Purification |
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29 |
650375-100003 |
Compost Facilities Odor Reduction Improvements, Part 2 (Steps 1 & 2) |
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30 |
650378-100001 |
SWWTP Plant-Wide Control System Improvements (Step 2 Services) |
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31 |
650380-100001 |
SWWTP Far East Train (Step 1 Services) |
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32 |
650404-100050 |
2023 Annual Lining Contract |
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33 |
650660-100013 |
Pump Station SA-13 |
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34 |
650662-100001 |
DOSD EV Charging Stations (Step 1 Services) |
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35 |
650725-100004 |
Alum Creek Trunk South - Phase 1 - Sewer Rehabilitation |
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36 |
650725-100011 |
Blacklick Trunk - Phase 1 - Sewer Rehabilitation |
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37 |
650725-100018 |
Near North & East Large Diameter Assessment - Phase 3 |
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38 |
650725-100022 |
Blacklick Creek Subtrunk Rehabilitation |
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39 |
650725-100027 |
Scioto Main North Large Diameter Rehab |
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40 |
650725-100028 |
West Side Trunk Rehabilitation - Phase 2 |
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41 |
650763-100000 |
Moler Street Overflow Interceptor Sewer |
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42 |
650790-100000 |
Inflow Redirection - Noble & 4th St |
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43 |
650790-122181 |
Inflow Redirection - Markison |
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44 |
650860-322190 |
Upsizing Sewer Pipes Project ID 3 Near South |
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45 |
650870-100701 |
Blueprint Linden - GI - Hudson/McGuffey |
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46 |
650870-100802 |
Blueprint Hilltop - GI - Eureka/Fremont |
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47 |
650870-101201 |
Blueprint Miller-Kelton - GI - Newton/Bedford |
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48 |
650870-101202 |
Blueprint Miller-Kelton - GI - Kent/Fairwood |
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49 |
650870-109151 |
Blueprint 5th by NW - GI - Sunrise/Glenn |
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50 |
650870-109152 |
Blueprint 5th by NW - GI - Edgehill/Meadow |
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51 |
650870-109153 |
Blueprint 5th by NW - Permeable Pavers - Sunrise/Glenn |
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52 |
650870-110161 |
Blueprint Clintonville 3 - GI - Winthrop/Milton |
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53 |
650870-110162 |
Blueprint Clintonville 3 - GI - Dorris/Weber |
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54 |
650870-110165 |
Blueprint Clintonville 3 - GI - Milford/Summit |
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55 |
650870-110167 |
Walhalla Ravine Stream Restoration |
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56 |
650870-115153 |
Blueprint Hilltop - GI - Highland/Harris |
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57 |
650870-153001 |
Blueprint Hilltop - Permeable Pavers - Palmetto/Westgate |
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58 |
650870-153002 |
Blueprint Hilltop - Permeable Pavers - Eureka/Fremont |
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59 |
650870-162001 |
Blueprint Miller-Kelton - Permeable Pavers - Newton/Bedford |
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60 |
650870-162002 |
Blueprint Miller-Kelton - Permeable Pavers - Kent/Fairwood |
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61 |
650871-139161 |
Blueprint Clintonville 2 - Roof Redirection - Old Beechwold |
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62 |
650871-141005 |
Blueprint Linden - Roof Redirection - Hudson/McGuffey (Area 1) |
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63 |
650871-141006 |
Blueprint Linden - Roof Redirection - Hudson/McGuffey (Area 2) |
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64 |
650871-153005 |
Blueprint Hilltop - Roof Redirection - Eureka/Fremont (Area 5) |
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65 |
650872-139161 |
Blueprint Clintonville 2 - Lateral Lining - Old Beechwold |
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66 |
650872-141004 |
Blueprint Linden - Lateral Lining - Hudson/McGuffey |
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67 |
650872-153005 |
Blueprint Hilltop - Lateral Lining - Eureka/Fremont Project 5 |
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68 |
650872-153006 |
Blueprint Hilltop - Lateral Lining - Eureka/Fremont Project 6 |
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69 |
650875-120210 |
Blueprint Mainline Lining - Livingston/James Area 5 |
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70 |
650875-121210 |
Mainline Lining - Plum Ridge Blueprint Area |
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71 |
650886-100000 |
Scioto Main Sanitary Pump Stations |
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72 |
650895-100004 |
Community Park / Maple Canyon HSTS Elimination |
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73 |
650895-100007 |
Sunbury & Mock Rd HSTS Elimination |
SECTION 2. City Council understands and agrees that the list of projects in Section 1 of this ordinance are the projects anticipated to be funded with Water Pollution Control Loan Fund Loan Agreements; that it may become necessary to add or subtract from this list of projects for various reasons including project schedule adjustments, departmental need, or the loaning agency deciding a project is not eligible for funding; and City Council authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to make changes to the list as the Director of Public Utilities deems necessary without seeking City Council approval for the changes and without amending this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That Sewerage System Service Charges are hereby authorized to be the dedicated source of repayment for the Sanitary and Treatment Engineering projects’ Water Pollution Control Loan Fund Loans.
SECTION 4. That Stormwater Fees are hereby authorized to be the dedicated source of repayment for the Stormwater projects’ Water Pollution Control Loan Fund Loans.
SECTION 5. That the City Auditor is authorized to establish proper project accounting numbers as appropriate.
SECTION 6. That the City Auditor is authorized to make any accounting changes to revise the funding source for all contracts or contract modifications associated with this Ordinance.
SECTION 7. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.