Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Recreation and Parks to accept a grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for the construction of an open shelter, parking lot, and connecting trails on the currently undeveloped Wilson Road Parkland located between West Broad Street and Sullivant Avenue on South Wilson Road. The grant amount is $166,487.00, with the City of Columbus being responsible for a match amount of $55,513.00 for a total project cost of $222,000.00. The NatureWorks Grant is administered by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. A multi-use athletic field was recently completed and the Camp Chase Trail, which will connect the City's west side to downtown, is currently under construction. These improvements would serve both users of the athletic field and users of the Camp Chase Trail and would allow the Recreation and Parks Department to open up the park to use by the general public. The Recreation and Parks Department has worked with the Friends of Camp Chase Trail, the Westgate Neighborhood Association, the Greater Hilltop Area Commission, and other members of the local community to obtain input on a master plan for the park that will guide the design and layout of these improvements.
Principal Parties:
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
2045 Morse Road, E-2, Columbus, OH 43229
Mary Fitch, (614) 265-6477
31-6402047
Emergency Justification:
An emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to enter into said contract so that work may start during the current construction season in order to be completed during the correct time to install seeding.
Fiscal Impact:
This ordinance will accept grant funds in the amount of $166,487.00. The City will contribute $55,513.00 towards the grant match for a total project cost of $222,000.00. The City match will come from the Recreation and Parks Permanent Improvement Fund 747. $222,000.00 will be appropriated in the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund 283, effective upon receipt of executed grant agreement.
Title
To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to accept a grant and enter into a grant agreement with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources in the amount of $166,487.00 for the Wilson Road Park Improvements Project; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer $39,482.86 within the Recreation and Parks Permanent Improvement Fund; to authorize the City Auditor to transfer $55,513 from the Recreation and Parks Permanent Improvement Fund to the Grant Fund; to amend the 2015 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize the appropriation of $222,000.00 to the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($222,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to accept a grant from, and enter into a grant agreement with, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources in the amount of $166,487.00 for the Wilson Road Park Improvements Project; and
WHEREAS, funds are being moved to alternate projects within Fund 702 to establish correct funding project detail location; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend the 2015 Capital Improvement Budget; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Recreation and Parks, in that it is immediately necessary to accept said grant and enter into a grant agreement with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources so that improvements can be made during the current construction season; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Recreation and Parks be and he is hereby authorized and directed to accept a grant in the amount of $166,487.00 and enter into a contract with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
SECTION 2. That from the unappropriated monies in the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund 283, and from all monies estimated to come into said fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015, the sum of $222,000.00 is appropriated to the Recreation and Parks Department, Department No. 51-01, as follows:
GRANT TITLE: Wilson Road Park ODNR NatureWorks Grant; GRANT NUMBER: to be assigned by City Auditor's office; OCA CODE: to be assigned by City Auditor's office; OBJECT LEVEL 3: 6621; AMOUNT: $222,000.00
SECTION 3. That the amount of $39,482.86 is hereby appropriated within the Recreation and Parks Permanent Improvements Fund 747 as follows:
Project OCA Code Object Level 3 Amount
747999-100000 (Fund 747 Unallocated/Transfers) 900747 6621 $39,482.86
SECTION 4. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer appropriations of $39,482.86 within the Recreation and Parks Permanent Improvements Fund 747 as follows:
From:
Project OCA Code Object Level 3 Amount
747999-100000 (Fund 747 Unallocated/Transfers) 900747 6621 $39,482.86
To:
Project OCA Code Object Level 3 Amount
510025-100013 (Hilltop Parkland Donations) 510913 5501 $39,482.86
SECTION 5. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer appropriations of $16,030.14 within the Recreation and Parks Permanent Improvements Fund 747 as follows:
From:
Project OCA Code Object Level 3 Amount
510025-100013(Hillotp Parkland Donations) 510913 6621 $16,030.14
To:
Project OCA Code Object Level 3 Amount
510025-100013 (Hilltop Parkland Donations) 510913 5501 $16,030.14
SECTION 6. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer cash and appropriation in the amount of $55,513.00 as follows:
From:
Fund Project OCA Code Object Level 3 Amount
747 510025-100013 (Hilltop Parkland Donations) 510913 5501 $55,513.00
To:
Fund 283, GRANT TITLE: Wilson Road Park ODNR NatureWorks Grant; GRANT NUMBER: to be assigned by City Auditor's office; OCA CODE: to be assigned by City Auditor's office; OBJECT LEVEL 3: 0886; AMOUNT: $55,513.00
SECTION 7. That the 2015 Capital Improvements Budget Ordinance No. 0557-2015 is hereby amended as follows in order to provide sufficient budget authority for this legislation.
Current:
Fund 747: 747999-100000; Fund 747 Unallocated/Transfers; $67,816 (Permanent Improvement Carryover)
Fund 747: 510025-100013; Hilltop Parkland Donations; $16,031 (Permanent Improvement Carryover)
Amended to:
Fund 747: 747999-100000; Fund 747 Unallocated/Transfers; $28,333 (Permanent Improvement Carryover)
Fund 747: 510025-100013; Hilltop Parkland Donations; $55,514 (Permanent Improvement Carryover)
SECTION 8. Any such future deposits as the City may receive are hereby deemed to be appropriated, and the City Auditor is hereby authorized to pay such amounts thereof, in accordance with payments made towards the Recreation and Parks Permanent Improvements Fund 747.
SECTION 9. That the City Auditor is hereby authorized to transfer the unencumbered balance in a project account to the unallocated balance account within the same fund upon receipt of certification by the Director of the Department administering said project that the project has been completed and the monies are no longer required for said project; except that no transfer shall be so made from a project account funded by monies from more than one source.
SECTION 10. At the end of the grant period, any repayment of unencumbered balances required by the grantor is hereby authorized and any unused City match monies may be transferred back to the City fund from which they originated in accordance with all applicable grant agreements.
SECTION 11. 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 legislation
SECTION 12. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby 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 10 days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.