Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation is to authorize the reimbursement to the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO) for the cost of a consultant to prepare a Current Conditions Report for the Waste to Energy Facility, 2500 Jackson Pike, Grove City, Ohio as required by USEPA Region V pursuant to its Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Corrective Action 2020 Goals. This program is designed to achieve final remedies for facilities requiring corrective action due to hazardous releases.
SWACO has obtained a consultant's bid in the amount of $54,360 to complete the study. The City through the Department of Public Utilities and SWACO entered into a lease where the City picks up 11/12ths of remediation costs and SWACO 1/11th based on relative number of years each entity operated the plant. SWACO is to manage all remediation efforts under the lease. Therefore, it is necessary to reimburse SWACO in the amount of $49,830.00.
FISCAL IMPACT: There are sufficient funds available in the current budget to cover this expenditure from the Division of Power and Water (P) operating fund.
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To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to reimburse the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio for the City's share of the cost of a consultant to prepare a Current Conditions Report for the Waste to Energy Facility, 2500 Jackson Pike, Grove City, Ohio and to authorize the expenditure of $49,830.00 from the Division of Power and Water (P) operating fund. ($49,830.00)
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WHEREAS, the USEPA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Corrective Action 2020 Goals is to bring to a final closure all facilities requiring corrective action due to hazardous releases: and
WHEREAS, the site involved is the Waste to Energy Facility, 2500 Jackson Pike, Grove City, Ohio; and
WHEREAS, the City through the Department of Public Utilities and SWACO entered into a lease where the City picks up 11/12ths of remediation costs and SWACO 1/11th based on relative number of years each entity operated the plant; and
WHEREAS, SWACO has obtained a consultant's bid in the amount of $54,360 to complete the study, therefore in accordance with the terms of the lease it is necessary to reimburse SWACO in the amount of $49,830; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of Public Utilities is authorized to reimburse the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio for the City's share of the cost of the consultant to prepare the Current Conditions Report.
Section 2. That the cost of said of reimbursement in the amount of $49,830.00, or as much thereof as maybe needed is hereby authorized from the Electricity Operating Fund, Fund No. 550, Department 60, Division 60-07, OCA 600700, Object Level Three 3336.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.