Explanation
BACKGROUND:
The Morse Road Special Improvement District (SID), a non-profit organization, was created in August of 2006 and went into effect in January 2007. As part of the Morse Road SID, the Development Department and the Public Service Department entered into a Tri-Party Cooperative Share Agreement that authorized the SID to do all the mowing on City owned land in the Morse Road SID area. In exchange the City of Columbus will pay the Morse Road SID $50,000, starting in 2007, for the mowing services.
The Morse Road SID needed to begin the process of contracting with a management company to provide the mowing services and the administration of the SID, therefore they were advanced $15,000 of the $50,000 allocated in 2007. Also, the Tri-Party Cooperative Share Agreement states that the City can deduct the amount it is assessed for three City owned parcels within the SID boundaries from the $50,000 allocated in 2007. The total amount of this legislation minus the $15,000 advance and minus the assessments for the three City owned parcels is $34,265.15.
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Development to enter into an agreement with the Morse Road SID to contract with a management company to provide services for the SID.
Emergency action is requested so that the agreement with the Morse Road SID can be executed immediately and they can begin to work to facilitate job growth in Columbus.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The funding for this agreement has been allocated from the 2007 General Fund.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into an agreement with the Morse Road Special Improvement District of Columbus Inc.; to authorize the expenditure of $34,265.15 from the 2007 General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($34,265.15)
Body
WHEREAS, the Morse Road SID was formed in August 2006, and takes effect in January 2007; and
WHEREAS, the Development Department and the Public Services Department entered into a Tri-Party Agreement with the Morse Road SID that authorizes the SID to do all the mowing on City owned land in the Morse Road SID area; and
WHEREAS, in exchange for the Morse Road SID mowing City owned land the City will pay the SID $50,000 a year starting in 2007; and
WHEREAS, the Morse Road SID was advanced $15,000 to begin the process of contracting with a management company to provide the mowing services; and
WHEREAS, the Tri-Party Cooperative Share Agreement states that the City can deduct the amount it is assessed for three City owned parcels within the SID boundaries from the $50,000 allocated in 2007; and
WHEREAS, the allocation of funds for the Morse Road SID for 2007 will be reduced by the $15,000 advance to $35,000 and by $734.85 for City assessments costs to $34,265.15; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Development Department in that it is immediately necessary to enter into an agreement with the Morse Road SID so that it may begin to work to facilitate job growth in Columbus, all for the immediate preservation of the public health, property, 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 enter into an agreement with the Morse Road Special Improvement District of Columbus, Inc., per the Tri-Party Cooperative Share Agreement, to contract with a management company to provide services for the SID.
Section 2. That this agreement is awarded in accordance with Chapter 329.15 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959.
Section 3. That for the purpose stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $34,265.15 or so much thereof as may be necessary from the Department of Development, Economic Development Division, Division 44-02, Fund No. 010, Subfund 001, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336, OCA 440314.
Section 4. 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 passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.