Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the appropriation of $1,797,205.00 in the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-CV) Fund 2248 to be applied towards the costs of the Glenwood and Windsor Pool Replacements Project via an expenditure correction.
Ordinance 1610-2022 authorized the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into contract with 2K General Company, in the amount of $18,028,000.00 for the construction of the Glenwood and Windsor Pool Replacements Project. The project is well underway and is expected to be substantially complete in the summer of 2023. $3,000,000.00 of this total contract was funded by the CDBG Fund 2248 in the original Ordinance 1610-2022, with the remaining $15,028,000.00 being funded by the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund 7702. This ordinance will authorize the Recreation and Parks Department to submit an expenditure correction to move $1,797,205.00 more of this project to the CDBG Fund 2248. The funding is being provided by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-CV) Program, in conjunction with the CARES Act, and in accordance with the 2020 Amended Annual Action Plan. The funding split, as a result of this expenditure correction, will be $4,797,205.00 from the CDBG-CV Fund 2248 and $13,230,795.00 from the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund 7702.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is being requested as this project is nearing completion, the funding sources need to be corrected, and to meet the timeliness goals associated with the CDBG funding.
Benefits to the Public: This project benefits the public by improving two important recreational facilities that have served their respective communities for over 50 years. Improvements to our parks and facilities provide significant benefits to the quality of life in the neighborhoods in which they are located.
Community Input Issues: The community has expressed the desire for well-kept and updated facilities through public workshops, social media, and direct contact with City staff. As part of the Columbus Recreation and Parks Aquatic Capital Improvement Plan, residents in the service areas of these swimming pools were engaged through their Associations and Commissions.
Area(s) Affected: East Columbus (50), Greater Hilltop (53)
Master Plan Relation: This project supports the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department’s Master Plan by improving existing aquatics facilities and helping to ensure that facilities remain safe and user friendly.
Fiscal Impact: $1,797,205.00 is budgeted and available from within the CDBG-CV Fund 2248 to meet the financial obligations of this contract.
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To authorize the appropriation of $1,797,205.00 within the CDBG Fund in accordance with the 2020 Amended Annual Action Plan; to authorize an expenditure correction of $1,797,205.00 from the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund to the CDBG Fund for the Glenwood and Windsor Pool Replacements Project; and to declare an emergency. ($1,797,205.00)
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WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the appropriation of $1,797,205.00 within the CDBG Fund 2248 and in accordance with the 2020 Amended Annual Action Plan as approved by Council; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize an expenditure correction of $1,797,205.00 from the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund 7702 to the CDBG Fund 2248 for the Glenwood and Windsor Pool Replacements Project; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to authorize this expenditure correction as this project is nearing completion, the funding sources need to be corrected, and to meet the timeliness goals associated with the CDBG funding, all for the preservation of public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the appropriation of $1,797,205.00 is authorized within the CDBG Fund 2248 per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance and in accordance with the 2020 Amended Annual Action Plan as approved by Council.
SECTION 2. That an expenditure correction of $1,797,205.00 is hereby authorized from the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund 7702 to the CDBG-CV Fund 2248 for the Glenwood and Windsor Pool Replacements Project.
SECTION 3. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 4. 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 5. 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.
SECTION 6. 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.