Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into two agreements with the Board of Commissioners of Franklin County, Ohio ("County"). The first agreement allows the County to provide water service to Mon-E-Bak Farms and Leonard Park. The second agreement transfers the County's water distribution assets in the Rickenbacker area to the City of Columbus. .
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no impact on the water and sewer service budget
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with the Board of County Commissioners of Franklin County, Ohio ("County") to provide full water services for the Rickenbacker Service Area, Mon-E-Bak Farms and Leonard Park; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, in 2003, the City and the County entered into a master agreement for providing sewer service to a number of unincorporated areas in the County; and
WHERAS, in December 2010, pursuant to Ordinance 1824-2010, passed December 13, 2010, the City and County amended the 2003sewer agreement, and
WHEREAS, one of the terms of the December 2010 contract concerned entering into a contract authorizing water service to two subdivisions, known as Mon-E-Bak Farms and Leonard Park; and
WHERAS, the City and the County have agreed on the terms of the contract for water service to Mon-E-Bak Farms and Leonard Park; and
WHEREAS, another term in the December 2010 contract concerned entering into a full water service agreement between the parties for the Rickenbacker Area; and
WHERAS, the City and the County have determined that a transfer of the County water distribution assets in the Rickenbacker area would better meet the parties goals; and
WHEREAS, the City and the County have agreed on the terms of a contract for the Rickenbacker area, Now, Therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE City of Columbus, Ohio:
Section 1. That the Contract for Water Services for Mon-E-Bak Farms and Leonard Park substantially in the form attached hereto or on file with the Clerk, including exhibits thereto, are approved, and the Director of the Department of Public Utilities (the "Director") is hereby authorized to execute the Contract.
Section 2. That the Modification to the Contract for Water Services to the Rickenbacker/Lockbourne area substantially in the form attached hereto or on file with the Clerk, including exhibits thereto, are approved, and the Director of the Department of Public Utilities (the "Director") is hereby authorized to execute the Contract.
Section 3. That the Director is authorized to take all actions necessary to implement the above referenced contracts.
Section 4 That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is 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 ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.