Explanation
To authorize the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into a lease agreement with the Columbus Board of Education for the 10 acre Sharon School Property located on the north side at Foster and Stanton Ave. The property will serve as a neighborhood park. The department is proposing to utilize the school building as temporary program space during the renovations to Whetstone Recreation Center.
The initial term of this Lease for the "Premises" shall be one (1) year commencing on the 1st day of March 2007, said Lease to automatically renew for up to ten (10) successive one (1) year terms. Rental payments of one dollar ($1.00) per year shall be due and payable on the first day of each term. Unless otherwise terminated as provided for herein, the term of this Lease for the "building" shall be for Eighteen (18) months, commencing on the 1st day of March 2007 and terminating Eighteen (18) months thereafter.
Lessee shall provide all maintenance of the park area as would be customary with other parks.
The Lessee will provide routine maintenance and custodial services at the "building" for the 18 months that it will be utilizing said building. Lessor understands and agrees that Lessee shall make no capital improvements to the "building" during this Lease, and shall not be required to do so. The Lessee agrees to notify the Lessor of any substantial or major repairs and maintenance required for continued use of the "building".
Fiscal Impact:
There is no fiscal impact accociated with this legislation.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into a lease agreement with the Board of Education of the Columbus City School District. ($00.00)
Body
WHEREAS, The property will serve as a neighborhood park. The department is proposing to utilize the school building as temporary program space during the renovations to Whetstone Recreation Center; now, therefore
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to enter into said leases so that the current Whetstone Recreation Center can be vacated for construction, 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 enter into lease agreement with the Board of Education of the Columbus City School District for Sharon School Property
Section 2. 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 ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same. That this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.