Explanation
This legislation would authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to submit a grant application to the Department of Natural Resources, Division of Recycling and Litter Prevention in the amount of $75,000.00 to purchase crum rubber (recycled automobile and truck tires) and equipment for our athletic fields. The crum rubber will enable the Department to extend their tournament play because of the healthier turf. It will reduce the stress on the backs, knees and hips of the officials who serve the Department in their official capacity. More importantly, approximately 120,000 tires will be used in the recycling process to treat all twelve (12) of our athletic fields.
Fiscal Impact: A $75,000.00 match is required and will come from City of Columbus Capital Improvement dollars. This legislation is for an application only and is not a commitment to spend any City funds.
Title
To apply for a grant through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Recycling and Litter Prevention, to purchase equipment and crum rubber for athletic fields, and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the Recreation and Parks Department desires to apply for a Recycling and Litter Prevention grant through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources; and
WHEREAS, this grant will be used toward the purchase of equipment and crum rubber; and
WHEREAS, nearly 120,000 recycled automobile and truck tires will be used in the process of making crum rubber that will be applied to the athletic fields throughout the City; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to submit the application in order to comply with the terms of the grant; now, therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of Recreation and Parks be and he hereby is authorized and directed to submit a grant application to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Recycling and Litter Prevention.
Section 2. That this ordinance is an application only and does not commit an expenditure of City funds.
Section 3. 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.