Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Land Redevelopment Office desires to implement a pilot program to allow deconstruction of structures held in the Land Bank pending demolition. The work will be performed without compensation from the City and material may be resold, recycled, or reused by the organizations performing the work. An initial agreement will be with Cleanturn, LLC who will salvage building materials with use of labor provided by the Restoration Academy Program. Future agreements for the same type of work may be made with Habitat for Humanity or other similar non-profit organizations approved by the Director. This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development, or his designee, to enter into agreements to allow outside entities to perform deconstruction, salvage, and/or recycling of Land Bank structures prior to demolition.
Emergency action is requested to prevent interruptions in the operation of the Land Reutilization Program.
FISCAL IMPACT: No funding is required for this legislation.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development, or designee, to begin a pilot program, at no cost to the City, to allow outside entities to recycle building components of structures held by the City in the Land Reutilization Program prior to demolition of said structures; to authorize the Director to enter into agreements with Cleanturn LLC, Habitat for Humanity or other similar nonprofit entities, to allow them to recycle, reuse, or resell such building components; to waive the requirements of Section 329.30 of the Columbus City Codes; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, Council passed ordinance 2161-93, on October 25, 1993, as amended by 1325-98, on June 8, 1998, to authorize the adoption of a Land Reutilization Program under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 5722; and
WHEREAS, the City owns structures acquired under the Land Reutilization Program and desires to contract with various entities to allow them to deconstruct and reuse the building components of those structures prior to demolition; and
WHEREAS, such work cannot be performed by existing City Staff; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to waive CC 329.30 in order to allow the entities to resell, recycle and reuse the building components; and
WHEREAS, emergency action is requested to prevent interruptions in the operation of the Land Reutilization Program; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development in that it is immediately necessary to enter into agreements before the demolition of existing City- owned structures under the Land Reutilization Program, all for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, 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, or his designee, is hereby authorized to begin a pilot program, at no cost to the City, that allows building components contained in structures held by the Land Reutilization Program to be resold, recycled or reused by outside entities prior to demolition of those structures.
Section 2. That the Director of the Department of Development, or his designee, is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with Cleanturn LLC, Habitat for Humanity or other similar nonprofit entities, to accomplish the goal of the program set forth in Section 1 hereof.
Section 3. That it is in the City's best interest to waive CC 329.30, Sale of City-Owned Personal Property, to allow the building components to be resold, recycled or reused.
Section 4. That for the reason 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 form and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.