Explanation
BACKGROUND:
The Scioto Greenways Project involves the removal of the Main Street dam, the restoration of the Scioto River, and construction of park improvements and related utility and bridge improvements along both sides of the Scioto River between the confluence of the Scioto River and the Olentangy River to approximately 800 feet south of the current Main Street dam.
To allow for the completion of the Scioto Greenway Project, the Santa Maria ship will need to be removed from the river. The ship will be lifted from the river and transported to a location on land while the river project is completed. While out of the water, the city, in coordination with Santa Maria Inc., will determine the best course of action for the future of the ship. This legislation will modify ordinance #1253-2012, which authorized the original agreement with the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation to manage the Scioto Greenways Project, by increasing Recreation & Parks funding for the project by $500,000.00.
This ordinance is contingent upon receipt of bond sale proceeds.
EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION:
The Santa Maria will need to be removed from the water as soon as possible so that the Scioto Greenways Project remains on schedule.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Additional capital funding in the amount of $500,000.00 is budgeted from the Recreation & Parks Voted Bond Fund for this work, bringing the total funding for Recreation and Parks to $15,694,346.00. The remaining $5,982,346 will be paid in 2015, contingent upon capital appropriations.
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To authorize the Directors of Recreation and Parks to modify the Scioto Greenways Primary Agreement with the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation (CDDC) for the removal of the Main Street Dam and the development of the Scioto River for additional costs related to the removal and assessment of the Santa Maria; to authorize the expenditure of $500,000.00 from the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($500,000.00)
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WHEREAS, it is necessary for Recreation & Parks to modify the Scioto Greenways Primary Agreement with the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation for additional costs related to the removal and assessment of the Santa Maria; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks in that it is immediately necessary to modify the Scioto Greenways Primary Agreement so the Santa Maria can be removed as soon as possible in order to keep the Scioto Greenways Project on schedule, thereby preserving 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 Recreation and Parks is hereby authorized to modify the Scioto Greenways Primary Agreement with the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation for additional costs related to the removal and assessment of the Santa Maria.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $500,000.00 or so much thereof as may be necessary to pay the cost thereof, be and is hereby authorized from the Voted Recreation and Parks Fund, as follows:
Project # Dept # Fund OCA Code Object Level 3 Amount
510035-100047 51-01 702 723547 6621 500,000.00
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.