Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Service, on behalf of the City of Columbus, the Department of Public Service, and the Division of Refuse Collection, to accept the 2011 Community Development Grant for $100,000.00 from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Recycling and Litter Prevention, to be used for the purchase of curbside recycling containers in 2011. This ODNR grant represents a funding source for the Curbside Recycling Program that will operate within the Division of Refuse Collection on behalf of the Department of Public Service to implement recycling and waste reduction activities. This ordinance also appropriates these grant funds.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Recycling and Litter Prevention, shall pay fifty percent (50%) of the 2011 Community Development Grant award to be used for project costs with the remaining payment being withheld to reconcile the grant account at the end of the grant period or closeout of the grant. City matching funds in the amount of $309,052.50 are included in the Division of Refuse Collection's 2011 CIB Project 520001-100011 Recycling Equipment - Recycling Containers capital budget request.
3. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
The Department of Public Service is requesting City Council to declare this an emergency measure in order to allow the acceptance and appropriation to occur at the earliest possible time and for the financial transactions to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of the Department of Public Service to accept a 2011 Community Development Grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for the Curbside Recycling Program within the Department of Public Service, the Division of Refuse Collection; to appropriate $100,000.00 within the General Government Grant Fund for this purpose; and to declare an emergency. ($100,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, this ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Service, on behalf of the City of Columbus, the Department of Public Service, and the Division of Refuse Collection, to accept the 2011 Community Development Grant for $100,000.00 from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for the Curbside Recycling Program, and
WHEREAS, this will bring a basic neighborhood service to the City of Columbus and divert 74-79,000 tons of mixed material away from the landfill, helping to reach a 35% diversion rate goal, and;
WHEREAS, the Curbside Recycling Program aligns well with the balanced growth planning efforts currently underway with the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission in the Olentangy, Scioto, and Big Walnut watersheds, and;
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Service, Division of Refuse Collection, in that the 2011 agreement requires legislative acceptance of this grant and authorization that the Director of Public Service accept the 2011 Community Development Grant funds by December 31, 2011, and appropriation of the grant funds within the General Government Grant Fund for calendar year 2011, 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 City Council hereby endorses and supports a curbside recycling program for the Department of Public Service, the Division of Refuse Collection, and authorizes the Director of Public Service to accept a grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, 2045 Morse Road, Columbus, OH, 43229, for this purpose and execute agreements as required by December 13, 2011.
SECTION 2. That the Director of the Department of Public Service, Mayor and President of City Council are hereby designated as the Authorized Officials for this grant, and are thereby the official signatory.
SECTION 3. That the City Auditor shall establish accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 4. That from the unappropriated monies in the General Government Grant Fund, Fund 220, and from any and all monies estimated to come into said grant fund from any and all sources and unappropriated for any other purpose during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2011, the sum of $100,000.00 is hereby appropriated to the Division of Refuse Collection, Dept-Div 59-02, as follows with the Auditor's office assigning a grant number and OCA code:
Object Level One Code OL 03 Code Item Amount
06 6651 Curbside containers $100,000.00
Total $100,000.00
SECTION 5. 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.