Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the appropriation of $50,000 and the expenditure of $50,000 to engage the services of Capital South Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation to plan, manage and execute a study of parking in Downtown Columbus. The study will also identify, articulate and recommend practical strategies for making downtown Columbus more competitive through improvements in the availability, value and convenience of downtown parking.
Emergency action is requested to allow the parking study to be initiated and completed in a timely manner.
FISCAL IMPACT: The funding for this contract will come from two different sources, $30,000 from the Jobs Growth Fund and $20,000 from the Neighborhood Economic Development Fund. This legislation authorizes the appropriation of the $50,000 and the expenditure of $50,000.
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To authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $30,000 to the Development Department within the Jobs Growth Fund; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $20,000 from the Neighborhood Economic Development Fund; to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into an agreement with the Capital South Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation; and to declare an emergency. ($50,000)
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WHEREAS, the Capital South Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation and the City have determined that a parking study and strategy is needed for future growth in Downtown Columbus; and
WHEREAS, Capital South CURC will plan, manage and execute the study of parking in Downtown Columbus; and
WHEREAS, Jobs Growth funds and Neighborhood Economic Development funds have been budgeted for the Downtown Parking Study; and
WHEREAS, emergency action is necessary to allow the Capital South Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation to initiate the Downtown Parking Study in a timely manner; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Development, in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into an agreement with the Capital South Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation for a Downtown Parking Study in order to preserve 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 City Auditor be and is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $30,000 in the Jobs Growth Fund, Fund 015 to the Development Department, Downtown Development Office, Division 44-01, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336, OCA 447015.
Section 2. That the City Auditor be and is hereby authorized and directed to appropriate $20,000 in the Neighborhood Economic Development Fund, Fund 237 to the Development Department, Downtown Development Office, Division 44-01, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336, OCA 441237.
Section 3. That the expenditure of $30,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Department of Development, Downtown Development Office, Division 44-01, Jobs Growth Fund, Fund 015, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336, OCA 447015.
Section 4. That the expenditure of $20,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and is hereby authorized to be expended from the Department of Development, Downtown Development Office, Division 44-01, Neighborhood Economic Development Fund, Fund 237, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336, OCA 441237.
Section 5. That the Director of the Department of Development is authorized to enter into an agreement with Capital South Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation for the purpose of planning, managing and executing a Downtown Parking Study.
Section 6. 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.