Explanation
BACKGROUND: The City of Columbus has an agreement with the State of Ohio, Department of Natural Resources allowing the Division of Water to withdraw raw water from Alum Creek Reservoir storage spaces #1 and #2 and to pay the State a prorated share of the operation and maintenance costs. This agreement was entered into by the authority of Ordinance 1663-71, passed on November 15, 1971. An annual payment is needed to keep the agreement in effect. The Federal Identification Number for the State of Ohio, Department of Natural Resources is 31-6402047 (044).
It is requested that this Ordinance be handled in an emergency manner as the Division of Water has already received the invoices and would like to prevent as much delay in payment as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT: This is an annual expenditure and the Division of Water has allocated $1,300,000.00 for this purpose in the 2004 Budget.
$ 1,266,872.01 was expended for this purpose during 2003.
$ 1,212,901.00 was expended for this purpose during 2002.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to establish an encumbrance payable to the State of Ohio Treasurer, Department of Natural Resources, for operation and maintenance services and water entitlement for the Alum Creek Reservoir, storage spaces #1 and #2, for the Division of Water, to authorize the expenditure of $1,256,817.46 from Water Systems Operating Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($1,256,817.46)
Body
WHEREAS, Ordinance Number 1663-71 passed November 15, 1971, authorized the City of Columbus and the State of Ohio, Department of Natural Resources to enter into an agreement permitting the City of Columbus to withdraw raw water from Alum Creek Reservoir storage spaces #1 and #2 and to pay the State a prorated share of the operation and maintenance costs; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Water, Department of Public Utilities, in that it is immediately nece...
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