Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Morse Road Special Improvement District (SID), a non-profit organization, was created in August of 2006 to go into effect in January 2007. As part of the Morse Road SID the Development Department and the Public Service Department entered into a Tri-Party Cooperative Share Agreement that authorized the SID to do all the mowing on City owned land in the Morse Road SID area. In exchange the City of Columbus will pay the Morse Road SID $50,000 per year for the duration of the SID, starting in 2007, for the mowing services.
The Tri-Party Cooperative Share Agreement states that the City can deduct the amount it is assessed for three City owned parcels within the SID boundaries from the $50,000 annual allocation. The total amount of this legislation minus the $734.85 for assessments for the three City owned parcels is $49,265.15.
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Development to enter into an agreement with the Morse Road SID to contract with a management company to provide services for the SID.
Emergency action is requested so that the agreement with the Morse Road SID can be executed immediately to coincide with the grass-cutting season.
FISCAL IMPACT: The funding for this agreement has been allocated from the 2008 General Fund.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into an agreement with the Morse Road Special Improvement District of Columbus Inc.; to authorize the expenditure of $49,265.15 from the 2008 General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($49,265.15)
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WHEREAS, the Morse Road SID was formed in August 2006, and took effect in January 2007, for a period of ten years; and
WHEREAS, the Development Department and the Public Services Department entered into a Tri-Party Agreement with the Morse Road SID that authorizes the SID to do all the mowing on City owned land in the Morse Road SID area; and
WHEREAS, in exchange for the Morse Road SID mowing City...
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