City of Columbus - File #: 1644-2009

• File #: 1644-2009
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/23/2009
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 12/7/2009
• Final action: 12/9/2009
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Service to apply to The Home Depot Foundation Building healthy Communities grant to help facilitate Plant Pride on Parsons a beautification effort along the Parsons Avenue corridor leading into Columbus' Southside neighborhoods with highly visible destination areas and accept said grant if awarded; to authorize the appropriation of up to $2,500.00 of gift cards within the General Government Grant Fund; to authorize the expenditure of $2,500.00 in Home Depot gift cards or so much thereof as may be needed for this purpose from the General Government Grant Fund and to declare an emergency. ($2,500.00 in gift cards)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/9/2009	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
12/8/2009	1	MAYOR	Signed
12/7/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
12/7/2009	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
11/25/2009	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/25/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/25/2009	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/25/2009	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/25/2009	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
11/25/2009	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/25/2009	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
11/25/2009	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
11/25/2009	1	Service Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
11/24/2009	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
11/23/2009	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Service, Keep Columbus Beautiful (KCB) program is eligible to apply for a Building Healthy Communities grant sponsored by The Home Depot Foundation. The grant is requesting funding to support a new litter abatement and beautification effort targeted at helping neighborhoods remove accumulated trash and debris from the historic Parsons Avenue corridor which serves as the gateway into the City of Columbus Southside neighborhoods. The cleanup and beautification is meant to focus on grassroots issues such as removing litter and graffiti while improving streetscape with flowers and shrubs to compliment a forthcoming revitalization of this area. The effort will bring together volunteers from both east and west neighborhoods surrounding the corridor to target blight and improve the area's image.

The Ohio Revised Code (ORC), Chapter 1502, authorizes The Home Depot Foundation to award grants for the purpose of supporting community improvement activities Grant awards may range up to $2,500.00 in gift cards from The Home Depot. No cash match is required.

Those eligible to apply include non-profit 501c3, and tax exempt public agencies.

Keep Columbus Beautiful is requesting funding from The Home Depot Foundation to develop and support a Plant Pride on Parsons, a Parsons Avenue spring cleanup and beautification beginning at Livingston Avenue to State Route 104 targeted at removing litter and graffiti along the business corridor and employing a new floral greenscape down the corridor. Neighborhoods such as Schumacher Place, Merion Village, Ganthers Place, Swain's Corner, Southside Can, Vassar Village, Hungarian Village, Reeb Hosack, and more would be the focus of volunteer recruitment to help remove grassroots blight such as litter and graffiti from the area. Grant funds in gift cards would be used to support the cleanup and beautification by purchasing trash bags, cotton gloves, paint and flowers/shrubs...