City of Columbus - File #: 1578-2008

• File #: 1578-2008
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/30/2008
• In control: Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 11/3/2008
• Final action: 11/4/2008
• Title: To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to continue to be a member of the Ohio State University's Center for Resilience; and to authorize the expenditure of $25,000.00 from the Sewerage System Operating Fund for its annual membership fee for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage. ($25,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/4/2008	1	MAYOR	Signed
11/4/2008	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
11/3/2008	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
11/3/2008	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/27/2008	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
10/16/2008	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
10/15/2008	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/15/2008	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/15/2008	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/15/2008	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/15/2008	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
10/14/2008	1	Finance Reviewer	Sent for Approval
10/14/2008	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/8/2008	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/7/2008	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/7/2008	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/6/2008	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Sent for Approval
10/3/2008	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/2/2008	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
10/2/2008	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
9/30/2008	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
9/30/2008	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved

Explanation

1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to continue to be a member of the Center for Resilience at the Ohio State University. The annual cost of this membership is $25,000.00.

The Center for Resilience is an interdisciplinary research center dedicated to improving the resilience of industrial systems and the environments in which they operate. The Center has developed a powerful network of engineers, scientists, and business scholars at the Ohio State University and collaborating institutions, leveraging over $20 million dollars in ongoing research programs.

One of the immediate benefits of participating in the Center for Resilience is to evaluate the City's alternatives in disposing of its wastewater treatment sludge. The Center has been working with the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio in the development of a computer based Eco-Flow modeling methodology. The Center will customize this model for the City's use. This program will characterize the ecological impacts, including environmental pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, associated with sludge treatment and disposal. It will evaluate the economic trade-offs of sludge management options, including capital costs, operating costs and potential cost reductions due to the generation of economically valuable commodities such as methane. The program will provide the City with the capability of assessing the ecological and economic trade-offs of alternative operating policies and technology choices, and thus continuously improving the cost effectiveness of sludge treatment.

2. FISCAL IMPACT:
The Division of Sewerage and Drainage has funding available within its 2008 Operating Budget for this expenditure.

SUPPLIER: Ohio State University Center for Resilience (31-6401599) Non Profit



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To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to continue to be a member of the Ohio State University's Center for Resi...