City of Columbus - File #: 0596-2009

• File #: 0596-2009
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/14/2009
• In control: Recreation & Parks Committee
• On agenda: 6/8/2009
• Final action: 6/10/2009
• Title: To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to modify the contract with M.A.D. Scientists, LLC for additional planting and monitoring of wetland buffer; to authorize the transfer of $15,585.00 within the Storm Sewer Bonds Fund; to authorize an amendment to the 2008 Capital Improvements Budget; to authorize an expenditure of $15,585.00 from the Storm Sewer Bonds Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($15,585.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/10/2009	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
6/9/2009	1	MAYOR	Signed
6/8/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
6/8/2009	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
5/29/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/29/2009	1	Rec & Parks Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/28/2009	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
5/28/2009	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/27/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/26/2009	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/6/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/6/2009	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/6/2009	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/1/2009	1	Rec & Parks Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/1/2009	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/1/2009	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/1/2009	1	Rec & Parks Drafter	Sent for Approval
5/1/2009	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
4/30/2009	1	Rec & Parks Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/30/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/30/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/30/2009	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/23/2009	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/23/2009	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/22/2009	1	Rec & Parks Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/22/2009	1	REC & PARKS DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/22/2009	1	Rec & Parks Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

Background:
This legislation will authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to modify the contract with M.A. D. Scientist, LLC. The original contract EL006405 in the amount of $36,000.00 is required to be modified by $15,585.00 for a total modified contract amount of $51,585.00.

This modification is required to plant an upland buffer and make this buffer part of the monitoring program for the City's mitigated wetland in Clover Park in fulfillment of Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA)/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE) requirement for the Water Quality Certification pursuant to Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1344 from the OEPA and Nationwide Permit (NWP) coverage from the USACOE ("Permit").

Recreation and Parks seeks to enter into contract modification with M.A.D. Scientist, LLC to plant and monitor the wetlands buffer for the remaining 3 years on the existing contract, a condition of the Permit. M.A.D. Scientist, LLC is responsible for preparing and submitting the reports required by the Permit to the Ohio EPA. M.A.D. Scientist, LLC is helping to manage the wetland for control of invasive species with Recreation and Parks M.A.D. Scientist, LLC and Recreation and Parks are not responsible for the hydrology or construction of the wetlands or physical changes necessary to ensure the success of the wetland's establishment. The planting of the upland buffer is part of the Permit requirements.

Department of Public Utilities, Division of Sewerage and Drainage impacted an existing wetland as part of the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant Headworks project. In order to mitigate such impacts on the City's Property at the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant and as a condition of being issued the OEPA Section 401 water quality certification, and the USACOE NWP, the USACOE and the OEPA have required that the City construct the mitigation wetlands, including the upland buffer, in accordance with the requi...