City of Columbus - File #: 0531-2011

• File #: 0531-2011
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/24/2011
• In control: Public Utilities Committee
• On agenda: 5/2/2011
• Final action: 5/4/2011
• Title: To authorize and direct the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a Section 319 Grant Agreement with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for the Lower Olentangy River Ecosystem Restoration (5th Avenue Dam) Project; to accept a grant in the amount of $500,000.00; to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $500,000.00 from the Ohio EPA Section 319 Grant; to authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into contracts with The Ohio State University and the Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed; and to declare an emergency. ($500,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/4/2011	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
5/3/2011	1	MAYOR	Signed
5/2/2011	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
5/2/2011	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
4/20/2011	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
4/20/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
4/19/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/19/2011	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/19/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/19/2011	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/19/2011	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/19/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/18/2011	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
4/15/2011	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/13/2011	1	UTILITIES DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
4/13/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/12/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
4/12/2011	1	Utilities Reviewer	Sent for Approval
4/11/2011	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/31/2011	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/30/2011	1	Utilities Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/30/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/29/2011	1	Utilities Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation will authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) Clean Water Act Section 319 Grant Agreement and accept the Ohio EPA grant money for the purpose of completing the Lower Olentangy River Ecosystem Restoration (5th Ave. Dam) Project.

The Lower Olentangy River Ecosystem Restoration (5th Avenue Dam) Project, CIP No. 650706, primarily involves the modification or removal of the 5th Ave. Dam and restoration of 10,560 linear feet of the Olentangy River. The overall project will include stream restoration project design and construction; project coordination, public education and outreach; and contract administration services.

2. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT AWARD:
The Director of Public Utilities will be entering into project contract services with the Ohio State University (OSU) and the Friends of the Lower Olentangy Watershed (FLOW) in accordance with the applicable procurement provisions of Columbus City Code Section 329.14. The OSU and FLOW project services have already been identified and are included as project deliverables within the grant agreement.

3. EMERGENCY:
The Division of Sewerage and Drainage is requesting City Council deem this legislation an emergency measure to allow the Director to enter into the grant agreement and related project contracts as soon as possible, to meet the requirements of the grant. Upon passage of this ordinance, the Division will proceed with contract execution in order to facilitate the immediate commencement of the Grant Agreement, mutual covenants and stipulations between the City and the Ohio EPA.

4. FISCAL IMPACT:
The contracts for this project will be funded from the proceeds of the Section 319 grant, in the amount of $500,000.00, issued from the Ohio EPA's Division of Surface Water and $125,120.00 in In-Kind Match Services from the City of Columbus's Department of Public Utilities. This ord...