Explanation
BACKGROUND: Ordinance 0926-2005, passed June 13, 2005, authorized the City of Columbus to accept a Hazard Mitigation Grant from the State of Ohio, Department of Public Safety, Ohio Emergency Management Agency. Three homes in northeast Columbus, Ohio (which currently are privately owned and occupied) were built over an ancient bog and lakebed. The subsurface is unable to support these homes resulting in significant foundation and above-foundation structural damage. Consequently, the homes are sinking in the ground and causing ongoing damage, including, but not limited to, basement floors visibly sagging (5-inches or more in some areas) and voids existing beneath the floors.
This Hazardous Mitigation Grant will allow the Department of Development to eliminate the risk of future damage, hardship, loss and suffering resulting from this subsidence below the homes. The City will acquire the impacted properties, demolish the existing structures and back-fill the respective structures. In addition, green space will be created on the permanently vacated lots.
This legislation is submitted as an emergency to eliminate further damage, loss, and hardship to the homeowners and surrounding neighborhood.
FISCAL IMPACT: As part of this grant, $12,404 can be used to offset administrative costs. This ordinance appropriates the $12,404 for administrative costs.
Title
To authorize the appropriation of $12,404.00 in the General Government Grant Fund for administrative costs relating to the Balsamridge Project; and to declare an emergency. ($12,404.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Department of Development has entered into an agreement with State of Ohio, Department of Public Safety, Ohio Emergency Management Agency, by which the Ohio Emergency Management Agency is providing funding to eliminate the risk of future damage, hardship, loss and suffering resulting from this subsidence below the homes through the City's acquisition of the impacted pro...
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