Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the City Auditor to set up a certificate in the amount of $50,000.00 for various expenditures for labor, material, and equipment in conjunction with Recreation and Parks existing aquatics facilities improvements. These are unanticipated expenditures that may include, but are not limited to, items such as pool furnishings, sprayground equipment, surveys, design, administrative fees, hard surfaces, HVAC, fencing, flooring, equipment improvements, emergency repairs, and staff time. Contracts will be entered into in compliance with the procurement provisions of Columbus City Code Chapter 329.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested to ensure that needed improvements are not delayed, keeping the impact on aquatics facilities to a minimum and allowing safety issues that arise to be addressed in a timely manner. It is important to have this funding available to address unanticipated aquatics facilities improvement needs when they arise.
Benefits to the Public:
Having this funding in place for unanticipated needs as they arise will benefit the community by helping to ensure that aquatics facilities remain safe, accessible, updated, and user friendly. This funding will also keep the impact on aquatics facility users and rental customers to a minimum when unforeseen issues arise.
Community Input Issues:
Many issues that this funding helps to address come straight from the community, through 311 and direct contact with city staff. The community has expressed the desire for well-kept and updated facilities. Rental customers expect the facilities to be in good condition for their events.
Area(s) Affected:
The entire City of Columbus is affected by having the funding in place to act efficiently on issues that arise on our aquatics facilities.
Master Plan Relation:
This project will support the mission of the Recreation and Parks Master Plan by helping to ensure that aquatics facilities remain accessibl...
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