Explanation
BACKGROUND:
The Morse Road Special Improvement District (SID), a non-profit organization, was created in August of 2006 and went into effect in January 2007. As part of the Morse Road SID, the Development Department and the Public Service Department entered into a Tri-Party Cooperative Share Agreement that authorized the SID to do all the mowing on City owned land in the Morse Road SID area. In exchange the City of Columbus will pay the Morse Road SID $50,000, starting in 2007, for the mowing services.
The Morse Road SID needed to begin the process of contracting with a management company to provide the mowing services and the administration of the SID, therefore they were advanced $15,000 of the $50,000 allocated in 2007. Also, the Tri-Party Cooperative Share Agreement states that the City can deduct the amount it is assessed for three City owned parcels within the SID boundaries from the $50,000 allocated in 2007. The total amount of this legislation minus the $15,000 advance and minus the assessments for the three City owned parcels is $34,265.15.
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Development to enter into an agreement with the Morse Road SID to contract with a management company to provide services for the SID.
Emergency action is requested so that the agreement with the Morse Road SID can be executed immediately and they can begin to work to facilitate job growth in Columbus.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The funding for this agreement has been allocated from the 2007 General Fund.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into an agreement with the Morse Road Special Improvement District of Columbus Inc.; to authorize the expenditure of $34,265.15 from the 2007 General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($34,265.15)
Body
WHEREAS, the Morse Road SID was formed in August 2006, and takes effect in January 2007; and
WHEREAS, the Development Department and the Public Services Depart...
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