Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the various fiscal actions needed as a result of an emergency expenditure executed for the mitigation of fire damage at Beatty Community Center. Per the attached Mayor’s Emergency Letter and accompanying commitment to draft this ordinance, there is a need to appropriate, transfer, and amend the Capital Improvement Budget as a result of this emergency.
Beatty Community Center, operated by the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department, recently caught fire, causing significant damage to the property. While the long term plans to rebuild the damaged portion of the Community Center are put together, the Recreation and Parks Department needed a vendor to immediately tear out the gym floor, mitigate all water in the facility, and patch the roof penetrations needed to extinguish the fire. The Recreation and Parks Department obtained three informal quotes for these items specifically. In accordance with the emergency provisions of the Columbus City Codes, Title Three, Chapter 329, Section 329.15, the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department has entered into contract with PuroClean Fire, Water, and Mold Experts for a contract amount of $92,617.28, with a contingency of $40,000.00, for a total of $132,617.28 for the mitigation of fire damage at Beatty Community Center via purchase order PO471564.
Benefits to the Public: This emergency repair will benefit the community by helping to ensure that the facility is safe while the long term plans to rebuild the damaged portion of the Community Center are put together.
Community Input Issues: The community has expressed the desire for well-kept and updated facilities through public workshops, social media, and direct contact with City staff.
Area(s) Affected: Near East (56)
Master Plan Relation: This project will support the Recreation and Parks Master Plan by helping to ensure that facilities remain safe.
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is being requeste...
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