Explanation
Background:
This is a 10-year agreement for Tuttle Park on Sundays from 10am - dark. The season starts on the first Sunday in May and will go through the last Sunday in August. New backstop and sideline fencing will be installed and paid for by the group. The estimated cost is $32,000. BATS will donate $5,000 toward the project. All fees will be waived for the first two (2) years.
Fiscal Impact:
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Title
To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into a Lease Agreement with the Columbus Softball Association, Inc. for improving and utilizing Tuttle Park baseball fields located at 240 West Oakland Avenue, Columbus, Ohio and identified as the Franklin County Tax Parcel I.D. # 010-001819; and to declare an emergency.
Body
WHEREAS, the Columbus Softball Association, Inc. wishes to enter into a 10-year lease agreement with the Columbus Recreation and Parks Department for the use of Tuttle Park baseball fields in compliance with Columbus City Code 329.29.1; and
WHEREAS, as a condition of the lease the Columbus Softball Association, Inc. will pay for and install a new backstop and sideline fencing at an estimated value of $32,000.00; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to enter into a lease agreement with the Columbus Softball Association, Inc. as league play has begun and improvements need to be made; NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Recreation and Parks be and he is hereby authorized and directed to enter into a lease agreement the Columbus Softball Association, Inc for improving and utilizing Tuttle Park baseball fields in compliance with Columbus City Code 329.29.1.
SECTION 2. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shal...
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