Explanation
BACKGROUND: Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, the City of Columbus was awarded $7,403,500 from the U.S. Department of Energy as a formula allocation of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG). Funds are being used to develop, promote, implement and manage programs designed to reduce fossil fuel emissions, reduce total energy usage, improve energy efficiency, and create and retain jobs. The City of Columbus is addressing these goals with the following activities:
· Bike infrastructure improvements
· Energy efficient retrofit for the central safety building
· Energy efficient lighting at Columbus fire stations
· Participate with the State of Ohio to retrofit the Center of Science and Industry
· Retrofit the Cultural Arts Center with energy efficient lighting
· Retrofit the city's pedestrian signal heads with energy efficient LED technology
· Retrofit homes for low-income households in the Columbus area with energy efficient lighting and appliances.
Ordinance 0868-2009 authorized the city to apply for and accept the grant. Appropriations were established per ordinance 1511-2009.
The grant will expire on December 20, 2012 and it is necessary at this time to realign appropriations to complete projects and grant administration during the close out period.
Fiscal Impact: This legislation will transfer funds between departments, object levels and OCA codes with no net impact on the total appropriation.
This legislation is submitted as an emergency to allow the financial transactions to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible. Up to date financial posting promotes accurate accounting and financial management.
Title
To authorize the appropriation transfer of $22,665.00 between departments, object levels and organizational cost account codes of the General Government Grant Fund to provide Energy Efficiency and Conservation Bl...
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