Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into a grant agreement with the Ohio Public Works Commission for the 2020 Clean Ohio Conservation Fund Round 14, Brice Road Parkland Preserve Project. This ordinance will also authorize the appropriation of grant and matching funds. The grant amount is $208,024.00 and the local match amount is $69,340.00.
In March of 2020, the Department applied for Clean Ohio Funds to acquire a 28.5 acre parcel at 3265 Brice Road as authorized by Ordinance 0432-2020. In July of 2020, the Department received notice that the grant was approved. This Ordinance will allow the Director to enter into the grant agreement, accept the funding, and appropriate the funds.
Blacklick Creek is one of the region’s most important waterways. The purpose of the project is to acquire a significant 28.5 acre tract of natural area along Brice Road, adjacent to the Blacklick Creek Regional Greenway. The proposed property is family owned and is listed for sale as development land. Acquiring the land provides significant long term preservation for water quality, forest preservation, and protection of habitat. The site is easily accessible, with an estimated 2,700 people living within a 10 minute walk. The natural terrain of site is upland meadow, planted in tall grass prairie, with over a quarter mile of tributary, approximately 1 acre of wetland, and forested buffer with a 100 foot average width along the stream.
Principal Parties:
Ohio Public Works Commission
65 E. State Street, Suite 312
Columbus, OH 43215
Nathaniel Vogt 614-233-4183
Contract Compliance Number, Tax ID: 005089, 31-1334820
Expiration Date: N/A (State of Ohio Agency)
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is being requested so that the Director can immediately sign the grant agreement, get the funding into place, and complete ...
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