Explanation
Background:
This ordinance will authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into a contract with the Columbus Zoological Park Association to provide transportation for children from Recreation and Parks' playgrounds to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, through its Melvin B. Dodge Fund, will provide the following in-kind services.
Transportation $10,000.00
Admissions 1,500.00
Shirts 2,800.00
Novelties 1,500.00
TOTAL $15,800.00
Melvin Dodge is the former Director of Recreation and Parks for the City of Columbus and former Board Member of the Columbus Zoo. This program is called the 2007 Melvin B. Dodge Summer Zoo Days.
This special summer program will serve thirty city playgrounds and transport approximately 1,500 playground participants to the Zoo in 2007.
Emergency action is requested to be ready for the program to begin when playgrounds open.
Fiscal Impact: N/A
Title
To authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into a contract with the Columbus Zoological Park Association to provide transportation, shirts and novelties for children from Recreation and Parks' playgrounds to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium as a part of the 2007 Melvin B. Dodge Summer Zoo Days, and to declare an emergency.
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WHEREAS, the Recreation and Parks Department wishes to have playground participants be a part of the 2007 Melvin B. Dodge Summer Zoo Days;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 an agreement with the Columbus Zoological Park Association in order to begin program when playgrounds open; 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 an agreement with the Columbus Zool...
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