Explanation
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a grant agreement with the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) to provide funding and support for the 2023 MORPC Water Resources Program and the City Auditor to transfer funds within the Sanitary Sewer, Water, and Stormwater Operating Funds to support this expense. The Program supports regional water resources protection by promoting regional collaboration among water and wastewater utilities, watershed and other environmental groups, and agricultural and rural communities. The fund transfer is needed because funds were budgeted to object class 03, Professional Services, but must be coded to object class, 05, Other Expenditures, per recent guidance on City-provided grants to nonprofit organizations.
Most of the funding will support the Program’s Sustaining Scioto board and working group and associated activities. Funded tasks will establish the board’s roadmap and key performance indicators (KPIs), promote the implementation of structural and nonstructural best management practices within the agricultural community, and sustain partnerships on water quality monitoring.
Other activities these funds will support include plan development and support for water resources protection and infrastructure planning needs through the development and identification of relevant climate data, tools, and resources; updating MORPC’s green infrastructure toolkit; education, outreach, and on-going communications and engagement support; and the planning and development of Riverfest and the Summit on Sustainability.
The term of the program is January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023.
SUPPLIER:
Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission | D365 Vendor #004591 | Federal EIN on file | Expires 3/25/2024
MORPC is a nonprofit institution and does not hold MBE/WBE status.
MORPC is not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Go...
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