City of Columbus - File #: 0763-2009

• File #: 0763-2009
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/18/2009
• In control: Public Service & Transportation Committee
• On agenda: 6/15/2009
• Final action: 6/17/2009
• Title: To authorize the City of Columbus Director of Public Service to apply on behalf of Keep Columbus Beautiful (affiliate member) to Keep America Beautiful to request funding from the new KAB-UPS community improvement grant partnership to support and expand KickButtColumbus! into an awareness and abatement effort to remove FAST FOOD LITTER from targeted ramps and interchanges leading into neighborhoods with highly visible destination areas and accept said grant if awarded; to authorize the appropriation of $10,000.00 within the Private Grant Fund; and to authorize the expenditure of $10,000.00 or so much thereof as may be needed for this purpose from the Private Grant Fund and to declare an emergency.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/17/2009	2	CITY CLERK	Attest
6/16/2009	2	MAYOR	Signed
6/15/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Read for the First Time
6/15/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Amended to Emergency	Pass
6/15/2009	1	Columbus City Council	Approved as Amended	Pass
6/15/2009	2	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/3/2009	1	Service Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/2/2009	1	CITY AUDITOR	Contingent Within
6/2/2009	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/2/2009	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
6/2/2009	1	Service Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
6/2/2009	1	City Clerk's Office	Sent back for Clarification/Correction
6/1/2009	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval
6/1/2009	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/29/2009	1	SERVICE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/29/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/29/2009	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
5/29/2009	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
5/18/2009	1	Service Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Service, Division of Refuse Collection, Keep Columbus Beautiful (KCB) program is eligible to apply for a grant sponsored by United Parcel Service (UPS) in conjunction with KCB's affiliation with KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL. The grant, called "2009 KAB/UPS Community Improvement Grant" is requesting support to expand KickButtColumbus, to an awareness and abatement campaign with a focus on Fast Food litter on area highway ramps and neighborhood intersections in spring of 2010.

FAST FOOD LITTER each year is thrown from vehicles, giving roadsides a blighted look. Some FAST FOOD LITTER is washed into storm sewers, blocking catch basins and storm sewers, which can lead to flooding during heavy rains. FAST FOOD LITTER discarded near waterways is swept into our rivers and streams, polluting those waterways. KickButtColumbus! is a collaborative effort between the City of Columbus, State of Ohio, area businesses, young professional organizations and citizens who organize and participate in a one-day volunteer event to remove accumulated trash and debris from highway interchanges and exit ramps which serve as gateways into city neighborhoods.

The "2009 KAB/UPS Community Improvement Grant" will allocate eight grants of $10,000 to be awarded to affiliates in good standing who meet all grant qualifications. The announcement of awards will take place in August with funds available shortly after in 2009 and all funds must be used by August of 2010. The UPS Foundation realigned its global strategy in 2009 and announced environmental sustainability would become a new area of focus.

Keep Columbus Beautiful is requesting an award of $10,000.00 to re-implement a sustainable litter abatement program for select ramps and interchanges leading to core city neighborhoods with designated driving points such as Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University, Short North/Arena District/Convention Center, Capital University/DeV...