Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Service to enter into a Master Maintenance Agreement with Safer Downtown, LLC (“Safer Downtown”) wherein Safer Downtown assumes the maintenance responsibilities of the Capital Crossroads Special Improvement District (the “Downtown SID”) for nonstandard improvements located within the public right-of-way.
Between 2007 and 2023, public-private partnerships between the City of Columbus and the Downtown SID provided for the funding, design, construction, and maintenance of several capital improvement projects in downtown Columbus. As part of the construction of these improvements, certain features of a non-standard variety, including, but not limited to landscape, hardscape, irrigation, lighting, signage, and single-user public restrooms (the “Enhancements”) were installed on the condition that the Downtown SID undertake the maintenance of these improvements. The Downtown SID’s responsibilities for the maintenance of these Enhancements were memorialized in maintenance agreements, service contracts or reimbursement agreements for each project in which Enhancements were included (collectively, the “SID Agreements”).
Downtown clean and safe services provided by the Downtown SID are currently transitioning to Safer Downtown. Once the transition has been completed, Safer Downtown will manage these services and assume responsibility for the maintenance of existing Enhancements.
This legislation will authorize the directors of the Department of Public Service and the Department of Finance and Management to terminate the SID Agreements in the manner contemplated in each of the agreements, and further authorize the Director of Public Service to execute a Master Maintenance Agreement with Safer Downtown for all existing Enhancements, along with subsequent future amendments thereto, if and when additional Enhancements are installed as part of future capital improvement projects resulting from publi...
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