Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into a grant agreement with the Ohio Public Works Commission for the appropriation of grant and matching funds for the Dry Run Stream Restoration project. Dry Run is one of the most heavily impacted streams in Columbus and is a tributary of the Scioto River. The seven square mile watershed flows through the city’s Hilltop/Westgate community and a central segment of the stream, near Hague Avenue, is completely contained within a 92” pipe. This segment runs behind two schools, a YMCA, and a church/day care facility. The project will completely day light Dry Run, using a natural channel stream restoration for 2,200 lineal feet. The result will provide a fully functional floodplain, stream channel, and habitat recovery zone. The project also provides a significant educational opportunity for young people, and expanded passive recreation for an inner-city neighborhood.
The fiscal impact of this ordinance will be to accept and appropriate grant funds in the amount of $783,054. The City will contribute $422,646 toward the match for a total project cost of $1,205,700.
Principal Parties:
Ohio Public Works Commission
65 East State Street #312
Columbus, OH 43215
614-466-0880
Emergency Justification:
An emergency exists in the usual daily operations of the Recreation and Parks Department in that it is immediately necessary to enter into said grant agreement with the Ohio Public Works Commission and to fulfill the schedule required by the granting authority.
Fiscal Impact:
The fiscal impact of this ordinance will be to accept and appropriate grant funds in the amount of $783,054.00. The City will contribute $422,646.00 toward the match for a total project cost of $1,205,700.00. The City match will come from the Recreation and Parks Voted Bond Fund.
Title
To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation...
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