City of Columbus - File #: 1448-2010

• File #: 1448-2010
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/30/2010
• In control: Recreation & Parks Committee
• On agenda: 10/25/2010
• Final action: 10/27/2010
• Title: To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into an agreement with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Clean Ohio Trails Fund; to accept a Clean Ohio Trails Fund grant for a one-mile section of the Alum Creek Trail from Sunbury Ridge Drive to Brittany Hills; to appropriate the funds for the construction of an asphalt trail, bridge, and culverts; and to declare an emergency. ($410,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/27/2010	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
10/26/2010	1	ACTING MAYOR	Signed
10/25/2010	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
10/25/2010	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/15/2010	1	Rec & Parks Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
10/12/2010	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
10/8/2010	1	Rec & Parks Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/8/2010	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/8/2010	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/8/2010	1	Rec & Parks Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/7/2010	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/6/2010	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/6/2010	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/6/2010	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
10/4/2010	1	REC & PARKS DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
10/4/2010	1	Rec & Parks Drafter	Sent for Approval
10/1/2010	1	Rec & Parks Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation
This ordinance will enable the Director of Recreation and Parks to accept a grant and enter into agreement with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Clean Ohio Trails Fund, and provide for the appropriation of said funds to the Recreation and Parks Grant Fund. Funding has been awarded to construct the Alum Creek Trail, from Sunbury Ridge Drive to Brittany Hills. The funds will be used as part of the construction funding for the project. The target completion date for this project is October, 2011. This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to allow the financial transaction to be posted in the City's accounting system as soon as possible. Emergency action is also necessary to have funding available for necessary expenditures.


The total grant amount from ODNR Clean Ohio Trails Fund is $410,000.00.

A Clean Ohio Trails Fund grant for a one-mile section of the Alum Creek Trail, Sunbury Ridge Drive to Brittany Hills, was received by Recreation and Parks. This grant is to provide funds for construction of an asphalt trail, bridge, and culverts.


Title


To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into an agreement with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Clean Ohio Trails Fund; to accept a Clean Ohio Trails Fund grant for a one-mile section of the Alum Creek Trail from Sunbury Ridge Drive to Brittany Hills; to appropriate the funds for the construction of an asphalt trail, bridge, and culverts; and to declare an emergency. ($410,000.00)

Body

WHEREAS, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources has awarded $410,000.00 to the Recreation and Parks Department as part of the Clean Ohio Trails Fund program; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to accept and appropriate these funds from the Ohio
Department of Natural Resources, Clean Ohio Trails Fund for the development of the
portion of the Alum Creek Trail from Sunbury Ridge Drive to Brittany Hills; and

WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual da...