Explanation
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to modify an existing settlement agreement with Del-Co Water Company, Inc. that established certain areas within Franklin County and Delaware County as service areas to receive water service from either the City of Columbus, Ohio ("Columbus") or Del-Co Water Company, Inc. ("Del-Co").
Columbus and Del-Co entered into a settlement agreement on July 6, 1992 related to a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, known as Del-Co Water Company, Inc., et al. vs. The City of Columbus, Ohio, et al., Civil Action 2:90-CV-855 (“the lawsuit”). The settlement agreement includes an Exhibit A, which delineates areas within Delaware County that are reserved for service by Columbus and an Exhibit B, which delineates areas within Franklin County that are reserved for service by Del-Co. Columbus and Del-Co modified this settlement agreement on January 23, 2020 and February 17, 2023. The earlier modifications amended the settlement agreement to reflect agreed changes to the service areas. Columbus and Del-Co desire to modify the settlement agreement again to reflect additional agreed changes in the service areas, as reflected in Exhibit A-1 and B-2. Emergency action is requested so that the proposed modification of the settlement agreement can be concluded at the earliest date possible.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact.
EMERGENCY DESIGNATION: This ordinance is requested to be an emergency measure to reflect agreed changes in the service areas under the settlement agreement.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to modify an existing settlement agreement with Del-Co Water Company, Inc. that established certain areas within Franklin County and Delaware County as service areas to receive water service from either the City of Columbus or Del-Co, and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
Body
WHEREAS, Columbus and Del-...
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