Explanation
Memorandum of Understanding---Recreation and Parks and the Village of Marble Cliff.
- This ordinance will authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Village of Marble Cliff for the operation and maintenance of the Scioto Trail within the Village of Marble Cliff, from Cardigan Avenue to Fifth Avenue.
- The purpose of the MOU is to define the responsibilities of the Village of Marble Cliff and Recreation and Parks for constructing, maintaining, and ongoing operation of the Scioto Trail along Dublin Road, within the Village of Marble Cliff right-of-way.
- Emergency action is necessary to allow construction of the project within the contract time limitation and enable utility relocation to begin.
Fiscal impact: No funding is involved.
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To authorize and direct the Director of Recreation and Parks to enter into an agreement and execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Village of Marble Cliff for the operation and maintenance of the Scioto Trail within the Village of Marble Cliff from Cardigan Avenue to Fifth Avenue; and to declare an emergency. ($0.0)
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WHEREAS, through a successful partnership and the vision of a number of agencies and communities, a regional system of multipurpose trails is being developed in Central Ohio that in time may encompass over 160 miles of regional trails connection communities, neighborhoods, the downtown and other destination points; and
WHEREAS, much of this system will follow riparian corridors including the Olentangy and Scioto Rivers, Blacklick Creek, Alum Creek, Big Darby Creek, Big Walnut Creek, Walnut Creek, Hellbranch Run, and Rocky Fork; and
WHEREAS, these trails will be used to meet public fitness, recreational, and transportation needs and will add to the quality of life for the people of Central Ohio; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus Recreation and Parks Department (CRPD) and the
Village of Marble Cliff (VMC) have been instr...
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