Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to modify an existing contract with Ironsite, Inc. DBA Facemyer to provide construction services associated with the Ulry-Warner Parkland Improvements Project, now referred to as Warner Woods Park. The modification amount being authorized by this ordinance is $210,000.00.
This modification will include the addition of a bicycling pump track for youth. It will also include additional material and labor required to complete the sanitary services to a new enclosed pavilion that is part of the original contract. The site for the new fifty-three acre park was acquired in 2013 for a community park for thousands of residents in one of the city’s fastest growing communities. The parkland has been on the community’s highest priority list for development. Funds for this project are being provided by the Central College Community Development Authority project account within the Department of Development Hamilton-Central College TIF Fund.
Principal Parties:
Facemyer, LLC
PO Box 304
Sunbury, Ohio 43074
Ada Facemyer, (740) 965-4616
Contract Compliance Number: 005926
Contract Compliance Expiration Date: July 16, 2025
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested in order keep the construction project on schedule in order to open to the public in the fall of 2024.
Benefits to the Public: The Warner Woods Park will be one of the major greenspaces for the entire Rocky Fork-Blacklick Community and far northeast region of the city. The scale of the park will accommodate a wide range of recreation for all ages and will be accessible to over 4,000 nearby residents. Future subdivision projects currently underway are expected to add an additional 1,000 residents within a 10 minute walk to the park within the next two years.
Community Input/Issues: Since 2014, the surrounding communities have been extensively engaged with the Recreation and Parks Department in the...
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