Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to sign and enter into the LPA Federal Local-Let Project Agreement with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) to construct a section of the Olentangy Trail. This is ODOT Project 112036.
The project will construct a 0.6 mile trail segment of the Olentangy Trail, from Northmoor Park to Clinton Como Park. The LPA Agreement details the grant funding agreement and responsibilities of the Recreation and Parks Department (LPA) to bid, award, and administer the project. The Recreation and Parks Department was awarded a grant for over 5.4 million dollars from the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) to assist towards construction of the Olentangy Trail, from Northmoor Park to Clinton Como Park. The required match dollars are expected to be approximately 2.3 million dollars and the total project is estimated to be approximately 7.7 million dollars.
The Olentangy Trail is Central Ohio’s most heavily used greenway trail. The project will construct a new crossing of the Olentangy River at Northmoor Park and travel along the west bank of the river. The Olentangy Trail has seen over one million users each year. The North Broadway section of the trail will have an enhanced bike and pedestrian crosswalk with signals and will continue along the river behind the Ohio Health campus on North Broadway. The trail will also continue south across the Olentangy River to Clinton Como Park, where it will rejoin the existing trail.
Principal Parties:
Ohio Department of Transportation
400 East William Street
Delaware, OH 43015
Emergency Justification: Emergency action is requested in order to obtain approval for the Director of the Recreation and Parks Department to sign and enter into the LPA Agreement as it is required to be executed and submitted to ODOT in February of 2024.
Benefits to the Public: Manual trail counts were conducted and found that the average yea...
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