City of Columbus - File #: 0587-2006

• File #: 0587-2006
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/9/2006
• In control: Administration Committee
• On agenda: 4/3/2006
• Final action: 4/5/2006
• Title: To appropriate $1,146,000.00 within the Special Income Tax Fund for the Facilities Management Division; to authorize the Finance and Management Director to renew or enter into eight lease agreements for the Facilties Management Division with various lessors for the lease of office and warehouse space for the Departments of Public Safety and Development; to authorize the expenditure of $1,146,000.00 from the Special Income Tax Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,146,000.00)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/5/2006	1	ACTING CITY CLERK	Attest
4/4/2006	1	MAYOR	Signed
4/3/2006	1	Columbus City Council	Approved	Pass
4/3/2006	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
3/24/2006	1	Finance Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/24/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/24/2006	1	FINANCE DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/24/2006	1	Finance Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/24/2006	1	Auditor Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/24/2006	1	CITY AUDITOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/24/2006	1	Finance Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/24/2006	1	EBOCO Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/24/2006	1	ODI DIRECTOR	Reviewed and Approved
3/24/2006	1	Finance Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/24/2006	1	CITY ATTORNEY	Reviewed and Approved
3/24/2006	1	Finance Drafter	Sent to Clerk's Office for Council
3/23/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/17/2006	1	Finance Reviewer	Reviewed and Approved
3/17/2006	1	Finance Drafter	Sent for Approval
3/9/2006	1	Finance Drafter	Sent for Approval

Explanation

BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the appropriation and expenditure of $1,146,000.00 from the Special Income Tax Fund in order to allow the Facilities Management Division to enter into eight separate lease agreements. The Public Safety Department, Police Division, wholly occupies five of these leased properties, sharing one with the Fire Division. One is wholly occupied by the Fire Division. The two remaining properties are occupied by Neighborhood Pride Centers.

The leases, with 2005 costs, are as follows (2006 costs could be slightly higher or lower, depending on negotiations):

Police Division 3042 McKinley Avenue $205,121 Police Strategic Response Bureau and community meeting center
Police Division 560 Nationwide Blvd $105,884 Precincts 1 and 16
Police Division 560 Nationwide Blvd $ 34,200 Warehouse Storage
Police Division $293,550 Office Space
Police Division 1250 Fairwood Avenue $396,443 Police Property Room, Police and Fire Dispatch Center, and Fire sleeping quarters.

Development 1186 West Broad Street $ 10,287 Neighborhood Pride Center
Development 310 Innis Avenue $ 8,853 Neighborhood Pride Center
Fire Division 2028 Williams Road $ 82,978 Warehouse and Office Space
$ 1,137,316

Not all of these leases may need to be renewed for a full year. It is the intention of the Facilties Management Division and the Police Division to move some operations into City-owned buildings as quickly as possible. It is possible that the City operations located within these buildings may need to be moved to other leased locations if the Ci...