Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
The Division of Sewerage and Drainage, Department of Public Utilities is proposing to construct a new effluent conduit structure and outlet channel at the Southerly Wastewater Treatment Plant that will discharge treated water into the Scioto River. This project requires the City to obtain a Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit, and a Section 401 water quality certification from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. As a condition of these permits, the City will be implementing a Stream Mitigation Plan that includes the establishment of a conservation easement of approximately 3.052 acres.
An additional provision of the Stream Mitigation Plan, requires the City to authorize the expenditure of $167,200.00 for the cost of labor and material required to replant trees; the monitoring and maintenance of the conservation site for a period of five years.
The Conservation Easement will be upon certain real property located east of State Route 104, northwest of the Division of Sewerage and Drainage's Compost Facility, identified as Franklin County Tax Parcel Numbers 010-242552, 010-242553, 010-242554. Division engineering personnel have determined this easement both necessary and beneficial to the City, and as such this legislation authorizes the execution of the documents necessary for the granting of the aforementioned easement.
2. FISCAL IMPACT:
This legislation includes a transfer of cash between projects within the Voted Sanitary Sewer Bond Fund and an amendment of the 2007 Capital Improvements Budget to establish sufficient funds and budget authority to cover the expenditure of $167,200.00 upon passage of this ordinance.
Title
To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to execute a "Deed of Conservation Easement" and any ancillary documents necessary to grant the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, a perpetual conservation easement across certain City owned property, east of State Route 104, northwest of the Division of...
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